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Terraformer

In many ways, Switzerland's KNUT is the quintessential Hydra Head band, powering its songs with drone dynamics, dense riffs, calamitous outbursts, and a foundation that is built with atmosphere as a defining component, all of which is done with little vocal accompaniment. On "Terraformer", the band'...

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SOILWORK Frontman Working On New DISARMONIA MUNDI Album

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I wanna thank everybody for their strong support and their faith in the band. You guys always stay with us through thick and thin, this makes me and the band confident and eager once again to sho...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: 'We Don't Celebrate Sundays' Video Posted Online

Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's video for their new single, "We Don't Celebrate Sundays", has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required). The song comes off the band's latest, self-titled effort, which was released in Sweden in early November on the Gain label. The group's...

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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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From Mars to Sirius

GOJIRA have, on their third album, unleashed an epic. This is a masterpiece on par with anything MESHUGGAH or MASTODON have released, that sort of massive, lumbering, seething wall of sound that the listener just can't help but become immersed in. "From Mars to Sirius" is a journey that'll take many...

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THE DUSKFALL: 'Lifetime Supply Of Guilt' Hits No. 3 On Japan's Metal Import Chart

According to a posting on Swedish metallers THE DUSKFALL's official web site, the group's latest album, "Lifetime Supply of Guilt", has hit position No. 3 in the Metal Import chart in Japan this month. "Thanx to all the people over there," the group write, "Hope we can come over for some sushi and s...

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Attera Totus Sanctus

Those wondering whether the long awaited full-length, "Attera Totus Sanctus", from Sweden's DARK FUNERAL is a major departure from the mostly one-tempo (fast) albums of the past can stop wondering. In a general sense, this is no major departure, but it is a somewhat more memorable DARK FUNERAL album...

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Experience Is the Words That Are Written

Yet another of those bands bursting with potential, on the right track, and probably destined for great works if the vagaries of the real world don't do them in… but like so many before them, ABEYANCE is just not quite there yet — they're missing that crucial something that would put them into the u...

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SOILWORK Singer: 100 Shows And Counting

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We have three shows to go on this tour, the bus is getting close to stink worse than you ever can imagine, still we've had an amazing tour... We got stopped by the police on the border to Califor...

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GOD FORBID Complete New Video: Photos Available

GOD FORBID will kick off the New Year in true heavy metal fashion on tour as direct support to ANTHRAX, with SWORN ENEMY and MANNTIS in the support slots. The trek, which runs from January 6 through January 21, will lead them across the U.S. and immediately into a national headlining run. The group...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer: 'I'm In Vegas, Dammit! Show Me Some Titties!'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following tour update via the band's official web site: "Well, well, well. Let me just say this; VEGAS WAS A BLAST! Holy fuck, what an awesome time! First off, everybody in the STRAPPING family would like to congratulate Byron and his lovely bri...

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DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For METALBÅTEN Metal Cruise

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Metalbåten festival, set to take place March 23-24, 2006 on Silja Line. Other bands confirmed to appear at the festival include RAGE, FREEDOM CALL, DISMEMBER and HELLFUELED. Silja Line is the leading passenger sh...

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GOD FORBID: 'Out Of Misery' EP Reissue Details Revealed

We Put Out Records will reissue GOD FORBID's first official recording, the "Out of Misery" EP (originally released in 1998),December 6. The release will feature new album art along with five live bonus tracks, including a cover of SEPULTURA's "Propaganda". Check out audio samples at this location....

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THE DUSKFALL: 'Shoot It In' Video Posted Online

Swedish metallers THE DUSKFALL have uploaded their video for the song "Shoot It In" at this location. The clip was shot in Helsinki, Finland and was directed by Juha Niska. "Shoot It In" comes off the group's third album, "Lifetime Supply of Guilt", available now on Nuclear Blast Records. The follow...

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DARK FUNERAL: Japanese Edition Of 'Attera Totus Sanctus' To Feature Bonus Tracks

According to a posting on DARK FUNERAL's web site, the Japanese edition of the group's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus" — due on December 21 via Soundholic Ltd. — will include two bonus tracks: "an instrumental version of the dark and extremely powerful 'Atrum Regina' and a newly recorded version o...