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ENTOMBED Singer Talks About 'Serpent Saints'

Holland's Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with ENTOMBED frontman L.G. Petrov. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: Last year you released the EP "When In Sodom" on 06-06-2006 and now a year later the new ENTOMBED album "Serpent Saints" is released. Why this gap...

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WOLVERINE Confirmed For PROGPOWER UK Festival

Swedish metallers WOLVERINE have been confirmed for the ProgPower UK festival, set to take place on March 28-29, 2008 in Bristol, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANDROMEDA CIRCUS MAXIMUS DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA POWER QUEST SERENITY THY MAJESTIE VANDEN PLAS WOLVERINE Commented...

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PAUL DI'ANNO To Perform IRON MAIDEN Songs With Swedish Symphony Orchestra

Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno will perform with the Swedish heavy metal act BLOODBOUND at the Bollnäs Festival in Sweden on July 21, 2007. The band will perform both BLOODBOUND and IRON MAIDEN songs together with the Southern Hälsingland orchestra association. This will be the first time...

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WOLVERINE Cancels GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL Appearance

Swedish metallers WOLVERINE have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Gothenburg Metal Festival, which is scheduled to take place April 29-30 at Musikens Hus in Göteborg, Sweden. "The reason is that Mikael [Zell] has injured his left wrist by playing indoor bandy three days ago and...

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IN FLAMES, WOLVERINE, MEMFIS Nominated For Swedish MANIFEST Award

IN FLAMES, WOLVERINE and MEMFIS are among the nominated artists in the "Best Hard Rock/Punk" category at the upcoming Manifest 2007 awards. The Manifest awards are given out by SOM (Svenska Oberoende Musikproducenter) (Swedish Independent Musicproducers),an organization that consists of over 100 re...

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WOLVERINE Begins Writing New Material

Vocalist Stefan Zell of the Swedish melodic/progressive metal band WOLVERINE has issued the following update: "Me, Mikael [Zell, guitar], Marcus [Losbjer, drums] and Per [Henriksson, keyboards] got together and jammed on some new stuff [last] weekend. After our short U.K. tour with ANATHEMA, we have...

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ANATHEMA: Support Acts For U.K. Tour Announced

British metallers ANATHEMA will be supported by Sweden's WOLVERINE and ANATHEMA mastermind Daniel Cavanagh's acoustic celtic project LEAFBLADE on their upcoming U.K. tour in September. The dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - Cathouse – Glasgow, UK Sep. 13 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK Sep. 14 - Scala - L...

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Still

When the waves of despondency chill you to the bone and you're repeatedly asking yourself, "What in the world is wrong with me, I was a shiny happy person a few minutes ago?" chances are that WOLVERINE's new masterpiece "Still" is playing in the background. When emotions are stirred this intensely,...

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DEATH BREATH Featuring Ex-ENTOMBED Drummer: Record Deal Signed, Debut CD Completed

DEATH BREATH, the new Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS),have issued the following update: "The [debut] album's done and we've just inked a deal for Europe w...

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Movie Star Credits GODSMACK, METALLICA For 'X-Men' Role Inspiration

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that movie star Hugh Jackman credits GODSMACK and METALLICA for helping him to get into character for "X-Men" hero Wolverine. The Australian actor admits he "cranks up" his favorite heavy rock tracks to give him the extra adrenaline rush he needs when he...

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SHADOWKEEP: New Audio Sample Available

U.K. power metallers SHADOWKEEP have announced the full details of their third album, due later in the year. The band — featuring founder guitarist duo Chris Allen and Nicki Robson, drummer Scott Higham and debutants Stony Grantham on bass and singer Richie Wicks — have been working at Thin Ice Stud...

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WOLVERINE: New Song Posted Online

Candlelight Records has premiered "Bleed" from WOLVERINE's forthcoming album "Still" at the label's official MySpace page. "Still" was recorded in part at Spacelab studio in Tönisvorst, Germany. The follow-up to 2003's "Cold Light of Monday" was produced by Oliver Philipps, Christian "Moschus" Moos...

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WOLVERINE Part Ways With Keyboardist, Announce Replacement

Sweden's WOLVERINE have parted ways with keyboardist Andreas "Bagge" Baglien. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "It's with great sadness we have to announce that Bagge has left the band. Bagge has played with us since 1998 and he is like a brother to all of us so this is...

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DEATH BREATH Featuring Former ENTOMBED, GRAVE Members: Audio Available

DEATH BREATH, the new Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS) and vocalist Jörgen Sandström (who had previously fronted the Swedish death metallers GRAVE),have up...

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WOLVERINE Sign With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Sweden's WOLVERINE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We can at last announce that WOLVERINE has signed with Candlelight Records. We've been in touch with various labels and as it turned out Candlelight came up with the best offer by far. "The past 6 months have been real...