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OPETH: Visa Delays Force Cancellation Of First Couple Of Dates On U.S. Tour

Sweden's OPETH have been forced to cancel the first couple of dates on their previously announced U.S. tour due to delays in the bandmembers obtaining the necessary visas to enter the country. The band's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "It is with regret that the first couple of d...

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OPETH Schedule Vancouver In-Store

Sweden's OPETH will be holding an in-store signing at SCRAPE Records in Vancouver, Canada on Friday, October 14. Come down and meet the band, get pictures taken, and get your OPETH (and related) albums signed! There will be some freebies and giveaways too. The in-store is scheduled for late afternoo...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: More 'Peace Through Superior Firepower' DVD Details Revealed

More information has been released about CRADLE OF FILTH's debut DVD, "Peace Through Superior Firepower" (view cover here),due on November 1 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). Compiled by the band's frontman, Dani Filth and guitarist Paul Allender, the DVD features the band's...

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MERCYFUL FATE's HERMANN, DENNER To Guest On EIDOLON CD

MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover has issued the following update on his EIDOLON project (which also features Glen's brother/MEGADETH drummer Shawn): "Sorry it has been so long, but as most of you know, Shawn and I have been on tour most of the summer with MEGADETH, and what a tour it was!!!! "Where ar...

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THIS IS MENACE To Play Special Gig In London

The 15-headed hydra known as THIS IS MENACE, featuring a "who's who" of underground vocalists from HUNDRED REASONS, SIKTH, THERAPY?, CARCASS, AMEN, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PITCHSHIFTER, EARTHTONE9 and the HIDING PLACE, are set to play a monumental gig at London's Mean Fiddler on December 18. Originall...

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SHADOW GALLERY's WEHRKAMP: 'I Wouldn't Be Surprised If We Ended Up Not Touring At All'

Get Ready to ROCK! recently conducted an interview with SHADOW GALLERY mastermind Gary Wehrkamp. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Get Ready to ROCK!: Did you feel, while the [new] album ['Room V'] was being recorded, stressed or under any sort of pressure? Do you have to put yourself in a...

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Bastard Son

Some records take on a personality of their own, and we attribute motives to them anthropomorphically. You'll hear someone describe an album by saying "it wants you to mosh", or "it makes you bang your head". Well, fair warning: "Bastard Son" from WATCH THEM DIE wants to punch you in the balls, over...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY, INTO ETERNITY Added To OPETH's North American Tour

FIREBALL MINISTRY and INTO ETERNITY have been added to the North American leg of OPETH's "Ghost Reveries World Tour". The outing begins on October 9 in Phoenix, Arizona and will run through mid-November 2005. Supporting the band directly on this run will be PELICAN (through October 22) then NEVERMOR...

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OPETH: 'Ghost Reveries' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 9

OPETH's new album, "Ghost Reveries", has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 9 (the group's previous midweek chart position — after two days of sales — was No. 4). The group's updated "Ghost Reveries" first-week chart positions around the world are now as follows: #9: Sweden #11: Finl...

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DROWNINGMAN: 'White People Are Stupid' Video Posted Online

DROWNINGMAN's video for the track "White People are Stupid" has been posted online at this location. The clip was directed by Joseph Pattisall (SHELTER, STRIKING DISTANCE) and features the band "playing on a rotating stage, and there are these fire-breathers, people walking on tightropes, magicians...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: In Writing Mode

Long-running Florida-based death metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION are currently writing the music for their tenth studio album, to be released sometime in the spring/summer of 2006. "This is a landmark for the band and we really want this release to be something special for everyone," the group write i...

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Ghost Reveries

There's a danger in taking OPETH for granted, now that we've been graced with a staggering seven albums' worth of progressive metal brilliance from them. They have their own sound, with instantly-identifiable elements, and you can only hear them "for the first time" once. That makes it easy to say t...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer Offers Update On New Album, 'Castles and Dreams' Tour

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT vocalist Candice Night has issued the following update on the band's current and upcoming activities: "We have returned from the German portion of our Castles and Dreams tour and what an amazing time we had. Not even the bold, wet German summer could dampen the spirits of those who...

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KISS: 'Alive!' Photographer FIN COSTELLO Interviewed

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first KISS live album, "Alive!", Kiss Kollector Online has posted portions of an exclusive interview with "Alive!" photographer Fin Costello, which will appear in its entirety in the November issue of KISS Kollector magazine, along with some of Fin Coste...

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OPETH: More First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

OPETH's official web site has been updated with the following first-week national chart positions for the group's new album, "Ghost Reveries": #4: Sweden (midweek chart; after two days of sales) #11: Finland #21: Norway #35: Australia #38: Netherlands #39: Germany #62: United Kingdom #64: USA #72: F...