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EPICA Recruits Session Drummer For Upcoming Dates

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have recruited Koen Herfst as a session drummer for their upcoming shows. "Koen is the drummer of Dutch urban metal band BAGGA BOWNZ, but is also known for his helping hand by filling in for Andre with AFTER FOREVER when they were in need of a session d...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Singer Wants To Know: 'What Is Success?'

Vocalist Melissa Ferlaak of the Austrian/American "epic metal" band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "What is success? "I'm working on an education program right now at my job and one question came up, which is what I have titled this blog. What defines succe...

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DELAIN Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festi...

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Former ANGRA Frontman Records Guest Appearance With HDK Project

AFTER FOREVER guitarist/songwriter Sander Gommans has issued the following update on his HDK project: Just returned from Germany, where we recorded some vocal parts of André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIRGO) for HDK!!! I'm proud to be able to work with this experienced and appreciated singer in the m...

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KORN, MACHINE HEAD, EMPEROR, NEUROSIS, CYNIC Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

According to VS-Webzine.com, KORN, MACHINE HEAD, WITHIN TEMPTATION, EMPEROR, NEUROSIS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MOONSPELL, EPICA, LAMB OF GOD, CYNIC and UNEARTH are among the confirmed bands for Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. More than 70 bands will perform on three stages. The...

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INNERWISH, INACTIVE MESSIAH, EMERALD SUN Confirmed For Greece's MARCH METAL DAY

According to Metal Zone, INNERWISH, INACTIVE MESSIAH and EMERALD SUN are among the confirmed bands for the March Metal Day festival, set to take place April 4 at the Fencing Olympic Complex at Hellinicon in Athens, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Warriors Stage: MANOWAR RHAPSO...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: New Album Ready To Be Mastered

Guitarist Wolfgang "Wops" Koch of the Austrian/American "epic metal" band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has issued the following update: "The mix for 'Trinity' [the new VISIONS OF ATLANTIS album] was finished today and the files transferred to Finnvox [studio in Helsinki, Finland], where they'll master (finis...

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EPICA Guitarist Issues Studio Report

EPICA guitarist Ad Sluijter has posted a lengthy update on the recording sessions for the band's new album. An excerpt from his report follows: "As I mentioned in the previous report already, with the guitar recordings we've changed quite some things in comparison to the guitar recordings with the p...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, TAAKE, KOLDBRANN To Perform At Germany's TOMAHAWK FESTIVAL

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, TAAKE, KOLDBRANN and EPICA are among the confirmed bands for the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place March 31 at N8 in Osnabrück, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PAIN DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER TAAKE KOLDBRANN KORPIKLAANI EPICA URGEHAL ENSIFERUM F...

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EPICA Confirmed For Greece's METAL DAY FESTIVAL

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA has been confirmed for the Metal Day Festival, set to take place April 4 at the Fencing Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece. Also scheduled to appear are MANOWAR, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and TIAMAT. EPICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in Septem...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY Pulls Out Of Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

According to Markus Rutten of www.sounds2move.de, Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY has cancelled its appearance at the upcoming Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. Replacing them on the bill will be the Dutch "dark metal" outfit AUT...

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EPICA, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in September. Support at the shows will come from the Austrian/American "epic metal" band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 05 - West Springfield, VA, Jaxx Sep. 06 – Hartford...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS To Support EPICA On North American Tour?

According to a posting on the web site of Seattle's Studio Seven venue, Austrian/American "epic metal" band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will support Dutch symphonic metal act EPICA on their upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early September. Tentative dates so far are as follows...

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EPICA: U.S. Headlining Dates Announced

According to The Vault, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA has lined up the following North American dates in the fall: Sep. 06 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT Sep. 07 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY Sep. 09 - HighLine Ballroom - New York City, NY Sep. 18 - Pearl Room - ...

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LEAVES' EYES To Headline Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — has been confirmed as the headliner of the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007...