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SABATON Begins Recording New Album

Swedish metallers SABATON entered the studio earlier today (Thursday, January 2) to begin recording their new album. SABATON played its first show with new drummer Hannes Van Dahl on November 16 at the Metal Hammer Paradise festival in Germany. Regarding their decision to enlist Hannes Van Dahl, SAB...

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TALISMAN Reunion And MARCEL JACOB Tribute Show To Take Place At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

The long-awaited reunion show from TALISMAN — the now-defunct Swedish-American melodic hard rock band featuring singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) and bassist Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — will take place on June 6, 2014 at the Sweden Rock Festival. Sadly, guitarist Fredrik Åk...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman Says New BLACK SABBATH Album 'Could Have Been Better'

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS and AVATARIUM mainman Leif Edling. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: Considering the success of CANDLEMASS and the fact that it stands proud as THE doom metal band, what led you to start AVATARIUM? Leif Edling: M...

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AVATARIUM Singer: 'People Have This Preconception That Female Vocalists Only Use Opera-Styled Vocals In Metal'

Raymond Westland of The Midlands Rocks recently conducted an interview with AVATARIUM singer Jennie-Ann Smith. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Midlands Rocks: Can you start by telling how you become involved with AVATARIUM? Jennie-Ann Smith: AVATARIUM started out as a project fr...

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CANDLEMASS To Perform Entire 'Ancient Dreams' Album At ROADBURN Festival

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS to perform their "Ancients Dreams" album in its entirety at Mikael Åkerfeldt's (OPETH) 2014 curated Roadburn event on Friday, April 11 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. "Wow, just wow!" says Åkerfeldt. "I am friends with the entire band, and especial...

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EVERGREY/AVATARIUM Guitarist MARCUS JIDELL Releases 'Huldra' Solo Video

"Huldra", the new video from Swedish guitar master Marcus Jidell (AVATARIUM, EVERGREY, ROYAL HUNT),can be seen below. The song is taken from his debut instrumental album, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", which was released in August via Lion Music. Marcus wanted something a little different to the...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist's AVATARIUM: 'Boneflower' Video Released

"Boneflower", the new video from AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, can be seen below. The song is taken from AVATARIUM's self-titled debut album, which was released in Europe on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In a...

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Former SABATON Drummer ROBBAN BÄCK: 'I Wasn't Kicked Out' Of The Band

Former SABATON drummer Robban Bäck has released the following statement: "I keep getting tons of e-mails from all over the world regarding this matter so I feel it's time to speak up... "NO, I am not the drummer of [SABATON] anymore, and NO, I wasn't kicked out. I made the decision to LEAVE the band...

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SABATON Plays First Show With New Drummer; Video Available

Swedish metallers SABATON played their first show with new drummer Hannes Van Dahl this past Saturday, November 16 at the Metal Hammer Paradise festival in Germany. Behind-the-scenes footage from the concert can be seen below. Regarding their decision to enlist Hannes Van Dahl, SABATON said in a sta...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman's AVATARIUM Performs Live For First Time

AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, made its live debut earlier tonight (Saturday, November 9) in Stockholm. AVATARIUM played two songs at the private 40th birthday party for AVATARIUM and TIAMAT drummer Lars S...

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AVATARIUM's JIDELL, SKÖLD Discuss Debut Album Recording Process (Video)

The self-titled debut album from AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, was released in Europe on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on gui...

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LEIF EDLING's AVATARIUM: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

The self-titled debut album from AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, is available for streaming in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below (courtesy of Terrorizer.com). "Avatarium" will be released in Eu...

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LEIF EDLING's AVATARIUM: 'Boneflower' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Boneflower" from AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, can be seen below. AVATARIUM will release its self-titled debut album on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to...

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CANDLEMASS' LEIF EDLING Offers Track-By-Track Breakdown Of AVATARIUM Debut

AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release its self-titled debut album on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar, Lars Sköld...

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AVATARIUM: Video Footage From Debut Album Recording Sessions

AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release its self-titled debut album on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. A short video clip featuring footage from the CD's recording sessions can be seen below. In addition...