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OPETH Frontman Checks In From Finland
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "We're in Tampere, Finland right now and things are just hunky dory! Played Helsinki last night and it was a blast. Felt good to come back and play a nice show there since we had to cancel the...February 16, 2009
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ENSLAVED Pulls Out Of Athens Gig With HAIL OF BULLETS
Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have pulled out of their previously announced February 22, 2009 concert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece. HAIL OF BULLETS — the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens...February 16, 2009
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GWAR Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
GWAR has been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA BATTLELORE BEHOLDER CANDLEMASS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER ENSLAVED GWAR KATATO...February 10, 2009
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ABSU, GLORIOR BELLI, AVERSE SEFIRA, SOTHIS To Tesm Up For 'CIII' Tour
Candlelight Records has announced its third label packaged tour for North America. Set to kick off on June 6, CIII will feature the talents of U.S. black metal legends ABSU, with support coming from France's GLORIOR BELLI, Austin-based AVERSE SEFIRA and Los Angeles-based SOTHIS. The tour will visit...February 6, 2009
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KRAKOW Begins Recording Debut Album
Norwegian stoner metal band KRAKOW has issued the following update: "We're currently working on our debut album in Duper Studio, Bergen. We have been working hard toward this session since we finished the European tour, so we are really excited about this. We have finished recording three songs: 'Ob...February 6, 2009
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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Organizers Launch Weekly Podcast
The organizers of the Bloodstock Open Air festival — which will be held August 14-16 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England — have launched a weekly podcast that will offer up essential information along with the best in breakthrough metal and lineup announcements. According to a posting on the festi...February 5, 2009
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VOIVOD, AURA NOIR, PORTRAIT Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival
VOIVOD, AURA NOIR and PORTRAIT are the first three confirmed bands for the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X),set to take place August 26-29, 2009 in Bergen, Norway. Commented the festival organizers: "VOIVOD is coming to Bergen, how great is that? VOIVOD, the inventors of dishar...February 4, 2009
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SYRACH Guitarist Quits
Norwegian doom metallers SYRACH have issued the following update: "Today we got the message we'd been expecting for some time. Our guitarist Reichborn [a.k.a. Noralf Venås] chose to leave the band due to lack of motivation. He finished his parts and contributed well in the studio, which we thank him...February 3, 2009
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MALEVOLENT CREATION: 'Essentials' Three-Disc Collection Due In February
Crash Music has set a February 24 release date for a limited-edition digipack from legendary Florida extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION entitled "Essentials". The package features 38 tracks on three discs, with over 110 minutes of "pure brutality." The track listing for the set is as follows: Dis...January 30, 2009
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ENSLAVED: New Video Interview Available
The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with Ivar Bjornson (guitar, keys) and Grutle Kjellson (bass, vocals) of Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED. They talk about being featured in the New York Times, the differences between touring in t...January 30, 2009
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SYRACH Completes Recording New Album
Norwegian doom metallers SYRACH entered the studio on January 16 with producer Bjørnar Nilsen to begin recording their sophomore album, due later in the year via Napalm Records. The band has issued the following update on the new CD's status: "We have now finished recording our new album, and have o...January 28, 2009
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ENSLAVED, MUNICIPAL WASTE Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
ENSLAVED, MUNICIPAL WASTE and MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA CANDLEMASS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN...January 28, 2009
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ENSLAVED To Support OPETH On North American Tour
Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED will support Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on their upcoming North American tour. The 23 shows will take place between May 1 and May 27. Ivar Bjørnson, ENSLAVED's songwriter and guitarist comments: "I am stoked that we are going out...January 28, 2009
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ENSLAVED Wins Norwegian 'Spellemann' Award
For the third time in five years, ENSLAVED was honored in the "Metal" category at the Spellemann awards (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards). The largest and oldest Norwegian music awards show was held this past Saturday, January 24 at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway and was broadcast live o...January 26, 2009
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THUNDRA Signs With EINHEIT PRODUCTIONS
Norwegian metallers THUNDRA, who feature in their ranks former members of EINHERJER and ENSLAVED, have inked a deal with Germany's Einheit Productions. The band will enter the studio in early February to begin recording its third album for a summer release. In other news, Thor Erik Helgesen (guitar,...January 24, 2009
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