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PICA FIERCE: New Song Posted Online

Norwegian thrash/death metal band PICA FIERCE has posted a brand new song, "New Beginning", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the quartet's self-titled debut album, which is currently being mixed at Fascination Street Studios (OPETH, KATATONIA, PAIN OF SALVATION etc.) in Sweden for a November...

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MY DYING BRIDE Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Legendary UK doom outfit MY DYING BRIDE has been confirmed for the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place December 1 at Coliseo Ciudad Atarfe in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BELLADONNA EXCITER GRAVE DIGGER KATATONIA LACRIMOSA LIZZY BORDEN MAYHEM MY DYI...

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SOILWORK, TRAIL OF TEARS Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST

SOILWORK and TRAIL OF TEARS are among the latest confirmed bands for the first annual Screamfest, set to take place November 2-3 at Betong in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, November 2: Small Stage: SOUL SCARRED 19:00-19:30 GROUND ZERO SYSTEM 20:00-20:30 THRONE O...

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KATATONIA Guitarist: 'We're Not An Energetic Power Metal Band'

In the Halloween issue of Metal Maniacs, KATATONIA guitarist Anders Nyström discusses the band's "Live Consternation" release and the perception of vocalist Jonas Renske as a "reluctant frontman." Excerpts follow. Metal Maniacs: Was there a point where you guys said, "Screw it, we got to get KATATON...

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THE FORESHADOWING: More New Music Posted Online

Italian gothic-doom band THE FORESHADOWING has posted a sample of the song "Death is our Freedom" plus the ful-length track "Departure" on the group's MySpace page. Both cuts come off THE FORESHADOWING's debut album, "Days of Nothing", due on October 22 via Candlelight Records. The CD cover artwork...

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OCTAVIA SPERATI Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI have been confirmed for the first annual Screamfest, set to take place November 2-3 at Betong in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFTER FOREVER AUDREY HORNE BLOOD RED THRONE BREED DIAMONDOG FUNERAL GOTHMINISTER GROUND ZERO SYSTEM KATAT...

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LACRIMOSA Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Gothic band LACRIMOSA has been confirmed for the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place December 1 at Coliseo Ciudad Atarfe in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EXCITER LIZZY BORDEN BELLADONNA GRAVE DIGGER KATATONIA MAYHEM LACRIMOSA For more information, vi...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Steve...

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MY KINGDOM MUSIC Launches NEW DAWN Division

Italy's My Kingdom Music has launched a new division called New Dawn. According to a press release, it "will include releases of young and talented bands which deserve your attention and that surely in the next future will spread their name over the musical scene. "Here are our first bands to be inc...

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THRONE OF KATARSIS Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST

Norwegian black metallers THRONE OF KATARSIS have been confirmed for the first annual Screamfest, set to take place November 2-3 at Betong in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFTER FOREVER AUDREY HORNE BLOOD RED THRONE BREED DIAMONDOG FUNERAL GOTHMINISTER GROUND ZERO SYST...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN are the second confirmed band for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire England. Also scheduled to appear is the Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW. SWALLOW THE SUN's third album, "Hope" entered the...

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GOTTHARD Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: GOTTHARD frontman Steve Lee. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Bob Catley (MA...

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MERCENARY: Studio Time Pushed Back To November

Danish metallers MERCENARY have issued the following update: "After a long summer break, we're finally back from the living and ready to roam amongst the dead again... "The songwriting for the next album has begun and we're currently recording song structures and demoing ideas. The studio time has b...

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AFTER FOREVER Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted audio samples (sample#1, sample#2) of the next two guest singers who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Phideaux Xavier and AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen. Other vocalist...

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CHTHONIC: European Dates With ENSIFERUM Announced

Taiwanese extreme metalists CHTHONIC — fresh from a tour of duty with Ozzfest and currently in the midst of their first-ever North American headline shows, which precede a brief tour with CRADLE OF FILTH — have confirmed their first batch of fall European tour dates. They are as follows: Nov. 09 - H...