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BLITZKRIEG: More Tour Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG have scheduled the following dates: Apr. 26 - Thatched House - Stockport, UK Apr. 27 - Carling Academy 2 - Newcastle, UK Apr. 30 - Camden Underworld - London, UK Aug. 14 - Gloria Kulttuuriareena - Helsinki, FIN Aug. 15 - Jalometalli Festiva...

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AVENGER UK Confirmed For UK's ROCK OF AGES FEST

NWOBHM legends AVENGER UK (formerly AVENGER) have been confirmed for the Rock of Ages Fest, set to take place September 6-7 at the Palace in Tamworth, UK. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Saturday, September 6 TYGERS OF PAN TANG BURN GYPSY PISTOLEROS NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS WAYST...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AS I LAY DYING AT THE...

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OBITUARY Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

According to Ashladan.be, legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE COMEBACK KID DEAT...

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SAXON: London Date Announced

British heavy metal veterans SAXON have scheduled the following dates: Mar. 7-8 - Atarfe Vega Rock Festival - Granada, Andalusia, SPA Apr. 23 - Sheppards Bush Empire - London, UK Jun. 5-7 - Sweden Rock Festival 2008 - Sölvesborg, SWE Jul. 17-19 - Rock Harz Open Air - Osterode-Forste, GER On December...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: New Video Interview Available

Woozyfly.com conducted an interview with guitarist Shane Clark and bassist Nick Cates of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD last week in New York City prior to the band's show at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. They discussed such topics as their forthcoming...

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Guitarist JOE STUMP Checks In

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "It's looking like this year should be very busy. I just came back from Bulgaria where HOLYHELL played a New Year's Eve show opening for SAXON (three-band bill, we were in the middle). Believe it or not, it was an outdoor...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Gambling With The Devil' Two-CD Version To Be Released In Japan

HELLOWEEN's Japanese record label, JVC Victor, will release a special two-CD version of the band's latest album, "Gambling with the Devil", on January 23. Disc One will contain the regular LP — complete with the Japan-only bonus track "We Unite" — while the second CD will include the European bonus...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have been confirmed for this year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGE OF EVIL AGENT STEEL BREAKER CONTRACRASH ENSIFERUM FORBIDDEN GRAVE...

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ALESTORM Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

Scotland's ALESTORM has been confirmed for the Rock Harz open-air festival, set to take place July 17-19, 2008 in Osterode/Förste, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALESTORM AMON AMARTH CAST IN SILENCE CREMATORY DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA EISBRECHER FEUERSCH...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Has A New Drummer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have reportedly recruited drummer Ash Pearson (SOUND OF THE SWARM, JUST CAUSE) for their current tour with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, HATE ETERNAL and DECREPIT BIRTH. Pearson joins the group as the replacement for Alexei Rodriguez,...

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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR ELUVEITIE EVILE HELLOWEEN MOONSORROW OP...

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SAXON Cancels Glasgow Appearance

British heavy metal legends SAXON have issued the following update: "Unfortunately we can't make it to the Rock Radio anniversary in Glasgow, Scotland because the band is writing the new album and Biff [Byford; vocals] has a serious, serious cold. We thank you for your understanding!" On December 9,...

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HELLOWEEN: Road Update

HELLOWEEN's web site has been updated with the following message: "After successful appearances in Sweden and Finland, 3,500 fans have welcomed HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY at the first concert on the Czech part of the Hellish Rock tour in the Lokomotiva Sports Hall in Plzen. "Together with the Swedish o...

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SAXON Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for the rescheduled Atarfe Vega Rock festival, which will now take place March 7-8, 2008 at Coliseo Ciudad Atarfe in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGELUS APATRIDA BELPHEGOR DANGER DANGER DESTRUCTION EXCIT...