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KAMELOT To Be Joined By Female Soprano MARI On Japanese Tour

Female soprano vocalist Mari Youngblood (born Mary Schreck; a.k.a. wife of KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood),who is mostly known for her role as Helena on KAMELOT's "Epica" and "The Black Halo" albums, along with her live performance on "One Cold Winter's Night" album and DVD, will perform with...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION, EPICA To Guest On 'Governor's Ball'

WITHIN TEMPTATION, EPICA and CRIMSON SHADOWS will be the featured guests on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, September 22 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the show. WITHIN TEMPTATION's official French web site reports that the next single from WITHIN TEMPTATION's "The Heart of...

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EPICA: 'The Divine Conspiracy' Enters French Chart At No. 36

EPICA's new album, "The Divine Conspiracy", has entered the French album chart at position No. 36. The CD's updated list of first-week chart positions is as follows: Holland: #9 Switzerland: #29 France: #36 Germany: #41 Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe CD edition in Europe of "The Div...

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THE AGONIST Singer Checks In From SONATA ARCTICA Tour

THE AGONIST's video for the track "Business Suits And Combat Boots" (shot by director David Brodsky) will make its "Headbanger's Ball" debut this Saturday, September 22 on MTV2. Watch the clip below. THE AGONIST recently completed a handful of dates alongside EPICA and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, leading t...

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EPICA: More 'The Divine Conspiracy' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

EPICA's new album, "The Divine Conspiracy", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 41 and the Swiss chart at No. 29. It is the first time in the band's history that it has landed on the official album chart in either country. As previously reported, "The Divine Conspiracy" recent...

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PRIMAL FEAR Recruits SILENT FORCE Guitarist For Upcoming Tour

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "Because of important family obligations, guitarist Stefan Leibing cannot play all shows of the forthcoming U.D.O./PRIMAL FEAR double headliner tour. His substitute is a well-known face — PRIMAL FEAR have recruited well known guita...

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RIDE THE SKY Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Announces Replacement

RIDE THE SKY, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN drummer and MASTERPLAN founder Uli Kusch alongside ex-TEARS OF ANGER/BEYOND TWILIGHT singer Bjørn Jansson, guitarist Benny Jansson, and bassist Mathias Granås (XSAVIOR),has parted ways with keyboardist Kaspar Dahlqvist (DIONYSUS, STORMWIND) due to "...

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FLOWING TEARS: More 'Invanity - Live In Berlin' Details Revealed

German female-fronted gothic metallers FLOWING TEARS have issued the following update: "It's time to reveal some more details about the upcoming live album. 'Invanity - Live in Berlin' will be released on October 29 and will contain the following tracks: 01. Swallow 02. Undying 03. Portsall (Departu...

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EPICA: 'The Divine Conspiracy' Enters Dutch Chart At No. 9

EPICA's latest album, "The Divine Conspiracy", has entered the Dutch chart at position No. 9 — the band's highest chart showing so far. Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe CD edition in Europe of "The Divine Conspiracy", featuring the bonus tracks "Higher High" and "Replica" (FEAR FACTOR...

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GOTTHARD Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: GOTTHARD frontman Steve Lee. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Bob Catley (MA...

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EPICA: New Video Interview Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently spoke to Simone Simons (vocals) and Mark Jansen (guitar) from the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA. Watch the interview at this location. EPICA's new video, "Never Enough", can be viewed on YouTube. The song comes off the Dutch symphonic metal band's new album, "The Di...

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OPERATIKA: Hard At Work On Debut Album

New Jersey-based symphonic/operatic metallers OPERATIKA have issued the following update: "We have been working hard on our ablum in the recording studio. [Guest bassist] Michael LePond [of SYMPHONY X] has finished bass parts before leaving for another tour with SYMPHONY X. Vocals are almost complet...

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AFTER FOREVER Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted audio samples (sample#1, sample#2) of the next two guest singers who will appear on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Phideaux Xavier and AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen. Other vocalist...

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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Fighting The Darkness' Video Posted Online

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have released their video for the song "Fighting The Darkness". Watch it below. The track comes off the group's new album, "New Religion", which is due in Europe on September 21 via Frontiers Records. A U.S. release date has not yet been announced. Guest musicians...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: Audio Interview With MELISSA FERLAAK Available

All Metal Music conducted an interview on September 6, 2007 with the Minnesota-based vocalist Melissa Ferlaak, who has been a member of the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS for the past few years. Listen to the six-minute chat at this location. As previously reported, VISIONS OF ATL...