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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Enter Studio To Record Third CD
Innovative cult metallers STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have entered Armoury Studios (FEAR FACTORY, KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, VAN HALEN) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to record their third full-length studio album — their first since 1997's wildly-received City. Devin Townsend, SYL mastermind and guitarist,...September 16, 2002
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RAUNCHY Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
Denmark's RAUNCHY have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. RAUNCHY will be performing on the "Pain" stage on Saturday, August 24th beginning at 2:30 PM. The complete list of artists currently sc...August 15, 2002
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SOILWORK's BJÖRN "SPEED" STRID: New Songs Take Band's Sound To "Next Level"
Sweden's SOILWORK have "almost four or five songs ready for the next album," according to vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid. "The sound is similar to Natural Born Chaos, but we are still developing to take SOILWORK to the next level." SOILWORK will perform at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany on Augu...August 11, 2002
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Reroute To Remain
Quite remarkable how far this band has come from their ever-so-humble beginnings on a small Swedish death metal label to their internationally successful status of today, having inspired not only a great deal of metal bands in the process, but whose melodic twin guitar attack has already seen its in...August 7, 2002
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Storm Before Calm
Apart from their generally convincing and captivating sound, the great thing about PRIMORDIAL's music is the way it morphs from album to album, each one stronger than the next. There has always been a distinct PRIMORDIAL sound, a hybrid of the best elements of black metal, epic doom metal and a sort...August 4, 2002
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THE DEFACED Set Album Title, Commence Recording Process
Sweden's THE DEFACED, featuring DARKANE guitarist Klas Ideberg and SOILWORK drummer Henry Ranta, have set Karma In Black as the title of their forthcoming sophomore effort, which is currently being produced by Ideberg and Rickard Larsson at Queenstreet Recording studios. 11 songs will be recorded fo...August 2, 2002
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SOILWORK Join IN FLAMES/PAIN European Tour
SOILWORK have apparently replaced BLACKSHINE on the upcoming IN FLAMES/PAIN European tour, which is scheduled to kick off on October 7th in Hamburg, Germany and conclude on November 4th in Helsinki, Finland. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 07 - Hamburg, GER @ Docks Oct. 08 - Halle, GER @ Easy S...July 17, 2002
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THE DEFACED Prepare To Record Sophomore CD
Sweden's THE DEFACED, featuring DARKANE guitarist Klas Ideberg and SOILWORK drummer Henry Ranta, have completed the pre-production process for their sophomore effort and will enter the studio in early August to begin recording the album for a late 2002/early 2003 release through Italy's Scarlet Reco...July 8, 2002
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Faster Disaster
Like other underground hopefuls, TERROR 2000—the side project of SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and DARKANE guitarist Klas Ideberg—is a band designed to take the formula perfected by the likes of AT THE GATES (circa their classic Slaughter Of The Soul CD) and push the envelope even further, w...July 6, 2002
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Hell's Unleashed
Never known as one of the genre's more inventive outfits, Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED established a niche over the course of their previous five full-length albums that has ensured the group a die-hard and loyal following while simultaneously rendering much of their output virtually interchang...July 6, 2002
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PARADISE LOST Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR Festival
PARADISE LOST have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. PARADISE LOST will be the headliners on Saturday, August 24th. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is a...June 25, 2002
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY And ERIC PETERSON Join SOILWORK Onstage At California Gig
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson joined Sweden's SOILWORK onstage during the latter's performance at the Cactus Club in San Jose on Thursday, June 6th. Billy reportedly contributed his vocals to the "harsh" chorus parts of the track "Follow the Hollow", while Peterson joine...June 7, 2002
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY To "Follow The Hollow" At SOILWORK Gig
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy will contribute his vocals to the "harsh" chorus parts of the track "Follow the Hollow" at SOILWORK's Cactus Club show in San Jose on June 6th. Also appearing on the bill will be HYPOCRISY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. ...June 1, 2002
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY To Make Guest Appearance At SOILWORK Gig
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy will be joining Sweden's SOILWORK ("one of my favorite bands," according to Billy) onstage to sing one track during the latter's performance at the Cactus Club in San Jose on June 6th. Also appearing on the bill will be HYPOCRISY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. In related news,...May 26, 2002
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COSMIC SPHERE: The New Scandinavian Metal Sensation
COSMIC SPHERE is the name of a new Finnish/Swedish metal act featuring guitarist Lars Chriss (LION'S SHARE),guitarist Antti Wirman (WARMEN, CRAYDAWN),bassist Tapio Oksanen (CRAYDAWN) and drummer Kristian Enqvist (ex-RISING FAITH). Playing a musical style described as "heavy, energetic and melodic...May 22, 2002
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