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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...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BLIND GUARDIAN performing the song "Lord of the Rings" at the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. As previously reported, BLIND GUARDIAN has confirmed a headlining show in Pretoria, So...

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FREEDOM CALL: 'Far Away' Video Posted Online

FREEDOM CALL's video for the song "Far Away" has been posted at SPV.de (Real Media). The track comes off the German melodic metal band's latest album, "Dimensions", which was released in April via SPV Records. Most of the CD was recorded at the FC studios in Nürnberg. The drum parts were cut at ...

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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK Festival

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY 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 H...

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DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, IN FLAMES, POSSESSED, SACRED REICH: Photos From WACKEN Available

Photos of BLIND GUARDIAN, DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, IN FLAMES, POSSESSED, SACRED REICH and TYPE O NEGATIVE taken at this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which was held August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany — have been posted at the Metal-Experience.com web site. Included are pictures of the following artist...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE, ICED EARTH, POSSESSED: Video Footage From WACKEN Available

Romania's Metalhead TV has uploaded video footage from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. Included are clips from the following artists: BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE DESTRUCTION DIR EN GREY ICED EARTH MOONSPELL NORTHER POSSESSED SCHANDMAUL STRATOV...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Pulls Out Of Germany's ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has cancelled its scheduled appearance at today's Rock & Blues Festival in Rengsdorf, Germany as a result of Stauch fa...