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IMMORTAL, EMPEROR, W.A.S.P., BLIND GUARDIAN: Photos From TUSKA Festival Available

Metalpics.ch has uploaded a number of photos from this year's Tuska festival, which took place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Included in the gallery are pictures of the following artists: BEFORE THE DAWN BLIND GUARDIAN CHILDREN OF BODOM DRAGONFORCE EMPEROR FINNTROLL HATESPHERE...

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OCEANS OF SADNESS Vocalist To Fill In For EPICA's MARK JANSEN

Vocalist Tijs Vanneste of Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS will fill in for EPICA's Mark Jansen at the Trailerpop festival on July 7 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This will be a one-time-only arrangement. OCEANS OF SADNESS recently posted its cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Announces Spanish, Portuguese Dates

Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN will embark on a tour of Spain and Portugal in October/November. Support at the shows will come from Spanish metallers HELEVORN. The dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Ritmo y Compas, Madrid, Spain Nov. 01 - Nautico - Valladolid, Spain Nov. 02 - Sala Culto Bar - Lisbon...

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THE FORESHADOWING: New Audio Sample Posted Online

Italian gothic-doom band THE FORESHADOWING has tapped artist Seth Siro Anton (PARADISE LOST, CALIBAN, ROTTING CHRIST, VADER) to create the artwork for the group's debut album, "Days of Nothing", due on October 22 via Candlelight Records. A song from the CD, "Eschaton", is available for streaming on...

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CHTHONIC: Post-OZZFEST Dates Announced

Taiwan's CHTHONIC, the black metal band that has already broken down musical barriers in its homeland, has scheduled the following post-Ozzfest dates: Sep. 01 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse Sep. 02 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants Sep. 06 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (w/ KATATONIA...

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STRATOVARIUS Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. STRATOVARIUS will top the bill on Sunday, July 1. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addi...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addition to this, a couple of dozen bands will be appearing at...

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Anedonia

Italy's APOSTOLUM are clearly fans of atmospheric doom, albums by bands like early KATATONIA and PARADISE LOST certainly taking up space on shelves in their homes. Enjoying it and playing it are two complete different things though, and the band should probably stick to the former, as the 34-minute...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Hope' To Be Released On Vinyl

Garden Of Exile Records will release "Hope", the latest album by Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN, as a double LP. The vinyl release will contain an AMORPHIS cover as a bonus track, featuring a guest appearance by AMORPHIS vocalist Tomi Joutsen. Says the label: "You can expect some nice-colored hea...

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OPETH Mainman: 'My Belief In This Band And Its Music Is As Strong As Ever'

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Yeah, I'm writing and it's going well. I've always been extra productive when there's a big change in my life. Sure, I write a lot of shit as well, but the way I see it is you gotta wade through some shit to find the pearls. ...

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KATATONIA, SCAR SYMMETRY, INSOMNIUM, SWALLOW THE SUN: North American Dates Announced

KATATONIA will team up with support acts SCAR SYMMETRY, INSOMNIUM and SWALLOW THE SUN for a North American tour this fall. Kicking of September 4, the trek will make nineteen stops around the country before concluding on September 26 in Houston. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 04 - Jaxx - West...

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FOSCOR Signs With TEMPLE OF DARKNESS RECORDS

Black metallers FOSCOR have signed with Temple of Darkness Records, the Spanish label specialising in old-school black and death metal, for the release of their second album, "The Smile of The Sad Ones". One of the very few black metal bands hailing from the Catalan region of Spain, FOSCOR has alway...

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BLITZKRIEG, SKYCLAD, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Spain's MARTOHELL HORNS UP Festival

BLITZKRIEG, SKYCLAD, KORPIKLAANI, AUTUMNAL, KATATONIA, BETWEEN THE FROST, EVERFROST and KOSTO AND FULL are among the confirmed bands for the Martohell Horns Up festival, set to take place June 16 at Martorell in Barcelona, Spain. For more information, click here. BLITZKRIEG recently inked a deal wit...

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INTERMENT Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Reactivated Swedish old-school death metallers INTERMENT have parted ways with bassist Mattias "Cryptan" Norrman (KATATONIA, ex-DELLAMORTE) "because of Mattias' lack of time," according to a posting on the group's web site. "He [has] his ass full with KATATONIA and we understand his situation. So fr...

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Memory of a Dream

With every batch of pre-pubescent hardcore polliwogs in too-tight ironic shirts doing third-rate ISIS and PELICAN impressions lately, it's easy to be suspicious when another band comes along fusing apocalyptic chords and dark, brooding atmospheres. Thankfully, TRANSMISSION0 have been around the bloc...