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Dimmu Borgir - Special Performance With Orchestra And Choir Announced
Symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir will be performing one very exclusive show with a special, never-to-be-repeated set list with 53 members of Kork (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra) and 30 members of the Schola Cantorum Choir, who were musical guests on the Billboard-charting ninth studio album, Abrahadabra.
For fans of Dimmu's Wagnerian-inspired majesty, Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway promises to be a momentous once-in-a-lifetime experience, as this is the band's only confirmed worldwide appearance throughout the summer.
Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz states: "It is with great pride and a sense of fulfillment that we can finally announce this event as yet another ambition becomes reality!" Adds vocalist Shagrath: "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen. Dimmu Borgir makes it happen. The circle will now be complete."
Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 21st for 570 Norwegian kroner. Only 150 V.I.P. tickets (1,500 Norwegian kroner each) will be available, which will include a Meet & Greet with the band one hour before doors, free tapas & beer, and a view of the entire performance from a special riser. Doors are at 6:30 pm. Showtime is 8 pm.
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For fans of Dimmu's Wagnerian-inspired majesty, Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway promises to be a momentous once-in-a-lifetime experience, as this is the band's only confirmed worldwide appearance throughout the summer.
Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz states: "It is with great pride and a sense of fulfillment that we can finally announce this event as yet another ambition becomes reality!" Adds vocalist Shagrath: "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen. Dimmu Borgir makes it happen. The circle will now be complete."
Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 21st for 570 Norwegian kroner. Only 150 V.I.P. tickets (1,500 Norwegian kroner each) will be available, which will include a Meet & Greet with the band one hour before doors, free tapas & beer, and a view of the entire performance from a special riser. Doors are at 6:30 pm. Showtime is 8 pm.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Dimmu Borgir |
| Event: | Dimmu Borgir & Norwegian Radio Orchestra And Choir |
Therion - To Release New Board Game
011, the new fantasy board game from Scribabs featuring members of Therion will be released later this year... Wait, what?
The game 011, dubbed "An adventure by Therion", is designed by Marco Valtriani and based on a novel by Paolo Vallerga. The back-story can be read here (scroll down for English).
Commented mainman Christofer Johnsson: "Paulo Vallerga from the famous game developer Scribabs approached the band at the show in Milano last year with this great idea of making a fantasy boardgame based upon the stage characters mixed with mythology. And we instantly thought it was the coolest thing we've heard in ages and loved the idea! The name of the game is 011 and you will find me and the rest of Therion appearing as even more fantastic characters than we are in reality!"
Board game geeks can find more info on boardgamegeek.com. A music video accompanying the game is said to be released in June. Stay tuned, I guess.
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The game 011, dubbed "An adventure by Therion", is designed by Marco Valtriani and based on a novel by Paolo Vallerga. The back-story can be read here (scroll down for English).
Commented mainman Christofer Johnsson: "Paulo Vallerga from the famous game developer Scribabs approached the band at the show in Milano last year with this great idea of making a fantasy boardgame based upon the stage characters mixed with mythology. And we instantly thought it was the coolest thing we've heard in ages and loved the idea! The name of the game is 011 and you will find me and the rest of Therion appearing as even more fantastic characters than we are in reality!"
Board game geeks can find more info on boardgamegeek.com. A music video accompanying the game is said to be released in June. Stay tuned, I guess.
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| Source: | megatherion.com |
| Band profile: | Therion |
The Big Four - German Show Announced
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, the so-called Big Four of thrash, are playing together in Germany on July 2nd, with more shows to be announced.
The Metallica site reads: "If you've been following along, you know that the Big Four already have two shows scheduled in Europe in July... well, the party is expanding! We're here today to tell you about and addition to the European vacation with a show in Gelsenkirchen, Germany at the Veltins Arena on July 2, 2011."
Yes, that headline said 'shows' with an 's'. Keep watching here for a couple more announcements in the coming weeks."
Tickets go on sale on Saturday, February 19 at 9:00 am local time.
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The Metallica site reads: "If you've been following along, you know that the Big Four already have two shows scheduled in Europe in July... well, the party is expanding! We're here today to tell you about and addition to the European vacation with a show in Gelsenkirchen, Germany at the Veltins Arena on July 2, 2011."
Yes, that headline said 'shows' with an 's'. Keep watching here for a couple more announcements in the coming weeks."
Tickets go on sale on Saturday, February 19 at 9:00 am local time.
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| Source: | metallica.com |
| Event: | The Big Four |
Kataklysm - Anniversary DVD In The Works
Kataklysm have begun the long process of putting together elements for their upcoming 20th anniversary DVD.
Titled The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined, this documentary will begin with the band's inception in 1991 and tell the lasting story behind of one of the most important extreme musical exports in Canada's short 143-year history. Director and producer Tommy Jones (Soilwork, Death Angel) will catch the band's heartbeat on the road to put the memories together. The DVD will also include interviews with a wide range of characters, including the band's infamous first frontman Sylvain Houde, who sang on the first three Kataklysm albums, The Mystical Gate Of Reincarnation (1993), Sorcery (1996), and Temple Of Knowledge (1999).
A single and a video clip for the title track The Iron Will will be recorded this summer.
The massive content of the DVD will include Kataklysm's upcoming headlining show at Summer Breeze Festival in Germany where the band will perform classics from all of its eleven releases.
Commented Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono: "This is something that we are doing first for ourselves to look back at the long and hard road traveled and to be grateful that twenty years later this band is stronger than ever and still means something in the music world. It's an accomplishment to exist this long and this DVD is dedicated to our fans who solely kept us alive in this destructive and turbulent scene.
I decided to scrap my book idea (it was taking way too long and time is of the essence) and instead tell our story on The Iron Will in detail to get things off my chest once and for all. We've been the underdogs for so long and looking back, this is a good a place to be."
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Titled The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined, this documentary will begin with the band's inception in 1991 and tell the lasting story behind of one of the most important extreme musical exports in Canada's short 143-year history. Director and producer Tommy Jones (Soilwork, Death Angel) will catch the band's heartbeat on the road to put the memories together. The DVD will also include interviews with a wide range of characters, including the band's infamous first frontman Sylvain Houde, who sang on the first three Kataklysm albums, The Mystical Gate Of Reincarnation (1993), Sorcery (1996), and Temple Of Knowledge (1999).
A single and a video clip for the title track The Iron Will will be recorded this summer.
The massive content of the DVD will include Kataklysm's upcoming headlining show at Summer Breeze Festival in Germany where the band will perform classics from all of its eleven releases.
Commented Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono: "This is something that we are doing first for ourselves to look back at the long and hard road traveled and to be grateful that twenty years later this band is stronger than ever and still means something in the music world. It's an accomplishment to exist this long and this DVD is dedicated to our fans who solely kept us alive in this destructive and turbulent scene.
I decided to scrap my book idea (it was taking way too long and time is of the essence) and instead tell our story on The Iron Will in detail to get things off my chest once and for all. We've been the underdogs for so long and looking back, this is a good a place to be."
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Kataklysm |
| Event: | Summer Breeze Open Air |
Slayer - Exodus Guitarist Filling In On Tour
Last weekend, we brought you the news that Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman is recovering from an emergency surgery on his right arm after contracting necrotizing fasciitis (commonly known as flesh-eating disease), possibly caused by a spider bite.
The injury will keep the guitarist sidelined from the band's upcoming live shows in the Australian Soundwave Festival tour, that is set to kick off on February 26.
None other than Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has now stepped in to replace Hanneman on this tour.
821 for the scoop!]
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The injury will keep the guitarist sidelined from the band's upcoming live shows in the Australian Soundwave Festival tour, that is set to kick off on February 26.
None other than Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has now stepped in to replace Hanneman on this tour.
821 for the scoop!]
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| Source: | exodusattack.com |
| Band profile: | Slayer |
Ghost - To Support Paradise Lost On Tour
Swedish Psychedelic metal band Ghost has been confirmed to take the support slot on Paradise Lost's Draconian Times Tour - a short tour in celebration of the reissue of the band's seminal 1995 album Draconian Times.
Comments Paradise Lost: "We are pleased to announce the main support act for the Draconian Times Tour 2011 (mainland Europe only) will be Ghost! We are extremely excited to have them onboard and fans ourselves of their music. You can listen to them and read more about them on MySpace.
Unfortunately they can't play Greece but we will be announcing the support bands for Greece soon."
Draconian Times Live Shows:
March 18th - Fuzz - Athens, Greece (no Ghost)
March 19th - Fuzz - Athens, Greece (no Ghost)
March 20th - Principal - Thessaloniki, Greece (no Ghost)
March 29th - Tivoli - Utrecht, Holland
March 30th - Bataclan - Paris, France
March 31st - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
April 1st - The Forum - London, UK
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Comments Paradise Lost: "We are pleased to announce the main support act for the Draconian Times Tour 2011 (mainland Europe only) will be Ghost! We are extremely excited to have them onboard and fans ourselves of their music. You can listen to them and read more about them on MySpace.
Unfortunately they can't play Greece but we will be announcing the support bands for Greece soon."
Draconian Times Live Shows:
March 18th - Fuzz - Athens, Greece (no Ghost)
March 19th - Fuzz - Athens, Greece (no Ghost)
March 20th - Principal - Thessaloniki, Greece (no Ghost)
March 29th - Tivoli - Utrecht, Holland
March 30th - Bataclan - Paris, France
March 31st - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
April 1st - The Forum - London, UK
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| Source: | paradiselost.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Paradise Lost |
| Event: | Paradise Lost: Draconian Times Tour |
Pain - First 2011 Live Dates Scheduled
Swedish industrial metallers Pain have issued the following update:
"More and more pieces are falling into place, and as we are finishing the work with the new Pain album we are ready to announce the first show dates for 2011.
2011-06-19 - Myötätuulirock - Vantaa - Finland
2011-06-25 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel - Belgium
More dates are already booked but not ready to get official yet. And even more dates including a mini-tour and a longer headline tour are in the planning stage and will be announced as soon as the organizers give us the go sign.
2011 will be an awesome year for Pain and we're really looking forward to see you this summer and play the new songs live!"
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"More and more pieces are falling into place, and as we are finishing the work with the new Pain album we are ready to announce the first show dates for 2011.
2011-06-19 - Myötätuulirock - Vantaa - Finland
2011-06-25 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel - Belgium
More dates are already booked but not ready to get official yet. And even more dates including a mini-tour and a longer headline tour are in the planning stage and will be announced as soon as the organizers give us the go sign.
2011 will be an awesome year for Pain and we're really looking forward to see you this summer and play the new songs live!"
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Pain |