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SATYRICON, MORBID ANGEL, DESTRUCTION Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival
SATYRICON, MORBID ANGEL and DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky – Bergen Metal Fest VII, set to take place August 23-26 in Bergen, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Wednesday, August 23 (Venue: Garage) – "Sworn Revenge": AETERNUS BURST SHE SAID DESTROY OBSCUR...May 6, 2006
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I Featuring IMMORTAL, ENSLAVED, GORGOROTH Members: Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST Signed
I, the new band featuring former IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name: Olve Eikemo),original IMMORTAL drummer Armagedda, ENSLAVED guitarist Arve Isdal and GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell, have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band will enter the studio at the end of this month to begin r...April 11, 2006
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MY DYING BRIDE, NECROPHAGIST, BURST Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival
MY DYING BRIDE, NECROPHAGIST, BURST, I (the new band featuring ex-IMMORTAL frontman Abbath, original IMMORTAL drummer Armagedda, ENSLAVED guitarist Arve Isdal and GORGOROTH bassist King) and KEEP OF KALESSIN have been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky – Bergen Metal Fest VII, set to take place Augus...March 26, 2006
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GORGOROTH Bassist Talks About New Album, Collaboration With IMMORTAL's ABBATH
Earth-Dog.com recently conducted an exclusive interview with GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Earth-Dog.com: What is the status of GORGOROTH's next album, "Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam"? I read that you and Infernus did some of the recording already but now t...January 7, 2006
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BOMBERS: Ex-IMMORTAL Frontman's MOTÖRHEAD Tribute Band Release Studio Effort
BOMBERS, the Norwegian MOTÖRHEAD tribute band featuring Abbath (ex-IMMORTAL, currently in I) on bass/vocals, Tore Bratseth (ex-OLD FUNERAL) on guitar and Pez (PUNISHMENT PARK, JEF) on drums, have released their first studio effort — a three-song vinyl release containing the tracks "Bomber", "No Clas...October 28, 2005
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Former IMMORTAL Frontman Launches New Project
IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name: Olve Eikemo) has joined forces with original IMMORTAL drummer Armagedda, ENSLAVED guitarist Arve Isdal and GORGOROTH bassist King in a brand-new project dubbed simply I. The group have finished writing two-thirds of the material for their upcoming full-length deb...October 17, 2005
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ARCTURUS, MANTAS Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL
ARCTURUS and MANTAS are the first two bands confirmed for Norway's Inferno Metal Festival 2005, set to take place March 24-25 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo. A total of 30 bands will be performing at the festival. The second batch of confirmations for the festival will be announced o...December 1, 2004
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SATYRICON: A Worthy Farewell To The King
SATYRICON frontman Satyr has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "On Saturday [August 28], the biggest gathering of black metal stars on a stage ever took place in Bergen, Norway during the Hole In The Sky festival. I have already stated here what I feel about [late BATHOR...August 30, 2004
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Former EMPEROR Drummer Talks About Passing Of BATHORY Legend, Upcoming Projects
Former EMPEROR drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun has answered a number of fan questions via his official web site. Several excerpts follow: On the passing of BATHORY frontman Quorthon: Faust: "Anyone who have had a relationship to extreme music in one form or another will have come across the death of Quo...August 26, 2004
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Norway's Black Metal Elite To Pay Tribute To BATHORY Mastermind
A number of well-respected Norwegian black metal musicians will gather to perform a selection of classic BATHORY songs during Norway's Hole In The Sky Festival as a tribute to the group's mastermind Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg, who passed away earlier this month. So far, the following musicians have...June 23, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...January 23, 2004
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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Dismisses Rumors Of IMMORTAL's ABBATH Joining The Band
DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz has dismissed as "wrong" reports of former IMMORTAL guitarist/vocalist Abbath joining DIMMU BORGIR following the breakup of his previous band. Speaking to the Swedish Metal web site last Tuesday (July 29),Silenoz said, "[the rumors of Abbath joining DIMMU BORGIR are]...August 2, 2003
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IMMORTAL: We Are Finished
Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have reaffirmed their decision to break up, despite a statement from the band's record company yesterday indicating that the group were merely taking a long break. The following is the latest update from the Nuclear Blast Records web site: "Well, sad news… Although...July 22, 2003
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Record Label: IMMORTAL Did Not Split Up!
According to a posting on the Nuclear Blast Records web site, the reports of a split within the ranks of long-running Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL "aren't 100% correct. In fact, IMMORTAL will simply take a long break, as the musicians need to rest a while after 12 months of excessive touring....July 21, 2003
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IMMORTAL Split Up!
Long-running Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL appear to have called it a day. In an official statement posted to the forum of the Norwegian magazine Scream, the band state simply, "After 13 years and 7 albums we have decided to stop working with IMMORTAL due to personal reasons. A great thanks to...July 18, 2003
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