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THE HELLACOPTERS To Issue New Single, Album In September
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, featuring former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (now going by the name Nick Royale) on guitar/vocals, will release a new single, "By the Grace of God" b/w "Red Light", via Universal Music in early September. A new, as-yet-untitled 13-track LP/CD is coming out on Universa...August 24, 2002
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THE HELLACOPTERS Enter Studio To Record New CD
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, featuring former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (now going by the name Nick Royale) on guitar/vocals, have entered the studio with producer Chips K. (i.e. THE NOMADS, SATOR, THE TURPENTINES) to record their as-yet-untitled new CD, due later in the year. According to drum...June 4, 2002
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Eye For An Eye
Despite this being their third album, Denmark's DAEMON are perhaps best known for having featured the services of then-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson on their 1997 debut Seven Deadly Sins—a widely acclaimed yet largely underground classic that owed more than a small part of its musical inspiration...May 5, 2002
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Second Volume Of The Swedish Metal/Hard Rock Encyclopedia To Surface In June
The second volume of Swedish metal veteran Janne Stark's acclaimed book, The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Volume 2, will be published in June and will contain all the bands that have surfaced after the first volume was issued in 1996, all the older acts that were missed the firs...April 27, 2002
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THE HELLACOPTERS Confirmed For KALAS 2002, Scandinavian OZZFEST Dates
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, featuring former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (now going by the name Nick Royale) on guitar/vocals, have been added to the upcoming Kalas 2002 tour, which is also scheduled to include appearances by KENT, THÅSTRÖM and VARANTEATERN, among others. The confirmed dates are...April 4, 2002
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THE HELLACOPTERS US Tour Announced
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, featuring former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (now going by the name Nick Royale) on guitar/vocals, have announced the dates for their forthcoming US tour. They are as follows: Mar. 29 - San Diego, CA @ Canes Mar. 30 - Los Angeles CA @ Troubadour Apr. 01 - San Francisc...March 18, 2002
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MARDUK Acquire New Drummer, Begin Work On New CD
MARDUK have recruited drummer Emil Dragutinovic as a replacement for Fredrik Andersson, who left the group in order to focus on family life. MARDUK will soon begin work on the material for the group's eighth full-length album, due at the end of the year. ...March 9, 2002
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MARDUK Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement
Sweden's MARDUK have parted ways with longtime drummer Fredrik Andersson. According to the group's official web site, “Fredrik feels that his days as a full-time metal musician is over and wants to go on with his life and career and were therefore dismissed of his duties in the MARDUK camp. The brea...March 6, 2002
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Swedish Heavy Rock Artists Unite On Benefit CD
Around 150 of Sweden's top heavy rock artists, including members of BACKYARD BABIES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and EUROPE, have recorded a Tommy Denander/Ricky Delin-penned track entitled “Where's The Fire” for a triple-CD benefit album, entitled United, to help raise funds for those affected by the World Tr...February 22, 2002
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HELLOWEEN Announce Compilation Details
HELLOWEEN have confirmed that their upcoming Best Of double-CD set will be called Treasure Chest and it will have a lot of special packaging, making it a nice collector's item for any HELLOWEEN fan new or old. All of the songs have been remixed and remastered to modern standards. The full track list...January 30, 2002
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THE HELLACOPTERS Secure US Deal For "Visibility", "Crap"
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, featuring former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (now going by the name Nick Royale) on guitar/vocals, will issue their latest studio album, High Visibility, in the US through Gearhead Records during March. The same label will also release a collection of the band's singl...January 2, 2002
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FRETERNIA Secure Guitarist For Upcoming Record
Sweden's FRETERNIA will utilize the services of lead guitarist Mikael Andersson for the recording of the group's next studio album, which is scheduled to be tracked at Studio Underground in April for an October release through Spain's Arise Records. Mikael may or may not join the group permanently f...January 2, 2002
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Swedish AOR Supergroup Unleashes Debut Offering!
SILVER SERAPH is the name of an all-star Swedish act featuring Pete Sandberg (ex-ALIEN/JADE) on vocals, Richard Andersson (MAJESTIC) on keyboards, Peter Wildoer (MAJESTIC) on drums, Jens Lundahl on bass and Jrgen Birch-Jensen (JADE/BAI BANG) on guitars. The group's debut CD, which was recently issue...December 27, 2001
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Sweden's SLOWGATE Ink Deal With GMR Music!
Sweden's GMR Music have inked a deal with Boden's SLOWGATE, an “extreme thrash metal band” who will issue their debut album, entitled Force Of The Unknown, through the Extremity sub-label in February. SLOWGATE features in its ranks former MANNINYA BLADE guitarist Nicke Johansson, who also handled th...December 19, 2001
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Archive News Nov 30, 2001
Here are some of the latest sales figures for various metal/hard rock releases in the US, as reported by Soundscan for the week ending November 25th, 2001 (number in parenthesis indicates the number of weeks the title has been on the sales chart): ... KID ROCK – Cocky: 223,062 (1) ...November 30, 2001

