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OPETH: 'The Candlelight Years' Box Set To Receive European Release

The OPETH three-CD box set called "The Candlelight Years", featuring the the band's first three albums, will be released in Europe on July 13 via Candlelight Records. The set, which originally came out in Japan in June 2008, features the following track listing: "Orchid" (1995): 01. In Mist She Was...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS: New Album To Be Mastered By JENS BOGREN

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS has tapped Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, SOILWORK, BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, SYMPHONY X) of Örebro, Sweden's Fascination Street Studios to master the band's upcoming second album, "Absolution of Humanity". Commented the group: "Having Jen...

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VARG VIKERNES Is A Free Man!

Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh),the former BURZUM mastermind who was convicted of murdering MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) in August 1993 and setting fire to three churches, is a free man. "I can confirm that I have been released from prison," Vikernes told Norway's Da...

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BURZUM Mastermind To Be Portrayed By 'Twilight' Heartthrob In 'Lords Of Chaos' Movie

Jackson Rathbone, the teen heartthrob from "Twilight", has reportedly agreed to play Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) — the former BURZUM mastermind who is currently serving a Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) and setting...

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SAXON: New York City Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SAXON's May 19, 2009 concert at B.B. King BLues Club & Grill in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "Benniken"). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Battalions Of Steel 02. Heavy Metal Thunder 03. Demon Sweeney Todd 04. Strong Arm Of The Law 05. Power An...

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TROLLFEST To Release New EP In July

Norwegian "ompa-party-trollish" metallers TROLLFEST, featuring members of PANTHEON I and SARKOM, will release a new mini-CD, "Uraltes Elemente", on July 17 via Twilight-Vertrieb. The track listing is as follows: 01. Uraltes Elemente 02. Byttedyr 03. Grublegjoken 04. Prost der Welt 05. Ich Libe Zug (...

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SAXON: New Interview To Air On Tonight's 'Metalheadz'

An interview with frontman Biff Byford and guitarist Doug Scarratt of British heavy metal legends SAXON conducted at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival (which was held April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom) will air on tonight's (Tuesday, May 19) edition...

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AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY, ENSLAVED Pull Out Of Czech Republic's UNHOLY FEST

AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY and ENSLAVED have cancelled their appearances at the 2009 edition of the Unholy Fest, set to take place July 23-25 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, due to a "breach of agreement." No further details are currently available. AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the T...

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REQUIEM Signs With TWILIGHT VERTRIEB

Swiss death metallers REQUIEM have inked a new deal with Twilight Vertrieb. Due on July 31, the band's new album, "Infiltrate... Obliterate... Dominate", was laid down at Stage One studio in Borgentreich, Germany with producer Andy Classen (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, TANKARD, HOLY MOSES, DIS...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed By FANGORIA Magazine; Video Available

Fangoria, an internationally distributed U.S. film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror, slasher, splatter and exploitation films, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH. Watch the 20-minute chat below. AMON AMARTH's seventh full...

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AMON AMARTH: Mexico City Show To Go Ahead As Scheduled

Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "We just completed a very successful U.S. tour and wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the shows! It was great to play at the places we missed on the fall tour and places we haven't been to in a very long while or ...

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KOLDBRANN Parts Ways With Drummer, Guitarist

Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN have issued the following update: "KOLDBRANN has chosen to end the collaboration with its drummer through seven years, Fordervelse, due to internal disagreements. Fordervelse has played drums on all of KOLDBRANN's releases and concerts to this date, and had a sign...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Members Rejoin Forces In PROJECT STRATO

In 1982, Tuomo Lassila (drums) formed STRATOVARIUS and came up with the band's name. Timo Tolkki (guitar) and Antti Ikonen (keyboards) joined the band in 1984 — that is some 25 years ago, and as a result the group recorded such classic albums as "Twilight Time", "Dreamspace" and "Fourth Dimension"....

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed In Atlanta; Video Available

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH before the band's April 30, 2009 concert at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch the five-minute chat below. "Guardians of Asgaard", the new video from AMON AMARTH, can be view...

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KOLDBRANN With SHINING's KVARFORTH: Footage From INFERNO Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN perfoming the song "Inkvisitor Renegat", with a special guest appearance by vocalist Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson of Swedish black metallers SHINING, at this year's Inferno festival on April 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below. KO...