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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman 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: BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Steve...

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TOOL Frontman Issues PUSCIFER Update

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has issued the following update on his PUSCIFER project: "OK, music fans. Let the games begin. It's been a long time coming and we thank you for your patience. The 'Cuntry Boner' CD single is now available for pre-order exclusively at www.puscifer.com and will be s...

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Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked

A guy like Jon Schaffer hasn't survived twenty years of lineup changes and a tooth-and-claw battle for survival in the music industry by being unsure of himself. As the profile of ICED EARTH has slowly increased over the years, he has finally reached a plateau where he can tackle a project ambitious...

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LEAVES' EYES Singer Issues North American Tour Recap

LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull has issued the following update: "Here we are, finally having arrived safely at home [in Germany after touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT]. The temperature difference between Texas and Baden-Württemberg is 25 degrees Celsius as the fa...

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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...

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PUSCIFER: Album Teaser Available

RED Artist Development has released a teaser for PUSCIFER's debut album, "V Is for Vagina". Due on October 30 via Puscifer Entertainment, the side project of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan recently filmed a video for the song "Queen B". Other songs set to appear on the CD include a cover of the...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: GIBSON Guitars 'Can Handle The Speed And Precision Of Brutal Metal Riffing'

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "Well, recently a dream of mine came true. I'm now officially a Gibson Guitars endorsed artist. This is the only guitar that I've used on every ICED EARTH studio album and I've been an absolute Gibson addict for years. "As many of yo...

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Ex-FATES WARNING Drummer's ENEMY REMAINS To Perform At LOCOFEST

ENEMY REMAINS, the band featuring former FATES WARNING drummer Steve Zimmerman, will perform at this year's LocoFest: Locobazooka! 2007 on Sunday, September 9 at The Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts alongside HEAVEN AND HELL, ALICE COOPER and QUEENSRŸCHE, among others. ENEMY REMAINS is cur...

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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN/SAVAGE CIRCUS Drummer: 'I'm 100% Fine And I'm Ready To Rock'

Drummer Thomas "Thomen" Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following statement on SAVAGE CIRCUS' forum regarding his departure from the group: "Since the foundation of SAVAGE CIRCUS you all have been so loyal to the band and their members that I cannot accept further as you become witnesses o...

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More Bands Announced For South Africa's NIGHTFALL FESTIVAL

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will headline the Nightfall Festival at the Pretoria Showgrounds/Absa Arena in South Africa on October 13. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGRO ANCIENT INFLUENCE BLIND GUARDIAN CHROMIUM CONTRAST THE WATER DIETY'S MUSE L.A. COBRA MAN IN SUIT NEW BO...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Announces New Lineup

SAVAGE CIRCUS members Jens Karlsson (vocals),Emil Norberg (lead guitar) and Piet Sielck (guitar, bass, backing vocals) has issued the following statement: "After all it's time for some good news again. SAVAGE CIRCUS is happy to present our new official drummer, Mr. Mike Terrana. Known from great ba...

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EDGUY Bassist To Perform With BLIND GUARDIAN In South Africa

EDGUY's Tobias "Eggi" Exxel will play bass for one evening with BLIND GUARDIAN on October 13 in Pretoria, South Africa. EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery. The group's North American tour, which is set to kick off on September 11 in Hartford, Connecticut, will go ahead...

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SATYRICON Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK 07 Festival

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have been confirmed for the Loudpark 07 festival, set to take place October 20-21 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 20, 2007: HEAVEN AND HELL BLIND GUARDIAN TRIVIUM MACHINE HEAD AS I...

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HELLOWEEN: In Mixing Mode

German melodic metallers HELLOWEEN have commenced the mixing sessions for their 12th studio LP, tentatively titled "Gambling with the Devil". The CD was recorded at singer Andi Deris' Mi Sueno Studios in Tenerife, Spain with longtime producer Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON). A Halloween (...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Parts Ways With Drummer THOMEN STAUCH

SAVAGE CIRCUS members Jens Karlsson (vocals),Emil Norberg (lead guitar) and Piet Sielck (guitar, bass, backing vocals) has issued the following statement: "After the recent events at the Rengsdorf Rock & Blues Festival and the Rock Am Schloss Festival the band sees no perspective any more to go...