A seven-minute "Christmas greeting" video message from Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE can be viewed below. SONIC SYNDICATE recently finished filming two new videos — for the ballad "Contradiction" as well as the heavy track "Powershift" — with director Marius Böttcher of Quent Film. Check out photos from the video shoot at Metal-Hammer.de. Both ...
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DAGOBA DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED ...
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Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DAGOBA DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED ...
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VREID and BATTLELORE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DAGOBA DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA ...
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Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DAGOBA DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED ...
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DAGOBA and GHOST BRIGADE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DAGOBA DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA EQUILIBRIUM EVOCATION ...
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Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have been confirmed for next year's Putte I Parken festival, set to take place July 29 - August 1, 2009 in Karlskoga, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are IGGY & THE STOOGES, BULLET and PILGRIMZ, among many other acts. For more information, go to www.putteiparken.se. The "Jack of Diamonds" ...
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Swedish death metallers GRAVE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA EQUILIBRIUM EVOCATION GRAND ...
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Sweden's HELLFUELED is currently mixing its fourth album with producer Rikard Löfgren (DEATHSTARS, SPARZANZA) for an early 2009 release. Twelve new songs, including one instrumental, were recorded over a seven-week period at Leon Music studios. Commented the band: "Producer Rikard Löfgren feels totally right for us and we are working as a team on making ...
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Västerås, Sweden-based sleaze rock/punk rock 'n' rollers PSYCHOPUNCH have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED ...
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Polish death metal veterans VADER have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA EQUILIBRIUM EVOCATION ...
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The "Jack of Diamonds" video from Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE has been viewed more than one million times on YouTube. The clip, which can be seen below, was shot with director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL) of Revolver Film Company. Ullaeus previously worked with the band on the two clips that accompanied SONIC SYNDICATE's ...
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Swedish metallers SABATON have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA EQUILIBRIUM EVOCATION GRAND MAGUS ...
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VOMITORY and WAYLANDER have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA EQUILIBRIUM EVOCATION GRAND MAGUS ...
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Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX DEADLOCK DEATHSTARS ENTOMBED EPICA EQUILIBRIUM ...
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SONIC SYNDICATE will team up with fellow Swedes DEATHSTARS for a co-headlining tour of Europe in February/March 2009. Commented SONIC SYNDICATE bassist Karin Axelsson: "Today we finally confirmed our first tour of 2009 and have decided to team up with with fellow Swedes DEATHSTARS for a double-headline tour across Europe. We're looking forward to sharing ...
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"Death Dies Hard", the new video from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS, can be viewed below. The song, which is currently being streamed at this location, comes off the group's third album, "Night Electric Night", which will be released on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was ...
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Reactivated Swedish thrash metallers SARCASTIC will return to the live stage on December 20 when they support SABATON as part of the Rockstad festival in Uddevalla, Sweden! This will be SARCASTIC's first performance since 2004 and its first concert with returning guitarist Erik "Beast" Halvorsen (ex-SWORDMASTER, DEATHSTARS) in 11 years! Rockstad festival billing: SABATON SARCASTIC ...
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"Death Dies Hard", the new video from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS, will receive its world premier on Monday, December 8 on MySpace. The song, which is currently being streamed at this location, comes off the group's third album, "Night Electric Night", which will be released on January 30, 2009 via ...
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Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has posted a new song called "Death Dies Hard" on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "Night Electric Night", which will be released on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was mixed at Toytown studios in Stockholm, Sweden ...
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"Night Electric Night", the third album from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS, will be released on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was mixed at Toytown studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Stefan Glaumann, will be released in a deluxe package called "Gold Edition" featuring bonus tracks as well as ...
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Swedish guitarist/producer Marko Tervonen (THE CROWN, ANGEL BLAKE, DOBERMANN) has launched a new project called LADY MOURNING. According to Marko, "The big difference [between this and my other projects] is that this music will be sung by a woman — my wife, to be honest. So all the sad melodramatic doomy songs that will pop ...
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It takes a lot to surprise New Yorkers. But on October 31, 2008 Anne Lindfjeld (host of MTV's "Headbangers Ball" for Norway and Denmark and an an international model/artist/actress) and Acey Slade (former member of the MURDERDOLLS, DOPE and TRASHLIGHT VISION) did just that by being the first couple to ever be married in the ...
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The cover artwork for "Night Electric Night", the third album from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS, can be viewed below. Due on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was mixed at Toytown studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Stefan Glaumann. Commented guitarist, songwriter and producer Emil "Nightmare Industries" Nödtveidt: "This album ...
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Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS will release its third album, "Night Electric Night", on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Toytown studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Stefan Glaumann. Commented guitarist, songwriter and producer Emil "Nightmare Industries" Nödtveidt: "This album is the very mirror of our last years and ...
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Acey Slade (ex-TRASHLIGHT VISION, MURDERDOLLS, AMEN) will take part in "Seattle Sound: A Tribute To Grunge," a special concert which will be held on Sunday, October 19 at The Delancey in New York City. East meets West in this New York City grungefest, an homage to the loudest bands of the '90s: NIRVANA, PEARL JAM, ...
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Acey Slade (ex-TRASHLIGHT VISION, MURDERDOLLS, AMEN) will release an EP featuring remixes from Skinny Kangur of DEATHSTARS, Piggy D of ROB ZOMBIE, Loopy from HANZEL UND GRETYL and DJ Speedranch. The EP will be a limited release and some of the remixes will be exclusive to this CD. It will also include stickers and a ...
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Reactivated Swedish thrashers SARCASTIC have issued the following update: "We had our first rehersal with our old guitar player and friend Erik 'Beast' Halvorsen (SWORDMASTER, DEATHSTARS) this weekend (September 12). This was the first time since back in 1997. It was a blast and it felt like back in the day! So welcome back to ...
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Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has finished recording its third album, "Deathglam", and has begun mixing the effort at Toytown studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Stefan Glaumann. Commented the group: "We are all very excited about the material and feel really proud over what we have achieved. We hope you have patience to wait ...
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Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has finished recording its third album, "Deathglam", and has begun mixing the effort at Toytown studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Stefan Glaumann. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Night Electric Night", "Chertograd", "Blood Stains Blondes", "Opium" and "Venus In Arms". In a recent interview with Lucem Fero, ...
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