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THE CROWN Enter Studio To Re-Record 'Crowned In Terror'

Swedish thrashers THE CROWN are currently in the studio working on the vocals for the new version of "Crowned In Terror", tentatively due in early 2004 through Metal Blade Records. The new CD will feature returning frontman Johan Lindstrand in place of Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES),who was respo...

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THE GREAT DECEIVER Set Release Date For 'Terra Incognito'

THE GREAT DECEIVER, the Swedish band featuring former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN frontman Tomas Lindberg, will release their sophomore album, "Terra Incognito", in March through Peaceville Records. The follow-up to 2002's "A Venom Well Designed" was recorded earlier in the year at Dug-Out studio in Upps...

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New Swedish Death Metal Band To Include Members Of ENTOMBED, THE PROJECT HATE

A brand-new "old-school" death metal band has just been formed in Sweden with the following lineup: Lord K (a.k.a. Kenth Philipson) (THE PROJECT HATE) – guitar Jörgen Sandström (ENTOMBED, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-GRAVE) – vocals Tomas Elofsson (SANCTIFICATION) – bass Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY) - drums...

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BRAZEN ABBOT Completing Work On Live DVD

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have finished mixing the live recordings made during the band's Bulgarian appearances in July. Kotzev is hoping to have the video portion edited by mid-November and have the entire product ready for release on DVD before the end of t...

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MESHUGGAH Commence Songwriting Sessions, Upgrade Recording Studio

Swedish experimental extreme metal band MESHUGGAH have started writing material for the follow-up to last year's "Nothing", tentatively due in late 2004/early 2005. In addition, the group have been working on their recording studio and "trying to get it ready" for the next album's recording sessions...

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THE CROWN Drummer Clears The Air About Singer's Departure…Sort Of

THE CROWN drummer Janne Saarenpää has issued a statement via the group's web site attempting to clarify the band's comments to Sweden's Close-Up magazine about their split with vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES). In the article, portions of which were translated by and republished exclusively...

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THE CROWN Slam Former Singer TOMAS LINDBERG: 'No One Could Deal With Him When He Was Drunk'

Swedish thrashers THE CROWN have slammed former singer Tomas Lindberg over his departure from the group, blaming his split with the band on his excessive alcohol consumption while on tour. Speaking to Sweden's biggest metal magazine Close-Up, bassist Magnus Olsfelt said, "The primary reason [for the...

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CHAOSBREED Drummer Explains Change In Recording Plans

CHAOSBREED drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF) has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Hi, this is Nalle from CHAOSBREED, greetings from Stockholm! Even when we had to cancel our recordings at Sunlight [studios] we didn't want to leave our ferry tickets unused. So instead...

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CHAOSBREED: Swedish Recording Sessions Cancelled

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),have abandoned plan...

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AREA 54 To Support KILL II THIS In The U.K.

AREA 54 will be supporting KILL II THIS on their U.K. tour in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 13 - Railway Inn – Winchester, UK Sep. 14 - Agincourt - Camberley, UK Sep. 15 - Soundhouse - Colchester, UK Sep. 16 - Fleece & Firkin - Bristol, UK Sep. 17 - Cavern - ...

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BRAZEN ABBOT To Release Live DVD In The Fall

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, recorded their recent live appearances in Bulgaria for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due in the fall. As previously reported, the band's lineup for the gigs consisted of Kotzev, Joe Lynn Turner (vocals, ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE),Lars...

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CHAOSBREED Announce Hometown Gig

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),will perform at Ste...

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NIGHTRAGE: Live Pictures Posted Online

NIGHTRAGE, the brand new Swedish melodic death "supergroup" led by guitarist Marios Iliopoulos (EXHUMATION),made their live debut at Göteborgs Kalaset festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 11. The four-piece live line-up included Marios on guitar, Brice Leclercq on bass, Nicholas Barker (DIMMU B...

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MESHUGGAH Drop Off Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish experimental extreme metal band MESHUGGAH have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Summer Breeze festival in Abtsgmünd, Germany. "Drummer Tomas [Haake] still has problems with tendinitis and needs to fully rehabilitate from this," reads a post on the Nuclear Blast Records...

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Sweet Vengeance

The weekly return of Tomas Lindberg (THE GREAT DECEIVER, LOCK UP, THE CROWN, SKITSYSTEM) in yet another project only ranks just behind death and taxes and night turning into day on the scale of inevitability. In this particular instance, Tomas lines up alongside a couple of guitarists from Greek ban...