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TALISMAN Mastermind Featured On Several New Albums

TALISMAN bassist Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, EUROPE, JOHN NORUM) has been updated with the following message: "There are three releases with Marcel on them coming out in the future: 1) LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, 2) SPEEDY GONZALES with Tommy Denander and Thomas Vikström [ex-CANDLEMASS], which I have...

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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS are the latest confirmed act for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15, 2006 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BLITZKRIEG CANDLEMASS GIRLSCHOOL GOATHORN ICARUS WITC...

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WORLD BELOW Part Ways With Frontman, Cancel Tour

WORLD BELOW, the Swedish band featuring CARNAL FORGE/CENTINEX guitarist Jonas Kjellgren and CENTINEX drummer Ronnie Bergerståhl, have parted ways with bassist/vocalist Mikael Danielsson (ex-SIDEBURNERS). As a result, the group's previously announced tour with ISOLE has been cancelled. Commented Kjel...

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CREOZOTH: CANDLEMASS Side Project To Release Debut This Month

Escapi Music has set an October 25 North American release date for the debut album from CREOZOTH, the new band featuring CANDLEMASS members Lars Johansson (guitar) and Jan Lindh (drums) alongside vocalist Michael Storck (X-PLODE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and bassist Tobbe Moen (ex-REDFUN, OZ). According to...

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ARCH ENEMY: Back Home For Two Days

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Back home for two days in Sweden, re-packing my bags for the next wo months on the road… Some of the guys opted for a couple of days off in Copenhagen, Denmark. The European tour we just did was .....

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KRUX Featuring CANDLEMASS, ARCH ENEMY, ENTOMBED Members: Demoing New Material

KRUX, the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS mainman/bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, recently entered Studioland s...

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CLOUDSCAPE Frontman To Guest On SILENT MEMORIAL's New Album

CLOUDSCAPE frontman Mike Andersson will handle all vocals on the Swiss project-band SILENT MEMORIAL's second album. The CD will most likely surface next year. SILENT MEMORIAL released their debut album in 1998 in Asia with Thomas Vikstrom (STORMWIND, BRAZEN ABBOT, ex-CANDLEMASS) on vocals. Mike is a...

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Stratovarius

"This year has been a nightmare," sings Timo Kotipelto in the first line of the first song of "Stratovarius". He's not kidding — mainman Timo Tolkki's very public mental health issues, the band's disintegration, keyboardist Jens Johanssen literally pissing on Tolkki on stage — the fact that this alb...

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DESTRUCTION: 'The Alliance Of Hellhoundz' Video Available Online

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have uploaded their video for the track "The Alliance of Hellhoundz" at their official web site. Check it out at Destruction.de. "The Alliance of Hellhoundz" comes off the group's latest CD, "Inventor of Evil", available now in Europe on AFM Records. The CD will...

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AFTER ALL And PERZONAL WAR Added To DESTRUCTION/CANDLEMASS European Tour

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been confirmed as the support act for DESTRUCTION and CANDLEMASS on the first half of their upcoming European tour. The opening slot on the second half of the trek will be filled by Germany's PERZONAL WAR. Additional support at all dates will come from Finnish death/thrash m...

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DEATHCHAIN: New Album Samples Available For Download

Finnish death/thrash metal act DEATHCHAIN have uploaded several audio samples from their upcoming sophomore album, "Deathrash Assault", at their official web site. The follow-up to 2004's "Deadmeat Disciples" is scheduled for release on October 12 in Finland and October 31 in the rest of the world....

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Says ANNIHILATOR Was '99% Confirmed' For Tour

DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has slammed BLABBERMOUTH.NET and ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters over ANNIHILATOR's alleged cancellation of the two groups' plans to embark on a joint European tour (ANNIHILATOR has since been "replaced" on the billing by Swedish doomsters CANDL...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman: We Were Never Confirmed For DESTRUCTION Tour

ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters has posted a letter on the band's web site that he sent to DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer regarding Schmier's claim that Waters "let [DESTRUCTION] down" in connection with the two groups' plans to embark on a European tour together (ANNIHILAT...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman: ANNIHILATOR's WATERS Let Us Down

The tentative dates have been released for the upcoming European tour featuring German thrashers DESTRUCTION, Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS and Finnish deathrashers DEATHCHAIN. Commented DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, "After Mr. Waters [Jeff Waters of ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCT...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Enter Finnish Album Chart At No. 8

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have entered the official Finnish album chart at position No. 8 with their second album, "Ghosts of Loss" (Firebox Records). View the entire chart at this location. Two different versions of the CD are available; a standard release and a special t...