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IN FLAMES Honored With Swedish 'GRAMMIS' Award In 'Best Hard Rock' Category

IN FLAMES was honored with the Swedish "Grammis" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category during a ceremony that was held Tuesday night (January 30) at Hovet in Stockholm. A total of five bands were nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2006. The nominees were as follo...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I'm A Lesbian And Proud'

THE HAUNTED's MySpace page has been updated with the following interview: Answering Questions: Patrik Jensen (guitar) Q: You my friend, are becoming a damned icon to some kids. Is that good or bad, or just weird? Jensen: I doubt that is the case. I dont have jetblack hair, a neo-Rocky hairdo, my gui...

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DAM Putting Finishing Touches On Second Album

London extreme metallers DAM are putting the finishing touches on their second album, "The Difference Engine", due later this year via Candlelight Records. An advance version of the title track has been made available on the band's MySpace page . Commented guitarist/vocalist Nathan: "After several l...

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CLOUDSCAPE Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKHIMLEN Festival

Sweden's CLOUDSCAPE has been confirmed for the Rockhimlen festival, set to take place July 13-14 in Helsingborg, Sweden. Part of the proceeds from the concert will go to "Barncancerfonden" (Children With Cancer). The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BAI BANG BREWMAS...

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SPARZANZA: 'Going Down' Video Posted Online

Swedish hard rockers SPARZANZA have posted the video for their new song "Going Down" at YouTube.com. The track comes off the group's third CD, "Banisher of the Light", due on March 1 via Black Cult Records. The album will also include the song "Dead Rising", featuring an appearance by THE HAUNTED fr...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Checks In From KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Tour

Guitarist Anders Björler of the Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED has issued the following update from the band's current European tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: "The tour is going great. Beyond our wildest expectations actually. We are amazed by the good turn-out, the overall positive reaction from the c...

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Late NASUM Frontman Honored By MILLENCOLIN's MATTE

Former NASUM/current COLDWORKER drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the NASUM web site: "As most of you probably know, Mieszko [Talarczyk, NASUM guitarist/vocalist, victim of the Southeast Asian tsunami] ran a studio called Soundlab together with Matte from [Swedish pop-punk...

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Former TIGERTAILZ Frontman Forges Ahead With New Project

After reportedly losing a legal battle with his former bandmates over the TIGERTAILZ name, vocalist Steevi Jaimz has decided to carry on in a brand new project called simply STEEVI JAIMZ. Along with long-term partner in crime (and fellow former TIGERTAILZ member) Ace Finchum on drums, the pair has f...

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CLOUDSCAPE To Enter Studio In September

Sweden's CLOUDSCAPE will enter RoastingHouse studio in Malmö, Sweden on September 3 to begin recording its as-yet-untitled third album. "The plan is to have the album finished and released worldwide in early 2008," the group writes on its web site. "CLOUDSCAPE will once again work with Pontus Lindma...

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GLENN HUGHES Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, February 7. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the...

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HAMMERFALL Confirmed For 700th Anniversary Of The City Of Ulricehamn

On July 28, HAMMERFALL will perform at Sjuhärdsfestivalen as a part of the celebrations of Ulricehamn, Sweden's 700 years as a city. Tickets and other information can be found www.sjuhardsfestivalen.se and www.700ar.se. HAMMERFALL's vampire-themed video for "Natural High", a track off their latest a...

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GLENN HUGHES To Play Italian Shows With MOONSTONE PROJECT

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) will be the special guest of MOONSTONE PROJECT (led by Italian guitarist Matt Filippini) at around half a dozen Italian shows, joining them onstage for the last hour of their set to run through some classic PURPLE/TRAPEZE...

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HAMMERFALL's 'Natural High' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

HAMMERFALL's vampire-themed video for "Natural High", a track off their latest album, "Threshold", will debut on this week's episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, January 13 beginning at 7 p.m. PST / 10 p.m. EST. Watch the clip online at YouTube.com. The song choice for the single, whic...

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GLENN HUGHES To Perform At Holland's CLASSICS IN ROCK

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) is confirmed to perform at the Classics in Rock event, which will be held March 23 in Rotterdam, Holland. Joining Glenn will be Anders Olinder on keyboards and Jeff Kollman on guitar. Other artists to appear at this special classic...

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BLOOD RED THRONE To Enter Studio In February

Norwegian death metallers BLOOD RED THRONE will enter Jailhouse Studios in Horsens, Denmark in early February to begin recording their fourth studio album, tentatively due this summer via Earache Records. The upcoming CD will be the group's first to feature new members Anders Haave (drums) and Vald...