German death metallers FALL OF SERENITY have issued the following statement explaining their decision to drop off the European tour with HATE ETERNAL, SPAWN OF POSSESSION and SHADOWSLAND: "So we are not on tour with the cool people of HATE ETERNAL, SPAWN OF POSSESSION and SHADOWSLAND anymore. We were forced to do this decision together ...
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German death metallers FALL OF SERENITY have been forced to drop off the European tour with HATE ETERNAL, SPAWN OF POSSESSION and SHADOWSLAND. According to a press release from the band's record label, Lifeforce Records, "There were several reasons" why FALL OF SERENITY decided not to continue with the tour. "FALL OF SERENITY is very ...
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Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH have entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their sixth full-length album. The band will record all through May until June 14 with producer Jens Bogren. The as-yet-untitled CD is scheduled for release in September via Metal Blade Records. Commented the band in a posting ...
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Long-running extreme metallers MORBID ANGEL have lined up the following festival appearances and club shows in Europe this summer: Aug. 05 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, GER Aug. 07 - Monsters Of Rock Festival - Kavarna, BUL Aug. 12 - Brutal Assault Festival - Svojsice, CZR Aug. 14 - Planet Music - Vienna, AUT ...
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HELLFUELED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM DANKO JONES D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN ...
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Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH have entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their sixth full-length album. The band will record all through May until June 14 with producer Jens Bogren. The as-yet-untitled CD is scheduled for release in September via Metal Blade Records. Commented the band in a posting ...
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Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. Commented the festival organizers: "Asking [the band's tour agency] for the reasons for the cancellation of the performance, we only got evasive answers and the certainty [is] that SATYRICON prefer to ...
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A one-minute video clip of AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson laying odwn tracks in the studio for the band's new album has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). The band's sixth full-length CD is being recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden for a tentative September release via Metal Blade ...
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Metal Blade Records have once again been forced to postpone the release date of the AMON AMARTH DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen" — this time to May 29 (May 26 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) from the previously announced May 15 — due to "technical reasons." The three-disc set will be released in a deluxe 10-page ...
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Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH have entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their sixth full-length album. The band will record all through May until June 14 with producer Jens Bogren. There will be frequent updates with pictures from the recordings on their homepage, www.amonamarth.com. The as-yet-untitled CD ...
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Swedish metalcore act CROWPATH have posted the following message on their official web site: "We've been recording some new stuff this weekend at the Berno Studios [THE HAUNTED, DEFLESHED, GOD DETHRONED, AMON AMARTH, KAAMOS] [in Malmö, Sweden] with [engineer] Andy Andersson. One of the songs will be released on a split 7" with SWARRRM from ...
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SOILWORK, SCAR SYMMETRY, MYSTIC PROPHECY, BLIND PETITION and ASTERIUS 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 (in alphabetical order): Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CATARACT DEATHSTARS DECAPITATED DIMMU BORGIR EDGUY EVERGREY EXCELSIS GOREFEST HEAVEN SHALL ...
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MORBID ANGEL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM DANKO JONES D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE ...
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Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, TOMAHAWK, FANTOMAS) and his latest project, PEEPING TOM, will perform on "Late Night With Conan O' Brien" on Friday, May 26. PEEPING TOM's self-titled album will be released on May 30 via Ipecac Records. According to Billboard.com, the set was pieced together by swapping song files ...
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PRIMAL FEAR, SODOM and AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place August 3-7 at the Black Sea resort of Varna in Bulgaria. Also scheduled to appear are ANNIHILATOR, ATROCITY, AXEL RUDI PELL, CELTIC FROST, EDGUY, FEAR FACTORY, GAMMA RAY, KREATOR, MASTERPLAN, METAL CHURCH, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, MOTÖRHEAD, ...
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Due to "technical reasons," Metal Blade Records has been forced to postpone the release date of the AMON AMARTH DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen", to May 15 (May 12 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) from the previously announced April 24. As previously reported, the three-disc set will be released in a deluxe 10-page digipack with special ...
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DANKO JONES and FLESHGORE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM DANKO JONES D'ESPAIRSRAY ...
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An e-card for FALL OF SERENITY's upcoming Lifeforce Records debut, "Bloodred Salvation", is now available at this location. According to a press release, "Bloodred Salvation" "combines brutal assaults, blistering guitar work, scathing vocal and pummeling percussive violence intertwined with fine electronic details that melt down to a unique alliance of stainless METAL steel!" ...
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Frontman Johnny Hedlund of the legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED has issued the following update via the group's official web site: "UNLEASHED are currently in the studio, completing the pre-production of our eighth full-length album. We have more qualified songs to choose from than ever before, and I am very confident that this will be ...
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German death metallers FALL OF SERENITY have completed work on their Lifeforce Records debut record, "Bloodred Salvation", due on May 12 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and on May 15 in the rest of Europe. According to a press release, "Bloodred Salvation" "combines brutal assaults, blistering guitar work, scathing vocal and pummeling percussive violence intertwined ...
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ARCH ENEMY and HERMAN RAREBELL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN ...
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SATYRICON, CALIBAN and MAROON have been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. Meanwhile, SAXON cancelled their participation in the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CATARACT DEATHSTARS DECAPITATED DIMMU BORGIR EDGUY EVERGREY EXCELSIS ...
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VREID and CALIBAN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EKTOMORF EMPEROR END ...
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Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EKTOMORF EMPEROR ...
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BAREHANDED (Slovenia), INMATE (Slovenia), MORTIFERA (Slovenia), SKORBUT (Slovenia), EVIL BARDS (Italy), OUTCRY (Italy), BLEAK ORIGIN (Switzerland), SEPSIS (Austria) and XENESTHIS (Austria) have been confirmed for the "Talent Forum Stage" at the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Main ...
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According to a posting on UNLEASHED's official web site, the group's drummer, Anders Schultz, is "making a very fast recovery" from a recent lung-collapse. "[Anders] sends his thanks to all our warriors for their concern regarding his condition," the band write on their web site. "He is very eager to play for you all on ...
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WHITESNAKE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EKTOMORF EMPEROR END OF GREEN FINNTROLL ...
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Ipecac Records has announced the final track listing for former FAITH NO MORE's upcoming self-titled album as PEEPING TOM, which will be released May 30. According to Billboard.com, the set was pieced together by swapping song files through the mail with collaborators like Norah Jones ("Sucker"), Kool Keith ("Getaway") and MASSIVE ATTACK ("Kill ...
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Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the Hellflame festival, set to take place September 2 in Osnabrück, Germany. No other bands have yet been announced for the festival. As previously reported, UNLEASHED filmed their entire performance at the Up From The Ground festival (August 26-27, 2005) for their upcoming full-length DVD, tentatively due ...
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SAXON, ARMORED SAINT, DEATH ANGEL, DARK LUNACY, DEATH SS, LABYRINTH, MACBETH and NIGHTMARE are the final bands to be confirmed for this year's edition of the Evolution Festival, set to take place July 14-16, 2006 at Toscolano Maderno Campo Sportivo in Brescia, Italy. The festival billing is now as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH ...
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