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KATATONIA: U.K. Dates Announced

Having just supported PARADISE LOST across the U.K. and performed at the Hellfire festival, Sweden's KATATONIA has announced a series of headline U.K. gigs in March 2010 in addition to performing at Hammerfest II. The details are as follows: March 09 - Manchester - Academy 3 March 10 - Nottingham -...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST II

Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has been confirmed for next year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ATTICA RAGE...

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Night Is the New Day

Every time KATATONIA has graced us with one of their more recent albums, we've all gushed about how it's the most lush and realized version yet of their bleak, lonely vision, and how it's going to be so impossible to top it next time they drag their maundering carcasses back into the studio. You'd t...

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Reunited GODFLESH To Perform At France's HELLFEST

GODFLESH, the industrial metal band from Birmingham, England which formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002, will perform at next year's installment of the Hellfest, set to take place June 18-20, 2010 in Clisson, France. Thi...

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KATATONIA Guitarist Discusses 'Night Is The New Day' Songwriting Process

David E. Gehlke and George Pacheco of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with KATATONIA guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Reports indicated you hit writer's block when compiling material for the new album. If that was t...

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THE CHANT Hard At Work On New Album

Finnish melancholic metallers THE CHANT have entered the studio with producer Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW) to begin recording their second album, tentatively titled "This Is The World We Know", for an early 2010 release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. A studio diary is available at this location. THE...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'New Moon' First-Week Sales Revealed

"New Moon", the fifth album from Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN, sold around 400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 148 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums b...

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IHSAHN: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "After", the forthcoming studio album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, can be viewed below. The band states, "In this footage we have included recording of vocals and some guests,...

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DAYLIGHT MISERY: Three-Song Promo CD Available For Free Download

Greek death metal band DAYLIGHT MISERY has made its three-song promotional CD available for free download at this location (RAR file). The tracks featured on the promo CD are as follows: 01. Meadows of Desire 02. Soul Embraced 03. Depressive Icons DAYLIGHT MISERY recently completed work on its debut...

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KATATONIA Interviewed In Madrid; Video Available

Eternally Rock conducted an interview with Sweden's KATATONIA when the band played Madrid, Spain on September 12, 2009. Watch the chat below. "Day And Then The Shade", the new video from Sweden's KATATONIA, was directed by Lasse Hoile, who has previously worked with OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE, among o...

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KATATONIA Guitarist Interviewed By Norway's IMHOTEP; Video Available

Imhotep's Paul Kearns and Roy Kristensen recently conducted an interview with Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (guitar) of Sweden's KATATONIA. Watch the chat in five parts below. "Day And Then The Shade", the new video from Sweden's KATATONIA, was directed by Lasse Hoile, who has previously worked with OP...

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SWALLOW THE SUN's 'New Moon' Cracks Finnish Top 10

"New Moon", the fifth album from Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 10. The CD, which was released on November 10 via Spinefarm Records, was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren, who h...

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KATATONIA: 'Day And Then The Shade' Video Released

"Day And Then The Shade", the new video from Sweden's KATATONIA, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Lasse Hoile, who has previously worked with OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE, among others. The song comes off the band's eighth studio album, "Night Is The New Day", which was released in Europe o...

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KATATONIA: Footage From London Concert Posted Online

SoundShock.co.uk has uploaded video footage (see below) of KATATONIA's November 3, 2009 performance at O2 Islington Academy in London, England. A mini-site for KATATONIA's eighth studio album, "Night Is The New Day", can be accessed at this location. It includes audio samples, downloads, album infor...

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KATATONIA Members Talk About Their Influences

RevolverMag.com has uploaded a video clip (see below) of KATATONIA members Anders Nyström (guitars) and Jonas Renkse (vocals) taking a trip to a local record store to talk about a few musical influences that played a significant role in writing the band's new album, "Night Is The New Day", as well a...