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SYN:DROM: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Swedish death metallers SYN:DROM (formerly BLACKBREATH) recently entered Nevo studios in Sundsvall, Sweden to begin recording their debut album. The CD, which is being engineered and mixed by the bandmembers themselves, is tentatively due in February 2010 via ViciSolum Productions. Video footage fro...

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LACUNA COIL, U.D.O., EPICA, MASTERPLAN Members Perform At 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL, U.D.O., EPICA, MASTERPLAN and SABATON members participated in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, which was held this past Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers were backed by a six-piece band and a 30-piece class...

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THE CROWN Guitarist: 'We're All Determined To Do This Our Way This Time'

Metal Sucks recently conducted an interview with guitarist Marko Tervonen of reunited Swedish death/thrash metallers THE CROWN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Sucks: Was [former THE CROWN vocalist] Johan Lindstrand approached to be a part of the reformation of THE CROWN? Does...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Interviewed In Bologna; Video Available

Metalitalia.com conducted an interview with vocalist Jocke Berg and drummer Magnus "Adde" Andreasson of Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR prior to the band's November 7, 2009 concert in Bologna, Italy. Watch the chat below. HARDCORE SUPERSTAR re-released two of their albums — "Hardcore Super...

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Reunited THE CROWN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Reunited Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN and SOLSTAFIR have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2010 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AHAB ANATHEMA ASPHYX BARREN EARTH BEHEMOTH CALLISTO CU...

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220 VOLT's 'Heavy Christmas' Revisited

Swedish heavy metal band 220 VOLT has issued the following update: "25 years ago we were approached with the idea to record a Christmas song. We were already set in the studio for the 'Mind Over Muscle' sessions and a song was written in record time — 'Heavy Christmas'. It was primarily regarded as...

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HOSTILE CELL: New Album Title Announced

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal/rock band HOSTILE CELL has set "The Deafening" as the title of its sophomore album, tentatively due in April 2010 via the group's own Coreshot Productions. 15 songs were recorded for the follow-up to the band's self-titled debut, which will feature a guest appearance b...

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MARDUK Frontman Vs. Fan

Fan-filmed video footage of vocalist Daniel "Mortuus" Rosten of Swedish black metallers MARDUK flipping a fan who managed to make it to the front of the stage and hug the singer during the band's December 6, 2009 performance at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California can be viewed below. Mortuus...

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MOONLIGHT To Release 'Rex Diabolos' In January

Mexican black metallers MOONLIGHT will release their new album, "Rex Diabolos", at the end of January via Azermedoth Records. The CD was recorded at Control Zeta Studio in Leon, Mexico and mixed by frontman Lord Ishtar at Sound Cool Studio. The mastering duties were handled by Magnus Devo Andersson...

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MARDUK Mainman Interviewed In Montreal

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with guitarist and primary songwriter Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson of Swedish black metallers MARDUK after the band's November 21, 2009 performance in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the chat below. "Wormwood", the eleventh album from MARDUK, sold around 650 copies...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Spring 2010 North American Tour Dates Announced

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will return to the U.S. in May/June 2010 for a short tour, following up their highly successful select dates that took place late summer 2009. Support on the trek will come from LUNA MORTIS, with special guest REDEMPTION on the West Hollywood and Santa Ana shows. T...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Performs In São Paulo; Video Available

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE members Timo Tolkki (guitar; ex-STRATOVARIUS),Gus Monsanto (vocals) and Bruno Agra (drums) were joined by guest musicians Andria Busic (bass) and Fabrizio Di Sarno (keyboards) for a special one-off concert at the Blackmore Rock Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on November 22, 2009 to...

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THE CROWN Is Back!

DOBERMANN, the band formed by four former members of the Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN, has officially changed its name to THE CROWN and has released audio samples of two brand new songs, both of which can be streamed below. THE CROWN 2009 is: * Jonas Stålhammar (GOD MACABRE, MACABRE END, ABHOT...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: 'Ascension Chamber' Video Released

"Ascension Chamber", the new video from Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist Per Nilsson: "A spiritual entity that originates from the sun travels through the solar system, destination: the earth. That's the basic concept of the song 'As...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE Debut Album Final Track Listing Revealed

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske is collaborating with American singer Amanda Somerville on a brand new melodic hard rock/metal project for Frontiers Records. Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER) and Magnus Karlsson (PLACE VENDOME, PRIMAL FEAR) are handling most of the songwriting for the CD, whi...