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DISMEMBER Bassist To Perform With GRAVE In Colombia

DISMEMBER's Tobias Cristiansson will play bass for fellow Swedish death metallers GRAVE at the the Manizalez Grita Rock festival in Colombia on August 15. Commented Cristiansson: "I will have the honor to play a gig with GRAVE once again, this time in Colombia, Manizalez. "GRAVE will headline the th...

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RAM Begins Recording New Album

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring drummer Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),has entered Welfare Sounds Studios in the group's hometown to begin recording its new album for an early 2011 release. RAM recently parted ways with bassist Christian Strömblad and replac...

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...

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CRASHDIET: Video Footage Of TRÄSTOCKSFESTIVALEN Performance Available

Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET performed at the Trästocksfestivalen in Skellefteå, Sweden on Saturday, July 24. Video footage of their appearance can be viewed below. "Generation Wild", the third album from CRASHDIET, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 3. The CD wa...

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CRASHDIET: TRÄSTOCKSFESTIVALEN Performance To Air On Swedish National Radio

On Saturday, July 24, Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio) P3 will broadcast an exclusive live performance from Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET. The show will be recorded this Thursday, July 22 at Trästocksfestivalen in Skellefteå at the Campus stage beginning at 19.00 Swedish time. For more infor...

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TORTURE DIVISION Releases Third Part Of Second Demo Trilogy

TORTURE DIVISION, the Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-GOD AMONG INSECTS, LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY, THE PROJECT HATE),has c...

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TRIDENT To Make U.S. Live Debut In October

TRIDENT, the Swedish death metal band formed by guitarist Johan Norman (DISSECTION, SOULREAPER),will make its U.S. live debut on Saturday, October 2 at club Europa in Brooklyn, New York. Also scheduled to appear is the New Jersey-based black metal band IMMOLITH. Tickets are $18. TRIDENT released it...

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SISTER SIN: 'True Sound Of The Underground' First-Week Sales Revealed

"True Sound Of The Underground", the sophomore album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 97 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling a...

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OCTOBER TIDE's 'A Thin Shell Set' To Receive U.S. Release In September

Candlelight Records has set a September 28 North American release date for "A Thin Shell", the new album from Sweden's OCTOBER TIDE. Featuring guitarist/founder Fredrik Norrman (KATATONIA),vocalist Tobias Netzell, drummer Robin Bergh, and session bassist Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, CARNAL FORGE...

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Fallen Angel's Dominion

Any sense of surprise felt by yours truly at the songwriting acumen displayed on "Fallen Angel's Dominion" by Germany's THULCANDRA dissipated immediately upon realizing that vocalist/guitarist Steffen Kummerer was involved. The man's immense talent was obvious from his work in OBSCURA, but this DISS...

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SISTER SIN: 'Outrage' Video Released

"Outrage", the new video from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, can be viewed below (courtesy of Bloody-Disgusting.com). The clip was directed by Hammerstream Productions. The track comes off SISTER SIN's sophomore album, "True Sound Of The Underground", which will be released i...

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NICKE ANDERSSON's IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC Performs On Swedish TV; Video Available

IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC, the new band led by THE HELLACOPTERS architect and former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson, was the featured musical guest on the May 24, 2010 edition of the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4. The band played two songs, "Resign" and "Deja Vu", and took part in an interv...

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SISTER SIN To Support MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN will support MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP on the following U.S. dates: Jul. 15 - Brixton - Redondo Beach, CA Jul. 16 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA Jul. 17 - Angels Roadhouse - Yucaipa, CA Jul. 18 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA Jul. 21 - ...

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SISTER SIN: New Song Available For Streaming

"Outrage", a brand new song from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, is available for streaming at the group's MySpace page. The track comes off SISTER SIN's sophomore album, "True Sound Of The Underground", which will be released in North America on June 22 via Victory Records an...

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CRASHDIET To Support OZZY OSBOURNE In Stockholm

Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET will support OZZY OSBOURNE on September 7 at the Globe arena in Stockholm, Sweden. "Generation Wild", the third album from CRASHDIET, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 3. The CD was made available in Sweden on April 14 through Gain/S...