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DRACONIAN: CD-Release Party Announced
Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN has scheduled a CD-release party for its new album, "Turning Season Within", on March 8 at Arena in Karlstad, Sweden. Doors will open at 10:00 p.m. and the band is scheduled to hit the stage around 11:30 p.m. "Turning Season Within" is scheduled for release on Febru...February 11, 2008
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AYREON's '01011001' Lands On European Album Charts
"01011001", the new rock opera from AYREON — the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen — has entered the Dutch "alternative chart" at position No. 1 and the overall Dutch album chart at No. 2 — the highest Dutch chart positions so far for any AYREON release! The album also entered th...February 6, 2008
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COLDWORKER: Swedish Date Announced
COLDWORKER, the Örebro, Sweden-based "blasting" death metal band consisting of current and former/current members of such acts as NASUM, RELENTLESS, RUIN and PHOBOS, will support VOLTURYON (formerly CONTORTION) at the latter band's release party in Borlänge, Sweden on February 8 at The Rock House. C...January 31, 2008
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OMNIUM GATHERUM Moves Into Direct-Support Slot On DARK TRANQUILLITY UK Tour
According to a posting on the OMNIUM GATHERUM web site, UK thrashers EVILE have cancelled their participation in the DARK TRANQUILLITY-headlined "The Great British Fiction Tour", which means that OG will move into the main-support slot on the trek. "EVILE will be compensated with local opening acts,...January 30, 2008
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OMNIUM GATHERUM To Enter Studio In March
Finland's OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update: "OMNIUM GATHERUM will begin to record the fourth magnum opus extravaganza in March and this time the album will be done in three different studios; recordings will be done at Sound Supreme Studios by Janne Saksa and at SouthEastSounds by Te...January 28, 2008
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AYREON Mastermind, AFTER FOREVER Singer To Perform On Dutch TV
AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen will be joined by Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER) and Peter Vink (member of HDK, the side project of AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans) this coming Monday (January 28) to perform one of the new AYREON songs on Dutch TV. The program is called "De wereld draait door"...January 25, 2008
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MERCENARY: New Song Posted Online; European Shows With MEGADETH Confirmed
To coincide with the release of their highly anticipated new album "Architect of Lies", Danish metallers MERCENARY have been confirmed as the opening band for MEGADETH on select European dates in February/March. The follow up to 2006's "The Hours That Remain" (which was honored in "best Album" categ...January 25, 2008
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SHINING Albums To Be Re-Released On PEACEVILLE
UK label Peaceville, home to venerable bands such as DARKTHRONE and KATATONIA, will re-release two albums from controversial Swedish black metallers SHINING. "IV: The Eerie Cold" and "III: Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie" will be issued on June 9 and July 21, respectively. Niklas Kvarforth,...January 24, 2008
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MERCENARY Looking For Extras For Upcoming Video Shoot
Danish metallers MERCENARY have issued a casting call for extras for a music video shoot for the first single off the group's new album, "Architect of Lies". The filming will take place between February 11 and February 18. For more information, visit the band's official web site. MERCENARY guitarist...January 24, 2008
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THE FORESHADOWING: Rome Concert Footage Posted Online
Italian gothic-doom band THE FORESHADOWING has posted video footage from the group's January 11, 2008 concert at Jailbreak in Rome. Watch a performance clip of the song "Eschaton" below. THE FORESHADOWING's debut album, "Days of Nothing", was released on October 22, 2007 via Candlelight Records. The...January 23, 2008
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FUELBLOODED Begins Recording New Album
Dutch melodic death/thrash act FUELBLOODED (formerly SACRAMENTAL SACHEM) has issued the following update: "FUELBLOODED will start recording their next album this week. Over the course of the next two months we'll record nine new songs. We'll start with the rhythm guitars, in March and April we'll co...January 22, 2008
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THE CHANT Signs With SHADOW WORLD RECORDS
Finnish melodic and melacholic metallers THE CHANT have signed a deal with Shadow World Records. The group's long-awaited debut album, "Ghostlines", will be released in Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia on February 6. Release date for the rest of the world is March 10. Before signing the contra...January 18, 2008
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AYREON Mastermind Schedules Dutch In-Store Appearances
AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen will make at least two in-store appearances this month. Joining him for a short acoustic set will be female singer Marjan Welman, whose powerful vocals are featured on the song "E=mc2" on the new AYREON album, "01011001". January 25 - 17:00 - Velvet Music in Breda, N...January 15, 2008
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OPETH And KATATONIA To Perform At MELLOTRONEN's 21st Anniversary Party; More Details Available
Swedish metallers OPETH will perform on the 21st anniversary Schizoid Boat March 8-9, 2008 in honor of Mellotronen's birthday. The party will take place over 40 hours on the largest ferry on the Baltic Sea, the Silja Symphony, a 204-meter luxury cruiser equipped with sauna and swimming pool faciliti...January 14, 2008
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COLDWORKER Completes Work On New Album
COLDWORKER, the Örebro, Sweden-based "blasting" death metal band consisting of current and former/current members of such acts as NASUM, RELENTLESS, RUIN and PHOBOS, has completed work on the follow-up to its debut album, "The Contaminated Void". The self-produced effort, entitled "Rotting Paradise"...January 11, 2008
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