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CANDLEMASS: ROCKWAVE FESTIVAL Report Posted Online

CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling has posted a report on the band's July 8 appearance at the Rockwave Festival in Athens, Greece. Also appearing on the billl were SLAYER, DIO and DISMEMBER, among others. Read Edling's report at this location. CANDLEMASS are continuing to tour in support of their brand-...
July 26, 2005
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CANDLEMASS: VÄSTERÅS METAL MEET Report Posted Online

CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling has posted a report on the band's July 1 appearance at the Västerås Metal Meet in Västerås, Sweden. Also appearing on the billl were CARNAL FORGE and AMON AMARTH. Read Edling's report at this location. CANDLEMASS are continuing to tour in support of their brand-new sel...
July 18, 2005
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DOZER Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Swedish "stoner" rockers DOZER have posted the following message on their official web site: "The completion of the yet-untitled fourth DOZER album is now near. A few minor mixing details and mastering is all that remains. The album is set to be released in October in Europe and February in the U.S....
July 15, 2005
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PETER TÄGTGREN To Guest On New 8THSIN Album

8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä; WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),are in the final stages of recording their sophomore album, "Angelseed & Demonmilk", tentatively due before the end of the year. The follow-up to last year's "Sinners Inc." (Black Lodge Records) will inc...
July 13, 2005
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CANDLEMASS: BANG YOUR HEAD Report Posted Online

CANDLEMASS bassist/main songwriter Leif Edling has posted a report from the band's recent appearance at the Bang Your Head festival in Balingen, Germany. Check it out at this location. CANDLEMASS are continuing to tour in support of their brand-new self-titled album, which entered the Swedish nation...
July 6, 2005
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DOZER Begin Recording New Album

Swedish "stoner" rockers DOZER have posted the following message on their official web site: "[On Monday, June 20] we are entering the Seawolf Studios [in Helsinki, Finland] to start recording our fourth album. No title is set yet but it will include songs like 'Big Sky Theory', 'The Roof', 'The Riv...
June 20, 2005
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THERAPY? To Release Internet-Only Single

THERAPY? will be issuing a new Internet-only single on Monday, June 13. "It's a 'double A side', if such a thing exists in the digital world, with 'Rock You Monkeys' and 'Polar Bear' from 'Never Apologise Never Explain'," the band write on their web site. "An additional track comes in the form of a...
June 10, 2005
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Lions in this Game

Christ, this is one tough ass hardcore CD! With all the teeth spittin' and rib-crackin' hardcore going on here, how appropriate that this Los Angeles band is named DONNYBROOK and the Michael Bukowski cover art depicts an all-out hockey brawl. The skull and bloody hockey sticks that serve as cross bo...
June 5, 2005
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SABATON Confirmed For 'Sweden Rock' Three-DVD Set

According to a posting on SABATON's official web site, the band will be featured on the Sweden Rock Festival three-DVD set, tentatively due this fall. SABATON's contribution will come in the form of live footage from this year's edition of the festival, filmed with four cameras. For more information...
June 5, 2005
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8THSIN Hard At Work On New Album

8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä, WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),are currently in the studio recording their sophomore album, "Angelseed & Demonmilk", tentatively due before the end of the year. "[The recording sessions] will continue during May and June with a short...
May 25, 2005
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DOZER To Record New Album In June

Swedish "stoner" rockers DOZER will enter Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Finland on June 20 to record the follow-up to 2003's "Call It Conspiracy". The sessions will last approximately two-and-a-half weeks and a dozen songs will be put on tape, 10 of which will end up on the as-yet-untitled album. DOZ...
May 17, 2005
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VALKYRIE To Release Full-Length CD In August

VALKYRIE, the Virginia-based psychedelic stoner doomsters, will be releasing a full-length CD in late August via Twin Earth Records. The album will be engineered and produced at the Polar Bear Lair in Maryland by Chris Kozlowski, who has produced records for PENTAGRAM, SPIRIT CARAVAN, INTERNAL VOID,...
May 16, 2005
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BACKYARD BABIES To Team Up With THE CHELSEA SMILES For U.S. Tour

BACKYARD BABIES will be teaming up with THE CHELSEA SMILES (featuring guitarist/vocalist Todd Youth of DANZIG/D GENERATION/MURPHY'S LAW fame) for a U.S. tour beginning in early June. The dates are as follows: Jun. 10 - Khyber - Philadelphia, PA Jun. 11 - Northsix - Brooklyn, NY Jun. 12 - Peabody's -...
May 12, 2005
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CANDLEMASS Enter Swedish Album Chart At No. 7!

CANDLEMASS' brand-new self-titled album has entered the Swedish national album chart at position No. 7. The CD also came in at No. 5 on the Sweden chart (featuring only Swedish artists) and at No. 1 on the Hard Rock/Metal chart. CANDLEMASS celebrated the release of the album with a ...
May 12, 2005
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CANDLEMASS: 'Black Dwarf' Video Posted Online

CANDLEMASS's video for the track "Black Dwarf" has been posted online at NuclearBlast.de (Real player required). "Black Dwarf" comes off the reunited Swedish doomsters' comeback album, "Candlemass", which was released earlier this week via Nuclear Blast Records. "Candlemass" was recorded in part at...
May 6, 2005