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OPETH, CANDLEMASS, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Spain's METALWAY Festival
OPETH, CANDLEMASS, APOCALYPTICA and PRETTY MAIDS have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Metalway Festival, set to take place over two weekends — June 20-21 and June 26-27 — in Zaragoza, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA...February 24, 2009
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SWALLOW THE SUN Checks In From The Road
Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have issued the following update: "We want to thank all of the new and old fans for making last year another successful chapter for us, thank you all!! "We released the 'Plague of Butterflies' mini album and reached our first No. 1 position on Finnish single ch...February 23, 2009
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
MÖTLEY CRÜE and NIGHTWISH are among the confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 5-7 at Eteläpuisto in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS APOCALYPTICA BULLET DEUTERONOMIUM FINNTROLL H...February 19, 2009
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ENTWINE: 'Painstained' To Receive U.K. Release
"Painstained", the sixth album from Finnish goth-metallers ENTWINE, will be released in the U.K. on April 6 via Spinefarm. A two-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Painstained" can be viewed below. Released in Finland on January 28, the CD was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, S...February 18, 2009
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Germany's GUN RECORDS Closes Its Doors
The Bochum, Germany-based rock/metal record label GUN Records (a.k.a. Great Unlimited Noises) has officially closed its doors. Launched in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk (who left his role as president of the company in December 2008) as a joint venture with BMG, the company had discovered a...February 13, 2009
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AMON AMARTH: 'Once Sent From A Golden Hall' Reissue Artwork Unveiled
Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will have their first four albums reissued in 2009. The series will kick off with "Once Sent From A Golden Hall", which will be released on February 27 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy and March 2 in the rest of Europe as a double-popup-digipak featurin...February 12, 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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NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA, EVERGREY Members To Guest On SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's Solo CD
Vocalists Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT) and Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg (SONATA ARCTICA),bassist Jari Kainulainen (EVERGREY, ex-STRATOVARIUS) and drummer Mikko Sirén (APOCALYPTICA) are among the guest musicians who appear on the third solo album from SONATA ARCTIC...February 8, 2009
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TERÄSBETONI Performs At Finnish EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Finals; Video Available
Finnish metal group TERÄSBETONI — which represented Finland in last year's Eurovision Song Contest — performed a special version of its song "Missä Miehet Ratsastaa" during the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest finals in Tampere on January 31, 2009. Video footage of the performance (taken from a TV br...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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NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Germany's M'ERA LUNA FESTIVAL
NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA and OOMPH! have been confirmed for the M'era Luna Festival, set to take place August 8-9, 2009 in Hildesheim, Germany. The festival blling is shaping up as follows: ALEXANDER VELJANOV APOCALYPTICA ASHBURY HEIGHTS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER FROZEN PLASMA GRENDEL NIGHTWISH OOMP...January 29, 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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KYPCK: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available
Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted high-quality photos and video footage (see below) of KYPCK's January 17, 2009 concert at club Tochka in Moscow. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro (Gidrolokator) 02. Chernyi Sabbath (BLACK SABBATH cover in Russian) 03. Predatel 04. Ne Prosti 05. Chernay...January 19, 2009
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SWALLOW THE SUN: New Audio Interview Available
Asif Salam of SoundShock.net conducted an interview with Mikko Kotamäk (vocals) and Juha Raivio (guitar) of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN when they supported APOCALYPTICA on December 12, 2008 in London, England. Listen to the chat at this location. SWALLOW THE SUN's North American tour with...January 16, 2009
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ENTWINE: 'Painstained' Video Trailer Available
A two-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Painstained", the sixth album from Finnish goth-metallers ENTWINE, can be viewed below. Due on January 28 via Spinefarm Records, the CD was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED) and is available for streaming in its entirety at thi...January 14, 2009
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