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Swedish Metal Magazine CLOSE-UP Reveals Top Albums Of 2004

MASTODON's "Leviathan" has been named "Album of the Year" by the critics at Sweden's premiere metal/rock publication Close-Up. In the December/January issue, an array of musicians, including cover stars Robert Flynn from MACHINE HEAD and Anders Fridén from IN FLAMES (view cover here),discuss the mu...

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NOCTURNAL RITES To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Early Albums Reissue

Century Media will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES with the release of a double-CD set containing their first two albums, due on February 21, 2005. The debut album, "In A Time of Blood And Fire", was released in 1995 on Megarock Records but was only availabl...

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HATESPHERE: 'The Killing EP' Details Revealed

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE will release their new mini-CD, entitled "The Killing EP", in Europe on January 31 via SPV Records. The EP was recorded at Jailhouse Studios with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS). "The Killing EP" track listing: 01. The Will of God 02. You're the Enemy 03....

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It's Official: HATESPHERE Sign With SPV RECORDS, Begin Work On New EP

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first revealed on October 11, Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have now officially signed a new record deal with the SPV label. The band recently spent time at Jailhouse Studios with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS) recording a new mini-CD, entitled "The Killing EP". A...

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ARTILLERY Schedule Copenhagen Concert

Legendary Danish thrashers ARTILLERY have announced a one-off performance at The Rock in Copenhagen on December 16. Joining guitarists Michael and Morten Stützer and vocalist Flemming Rönsdorf will be HATESPHERE drummer Anders Gyldenøhr and bassist Mikael Ehlert. In a recent interview with Denmark's...

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THE HAUNTED Discuss Illegal Music Downloading

THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and vocalist Peter Dolving recently spoke to Belgium's Concreteweb.be webzine about illegal music downloading. Asked about the fact that their latest CD, "rEVOLVEr", was available for download on the Internet well before its official release date, Anders said, "I...

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CLOUDSCAPE Film Video For 'Under Fire'

Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have shot a video for the track "Under Fire" with director Rainer Holmgren, who has previously filmed videos for PAIN OF SALVATION ("Ashes") and NASTY IDOLS, among others. The video, which was shot "in various places both outdoors and indoors on stage," will be f...

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Metal Musicians Speak Out On Illegal Music Downloading

Holland's Lords of Metal webzine has published a special article regarding illegal music downloading and metal musicians' thoughts and opinions on the subject. Commented writer Eddy Meuwese: "Since I joined forces with Lords of Metal I came across a lot of interesting bands and artists. I interviewe...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Talks About The Roots Of The 'Gothenburg' Sound

THE HAUNTED founder and guitarist Patrik Jensen recently spoke Rockdetector.com's Bernard Doe. As part of the lengthy chat on the new Century Media album "rEVOLVEr", Jensen discussed how he balances THE HAUNTED with his other "trad metal' band WITCHERY and how IN FLAMES wanted to "borrow" the now-in...

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CLOUDSCAPE Scrap Album Artwork

Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have scrapped Conny Myrberg's album artwork originally created for the group's self-titled debut album. "Due to different reasons [the band] couldn't use Conny's picture," reads a posting on the group's web site. "CLOUDSCAPE is really sad about this situation but...

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THE HAUNTED: Video Greeting Posted Online

THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and vocalist Peter Dolving recently spent a few days at the Century Media office in Dortmund, Germany and found some time to prepare a special visual greeting to all their followers out there. Check it out at this location (Windows Media). Also check out this mes...

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BLOODBATH: U.S. Version Of 'Nightmares Made Flesh' To Include Bonus Tracks

Century Media Records has set a February 8, 2005 U.S. release date for the new BLOODBATH album, "Nightmares Made Flesh". Due to the long gap between the European and North American release dates, the American version will be enhanced with two bonus songs taken from a previously unreleased demo recor...

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HAWTHORN Confirmed For Sweden's HALLOWEEN METAL FEST

Swedish death metallers HAWTHORN have been confirmed for Halloween Metal Fest on November 6 at Musikenhus in Gothenburg, Sweden. Headlining the event will be NOTRE DAME, the Swedish band featuring drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL),and long-running Swedish me...

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HATESPHERE Negotiating New Record Deal With SPV

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE are negotiating a new record deal with SPV Records. If all goes well, the contracts will be signed during the coming weeks. HATESPHERE's third album, "Ballet of the Brute", was released in Europe in June through Scarlet Records. A North American release through Century Me...

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CLOUDSCAPE To Release Debut Album In January

Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have inked a licensing deal with the German label Metal Heaven for the release of their debut album. The self-titled CD is scheduled for release in Europe on January 29, 2005. A Japanese release through Marquee/Avalon is expected on December 21, 2004. "Cloudscape...