Norwegian band DØDHEIMSGARD (DHG) has been confirmed for the Inferno 2007 festival, set to take place April 5-7, 2007 at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway. Headlining the event will be the reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL. DØDHEIMSGARD will release a new album, "Supervillain Outcast", in January via Moonfog. Sweden's AMON AMARTH has been ...
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Serbian death metallers AMON DIN have enlisted the services of artist Dan Seagrave (ENTOMBED, SUFFOCATION, MORBID ANGEL, DISMEMBER) to do the honors for their upcoming album, "Where the Dreams No Longer Exist". The CD, which is tentatively due in early 2007, will be mastered by Juan "Punchy" Gonzales (MORBID ANGEL, TERRORIZER). In other news, AMON ...
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Sweden's AMON AMARTH has lined up the following in-store signing sessions in Germany: Nov. 03 - 17:00 h in Osnabrück (Saturn, Laternenpassage) Nov. 04 - 15:00 h in Lichtenfels (Stadthalle, während des Metal Marktes) Nov. 16 - 17:30 h in Halle (Nuclear Blast Store, Leipziger Str. 64) Nov. 17 - 17:00 h in Erfurt (Saturn, ...
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Sweden's AMON AMARTH has been confirmed to perform at the Inferno Festival kick-off party on February 3, 2007 at John Dee in Oslo, Norway, where the full lineup of the festival will be revealed. Tickets will be available from October 25. As previously reported, the Inferno Festival will take place April 5-7, 2007 at the ...
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Sweden's AMON AMARTH has released more information about the rescheduled Scandinavian dates that the band was forced to cancel in late Novemeber/early December in order to join the CHILDREN OF BODOM North American trek. The new dates are as follows: Jan. 31 - Göteborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus Feb. 01 - Malmö, SWE @ KB ...
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SPOCK'S BEARD has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM KORPIKLAANI MAROON METAL ...
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Sweden's AMON AMARTH has rescheduled the Swedish dates that it was forced to cancel in late Novemebr/early December in order to join the CHILDREN OF BODOM North American trek. The new dates are as follows (venue details to follow): Jan. 31 - Göteborg, SWE @ TBA Feb. 01 - Malmö, SWE @ TBA Feb. 02 ...
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Drummer Kai Hahto of WINTERSUN, the Finnish band led by former ENSIFERUM singer Jari Mäenpää, has issued the following update: "We have to inform you that the last three shows which were in Sweden and Norway are not going to happen in the upcoming European tour. AMON AMARTH are heading straight from Europe to support ...
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Swiss metalcore band CATARACT has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM KORPIKLAANI ...
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There was a time when AMON AMARTH was accepted by the average fan as little more than "that cool Viking metal band" living in the shadows of Sweden's more popular acts. That began to change with the release of 2002's "Versus the World", and the momentum picked up considerably with the 2004 follow-up "Fate of ...
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Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM KORPIKLAANI ...
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EVANESCENCE's "The Open Door" has sold 447,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at the top of next week's The Billboard 200 chart. EVANESCENCE recorded "The Open Door" while dealing with its guitarist having a stroke, a legal battle with its former manager, and singer Amy Lee's public ...
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THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons), has finished recording its debut album, "Inside the Machine", at Offbeat studio in Stockholm with producer Linus Nirbrant. Mastering was done by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid. According to a press release, ...
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Legendary New York death metal band SUFFOCATION is among the featured artists appearing on this year's Hot Topic and RED Distribution Halloween e-cards. These e-cards are free for anyone to use throughout the month of October to send personal greetings via a self-designed Halloween-themed e-card that also features a track of the designer's choosing from ...
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Sweden's AMON AMARTH has issued the following update: "It's time for us to decide the set list for our upcoming tours in Europe and North America, and we want YOUR help! Choose 15 of your favourite AMON AMARTH songs. The 15 most popular choices will be picked for the set list (the 10 most popular ...
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Finnish pagan folk metal band TURISAS has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order) AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM KORPIKLAANI MAROON ...
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AMON AMARTH's latest CD, "With Oden on Our Side", has entered the national album chart in Sweden at No. 21 and in Austria at No. 27. As previously reported, the album has also debuted on the German national chart at position No. 21. This is the highest chart entry in Germany of any band on ...
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AMON AMARTH's new album, "With Oden on Our Side", has entered the German national chart at position No. 21. This is the highest chart entry in Germany of any band on the Metal Blade roster, according to a posting on the group's web site. AMON AMARTH's last album, "Fate of Norns" (2004), debuted on the ...
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German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order) AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM KORPIKLAANI MAROON METAL ...
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Metal Blade recently teamed up with Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) to host current Metal Blade artist videos, interviews, and live performances. The web site contains free videos for fans to download to their PSPs as well as be played in Quicktime for those without a PSP. Two new clips will be added each ...
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ROSS THE BOSS, PAUL DI'ANNO, DARK FUNERAL, METAL INQUISITOR and SABATON have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order) AMON AMARTH BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM ...
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AMON AMARTH's video for the song "Runes to my Memory" has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). The track comes off the Swedish metallers' latest CD, "With Oden on Our Side", which was issued through Metal Blade Records in the following formats: limited-edition red vinyl LP, standard CD, limited-edition two-CD digipack, ...
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French METALLICA fan site Metal Monster has uploaded GOJIRA's cover version of the METALLICA song "Escape" at this location. As previously reported, GOJIRA's video for the song "To Sirius" made its North American debut last weekend (Sept. 23) on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" show. According to a press relase, the video is "a technical ...
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THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons), is continuing work on its full-length debut at Offbeat studio for a tentative early 2007 release through Metal Blade Records. "Mårten [Hansen] has finished recording the vocals, screaming his fucking lungs out to give ...
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French extreme metallers GOJIRA's video for the song "To Sirius" will make its North American debut this weekend (Sept. 23) on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" show. According to a press relase, the video is "a technical wonder produced by famous French photographer Alain Duplantier: it was entirely made from photographs displayed at various speed, one after ...
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CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a North American headlining tour beginning in late November. Support at the shows will come from AMON AMARTH, SANCTITY and GOJIRA. The dates are as follows: Nov. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero * Nov. 30 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall * Dec. 01 - Detroit, ...
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Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will embark on a North American headlining tour in February/March in support of their eighth album, "Midvinterblot". Support at the shows will come from KRISIUN, BELPHEGOR and HATESPHERE. The dates announced so far are as follows: Feb. 07 - Mark’s Place, Bedford, NH Feb. 08 - BB Kings Blues Club, ...
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KATAKLYSM and KORPIKLAANI have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH BULLET GRAVE DIGGER HEAVEN SHALL BURN KATAKLYSM KORPIKLAANI MAROON TANKARD For more information (in German), visit www.RockHardFestival.de. ...
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CHILDREN OF BODOM will team up with AMON AMARTH, SANCTITY, and GOJIRA for a North American tour in December. Tentative dates so far are as follows: Dec. 01 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's Dec. 04 - Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom Many more dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, CHILDREN OF BODOM's DVD, ...
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THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons), has entered Offbeat studio to begin recording its full-length debut for a tentative early 2007 release through Metal Blade Records. "During the past week we have recorded lead and rhythm guitars as well as ...
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