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ANGTORIA Sign Management Deal
ANGTORIA, the new Swedish/British orchestral/metal band formed by female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS),composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA),have signed a three-month management deal with Fortress Music and Artist Development. To further enhan...July 28, 2005
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CELTIC FROST: Forging Friendships That Defy Any Description
CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "What a most peculiar few days, the culmination of which was a shared meal last night at a very exceptional and yet equally peculiar restaurant to celebrate the birthdays of Martin [Ain, bass] and me whi...July 20, 2005
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THERION Frontman Explains METAL MEETING FESTIVAL Cancellation
THERION frontman Christofer Johnsson has posted a lengthy explanation on the band's official web site for the cancellation of the group's scheduled performance at at the Metal Meeting Festival in Zadar, Croatia on July 16. Read it at this location. As previously reported, THERION are one of seven ba...July 19, 2005
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PETER TÄGTGREN Talks About Producing New CELTIC FROST Album
Denmark's Antenna webzine recently conducted an interview with Swedish producer/musician Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Antenna: Some magazines have referred to you as a workaholic, and it seems to be the truth, but is that the real picture of the one an...July 17, 2005
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MANTICORA: '8 Deadly Sins' To Receive South American Release
Danish power metallers MANTICORA have inked a deal with Hellion Records for the South American release of their latest CD, "8 Deadly Sins". MANTICORA's fourth CD, "8 Deadly Sins", is available now on Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Hyperion" (Scarlet Records) was recorded at Jailhouse stu...July 13, 2005
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ALTARIA Announce New Guitarist
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have announced the addition of guitarist J-P Alanen to the group's ranks. "During the past winter J-P has been jamming and writing songs together with Marko [Pukkila, bass] and Tony [Smedjebacka, drums] and therefore felt like a natural choice," the band write on th...July 12, 2005
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PAGAN'S MIND Confirmed For PROGPOWER U.K.
Norwegian metallers PAGAN'S MIND have been confirmed for the U.K. edition of the ProgPower festival, set to take place March 25, 2006 at The Centaur in Cheltenham. Other groups scheduled to perform at the festival are THERION, THRESHOLD, FREEDOM CALL, ORPHANED LAND and FIREWIND. One more band has ye...June 30, 2005
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ALTARIA Part Ways With Guitarist JANI LIIMATAINEN
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have parted ways with guitarist Jani Liimatainen. "During the preproduction sessions of the upcoming album it became obvious to everybody including himself that things had developed to the point where it was impossible for him to combine ALTARIA's increasing demand...June 29, 2005
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2000 DECIBEL R.I.P.: Organizers Put Swedish Festival To Rest
Lennart Larsson, the organizer of Sweden's 2000 Decibel festival, has issued the following press release: "Today, Sunday the 5th June, we the organizers behind the 2000 Decibel festival in Bengtsfors, Sweden have, after six years, decided to put the festival to rest. "We now hope that someone else w...June 5, 2005
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THE ETERNAL Name New Album
Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have set "Sleep of Reason" as the title of their forthcoming second album, due late September via Firebox Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Sombre Light of Isolation" was recorded at Palm Studios in Melbourne and is...June 5, 2005
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BEYOND THE EMBRACE Pull Out Of M.O.D./CRISIS Tour
New Bedford, Massachusetts-based sextet BEYOND THE EMBRACE have dropped off the M.O.D./CRISIS tour this June "due to bandmember personal issues," according to an official press release. "We apologize to all of our fans that were planning to come and support us at the shows. We'll be back out hopeful...June 4, 2005
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ALTARIA Begin Recording New CD
DrummerTony Smedjebacka of the Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "ALTARIA have during the spring been pre-producing material for the yet untitled third album. The release has been pushed forward to early 2006 instead of autumn 2005 a...June 2, 2005
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THERION, THRESHOLD, FREEDOM CALL Confirmed For PROGPOWER U.K. 2006
THERION, THRESHOLD, FREEDOM CALL, ORPHANED LAND and FIREWIND have been officially confirmed for the U.K. edition of the ProgPower festival, set to take place March 25, 2006 at The Centaur in Cheltenham. "Recognizing an upturn in the popularity of progressive and power metal here over the last few ye...May 30, 2005
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MESHUGGAH, THERION, FALCONER: New Live Photos Posted Online
Photos of MESHUGGAH, DEFLESHED, THERION and FALCONER performing at last weekend's 2000 Decibel festival have been posted online at www.metalheart.se (scroll down to the bottom of the page). The only festival that is totally dedicated to Swedish hard rock and metal, this year's edition of the 2000 De...May 29, 2005
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OPETH And SKINDRED Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
OPETH and SKINDRED have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Summer Breeze festival, set to be held August 18-20 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. The complete list of artists currently confirmed to appear at the festival is as follows: AMON AMARTH ANOREXIA NERVOSA ATROCITY BARCODE BEHEMOTH BORN FROM PAI...May 22, 2005
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