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MÖTLEY CRÜE To Headline Sweden's PEACE & LOVE Festival

MÖTLEY CRÜE will only make one stop in Sweden this summer and it'll be at the Peace & Love festival, set to take place June 22-27, 2009 in Borlänge. Over the course of the last couple of years, Peace & Love has grown into one of the biggest festivals in Sweden. Known for its diverse ...

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SPARZANZA Announces New Guitarist

Swedish metal/rock band SPARZANZA has announced the addition of guitarist Magnus Eronen (MOANING WIND, SPACE PROBE TAURUS, CAPRICORN) to the group's ranks. Eronen joins SPARZANZA as the replacement for David Johannesson, who quit the band last year to join MUSTASCH. The "final cut" of "Methadream",...

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SANCTIFICATION: 'Black Reign' Cover Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "Black Reign", the forthcoming full-length album from SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, can be viewed below. SANCTIFICATION's current lineup consists of Tomas Elofsson (guitar) and Mark...

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ASECRETDEATH Signs With TRIBUNAL RECORDS

Australia's ASECRETDEATH has inked a deal with Tribunal Records. The band's self-titled debut was mixed and mastered by Magnus Lindberg (drummer and producer of the critically acclaimed Swedish act CULT OF LUNA) at Tonetknik Recording in Umeå, Sweden and is scheduled for release on March 10. The ban...

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CLOUDSCAPE Singer Joins Forces With Ex-HAMMERFALL Members In New Project

Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE have issued the following update: "Mike Andersson (vocals) recently started to write songs together with Stefan Elmgren (ex-HAMMERFALL guitarist) and Magnus Rosén (ex-HAMMERFALL bassist). Mike will handle the vocals, Stefan Elmgren the guitars and Magnus Rosén the bass....

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HOSTILE CELL Announces New Bassist

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal/rock band HOSTILE CELL has recruited Johan Andreassen, formerly of HEADPLATE and ENGEL, as the group's new permanent bass player. He will make his live debut with HOSTILE CELL on February 21 at Glassheim in Jevnaker (just outside of Oslo),Norway as the support band fo...

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Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Reveals More Details About Upcoming Acoustic Album

Former TNT and current STARBREAKER vocalist Tony Harnell has been busy working on a new acoustic album. The working title of the record is "En Memoria Carinosa", which, in Tony's own words, stands for "in loving memory of the songs from my past." The LP will include reworked versions of Tony's hits...

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Former TNT Singer To Release Acoustic Solo Album

Former TNT and current STARBREAKER vocalist Tony Harnell has been busy working on a new acoustic solo album. The working title of the record is "En Memoria Carinosa", which, in Tony's own words, stands for "in loving memory of the songs from my past." The LP will include reworked versions of Tony's...

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PRIMAL FEAR: More New Album Details Revealed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have completed work on their new album, "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD, which is due in May via Frontiers Records, will mark the group's first release with gui...

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Former HAMMERFALL Bassist To Perform With Göteborg Wind Orchestra

Former HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén will take part in a concert with the Göteborg Wind Orchestra on April 23 at the oldest house in Gothenburg, Sweden called Kronhuset (dating back to around 1600). According to Magnus, this will mark the first time a heavy metal bass player has perfomed with a wi...

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SANCTIFICATION: New Drummer Needed

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, may be forced to cancel its appearance at this year's installment of the House Of Metal festival — set to take place February 27-28 at Folkets Hus in Umeå, Sweden — due to "...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Master New Album In Early February

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have finished mixing their new album, "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD, which is tentatively due in May via Frontiers Records, will mark the group's first releas...

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Reactivated SARCASTIC To Play First Hometown Show In 12 Years

Reactivated Swedish thrash metallers SARCASTIC will play a hometown show on Friday, February 13 — the band's first appearance in Strömstad since 1997! Also scheduled to appear at the Skagerack venue are punk rockers HATHOR (featuring SARCASTIC bassist Patrik "PK" Nilsson) and the next generation of...

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PLACE VENDOME: 'Streets Of Fire' Audio Samples Available

PLACE VENDOME, the project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske alongside PINK CREAM 69's Dennis Ward, will release its second album, "Streets Of Fire", on February 20 via Frontiers Records. The songs this time were supplied by different songwriters, who were particularly motivated and en...

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CONSTRUCDEAD To Release New Album In April

Swedish metallers CONSTRUCDEAD will release their long-awaited fourth album, "Endless Echo", in April via Black Lodge Records. The band previously stated about the new material, "[We] think that there will be something for everyone on this album. Most of the material though, is very fast, heavy and...