February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Heavy_metal":
Lifestyle: 29 Oct 10
Contributor David Stavrou checks out some of the highlights awaiting Stockholm music lovers in October.
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Lifestyle: 1 Oct 10
Contributor David Stavrou lays out some of the highlights awaiting Stockholm music lovers in October.
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Lifestyle: 22 Jul 10
Swedish musicians have made their mark in just about every popular musical genre around the world - except country. Stockholm's Southern Skyline hopes to change that, writes Emy Gelb.
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Society: 17 Dec 09
The groundbreaking Swedish pop group ABBA is set to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.
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Business & Money: 30 Jun 09
Three Swedish companies have been added to the US embassy’s list of promising clean tech companies, with the embassy's work promoting US-Swedish clean-energy cooperation set to continue under the new ambassador.
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Lifestyle: 26 Jun 09
From heavy metal to jazz and from pop to classical, Sweden’s roster of summertime musical festivals has something to suit all tastes.
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Lifestyle: 24 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Bunny Wailer (JAM) and The Pet Shop Boys (UK) in Stockholm; heavy metal festival & A Camp in Gothenburg; Atmosphere (US) in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö.
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Society: 12 Jun 09
God-fearing heavy metal fans in Sweden now have a place to go to bang their heads and worship Jesus at the same time.
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Society: 15 Apr 09
Swedish rock band Hammerfall have admitted to smashing up a Vienna hotel room on their European tour.
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Society: 20 Mar 09
Swedish swimwear firm Panos Emporio has come out strongly in defence of its marketing material following allegations of sexism from a leading advertising watchdog.
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Society: 9 Mar 09
The lead singer of Metallica was taken to hospital in Stockholm on Sunday with a suspected case of food poisoning, forcing the popular heavy metal to cancel the evening’s concert
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Lifestyle: 26 Feb 09
What's on in Sweden: J.Tillman & world class dance in Stockholm; Judas Priest & Timo Räisänen in Gothenburg; Frida Hyvönen in Malmö/Lund.
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Politics: 30 Jan 09
Sweden doesn’t want to be rushed into approving a Russian-German natural gas pipeline project under the Baltic Sea before a careful review of environmental concerns, a minister said Friday.
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Science & Technology: 14 Jan 09
Mercury is to be banned in Sweden starting June 1st, environment minister Andreas Carlgren has announced.
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Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 5th - 11th. Hootchy Kootchy burlesque and Cirkus Cirkör in Stockholm; Motorhead and "making a difference" in Gothenburg; Status Quo in Malmö/Lund.
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Lifestyle: 16 Oct 08
What’s on: Cullberg Ballet and Jay Brannan in Stockholm; Art Garfunkel and Wendy McNeill in Gothenburg; Simone Moreno and Cult of Luna in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 7 Aug 08
What’s on: Culture and city pride in Stockholm, Culture and jazz in Gothenburg, Deep Purple near Malmö and Reggae nights in Uppsala.
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Lifestyle: 24 Jul 08
What’s on: Europride comes to Stockholm, Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and Chico Trujillo in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 24 Jul 08
Looking to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers.
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Lifestyle: 10 Jul 08
What’s on: Mary J Blige at the Jazz Festival in Stockholm, Gothia Cup football festival in Gothenburg, El Perro del Mar, Norman Jay and Bollywood in Malmö.
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Travel: 28 Apr 08
In his book Cycling Back to Happiness, English journalist Bernie Friend covers 6,000 kilometres of northern Europe on a bicycle in a bid to overcome his paranoia. In the last of our three excerpts, Bernie and his pal Rhys get unexpectedly Eurovisioned in Gothenburg.
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Science & Technology: 17 Apr 08
People with a knack for holding a steady beat score higher on intelligence tests, a new study has shown.
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National: 2 Jul 07
A 22-year-old man who jumped from a bridge in Gothenburg during a music festival on Saturday night has died from the injuries he sustained.
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National: 24 Jun 07
Increasing food imports from China could pose a risk to public health in Sweden, according to the food products governing body, Livsmedelsverket.
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Society: 19 Jun 07
A job centre in southern Sweden has agreed to pay sickness benefits to a 42-year-old man with a heavy metal lifestyle. Roger Tullgren tells The Local of his ten-year struggle to have his heavy metal addiction classified as a disability.
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Society: 19 Apr 07
Authorities in Gothenburg have withdrawn their opposition to the parents of a 7-month-old girl who want to call their daughter Metallica. "It feels good," the youngster's mother says.
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Society: 3 Apr 07
The Swedish tax board has appealed a court ruling allowing a baby girl to be given the name Metallica. It sounds too much like a heavy metal band, they say.
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National: 17 Feb 07
The Baltic Sea gas pipeline being planned by Russian and German companies could cause environmental problems, a Swedish agency has said. It urged for other routes to be considered.
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National: 15 Feb 07
A Swedish teacher got off on the wrong foot at the beginning of a school trip to Auschwitz. A drunken hotel room fight with a Swedish heavy metal band was not on the schedule.
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Lifestyle: 29 Jan 07
He's the Viking Chief of Swedish Eurodance, who is now taking to his new role as Stockholm's official arbiter of good taste. But don't accuse Martin 'E-Type' Eriksson of being named after a sports car.
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Lifestyle: 2 Jun 06
While there will be music for all tastes, those who like their music loud and heavy will be particularly well catered for in June, with Lordi, Def Leppard and Alice Cooper all putting in appearances in Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 9 May 06
Sweden, and Stockholm in particular, are on a well-trodden path when the world’s top artists hawk their wares around Europe. David Stavrou looks at the delights on offer in May
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Lifestyle: 15 Feb 05
Qualifying, heats, finals, drugs. You might have thought the Olympics had come round again. But no, the gun has just gone for Sweden's annual songfest. It proved to be a straightforward passage to the Stockholm finale for one of the favourites, Shirley Clamp.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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