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Ex-HAMMERFALL Bassist Playing Three Solo Concerts In Svalbard

Swedish bassist Magnus Rosén (REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, HAMMERFALL, X-WORLD/5, FULLFORCE) has just embarked on his second tour performing a one-man solo bass show. This time it's off to Svalbard in the northernmost part of Norway (about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole) where Magnus i...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer Discusses KISKE/SOMERVILLE Project In New Audio Interview

On September 7, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. "Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville —...

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DARK FUNERAL Parts Ways With Drummer

Guitarist Lord Ahriman of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update: "Recently, you could read about Nils 'Dominator' Fjellström's departure from AEON due to personal/private reasons. Today we can confirm that he'll no longer be part of DARK FUNERAL either. And just like A...

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FULLFORCE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

FULLFORCE — the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, SILENT MEMORIAL, PLANET ALLIANCE) on vocals, Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL) on guitar, Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums, Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA) on guitar, and Tommy Larsson (HEED) on ba...

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MAGNUS KARLSSON Lays Down Guitar Tracks On RALF SCHEEPERS Solo Album

Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson (PRIMAL FEAR, STARBREAKER, LAST TRIBE) has finished laying down his parts for the forthcoming solo album from Ralf Scheepers of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. According to a posting on the PRIMAL FEAR web site, "Magnus delivered his guitar parts on some songs o...

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THE QUILL Is Back

Sweden's THE QUILL is back! Four years after the release of the band's most recent studio album, THE QUILL is ready to once again spread its musical gospel. We are talking heavy rock firmly rooted in the Seventies but vibrant and updated rather than retro. With the touring cycle for THE QUILL's fift...

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OVERDRIVE: Medley Of 10 New Songs Available For Streaming

A medley of 10 new tracks from classic Swedish heavy metal veterans OVERDRIVE is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The songs will appear on the group;s new album, "Angelmaker", which is tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was mixed at Studio Un...

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DARK FUNERAL Bassist Quits

Bassist B-Force has left Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL. The band's guitarist, Lord Ahriman, said in a statement, "I wish to thank [B-Force] for the six fantastic years he'd been with us on bass. It's been a pleasure indeed working together." Commented B-Force: "After six awesome and crazy yea...

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DARK FUNERAL Plays Last Show With Vocalist EMPEROR MAGUS CALIGULA (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of DARK FUNERAL's final performance with vocalist Magnus "Masse" Broberg (a.k.a. Emperor Magus Caligula),which took place on August 21, 2010 at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, can be viewed below. Broberg announced his departure from DARK FUNERAL last mo...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On RALF SCHEEPERS' Solo Album

Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (HAIL!, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will make a guest appearance on the forthcoming solo album from Ralf Scheepers of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. Owens will be heard dueting with Scheepers in the track "Remission Of...

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SIC: New Track Available For Streaming

SIC, the hardcore/thrash metal band from the Faroe Islands, has uploaded a brand new track, "Killing Birth", on its official MySpace page. The song comes off SIC's sophomore album, "Fighters They Bleed", which is expected to be released in late 2010. The CD was recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, De...

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FOLLOW THE FOOLS: New Song Posted Online

FOLLOW THE FOOLS, the new band featuring four former members of the Swedish heavy metal outfit CRYONIC TEMPLE — Magnus Thurin (vocals),Leif Collin (guitar),Hans Kallin (drums) and Mika Nyyssölä (bass) — has posted a new song, "Resurrection", on its MySpace page. FOLLOW THE FOOLS — whose lineup is...

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MAGNUS To Release 'Acceptance Of Death' In September

Legendary Polish extreme metal band MAGNUS will release its new album, "Acceptance Of Death", on September 15 via Witching Hour Productions. The CD was recorded in three different studios: Tower, DSP and ATK. Mixing and mastering duties were handled by Marcin Bors at Fonoplastykon Studio. "Acceptanc...

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Reunited THE CROWN: Another New Song Posted Online

"Doomsday King", a brand new song from the reunited Swedish death/thrash metal act THE CROWN, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track is the title cut of the group's new album, which is scheduled for release on September 27 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internat...

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SPARZANZA Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS

Karlstad, Sweden-based metal/rock band SPARZANZA has inked a deal with Spinefarm Recors. The group will enter Leon Music in September to begin recording its fifth album for an early 2011 release. SPARZANZA will once again utilize the services of producer Rikard Löfgren, who helmed the band's last tw...