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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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MANTICORA: New Album Guest Appearances Revealed

Danish power metallers MANTICORA have released a list of the guest musicians who appear on the group's sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus, Part 2". The companion CD to last year's "The Black Circus, Part 1 – Letters" was mixed at the Jailhouse studios in Horsens, Denmark between January 25,...

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COLOSSEUM Signs With FIREBOX RECORDS

Finnish funeral doom band COLOSSEUM, featuring Juhani of YEARNING (harsh vocals, guitars, synths),Olli Haaranen (guitars, production),Janne Rämö (bass) and Sameli Köykkä (drums),has signed a deal with Firebox Records. The band will enter the studio in April to begin recording its debut album for...

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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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STRANGER TIDES Adds New Members

STRANGER TIDES, the Danish band featuring former ANUBIS GATE vocalist Torben Askholm, has been joined by guitarist Lars Frederiksen from Danish melodic thrashers ANOXIA and drummer Jan Sørensen, previously with the now-defunct Danish cult thrashers RIGID DOMAIN. The group is currently writing new m...

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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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KAMELOT: In Mixing Mode

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have posted the following message on their official web site: "Full steam ahead on the new KAMELOT album due this spring/summer 2007. Producer Sascha Paeth is working on the mix at the moment in Germany's Gate Studios. Cover artwork for the new album is b...

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Germany's FEAR MY THOUGHTS has been honing their musical form on each release, making the term "progression" a most fitting description for what has occurred on the basically traditional thrash of "The Great Collapse" to the more varied work (keys, melodic development) of "Hell Sweet Hell", both rel...

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TWELFTH GATE Working With New Vocalist

Chicago-based progressive thrash metal band TWELFTH GATE has issued the following update: "TWELFTH GATE is very excited to report that the band has been working with a new singer, and is finally back on track. Of course, due to the fact that the band doesn't want to make another hasty decision regar...

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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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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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TWISTED SISTER In Talks To Record 'A Twisted Christmas, Too'

As an epilogue to his 2006 Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana has interviewed all five members of TWISTED SISTER. In the last of this series of holiday-themed interviews, C.C. Banana speaks with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider about their current album "A Twisted Christmas...

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SOUTHERN CROSS Signs With THUNDERING RECORDS

Quebec-based heavy/power metal band SOUTHERN CROSS has inked a deal with Thundering Records. The label will re-release the group's "Rise Above" album, which was originally issued last year. The track listing is as follows: 01. You Shall Be Damned 02. Never Dare Say 03. Fallen 04. Pale 05. The Third...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Release Date Announced

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER will release its new, self-titled album on April 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard d...

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ZOMBI Announces North American Tour With TRANS AM

ZOMBI has announced a North American spring tour with TRANS AM in support of their latest release, "Surface To Air". The sci-fi instrumental rock duo will team-up with TRANS AM starting April 10 in Washington, D.C. for nearly a month's worth of dates across the country. A listing of confirmed tour d...