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MOONSPELL Nominated For MTV's 'Best Portuguese Act' Award

According to a posting on MOONSPELL's official web site, the band has been nominated in the "Best Portuguese Act" category at the MTV awards. "Tomorrow [Tuesday, Sept. 19] there will be a press conference where MTV is going announce it," the posting reads. "It's the first time a metal or heavy rock...

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UNLEASHED, KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will embark on a North American headlining tour in February/March in support of their eighth album, "Midvinterblot". Support at the shows will come from KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR and HATESPHERE. The dates announced so far are as follows: Feb. 07 - Mark’s Place, B...

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MOONSPELL Video To Debut on MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

Tune into "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday September 9 on MTV2 at 10:00 p.m. EST to catch the debut of MOONSPELL's stunning new video for "Finisterra". The song is the lead-off track on MOONSPELL's new album, "Memorial", which was released by SPV/Steamhammer earlier this year. "'Finisterra' is quit...

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KATATONIA: PEACEVILLE Buys Rights To Back Catalog

Peaceville Records has bought rights to the masters of KATATONIA's back catalog previously released on Avantgarde Music and will remaster and reissue all the full-length albums in digipack format. First up on October 23 is "Brave Murder Day" (1996),also featuring the "Sounds of Decay" EP (1997) as...

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UNLEASHED, KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR: More Tour Dates Released

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will team up with KRISIUN and BELPHEGOR for a North American tour beginning in early February. So far the following dates have been released: Feb. 08 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club Feb. 09 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Feb. 11 - Mokena, IL @ The Pearl ...

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KATATONIA's NYSTRÖM Talks About DAN SWANÖ's Departure From BLOODBATH

Patrick Rennick of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with Anders "Blackheim" Nyström of KATATONIA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Do you still consider yourselves a "metal" band? Anders: Yeah sure, we see ourselves as a metal band, but without boundaries an...

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UNLEASHED To Utilize Session Drummer At Germany's HELLFLAME FESTIVAL

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will be utilizing the services of drummer Jonas Tyskhagen (INCARDINE, PELLE & THE POORBOYS) for their appearance at the Hellflame Festival on September 2 in Osnabrück, Germany. Tyskhagen will once again be filling in for regular UNLEASHED drummer Anders Schultz,...

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UNLEASHED, KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR: First North American Tour Dates Released

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will reportedly team up with KRISIUN and BELPHEGOR for a North American tour beginning in early February. So far the following dates have been released: Feb. 08 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club Feb. 09 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Feb. 15 - Seattle, WA @ Stu...

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GOD.FEAR.NONE: New Song Posted Online

GOD.FEAR.NONE, the Greek death metal band featuring former SADWINGS members Jim Voutsas (guitar) and Chronis Katsamakas (guitar),along with drummer Kostis Papalexopoulos (WASTEFALL, ABSENT MINDEAD, ex-STAGNATE),has posted a new song, entitled "Uncommon", on its MySpace page. The track comes off th...

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UNLEASHED: 'Midvinterblot' Release Date Announced

SPV Records has set an October 10 U.S. release date for the eighth full-length album from Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED, entitled "Midvinterblot".The band will be teaming up with GRAVE, ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER for the "Masters Of Death Tour" beginning on November 3. "We have more qualified songs...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Lies That Bind' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

Candlelight Records has announced the online premiere of "Lies That Bind", the first video from DAYLIGHT DIES. Beginning 9:00 a.m. EST tomorrow (August 9) fans can view the video at both label and band MySpace pages (video will be available for streaming and additionally available for downloading by...

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UNLEASHED Will Not Play Europe's X-MASS FESTIVALS This Year

Despite published reports to the contrary, Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will not play the X-Mass Festivals in Europe this year. "We are concentrating on the 'Masters Of Death Tour' starting the 3rd of November, together with GRAVE, ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER," the group writes on its web site. "The...

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Faustian Dream

After being present for the birth of the Scandinavian black metal scene in the early '90s, then turning their back on its conventions as they turned into clichés, BLACK CRUCIFIXION spent a decade working on this, their first (!) full-length album. Don't expect Satanic verses or screeching vocals her...

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KATATONIA: Turkish Dates Announced

Sweden's KATATONIA has announced a four-date Turkish tour in September. "It has always been a pleasure coming to Istanbul, so this time it should be exciting to visit the remaining cities as well," the band writes in a statement. Teh details are as follows: Sep. 14 - Yeni Melek - Istanbul, Turkey Se...

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UNLEASHED Sign With SPV RECORDS

SPV has announced the signing of Swedish death metal masters UNLEASHED to a worldwide deal. Known for their skillfully penned, Viking-themed songs and explosive live performances, UNLEASHED are poised to make a major impact this fall with the release of thier eighth full-length album, titled "Midvin...