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THERION Mainman Issues Tour Wrap-Up

Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "We're back in Europe and besides Kiev that will be the last show on this tour, we're pretty much done. Some words for our fans: "Latin America: Thank you for being even more amazing than ever! We also made a new r...

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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Kick-Off Celebration To Be Broadcast Live

The organizers of the Sweden Rock Festival will announce the first 20-25 bands confirmed for next year's event during the kick-off party on November 24 at Tyrol in Stockholm. The party will be broadcast live on the Stockholm radio station 106.7 Rockklassiker beginning at 7:00 p.m. local time and wil...

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VOLBEAT: 'Rock The Rebel / Metal The Devil' Certified Platinum In Denmark

VOLBEAT's "Rock The Rebel / Metal The Devil" CD has been certified platinum in Denmark for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. According to the band this marks the firs time a Danish metal album has sold platinum in Denmark. "Rock The Rebel / Metal The Devil" entered the Danish chart at No. 1 upon ...

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SIEGES EVEN: 'Paramount' Lands On Greek Chart

Reformed cult German progressive metal band SIEGES EVEN has entered the Greek album chart at position No. 46 with its latest CD, entitled "Paramount". Released in North America on October 10 via Inside Out Music (late September in Europe),the CD's cover artwork can be seen at this location. The pho...

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THERION: Video Interview With CHRISTOFER JOHNSSON Available

Brazil's "Stay Heavy" TV show conducted an interview with mainman Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION in late September 2007, the day after the band's one-off appearance at São Paulo's Citibank Music Hall. Watch the 10-minute interview below. THERION's latest studio album, the dual-...

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IRON MAIDEN: Nordic Tour Dates Announced

EMA Telstar has announdce the return of IRON MAIDEN to the Nordic countries next year with what will be the biggest rock tour that any band has EVER undertaken there. Following their record-breaking and massively popular sell outs at Ullevi Stadium in 2005, and the many multiple arena shows around t...

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DARK SUNS Parts Ways With Keyboardist

German progressive dark metallers DARK SUNS have parted ways with keyboardist Thomas Bremer due to personal differences. A replacement keyboardist has not yet been announced. DARK SUNS' third album, "Existence", was released in 2005 via Prophecy Productions. The group is currently putting the finish...

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SEX PISTOLS Guest On 'The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'; Video Available

SEX PISTOLS members John Lydon and Steve Jones were interviewed on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on Wednesday, October 31. Watch the interview in two parts below. Next up for the PISTOLS: five sold-out shows at The Brixton Academy in London (November 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14). Additional shows...

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THERION: Santa Ana Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THERION's October 18, 2007 concert at The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California can be viewed below (courtesy of Seolblackmetal). Photos of THERION's October 20, 2007 performance in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada are available at Capitale du Metal. According to Alain Gagno...

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LEMMY, VELVET REVOLVER, DEF LEPPARD Members Attend SEX PISTOLS' Hollywood Gig

A wide range of celebrities turned out for the SEX PISTOLS private club show for fans Thursday, October 25 at The Roxy in Los Angeles: all of VELVET REVOLVER, Gavin Rossdale (BUSH),Mark McGrath, Josh Freese (THE VANDALS, NINE INCH NAILS, DEVO, A PERFECT CIRCLE),Clem Burke (BLONDIE),Phil Collen (D...

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BLACK MARK Signs Exclusive U.S. Distribution Deal With RELAPSE RECORDS

Sweden's Black Mark recently inked an exclusive U.S. distribution deal with Relapse Records. The first releases under this deal will be a set of BATHORY vinyl picture discs that will see a North American release date of November 27. Then moving forward, all Black Mark catalog items, past and present...

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DISMEMBER Bassist Talks About Upcoming CD, Split With Longtime Drummer

Vassilis Mazaris and Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with DISMEMBER bassist Tobias Cristiansson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: Any future plans for the band? Is there a new album or an upcoming DVD? Tobias: We will enter the studio in October and be there for a month....

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LYDIA LASKA: New Video Posted Online

Norwegian punk rockers LYDIA LASKA have released the video for their song "Love and Penetration", a track taken from their latest release "We're Nothing Compared To Ourselves". Providing guest vocals on the track are Emil Nikolaisen (SERENA MANEESH) and former MAYHEM frontman Maniac (SKITLIV). Watch...

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HIRAX, SACRED STEEL Confirmed For France's LONG LIVE METAL FESTIVAL

HIRAX and SACRED STEEL are among the confirmed acts for the Long Live Metal Festival, set to take place Saturday, May 10, 2008 at La Boite à Musiques in Wattrelos, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HIRAX (USA) SACRED STEEL (GER) THE BOTTLE DOOM LAZY BAND (FRA) RELEASED ANGER (GR...

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CELLADOR Guitarist: 'We Really Hope To Come Back To Japan As Soon As We Can'

Guitarist Bill Hudson of the Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has issued the following update: "What the hell was that? Seriously, I've always heard that everybody loves to play in Japan and now I know why! "Our show at Loudpark 07 was the first ever in Japan, I couldn't believe how many peop...