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CONSTRUCDEAD To Enter Studio Next Month
CONSTRUCDEAD, the Swedish band featuring TERROR 2000 drummer Erik Thyselius, will enter Fear And Loathing Studio (co-owned by CLAWFINGER and MESHUGGAH) on April 4 with producer Jocke Skog (CLAWFINGER) to begin recording their third full-length album, tentatively due before the end of the year. As pr...March 17, 2005
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's 'Mafia' Lands At No. 15 On BILLBOARD Album Chart
The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending March 15, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY – "Mafia": 44,536 (#15) SOILWORK - "Stabbing The Drama": 5,205 BLOODBATH – "Nightmares Made Flesh": 928 IMPALED - "Death After Life": 367 Meanwh...March 16, 2005
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DARKEST HOUR Check In From Recording Studio
DARKEST HOUR have posted the following studio update on their official web site: "DARKEST HOUR has been buried in the studio for about two weeks now and we have gotten a hell of a lot done. All the basic structures for the songs are complete. There are now nine songs on the record and one ...March 16, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY Comment On OZZFEST Appearance
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have commented on their upcoming appearance at this year's Ozzfest, which is scheduled to kick off July 15 in Boston. Massachusetts. ARCH ENEMY will be performing on the second stage at the traveling festival alongside ROB ZOMBIE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, AS I L...March 16, 2005
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SOILWORK Singer, BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Seek Name For New Project
SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch are currently seeking a name for their new project. The collaboration, which originally went under the COLDSEED moniker, is described by Strid as "a mixture between RAMMSTEIN and ALICE IN CHAINS." A full-length album is c...March 16, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: Complete Details Revealed
It's big. It's bad. And it's back for more. Got a problem with that? Ozzfest — the king of festivals — triumphantly returns this summer to celebrate its hard-earned 10th anniversary with the staggering line-up of BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, ROB ZOMBIE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL and BLACK LABEL...March 15, 2005
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SLIPKNOT, PAPA ROACH, HELMET, KREATOR Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
SLIPKNOT, PAPA ROACH, ALTER BRIDGE, HELMET, ROSE TATTOO, SICK OF IT ALL, KREATOR, MASTODON and ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. Meanwhile, MADBALL have cancelled their appearance at the festival. The billing for t...March 15, 2005
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Massive Week Of Metal In Sweden!
Heavy Metal did itself proud in Sweden this week, with JUDAS PRIEST achieving their highest world chart placing to date after "Angel of Retribution" landed at No. 3. Stiff competition came from domestic heroes HAMMERFALL, whose "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" followed close behind at No. 4. A...March 10, 2005
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Character' Back On Swedish Album Chart
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following update on their official web site: "Seems like the recent Swedish gigs got us some new fans, as 'Character' now is back in the national chart (view) at position #37. In the metal chart (view),the album is enjoying its seventh week, currently resi...March 10, 2005
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SOILWORK To Release 10-Year Anniversary DVD
Sweden's SOILWORK have announced plans to release a DVD to celebrate the group's 10-year anniversary. "We'll film some of the upcoming shows and add a lot of backstage/tour bus footage that we have collected through the years," vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid writes on the group's web site. "I think ou...March 10, 2005
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HOWLING SYN Announce New Guitarist, Bassist
Canadian gothic metallers HOWLING SYN have issued the following update: "We now have a new member who will replace Gilbert [Riendeau, guitar]! Patryk has hung up his bass and will now concentrate on guitars. So the band now has a new bass player called Carlo Moscardini, who previously worked with LI...March 10, 2005
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MNEMIC Confirmed For Danish Soundtrack
Danish modern thrash metallers MNEMIC have been confirmed as the only metal band on the Danish original motion picture soundtrack "NordKraft". Other featured acts are THE RAVEONETTES, GASOLIN and VIVA VERTIGO. For more information, visit www.nordkraftfilmen.dk. MNEMIC's sophomore album, "The Audio I...March 9, 2005
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SOILWORK Singer Explains Lack Of Solos On New Album
SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "First of all, thank you so much for all the positive reactions on the new album! It also feels great that SOILWORK is giving a lot of inspiration to the people out there both in a musical and a...March 9, 2005
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Film 'The New Build' Video
Swedish thrashers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "We've just finished the last gig of the KREATOR / EKTOMORF / HATESPHERE tour and would like to send a warm 'thank you!' to everyone involved; our new friends in the bands, the crew and of course everyo...March 7, 2005
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SOILWORK's 'Stabbing The Drama' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 19
SOILWORK's latest CD, "Stabbing the Drama", has entered the Finnish album chart at position No. 19. "Stabbing the Drama" debuted at No. 14 in the band's home country, Sweden, where the band's previous CD, 2003's "Figure Number Five", opened at No. 59. Released through Nuclear Blast Records, "Stabbin...March 7, 2005