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OPETH Mainman Slams 'New Breed Of Idiot Fans' For Questioning His Judgment

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has slammed the "new breed of idiot OPETH 'fans'" for questioning the abilities of the group's current drummer, Martin Axenrot (BLOODBATH, WITCHERY, NIFELHEIM),when compared to that of Axenrot's predecessor, Martin Lopez. Lopez officially left OPETH in May 2006 after...

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GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, PENTACLE Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR 2007 Festival

GOSPEL OF THE HORNS, PENTACLE and BLACK WITCHERY are among the confirmed bands for the Festung Open Air 2007 festival, set to take place May 26-27, 2007 in Bitterfeld, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GOSPEL OF THE HORNS (AUS) PENTACLE (NETH) ZEMIAL (GRE) MUST MISSA (EST) ADOR...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Talks About Playing In WITCHERY

Christine Carney of MP3.com recently conducted an interview with WITCHERY guitarist Patrik Jensen (also of THE HAUNTED). An excerpt from the chat follows: MP3.com: I know that THE HAUNTED is extremely popular and that you guys have been touring like crazy, and in THE HAUNTED you play a little differ...

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SOUNDSCAN Report: CANNIBAL CORPSE, MEGADETH, EDGUY, AMORPHIS

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending March 26, 2006, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, wh...

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Don't Fear the Reaper

I'll be honest with you here; I was a little taken aback at Tue Madsen's crystal clear, thick 'n' rubbery sound mix the first time I heard WITCHERY's "Don't Fear the Reaper". By that I mean that I was expecting the rawer, bloodied thrash sounds of "Dead, Hot and Ready" or "Symphony for the Devil", ....

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Is In No Rush To Play OZZFEST Again

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED guitarist Patrik Jensen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On playing last year's Ozzfest: Jensen: "It was very hot. Also very expensive — $75,000 just to be able to play, which [comes out to] $3,000 per show which...

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Producer/Musician DAN SWANÖ Talks About Working With DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH Singer Search

Global Domination recently conducted an interview with multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Global Domination: The infamous story about DARK FUNERAL in Unisound… What was the...

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EKTOMORF To Enter Studio In July

Hungarian hardcore/thrash metallers EKTOMORF will enter Antfarm Studios in Aarhus, Denmark on July 10 with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, WITCHERY, RAUNCHY, HIMSA) to begin recording their new album, entitled "Outcast". EKTOMORF have just released a live DVD, entitled "Live and Raw...You...

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EKTOMORF Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Hungarian hardcore/thrash metallers EKTOMORF have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. EKTOMORF will perform on the "True Metal Stage" on August 4. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BO...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND To Open For OPETH On North American Tour

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY and Canada's THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND have been confirmed as the opening acts for OPETH on their upcoming North American tour beginning in mid-February. Dates so far include: Feb. 15 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre Feb. 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa Feb. 17 - Towson, MD @ Re...

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OPETH: New U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's OPETH will embark on a U.S. headlining tour beginning on February 15, 2006 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Feb. 15 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre Feb. 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva Feb. 17 - Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre Feb. 18 - Millvale, PA @ ...

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OPETH, CANDLEMASS, MESHUGGAH, HAMMERFALL Nominated For Swedish GRAMMY

OPETH have once again been nominated for a Swedish Grammy for their "Ghost Reveries" release. This is the band's fourth nomination since 2001 and the group's "Blackwater Park" CD. OPETH also picked up the award for 2003's "Deliverance". Other nominees this year are CANDLEMASS ("Candlemass"),HAMMERF...

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OPETH: Interview With Keyboardist PER WIBERG To Air Tonight

An interview with OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg will air tonight on University Radio York 1350AM in York, England. In the interview, Per discusses his time in the band, the stories behind recording of albums such as "Ghost Reveries", "Deliverance" and "Damnation", tour stories and the band's decision...

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OPETH: BBC Session To Air Tonight

OPETH's recent recording session at the legendary BBC studios in Maida Vale, London, U.K. will air tonight (December 13) on BBC Radio 1's "The Rock Show". The tracks recorded were as follows: "The Grand Conjuration", "When" and "Soldier of Fortune" (DEEP PURPLE cover). Tune in tonight at 1:00 a.m. (...

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WITCHERY To Release New Album In February

Century Media Records has set a February 27, 2006 European release date for the fourth full-length album from Sweden's WITCHERY, entitled "Don't Fear the Reaper". WITCHERY's spell was cast upon our earthly existence when four members splintered off SATANIC SLAUGHTER in 1997: Jensen (later with THE H...