Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):

AXEL RUDI PELL
BLACK OAK ARKANSAS
BLIND GUARDIAN
CIRCUS MAXIMUS
DIMMU BORGIR
ELDRITCH
FALCONER
GOV'T MULE
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
HEAVEN AND HELL
KREATOR
LION'S SHARE
MEMFIS
MOTÖRHEAD
RANDY PIPER'S ANIMAL
REO SPEEDWAGON
SUZI QUATRO
THE ANSWER
THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW
THUNDER
TOKYO DRAGONS
TROUBLE
U.D.O.

DIMMU BORGIR has set "In Sorte Diaboli" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records . The CD was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producers Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J. Sten .

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EvenPro, Columbia tour promotor has announced that Velvet Revolver will play the Palacio de los Deportes in Bogotá, Colombia on April 18, 2007. However, it should be noted that the band has not yet confirmed any touring plans and this report should be treated as a rumor only.

VELVET REVOLVER is working on its sophomore album with producer Brendan O'Brien after an initial stint with Rick Rubin "did not work out," according to singer Scott Weiland.

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Shawna Kenney has recently spoken with Sepultura frontman Derrick Green and guitarist Andreas Kisser about various topics including rumor about the reunion:

How has it been on tour, fan-wise, since Igor left the band? I read an interview in Metal Hammer where the journalist was really hounding you about a reunion.

Derrick: "I think we need more time to be on the road to see how it's going to be. It was something we saw coming for a really long time - (Igor Cavalera - drums) not being happy playing and wanting to do something else, so we respected that decision, but at the same time we had an album that just came out that we worked really hard so we wanted to continue playing, so that's all we've been doing here. It's another challenge and the only way we can prove it is by playing good shows live."

Andreas: "We've been dealing with the press since Max left the band 10 years ago. As far as anything Max is saying to the press, they are rumors and nothing has been confirmed. We had to find a drummer (Jean Dolabella) and that took a while, and now we have to promote the new album, and whatever's gonna happen after that is up to the band to decide."

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