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MANOWAR: New Concert Photos From Stuttgart Available

A number of high-quality photos of MANOWAR performing live in front of 14,000 fans (!) at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany on March 31, 2007 have been posted online at the Metalchroniques web site. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Manowar 02. Call to Arms 03. Gloves of Metal 04. Each D...

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EPICA, KIUAS Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

EPICA and KIUAS are the latest confirmed bands for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMY BENEDICTION BEYOND ALL REASON DREAM EVIL EPICA IN FLAMES KIUAS KORPIKLAANI LACUNA COIL...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...

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FIREWIND Announces U.S. Tour

This fall, FIREWIND pledges their allegiance to their U.S. fans by scheduling their first ever trip stateside. This Greek metal powerhouse is set to kick things off on September 19 by performing alongside EPICA and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, which will be immediately followed by a week-long headlining run...

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MANOWAR To Perform 'Black Wind, Fire & Steel' In Greek At Athens Festival

The production manager of the March Metal Day festival, set to take place April 4 at the Fencing Olympic Complex at Hellinicon in Athens, Greece, has revealed to the "Metalzone" radio show that MANOWAR will perform its song "Black Wind, Fire & Steel" in Greek at this year's event. MANOWAR will p...

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TAAKE Removed From TOMAHAWK FESTIVAL Billing Following Swastika Incident

Norwegian black metallers TAAKE — who found themselves at the center of another controversy last week when the group' singer appeared on stage in Essen, Germany with a swastika symbol drawn on his chest — have been kicked off the billing of the the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place March 31 at .....

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PRIMAL FEAR: Studio Update

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We had a great vocal/guitar session over the weekend! Stefan [Leibing, guitar] finished his guitar work for our new album at the U3 studio with our good friend Achim Köhler engineering. Ralf [Scheepers]...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, CHIMAIRA Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, MASTODON, CHIMAIRA, DARK TRANQUILITY, SCARVE, HEAVENLY, KAIZEN, LYZANXIA, HACRIDE and DESTINITY have been confirmed for Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. More than 70 bands will perform on three stages. The festival billing is shaping up as...

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PRIMAL FEAR Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Most of the recordings for the new PRIMAL FEAR album are done! Yesterday, we spent our final day at the House Of Music Studio and finished our work there. We worked 15 hours a day during last couple of...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: 'Trinity' Samples Available

Austrian/American "epic metal" band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has uploaded audio samples of all 11 tracks that are set to appear on the group's upcoming album, "Trinity", due in May via Napalm Records. Check them out at this location. "Trinity" was recorded at Dreamscape Studios and was mastered at Finnvo...

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New PRIMAL FEAR CD To Feature Duet With EPICA Singer

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Sorry for our delay in updating the page with news from the recording session, but a lot of things happened and today we're back with another round of studio news and pictures! The bass guitar recording...

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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...