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FALCONER Part Ways With Singer

Bleeding for Metal is reporting that Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have parted ways with singer Kristoffer Göbel. In a posting on the Bleeding for Metal message board, Kristoffer writes, "Just wanted to say one last hello to all of you guys. These years in FALCONER [have] been a ball. I just...

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FLESHCRAWL Replace DISBELIEF At Germany's NIGHT OF POWER Festival

German death metallers FLESHCRAWL have replaced DISBELIEF on the billing of this year's Night of Power festival, set to be held on October 15 at I-Park Halle Klingholz in Giebelstadt (near Würzburg),Germany. The complete lineup for the festival so far is as follows (in alphabetical order): FALCONER...

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NOCTURNAL RITES/FALCONER Limited-Edition 7" Single Now Available

Swedmetal has released a very limited (500 copies) spilt 7" vinyl single with NOCTURNAL RITES and FALCONER. The NOCTURNAL RITES contribution comes in the form of the Japanese bonus track "Okahoo" off the 2000 album "Afterlife", while FALCONER provide the tune "Rock 'n' Roll Devil". More information...

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NOSTRADAMEUS: Live Footage To Surface On DVD?

Guitarist Jake Fredén of the Swedish melodic metallers NOSTRADAMEUS has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Okay, listen up! I've decided to write some news here to avoid us getting killed by assasins. That's probably too late anyway:) They are angry at us for not updatin...

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FALCONER To Headline Germany's NIGHT OF POWER Festival

Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's edition of the Night of Power festival, set to be held on October 15 at I-Park Halle Klingholz in Giebelstadt (near Würzburg),Germany. The complete lineup for the festival so far is as follows (in alphabetica...

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GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

The year's Gothenburg Metal Festival, which is set to take place Saturday, June 18 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden, will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. The festival billing and running order is shaping up as follows: 19.00 CRYONIC TEMPLE 20.00 PATHOS 21.00 NOSTRADAMEUS 22.00 TORCH 23.00 DESTIN...

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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...

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CRYONIC TEMPLE And TORCH Confirmed For Sweden's GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL

CRYONIC TEMPLE and TORCH have been confirmed for the Gothenburg Metal Festival, set to take place June 18 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden. Other groups scheduled to perform at the festival include DESTINY, FALCONER, NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS. A video trailer for the upcoming event can be found a...

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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...

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FALCONER, DESTINY, NOSTRADAMEUS Confirmed For Sweden's GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL

FALCONER, DESTINY, NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS have been confirmed for the Gothenburg Metal Festival, set to take place June 18 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden. A video trailer for the upcoming event can be found at this location (Windows Media). For more information, visit www.metalobscene.com. ....

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CLAWFINGER Replace SPIRITUAL BEGGARS At Sweden's 2000 DECIBEL Festival

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the sixth edition of the 2000 Decibel festival, set to take place on May 21 at Valhall in Bengtsfors, Sweden (180 kilometres north of Gothenburg). According to the event organizers, "ARCH ENEMY, Michael Amott's [SPIRITUAL BEGG...

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Grime vs. Grandeur

The folk-inflected power metal mastery of FALCONER on "The Sceptre of Deception" was one of the more satisfying discoveries of 2003 for me. As someone who doesn't often enjoy the more epic end of power metal, Stefan Weinerhall (main man and guitarist) and FALCONER impressed me with a blend of folk s...

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DESTINY Cancel MOTALA METAL FESTIVAL Appearance

Swedish metallers DESTINY have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Motala Metal Festival on April 16. "DESTINY guitarist Janne Ekberg's grandfather passed away recently and the funeral will be on the same day as the festival. We did look into different solutions with temporary stand in gui...

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FALCONER: New Song Posted Online

A brand new FALCONER track, entitled "Purgatory Time", has been posted online at MetalBlade.de (Real Audio). "Purgatory Time" comes off the group's fourth studio album, "Grime Vs. Grandeur", due on May 2 via Metal Blade Records. "This song is the most 'power metallish' on the album which varies from...

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THERION, TIAMAT, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, FALCONER Confirmed For Sweden's 2000 DECIBEL Festival

THERION, TIAMAT, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS and FALCONER have been confirmed for the sixth edition of the 2000 Decibel festival, set to take place on May 21 at Valhall in Bengtsfors, Sweden (180 kilometres north of Gothenburg). LOST HORIZON, who were previously announced for the festival, have cancelled thei...