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LEAVES' EYES Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA XI Festival

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has been confirmed for next year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KAM...

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EX DEO Forced To Cancel Dates On ENSIFERUM Tour

EX DEO, the the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono, has pulled out of the ENSIFERUM tour for visa matters beyond the band's control. Commented Maurizio: "Well, the Gods are definitely not smiling on us at the moment. Some confusion happened in the visa departement...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Studio Update

JON OLIVA'S PAIN recently entered the studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release via AFM Records. Drummer Christopher Kinder states, "Jon Oliva [JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind; also of SAVATAGE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA] has completed vocal tracking on a few songs, with man...

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ALL ENDS' New Album To Be Produced By ROBERTO LAGHI

Swedish hard rock band ALL ENDS will enter the studio on November 2 to begin recording its second full-length album for an early 2010 release. The forthcoming CD will mark the recording debut of the group's new singer, Jonna Sailon, who replaced Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelo...

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EX DEO To Film 'In Her Dark Embrace' Video

EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono, recently returned from a succesful trek in Europe and is now preparing to take on North America alongside ENSIFERUM, HYPOCRISY and BLACKGUARD. Plans are also underway for the band to film a video for the song "In Her...

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HALCYON WAY Completes Drum Tracking For New Album

Atlanta, Georgia's HALCYON WAY has completed tracking the drums for its new album, due out in the spring via Nightmare Records. The drums were recorded at Open Sky Studios in Atlanta with Mike Froedge (DOUBLEDRIVE, BLOODSIMPLE, DIXIE INCORPORATED) at the helm. The follow-up to 2008's "A Manifesto Fo...

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MAT SINNER Continuing Work On KISKE/SOMERVILLE Project

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske is collaborating with American singer Amanda Somerville on a brand new melodic hard rock/metal project for Frontiers Records. Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER) and Magnus Karlsson (PLACE VENDOME, PRIMAL FEAR) are handling most of the songwriting for the CD, whi...

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ALL ENDS To Support KAMELOT In Sweden

Swedish hard rock band ALL ENDS will support KAMELOT on the following dates in April 2010: Apr. 10 - Gothenburg, SWE - Trädgårn Apr. 11 - Stockholm, SWE - Tyrol ALL ENDS will enter the studio later this fall to begin recording its second full-length album for an early 2010 release. The forthcoming C...

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ANDRÉ MATOS: 'Mentalize' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "Mentalize", the second solo album from Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIPER),are available for streaming at this location. Full-length versions of four songs — "The Myriad", "I Will Return", "Mentalize" and "When The Sun Cried Out" —...

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EX DEO/KATAKLYSM Frontman Interviewed In Belgium; Video Available

Metalchroniques.com conducted an interview with EX DEO/KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono at the September 20, 2009 Antwerpen, Belgium stop of EX DEO's Paganfest Europe tour with KORPIKLAANI, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, UNLEASHED, ALESTORM and SWASHBUCKLE. Watch the chat in two parts below. Photos o...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Bassist, Prepares To Record New Album

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have issued the following update: "Our bassist Mike [Koren] and his girlfriend will become parents very soon and we all want to wish them the best with their little rocker. But that leads directly to some bad news: Mike will leave the band and will ta...

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PAGAN'S MIND Replaces CIRCLE II CIRCLE On TRITON POWER CRUISE

PAGAN'S MIND has replaced CIRCLE II CIRCLE on the billing of the first-ever progressive/power metal cruise dubbed Triton Power Cruise. The cruise will set sail on the Carnival Imagination on Friday, April 30, 2010 and return to Miami the following Monday (May 3). PAGAN'S MIND will step in with co-he...

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EX DEO: First Performance Footage Posted Online

Video footage of EX DEO — the band led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — performing at the Hirsch in Nürnberg, Germany on September 14, 2009 as part of the Paganfest Europe tour with KORPIKLAANI, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, UNLEASHED, ALESTORM and SWASHBUCKLE can be viewed below (courtesy of "...

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INFINITY OVERTURE To Release Debut Next Month

Denmark-based symphonic power metallers INFINITY OVERTURE, whose recording lineup includes former ELEGY singer Ian Parry, will release their debut album, "Kingdom Of Utopia", on October 6 via Lion Music. The CD was mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro, the production team responsible for albums by RHAPSOD...

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KAMELOT, HAMMERFALL To Headline Next Year's PROGPOWER USA XI Festival

KAMELOT and HAMMERFALL have been confirmed as the headliners of next year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, September 10: KAMELOT NOCTURNAL RITES TYR SEVENTH WONDER STORMWARRIOR ILLUSION SUITE Sat...