NEWS Nuclear Blast signs WITCHCRAFT Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT. After a five-year recording hiatus, WITCHCRAFT is currently tracking the follow-up to 2007's "The Alchemist" in Örebro, Sweden.   2012-05-16 19:49:04 DARK FUNERAL signs with Century Media Century Media Records have signed a worldwide deal with Swedish black metal veterans DARK FUNERAL for 3 albums. www.darkfuneral.se   2012-05-16 19:30:54 Scott Weiland NOT back in VELVET REVOLVER? In what has to be seen as total confusion, Slash has now denied reports that Scott Weiland is back with VELVET REVOLVER. The singer himself publicly announced his return, only for the guitarist to deny this was true. www.velvetrevolver.com   2012-05-16 19:24:25 Bill Ward won't play with BLACK SABBATH Bill Ward has now confirmed that he will not be playing with BLACK SABBATH at their upcoming shows in Birmingham on May 19 and the Download Festival on June 10. He says that he was unable to reach an agreement with the rest of the band over an acceptable deal. www.blacksabbath.com   2012-05-16 19:22:25 CANDLEMASS and OZ confirmed for Metaltown CANDLEMASS and OZ have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival at Göteborg Galopp in Göteborg, Sweden on June 15-16. Already confirmed are IN FLAMES, Marilyn Manson, SLAYER, OPETH, SABATON, ANTHRAX, HAMMERFALL, NASUM, DARK TRANQUILLITY, MAYHEM, SOULFLY, VADER, HYPOCRISY, ENGEL, SKITARG, UNLEASHED, SHINING etc. www.metaltown.se   2012-05-16 19:08:30 ATTENTAT announce one-off gig in Nässjö Swedish punk rock legends ATTENTAT are going to take a break from the recordings of their new album to do a gig at Coverfestivalen in Nässjö, Sweden on June 16. This will most likely be their only live performance this year. Coverfestivalen take place JUne 15-16, and among the other acts are MICHAEL MONROE BAND, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, SATOR, SVENSK PUNK etc. www.coverfestivalen.se   2012-05-16 18:46:35 IGGY AND THE STOOGES confirmed for Riot Fest IGGY AND THE STOOGES, RISE AGAINST, THE OFFSPRING, Elvis Costello, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, DESCENDENTS, GOGOL BORDELLO, DROPKICK MURPHYS, NOFX, THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN, ALKALINE TRIO, GWAR, LESS THAN JAKE and REVEREND HORTON HEAT are just a few of the all the cats that's been confirmed for Riot Fest, which will take place September 14-16 at the Congress Theater and Humboldt Park. Tickets are on sale now. www.riotfest.org   2012-05-15 21:11:59 MARDUK banned in Minsk According to Naviny.by, the Prosecutor General's Office has banned Swedish black metal band MARDUK from playing a show in Minsk, Belarus. Pavel Radzivonaw, a departmental head at the Prosecutor General's Office, told reporters on Monday that MARDUK's concert, scheduled for May 22, would not take place. 4 other groups that were scheduled to appear with MARDUK at the Re:Public club — including KATAKLYSM and VADER — will be allowed to perform. However, Radzivonaw warned, their concerts may be stopped if they involve violations of laws. naviny.by   2012-05-15 21:06:19 Release date for TESTAMENT's new album Nuclear Blast Records has set a July 27 European release date for "Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT.   2012-05-15 20:56:45 Scott Weiland back in VELVET REVOLVER? STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has revealed to ABC News Radio that he has reunited with VELVET REVOLVER and is back making new music with the band. According to Weiland, VELVET REVOLVER will hit the road for a short tour before the end of the year. abcnewsradioonline.com   2012-05-15 19:35:06 ARCH ENEMY announce Latin American tour ARCH ENEMY will embark on a Latin American tour in November/December. The dates are: 21-November-2012 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile 23-November-2012 - Teatro Vorterix - Buenos Aires, Argentina 25-November-2012 - Carioca Club - Sao Paulo, Brazil 27-November-2012 – Troya - Montevideo, Uruguay 29-November-2012 - Centro Convenciones Barranco - Lima, Peru 1-December-2012 - Club Peppers – San José, Costa Rica 4-December-2012 - Circo Volador - Mexico City, Mexico www.archenemy.net   2012-05-15 19:14:47 Michael Schenker filming for DVD in Tilburg tonight Tonight's (Sunday, May 13) Michael Schenker concert at O13 in Tilburg, Holland will be filmed for DVD release. www.michaelschenkerhimself.com   2012-05-13 18:36:29 Original VIXEN members reunite as VXN 25 years after the legendary VIXEN released their first single, "Edge Of A Broken Heart", 3 of the original members have reunited to form VXN. Singer Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross, along with guitarist Gina Stile, who was the guitarist on VIXEN's "Tangerine" album, are gearing up to perform again for the first time in over 20 years. VXN will reunite at a select number of festivals and showcase dates in 2013 to perform all of the VIXEN hits and classic favorites in celebration of 25 years of rock history. The VXN "Revved Up Reunion Concerts" will take place at the kick-off party as well as on board the Monsters Of Rock Cruise on March 16-20, 2013 sailing out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida bound for CoCoCay and Freeport, Bahamas.   2012-05-13 18:29:00 THE BOYS to record new album British pop punk veterans THE BOYS will enter a studio in France on June 7 to record their fifth studio album, the first since 1980's "Boys Only". www.theboys.co.uk   2012-05-12 20:45:34 MUSTASCH announce new drummer Swedish heavy hard rockers MUSTASCH is proud to announce their new permanent drummer: Jejo Perković. He has been on tour with the band since New Year, and has formerly played with INFINITE MASS and CANDLEMASS etc. www.mustasch.net   2012-05-12 20:24:52 M:40 in the studio Swedish crust punks M:40 are currently in the studio to record a new album, titled "Diagnos". It will be released during the summer through Swedish label Halvfabrikat Records. M:40 have also been confirmed for the Obscene Extreme festival in Czech Rebublic on July 11-14, where also bands like DISCHARGE, ASPHYX, NASUM, KRISIUN, WOLFBRIGADE, POISON IDEA, BAD DREAS ALWAYS, EXTINCTION OF MANKIND, VON BØØM etc. will be playing. www.m40.se   2012-05-12 19:54:55 ASTA KASK goes to Germany Swedish punk legends ASTA KASK will be doing the following 3 gigs in Germany next month: June 8 - Verden, Juz Dampfmühle (Bei Bremen) June 9 - Frankfurt, Au Fest June 10 - Hamburg, Lobuschstrasse www.astakask.com   2012-05-12 19:35:10 TURBONEGRO announce exclusive show in Hamburg TURBONEGRO are extremely thrilled to announce that they will play in Hamburg at the WTJT8 (The World Turbojugend Days) on Friday July 20 at KNUST. The WTJT is an annual gathering of the band's fan club, Turbojugend, in Hamburg each summer and is a grand celebration of TURBONEGRO. www.turbonegro.com   2012-05-12 19:23:29 ATTENTAT to release 6 singles in 6 months Swedish punk rock legends ATTENTAT are back for real and will release 6 singles this year, beginning with "Fy Fan Svenska Man" on June 6. After that there will be a new single on the first Wednesday every month until November. A brand new studio album will be released early next year. www.attentat.nu   2012-05-12 18:59:06 MÖGEL and CIVIL OLYDNAD confirmed for Andrahandsfestivalen MÖGEL, CIVIL OLYDNAD, ANAL REVOLT, GLIDSLEM, SNUTPORR, DET KATTEN GÖR I LÅDAN and TERRORCUNTS are some of the confirmed acts for Andrahandsfestivalen, a punk festival at Fokus (Folkets Park) in Skara, Sweden that take place on June 1-3.   2012-05-11 21:19:17  12 3 4 5  NEWS | REVIEWS | LINKS This site has been online since 2001. All reviews and photos/images by Jimmy Blom.

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