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Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL: Tickets Selling Faster Than Ever Before

According to the organizers of Norway's Inferno Festival, the three-day passes for this year's event are now completely sold out — the first time in the festival's history the pases have sold out this early. In addition, about 30 percent of the passes have been sold to metal fans abroad. There are s...

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NIGHTRAGE Looking Forward To European Tour Kick-Off

Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, who released their highly acclaimed second full-length album, "Descent Into Chaos", on Century Media Records in 2005, are are about to hit the road throughout Europe supporting BOLT THROWER on their Those Still Loyal Europe 2006 tour. Commented NIGHTR...

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BLOODTHORN Prepare To Release 'Genocide'

Norwegian death metallers BLOODTHORN will release their fourth studio album, "Genocide", in January/February via Red Stream Inc. (Morningstar Records in Europe). The long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Under the Reign of Terror" was recorded at Godt Selskap Studio (CHTON, GRIFFIN, KEEP OF KALESSIN) in...

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BORKNAGAR, WITCHCRAFT, ENDSTILLE Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL

BORKNAGAR, WITCHCRAFT and ENDSTILLE have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 13-15 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are the reunited black metal legends EMPEROR, MARDUK, BOLT T...

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MARDUK: DVD, Another European Tour In The Works

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have posted the following message on their official web site: "Here is a brief update regarding upcoming activities for 2006. A brand new DVD is currently being put together and will for sure be at least a 2-disc version, maybe 3. More news regarding the DVD will be po...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

LEGION OF THE DAMNED are the latest confirmed band for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place June 2-4, 2006 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is hsaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BOLT THROWER BRAINSTORM CRUCIFIED BARBARA EVERGREY FATES WARNING FI...

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More Musicians Pick Best Albums Of 2005

Roadrunner Records has posted a list of some of their artists' picks for the best albums of 2005. Check it out below: Acey Slade (MURDERDOLLS): 01. CHELSEA SMILES - Easy Ride EP 02. LARS FREDERICKSON AND THE BASTARDS - Viking 03. TURBONEGRO - Party Animals 04. SOCIAL DISTORTION - Sex, Love and Rock...

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BOLT THROWER: More European Tour Dates Announced

BOLT THROWER have confirmed more dates for the second leg of their European tour in April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 06 - Edinburgh, SCO - The Bongo Club Apr. 07 - Bradford, UK - Rio Apr. 08 - TBA Apr. 09 - Dublin, IRE - Voodoo Lounge Apr. 10 - Southhampton, UK – ...

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GOD AMONG INSECTS To Support BOLT THROWER In Sweden

GOD AMONG INSECTS, the Swedish "old-school" death metal band featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (DARK FUNERAL),guitarist Lord K (a.k.a. Kenth Philipson) (THE PROJECT HATE),bassist Tomas Elofsson (SANCTIFICATION) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY),have been confirmed as the support ac...

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BOLT THROWER Bassist: 'Touring The U.S. Doesn't Hold Great Memories For Us'

RockSomething.com recently conducted an interview with BOLT THROWER bassist Jo Bench. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockSomething.com: How would you say [your new album "Those Once Loyal"] it differs from previous releases? Jo Bench: "Obviously it's not an experimental album, we're not...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION, NIGHTRAGE And NECROPHAGIST To Support BOLT THROWER In Europe

MALEVOLENT CREATION, NIGHTRAGE and NECROPHAGIST have been confirmed as the opening bands for BOLT THROWER on their upcoming European headlining tour, set to take place in January/February. A list of confirmed dates can be found at this location. As previously reported, BOLT THROWER's new CD, "Those...

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BOLT THROWER: Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

BOLT THROWER have confirmed a full Scandinavian tour for April 2006. The dates are as follows: Apr. 13 - Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock Apr. 14 - Gothenburg, SWE - Sticky Fingers Apr. 15 - Oslo, NOR – TBA (Inferno Festival) Apr. 16 - Stockholm, SWE - Klubben Apr. 18 - Helsinki, FIN - Nosturi ...

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BOLT THROWER, BLOODTHORN Added To Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL

BOLT THROWER and BLOODTHORN have reportedly been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 13-15 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are the reunited black metal legends EMPEROR, MARDUK and...

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BOLT THROWER: 'Those Once Loyal' Enters German Chart At No. 76

BOLT THROWER's new CD, "Those Once Loyal", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 76 — the group's highest-charting release in Germany so far. The follow-up to 2001's "Honour, Valour, Pride", "Those Once Loyal" was recorded at Andy Faulkner's Sable Rose studios and is the band's...

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Those Once Loyal

One of the things reviewers use to fill space when talking about long-running bands is how the new album differs from the band's back catalog. BOLT THROWER bulldoze that path with the subtlety of a howitzer shell — they hit a stride around "Realm of Chaos", in 1989, and they haven't shown too much i...