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DARK FUNERAL, ENSLAVED: Poughkeepsie Show Cancelled

DARK FUNERAL and ENSLAVED were forced to cancel their scheduled appearance at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York tonight (Saturday, February 3) after their tour bus broke down. Two two opening bands — one of them being ABIGAIL WILLIAMS — still performed, but to an almost empty venue. The Chance re...

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ELECTRIC EARTH Confirmed For GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH has been confirmed for the Gothenburg Metal Festival 2007, set to take place April 29-30 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden. A total of 12 acts will perform at the event. The billing is shaping up as follows: ELECTRIC EARTH (grunge - Trollhättan) FAITH (doom metal - Karlsh...

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HAMMERFALL Extends Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have extended their contract with Nuclear Blast Records for another six albums. The signing took place on January 31 before the band's concert at the Filharmonie in Filderstadt, Germany. Check out pictures from the signing: Photo#1 (left to right): Oscar Dronjak...

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Sweden's TREASURE LAND Seeks New Keyboard Player

TREASURE LAND, the Swedish progressive metal band who released two highly acclaimed CDs in 1997 and 1998, is seeking a new keyboard player. If you're interested, contact the group at [email protected]. As previously reported, TREASURE LAND is among the confirmed bands for the Gothenburg Metal Fes...

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RUNEMAGICK: Split CD With OCEAN CHIEF Detailed

Aftermath Music will release "The Northern Lights" OCEAN CHIEF / RUNEMAGICK split CD, strictly limited to 500 handnumbered digipack copies. The CD is expected late February or early March. The track listing is as follows: 01. OCEAN CHIEF – "Gathering Souls" 02. RUNEMAGICK - "Bound in Magick Haze" 03...

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FORCE OF EVIL Splits With ESCAPI MUSIC

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "It's been a very very lon...

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Brazil's SCELERATA Signs With MTM MUSIC

MTM Music has announced the signing of Brazilian melodic metal band SCELERATA. According to a press release, SCELERATA is "a young and talented band from Brasil, now stepping into the scene with a very technical and powerful melodic metal debut album. Formed in 2003, they had no great interest in do...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVAGE CIRCUS, TOMORROW'S EVE To Team Up For European Tour

CIRCLE II CIRCLE (the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens) will team up with SAVAGE CIRCUS (the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson and Emil Norberg) and TOMORROW'S EVE for a European tour beginning in earl...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: 'THOMEN Is Back!

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has issued the following update: "After taking [most] of 2006 off to recuperate, Thomen is back in the limelight with SAVA...

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DEATH BREATH: 'Let It Stink' EP Release Date Announced

Black Lodge Records has set a February 28 Swedish release date for "Let It Stink", the new EP from DEATH BREATH, the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS). DEATH...

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ELECTRIC EARTH To Release Vinyl-Only EP

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will enter Studio Deadline on January 12 to record a brand new song as well as a few covers. According to a posting on the group's web site, "the covers will feature some surprise guest artists. The plan is to release this recording as an exclusive vinyl-EP (only available th...

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BURST: Early Music Posted Online

Sweden's BURST has issued the following update via its MySpace page: "Wherever we tour and wherever we play, a lot of people always ask us about our darker days, i.e. the music that we made prior to the Relapse, Prank and Chrome Saint Magnus releases. Many of you ask us where they can get our ...

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DEATH BREATH: New EP Title Revealed

DEATH BREATH, the new Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS),has set "Let It Stink" as the title of its new mini-album, which is currently being recorded for a s...

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DESTINY Drummer To Play On HAMMERFALL Bassist's New Solo Album

DESTINY's Birger Löfman has been tapped to play drums on HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén's new solo album. Starting on December 20 and finishing on December 22, Löfman is laying down the drums on eleven tracks together with Magnus Rosén for Magnus' forthcoming fifth solo CD. The recordings are takin...

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AXENSTAR Parts Ways With Bassist, Drummer; Replacements Announced

Swedish power metallers AXENSTAR have parted ways with bassist Magnus Ek and drummer Pontus Jansson. Replacing them in the group's current formation are Henrik Sedell and Thomas Ohlsson, respectively. AXENSTAR's fourth album, "The Final Requiem", was released in Europe on September 8 via Germany's M...