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MY DYING BRIDE To Release 20th-Anniversary Collection

2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the U.K. doom titans MY DYING BRIDE. To commemorate two decades of doom and gloom, the band embarked upon a project to re-work familiar melodies and themes from MY DYING BRIDE's extensive catalogue into long, flowing symphonic compositions, including new vocals and...

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SNOWY SHAW 'Quits' DIMMU BORGIR, Rejoins THERION

Just one day after confirming that he has been tapped by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on the band's upcoming ninth album, "Abrahadabra", and world tour, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DR...

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GRAND MAGUS To Support MOTÖRHEAD In Germany

Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS will support MOTÖRHEAD on the following dates: Nov. 30 - Düsseldorf, GER - Philipshalle Dec. 01 - Hannover, GER - AWD Hall Dec. 03 - Trier, GER - Arena Dec. 04 - Stuttgart, GER - Schleyer-Halle Dec. 07 - Berlin, GER - Arena Treptow Dec. 08 - Wiesbaden, GER - ...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2010: Video Overview

PitCam Production has posted a four-minute video overview of this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. You can watch the clip below. A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival have been posted online at Met...

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CANDLEMASS's 'Nightfall' Gold-Colored Vinyl Reissue To Include New Liner Notes

"Nightfall", the classic 1987 album from Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS, will be reissued by Peaceville Records on September 20. This special vinyl edition of "Nightfall" features new liner notes from bassist/songwriter Leif Edling. It is limited to just 2,000 numbered copies and comes presented on...

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KRUX To Enter Studio In The Fall

KRUX — the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and OPETH keyboardist Pär Wiberg — wi...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2010 Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: Thursday, August 5: (photos) SKYLINE ALICE COOPER MÖTLEY CRÜE GOJIRA Friday,...

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GRAND MAGUS Interviewed At Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Janne "J.B." Christofferson and bassist Fox Skinner of Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS when the band played this year's Masters Of Rock festival, which was held July 15-18, 2010 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. Watch the chat below...

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Visions of the Haunted

Now THIS is doom; five tracks and 35 minutes of pure traditional doom metal with songwriting guaranteed to keep the listener interested for the duration of the journey. CROWNED IN EARTH's "Visions of the Haunted" is primarily the work of one man; vocalist/guitarist/bassist/organist/arranger/lyricist...

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GRAND MAGUS: 'Hammer Of The North' Performance Footage From Sweden's GETAWAY ROCK

Video footage of GRAND MAGUS performing the song "Hammer Of The North" at this year's Getaway Rock festival, which was held July 8-10 in Gävle, Sweden, can be viewed below (courtesy of Demonia's Blogg). "Hammer Of The North" is the title track of GRAND MAGUS' new album, "Hammer Of The North", which...

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THERION Announces New Touring Bassist

Bassist Nalley Påhlsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION announced yesterday (Thursday, July 22) that would sit out the band's upcoming European headlining tour in order to focus on his personal life. Christofer Johnsson, the creative force behind the group, has now released the...

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THERION Bassist To Sit Out European Tour

Bassist Nalley Påhlsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION will sit out the band's upcoming European headlining tour. According to Påhlsson, the reason for him not being able to take part in the trek is threefold. He says, "1) I'm alone with my two children and it's not possible f...

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ISSA: 'I'm Alive' Video Released

"I'm Alive", the new video from Norwegian singer ISSA (full name: Isabell Oversveen),can be viewed below. The clip was shot by Thomas Tjader, who has previously worked with PRETTY MAIDS and IN FLAMES. The song comes off Issa's debut album, "Sign Of Angels", which will released on September 14 in Eu...

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GRAND MAGUS Frontman Interviewed By IMHOTEP

Imhotep's Paul Kearns recently conducted an interview with vocalist Janne "J.B." Christofferson of Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. GRAND MAGUS has just released its new album, "Hammer Of The North", via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at 301...

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ISSA To Release 'Sign Of Angels' Debut

Norwegian singer ISSA (full name: Isabell Oversveen) will release her debut album, "Sign Of Angels", on September 14 in Europe and October 10 in the USA via Frontiers Records. Helped by producer Ronny Milianowicz (SAINT DEAMON) and killer musicians such as Peter Huss on guitar, Uli Kusch (ex-MASTERP...