KATATONIA, RAGING SPEEDHORN, DEATHSTARS, KRUX, NIFELHEIM, CAPRICORNS, BATTERED, RAISE HELL, GADGET and ENGEL have been confirmed for the Close-Up Festival, set to take place April 15-16 at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH BATTERED BLINDSIDE BOLT THROWER BURST CAPRICORNS CROWPATH CULT OF LUNA DEATHSTARS ...
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Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANNIHILATOR ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM DEATHSTARS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EDGUY EKTOMORF ENSIFERUM EQULIBRIUM EVERGREY HAMMERFALL KATAKLYSM KNORKATOR NEVERMORE OPETH RAGE SAXON TESTAMENT WINTERSUN ...
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LEAVES' EYES/ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY frontwoman Liv Kristine has been confirmed for the M'era Luna Festival, set to take place August 12-13 in Hildesheim, Germany. Other acts scheduled to appear at the festival include APOPTYGMA BERZERK, DEATHSTARS, DIE KRUPPS, DOPE STARS INC., ELIS, EPICA, FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY, GOTHMINISTER, IN EXTREMO, MINISTRY, THE GATHERING, TRISTANIA and WITHIN TEMPTATION. ...
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THE HAUNTED, EXILIA and ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 17-19, 2006 in the Ostalbkreis district in Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): APOSTASY ASP BLOODFLOWERZ CARNAL FORGE CORVUS CORAX DEATHSTARS ...
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HAMMERFALL, OPETH and KNORKATOR have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM DEATHSTARS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EDGUY EKTOMORF ENSIFERUM EQULIBRIUM EVERGREY HAMMERFALL KATAKLYSM KNORKATOR NEVERMORE OPETH RAGE SAXON TESTAMENT WINTERSUN ...
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Sweden's OPETH have been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY CATARACT DEATHSTARS DECAPITATED DIMMU BORGIR EDGUY EVERGREY GOREFEST HEAVEN SHALL BURN HYPOCRISY KATAKLYSM MY DYING BRIDE NEVERMORE ONE MAN ARMY & THE ...
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Sweden's DEATHSTARS have announced the following European dates during the coming months: Mar. 05 - London, UK - The Forum (w/ LACUNA COIL) May 01 - Wien, AUT - Prater Festival Jun. 02 - Leipzig, GER - Wave Gotik Treffen Jul. 21 - Tolmin, SLO - Metal Camp Festival Jul. 22 - Kreuth, GER - ...
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German melodic metallers EDGUY have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM DEATHSTARS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EDGUY EKTOMORF ENSIFERUM EQULIBRIUM EVERGREY KATAKLYSM NEVERMORE RAGE SAXON TESTAMENT WINTERSUN More bands will be announced ...
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ARCH ENEMY, GOREFEST, HYPOCRISY and MY DYING BRIDE have been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY CATARACT DEATHSTARS DECAPITATED DIMMU BORGIR EDGUY EVERGREY GOREFEST HEAVEN SHALL BURN HYPOCRISY KATAKLYSM MY DYING BRIDE ...
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SAXON, ARCH ENEMY, RAGE, EKTOMORF, TESTAMENT and ENSIFERUM have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany (the event was previously held in Geiselwind). The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM DEATHSTARS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EKTOMORF ENSIFERUM ...
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MY DYING BRIDE, DEATHSTARS and LEGION OF THE DAMNED have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 17-19 in the Ostalbkreis district in Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): APOSTASY ASP BLOODFLOWERZ CARNAL FORGE CORVUS CORAX DEATHSTARS FEAR MY THOUGHTS ...
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DIMMU BORGIR, SAXON, TESTAMENT and NEVERMORE are among the newly confirmed bands for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: AMON AMARTH CATARACT DEATHSTARS DECAPITATED DIMMU BORGIR EDGUY EVERGREY HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM NEVERMORE ONE MAN ARMY & THE ...
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NEVERMORE, KATAKLYSM and EVERGREY are among the confirmed bands for the 2006 edition of the Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 at an as-yet-undisclosed location in Germany (the event was previously held in Geiselwind). The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BRAINSTORM DEATHSTARS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EQUILIBRIUM EVERGREY KATAKLYSM ...
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DEATHSTARS's sophomore album, "Termination Bliss", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 87. As previously reported, DEATHSTARS have been confirmed as the support act for LACUNA COIL on March 5 at the Forum in London, England. DEATHSTARS's video for the track "Cyanide" has been posted online at this location. The ...
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Sweden's DEATHSTARS have been confirmed as the support act for LACUNA COIL on March 5 at the Forum in London, England. DEATHSTARS's video for the track "Cyanide" has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "Termination Bliss", which was released in Europe on January 27 via ...
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DEATHSTARS, KATAKLYSM, WINTERSUN, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and ONE MAN ARMY & THE UNDEAD QUARTET are the first confirmed bands for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. More confirmations will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.metalcamp.com. ...
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Greece's Metalzone recently conducted an interview with Nuclear Blast Records (Germany) Head Of Promotion Markus Wosgien. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: Tell me a few things about how things are at the moment with Nuclear Blast and what are we expecting for the year 2006? Markus Wosgien: "Things are ...
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The new issue of Metal Hammer Germany comes with an exclusive DVD, titled "Maximum Metal Vol. 100". The disc contains a never-before-seen home report with DARKTHRONE frontman Nocturno Culto in Norway, plus a visit with EKTOMORF at home in Hungary, where singer Zoltan Farkas gives a tour of his home and rehearsal space, CHIMAIRA open ...
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Norway's legendary eccentric artist MORTIIS recently completed a remix for DEATHSTARS' new album. The song, entitled "Blitzkrieg (Driven On Mix)", will appear on a limited-edition version of the Swedish band's upcoming CD, "Termination Bliss", due out January 27, 2006 on Nuclear Blast. MORTIIS had previously completed remixes for such artists as TECHNOPHOBIA, GIRLS UNDER GLASS ...
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Nuclear Blast Records has uploaded the new video from Sweden's DEATHSTARS, "Cyanide", at this location (NOTE: Link removed at band's request). The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "Termination Bliss", due in Europe on January 27, 2006. A streaming audio sample of "Cyanide" has been posted online at this location (Real Media). ...
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Nuclear Blast Records has set a January 27, 2006 European release date for the new album from Sweden's DEATHSTARS, entitled "Termination Bliss". A sample track, "Cyanide", has been posted online at this location (Real Media). DEATHSTARS recently parted ways with guitarist Erik "Beast X Electric" Halvorsen. A session guitarist will be recruited for ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have parted ways with recently recruited bassist Haakon Forwald (a.k.a. General K; MYRKSKOG, DISIPLIN). The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "As a result of bassist Haakon Forwald's family situation back home in Norway and his initiatory work with the Norwegian cell division of the Misanthropic Luciferian ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION will play two exclusive headlining concerts focusing solely on the old songs. The first show is scheduled for December 30 at Kolingsborg (The Shrine) in Stockholm, Sweden (with special guests BEHEMOTH), while the second one will take place on January 28 at the Winternoize Festival in Osnabrück, Germany. These shows ...
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According to a posting on DISSECTION's official web site, the reactivated Swedish death metallers have reacquired the rights to their classic "Storm of the Lights Bane" album from Nuclear Blast. In addition, Black Lodge's licensing rights to the group's 1993 debut, "The Somberlain", will expire in December. Both albums are currently out of print and ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have been foced to cancel this weekend's appearances in Chile and Venezuela due to the "failure of promoter Jorge L. Chuna of Metal Aliance to fulfill his contractual commitment, particularly as it relates to covering the cost of plane tickets," according to a posting on the group's web site. As ...
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According to a posting on their official web site, reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION are expecting to complete the recordings for their as-yet-untitled new album by the end of September. DISSECTION entered the studio on February 2 to begin recording their long-awaited third album, the group's first release since 1995's classic album "Storm of the ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have been confirmed as the headliners of Germany's Winternoise festival, set to take place January 28, 2006 in Osnabrück. DISSECTION will play "the last set ever in Germany based on old songs," the band write on their web site. "This will also be the last concert in Germany before the ...
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Sweden's DEATHSTARS have parted ways with guitarist Erik "Beast X Electric" Halvorsen. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Due to lack of enthusiasm and living too far away from the band's location in Stockholm, Sweden, Beast X Electric's no longer a part of DEATHSTARS. "It has for a longer time been ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have lined up the following South American dates during September: Sep. 02 - Sao Paulo/SP (BRAZIL) - Hangar 110 Sep. 04 - Porto Alegre/RS (BRAZIL) - Manará Sep. 09 - Santiago (CHILE) - Teatro Gabriela Mistral Sep. 10 - Caracas (VENEZUELA) - La Casa Del Artista As previously reported, DISSECTION ...
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Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have uploaded rough-mix versions of two new songs from their forthcoming CD on their official web site. Check them out: "Xeper-I-Set" (mp3, lyrics), "Starless Aeon" (mp3, lyrics). DISSECTION entered the studio on February 2 to begin recording their long-awaited third album, the ...
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