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ANNIHILATOR Signs European Deal With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of Canadian thrash metal pioneers ANNIHILATOR to a European deal. Since releasing its classic "Alice In Hell" debut in 1989, ANNIHILATOR has consistently played heads-down, no-frills metal, led by guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters. Now, in 2009, Earache is proud t...

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IN FLAMES Frontman Interviewed In Berlin

Berlin, Germany's PitCam Production and More-Metal.com conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played in Berlin on December 6, 2009. Watch the chat below. IN FLAMES is continuing to tour without guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who checked himself i...

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KATATONIA Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For 'Night Is The New Day'

Brendan Crabb (a.k.a. Spiritech) of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Jonas Renkse of Sweden's KATATONIA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: The band has never made any secret of the fact that you aren't too fond of the writing and recording pro...

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NIGHTWISH Singer To Perform At Sweden's 'P3 Guld' Event

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will perform on January 19, 2010 during the "P3 Guld" (Swedish radio's annual music awards) live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event will be aired live on both Swedish national TV and radio. Commented Olzon: "The gala i...

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ANNIHILATOR: Two Full-Length Clips From 'Live At Masters Of Rock' DVD Posted Online

Two full-length clips from "Live At Masters Of Rock", the recently released DVD from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, can be viewed below. The cover artwork for the set — which was filmed/recorded on July 11, 2008 at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic — can be viewed...

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TRISTANIA Bassist Issues New Album Update

Bassist Ole Vistnes of Norwegian metallers TRISTANIA has issued the following update: "We have been awfully quiet the last few months, I know, but we've not been lazy. I still can't reveal any more details on when the new album is coming out, but I can tell you a little about where we stand right .....

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Where Death is Most Alive

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY may not get the same level of attention as peers AT THE GATES and IN FLAMES, but the sextet is just as important to what has become known as the Gothenburg sound. In fact, while AT THE GATES disbanded and IN FLAMES went in different, more commercially accessible directions...

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NIGHTRAGE: Interview, Performance Footage From ILHA DO ERMAL Festival Available

Riff Magazine has uploaded video footage of NIGHTRAGE's performance at this year's Ilha do Ermal festival, which was held August 28-30 in Vieira do Minho, Portugal. The nine-minute clip, which can be viewed below, also includes an interview with the band. "Wearing A Martyr's Crown", the fourth full-...

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UNLEASHED Begins Recording New Album

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED have entered guitarist Fredrik Folkare's Chrome studio to begin recording their tenth full-length album for an early 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. According to the band, the musical direction of the forthcoming CD will be "the logical continuation fro...

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KATATONIA Guitarist Discusses 'Night Is The New Day' Songwriting Process

David E. Gehlke and George Pacheco of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with KATATONIA guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Reports indicated you hit writer's block when compiling material for the new album. If that was t...

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AT THE GATES To Release 'The Flames Of The End' 3-DVD Set

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES will release "The Flames Of The End", a brand new three-disc DVD set, in February 2010 through Earache Records. AT THE GATES released its definitive album, "Slaughter Of The Soul" — often regarded as one of the all-time greatest metal albums — on Ear...

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CULT OF LUNA: Finnish, Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish "art rockers" CULT OF LUNA have scheduled the following dates: Feb. 25 - Close-Up Båten - Stockholm, Sweden Feb. 26 - Tavastia - Helsinki, Finland Feb. 27 - Lutakko - Jyväskylä, Finland Commented the band: "[This] will be, if not the only, a very rare occasion to see CULT OF LUNA live in 201...

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IN FLAMES In Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of IN FLAMES' November 19, 2009 performance in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos of the concert at the sold-out Live Club (Trezzo D'Adda) are available on the news blog Musica Metal. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Cloud Connected 02. Embody The Invisible 03....

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MORBID ANGEL Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Legendary Florida death metallers MORBID ANGEL have inked a worlwide deal (excluding Japan) with France's Season of Mist. "I am truly looking forward to our new relationship with Season of Mist," bassist/vocalist David Vincent states. "Michael Berberian has a lot of artistic vision and is a real mus...

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EXPULSION: Early Demos To Be Released On CD

In 1988, EXPULSION was formed out of the ashes of thrash band RIVER'S EDGE. RIVER'S EDGE vocalist Johan Edlund went on to start TREBLINKA, and later TIAMAT. Magnus Krantz, the lead guitarist of RIVER'S EDGE, joined TRANQUILLITY. Bassist Anders Holmberg, guitarist Stefan Lagergren and drummer Calle F...