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BACKYARD BABIES: New Album To Be Produced By HELLACOPTERS' ANDERSSON

Sweden's BACKYARD BABIES have tapped THE HELLACOPTERS frontman/ex-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson to produce their upcoming CD, tentatively due late spring 2006 via BMG. The upcoming collaboration will mark the first time that BACKYARD BABIES guitarist Dregen and Andersson have worked together sinc...

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SABATON To Enter Studio In January

Sweden's SABATON will enter the studio on January 2, 2006 to begin recording their third full-length album, tentatively due next spring via Black Lodge Records. 11 songs will be recorded for the follow-up to this year's "Primo Victoria". The CD's artwork will once again be handled by Mattias Norén o...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Polar Music Prize Announcement Video Posted Online

LED ZEPPELIN were named the recipients of the annual Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm on Monday (Nov. 7). Watch the announcement video at this location. The citation issued by the Academy called LED ZEPPELIN "one of the great pioneers of rock" and commented that t...

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DIECAST Check In From AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Tour

DIECAST are currently in the midst of a massive U.S. tour as the support act for AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE (other opening bands on the trek are BLEED THE SKY and INDEX CASE). The group just wrapped up a highly-successful run with ILL NINO and also shot a new video for the track "These Days" with ...

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LED ZEPPELIN Win Polar Music Prize

CBC Arts is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev have been named the 2006 winners of the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founded in 1989 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, the annual prize honors one pop and one cla...

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CANDLEMASS: No Confirmed South American Tour Dates

Despite published reports to the contrary, CANDLEMASS have not made definite plans to tour the Latin American continent. "Some fake tour dates are being advertised in South America at the moment," the band write on their web site. "Please notice that the only official and confirmed CANDLEMASS shows...

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DOPESICK Featuring Former SKINLAB/SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist: New Music Posted Online

DOPESICK, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring former SKINLAB/SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist Adam Albright, have posted two new songs — "Dust" and "Candyass" — at this location. Said Adam, "We are going into the studio to do two or three more songs then put out a new EP. 'Bi-Polar' I think we will .....

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8THSIN: New Album Samples Posted Online

8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä; WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),have uploaded audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on their sophomore album, "Angelseed & Demonmilk", tentatively due later in the year. The follow-up to last year's "Sinners Inc." (Bla...

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FORCE OF EVIL: Tour Dates In The Works

FORCE OF EVIL, the new Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),have uploaded photos from their appearance at the Earth...

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Review: ULI JON ROTH Performs With The SCORPIONS For First Time In 27 Years

On September 10, SCORPIONS and Uli Jon Roth performed their first concert together in Colmar, France, since they had been on stage together in Tokyo in 1978. For many of Uli Jon Roth and SCORPIONS fans, this was a very emotional and truly historic event which they had long been waiting for. The Parc...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Doesn't Rule Out Recording New Album With MICHAEL SCHENKER, ULI JON ROTH

The Dio Message Board recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Dio Message Board: Why did you decide to use Jimmy Bain and Bobby Rondinelli for the "Love at First Sting" recording. Jimmy himself admitted he is on the album in...

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CANDLEMASS Perform In Moscow: Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS performing live at CDK MAI in Moscow, Russia on Friday, August 26 have been posted online at Musica.Mustdie.Ru. CANDLEMASS are continuing to tour in support of their brand-new self-titled album, which entered the Swedish national album...

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CANDLEMASS: Proposed Tour With CATHEDRAL, GRAND MAGUS Called Off

The proposed European tour featuring reformed Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS alongside CATHEDRAL and GRAND MAGUS has been officially called off. "Unfortunately, it was rather clear we couldn't get the finances together so we had to say no to that one. Bummer!!" stated CANDLEMASS bassist Leif...

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8THSIN: New Album Track Listing Revealed

8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä; WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),have finalized the track listing for their sophomore album, "Angelseed & Demonmilk", tentatively due in October. The follow-up to last year's "Sinners Inc." (Black Lodge Records) will include a special g...

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CANDLEMASS To Tour Europe With CATHEDRAL, GRAND MAGUS

CANDLEMASS mainman Leif Edling has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that a CANDLEMASS European headlining tour is in the early stages of being booked for this fall. The month-long trek, which is tentatively scheduled to kick off October 5 an run through October 30, will also feature CATHEDRAL and GRAND...