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BLOODBATH Land Endorsement Deal With ES GUITARS
According to a posting on BLOODBATH's official web site, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström and BLOODBATH have entered an exclusive endorsement deal with ES Guitars from Connecticut, USA. Nyström's choice of axe is a model called SS-88AN and was based on their line of "anti-corporate" handcrafted designs to...February 12, 2005
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NASUM Talk About Missing Singer: 'It's Hard To Comprehend What Has Happened'
NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson recently spoke exclusively to Sweden's Close-Up magazine about the group's singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk, who is among the more than 500 Swedes still missing in Thailand following the massive undersea earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale and resulting tsun...February 11, 2005
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KONKHRA To Take Break Due To 'Personal Reasons'
Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have announced via their official web site that they will be taking the "first break in [the band's] 16-year history" due to "personal reasons." KONKHRA recently began shopping a new demo/CD, "Persistence", containing the tracks "Strung Up by the Neck", "Sandblasted...February 3, 2005
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BLOODBATH: Live Debut Planned For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
BLOODBATH, the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA, OCTOBER TIDE) and Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, DAN SWANÖ, UNICORN, EDGE OF SANITY, INFESTDEAD, ODYSSEY, PAN-THY-MONI...January 29, 2005
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THERION: METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY Covers Posted Online
Sweden's THERION have made cover versions of METALLICA's "Fight Fire with Fire", JUDAS PRIEST's "Green Manalishi" and THIN LIZZY's "Southbound" available for download via their official web site. Direct links to the downloads as well as comments from frontman Christofer Johnsson follow: METALLICA -...January 20, 2005
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DANISH METAL AWARDS 2004 Winners Announced
DanishMetal.dk has posted a list of the winners of the winners of Danish Metal Awards 2004. They are as follows: Album of the Year: MERCENARY - "11 Dreams" Demo of the Year: SUBMISSION - "Submission" Live-band of the Year: HATESPHERE Music video of the Year: MNEMIC - "Deathbox" Vocalist of the Year:...January 4, 2005
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour
DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Martin Henriksson recently spoke to Korea's Hot Music magazine about the group's new album, "Character", and their upcoming touring activities. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Hot Music: While the new album does not have any major stylistic changes, it is very...January 4, 2005
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Swedish Hard Rock Stars Join Forces On Special DVD To Benefit Tsunami Victims
About 150 of the biggest names in rock and hard rock from Sweden have recorded a song that will be released in a couple of weeks on a special DVD to raise money through the Red Cross for the victims of the horrible earthquake and flood disaster in Asia. The song "Where Is The Fire" ...January 4, 2005
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NOCTURNAL RITES: 'Against The World' Video Posted Online
Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have posted their video for the track "Against the World" at this location. The clip was directed and produced by the band's drummer, Owe Lingvall, for Gun Produktions. "Against the World" comes off NOCTURNAL RITES' sixth studio album, "New World Messiah", whi...January 4, 2005
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NASUM: 'Nothing New To Report'
Sweden's NASUM have posted the following update regarding the group's singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk, who is among the 1,500 Swedes still missing in Thailand following the massive undersea earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale and resulting tsunamis along South Asia's coasts: "As of midn...December 30, 2004
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NASUM Vocalist MIESZKO TALARCZYK Missing In Thailand
NASUM singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk is among the 800 Swedes still missing in Thailand following the massive undersea earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale and resulting tsunamis along South Asia's coasts. The latest estimates are that over 23,000 have perished in the region. The remaini...December 27, 2004
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BLOODBATH: U.S. Release Of 'Nightmares Made Flesh' Pushed Back To March
Century Media Records has pushed back the release date of the new BLOODBATH album, "Nightmares Made Flesh" to March 8 from the previously announced February 8. No reason was given for the delay. Due to the long gap between the European and North American release dates, the American version will be e...December 25, 2004
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NOCTURNAL RITES: New Audio Sample Posted Online
An audio sample of a new, semi-acoustic version of the NOCTURNAL RITES track "In a Time…", has been posted online at this location. "In a Time…" comes off the group's upcoming 10th anniversary double-CD set containing the group's first two albums, due on February 21, 2005. NOCTURNAL RITES' debut alb...December 23, 2004
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TRISTANIA Guitarist Talks About Comparisons To NIGHTWISH And EVANESCENCE
Norwegian Metal band TRISTANIA, fronted by Vibeke Stene, will release their fourth album, "Ashes", through SPV Records in January. Fresh off a highly successful European tour with THERION and TRAIL OF TEARS, the band will support NIGHTWISH across Europe in February. Guitarist and main composer Ander...December 18, 2004
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NOCTURNAL RITES: 'Against The World' Video To Air On Swedish TV
NOCTURNAL RITES' video for the track "Against the World" will premiere on Sweden's ZTV on Monday, December 6. The following air times are confirmed: Dec. 06 (Monday): 3-4pm and 2-3 am Dec. 07 (Tuesday): 2-3 am Dec. 11 (Saturday): 1-2 pm Commented NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson: "OK, Swedish f...December 5, 2004
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