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BLAZE: Summer Tour Dates Announced

BLAZE, the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, have announced the following summer appearances: Jun. 25 - Ballingen, GER - Bang Your Head Festival Jun. 26 - Ingolstadt, GER - Ohrakel * Jun. 27 - Berlin, GER - Knaack * Jun. 28 - Bochum, GER - Zeche * Jun. 29 - ...

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BLAZE: 'Blood & Belief' To Receive U.S. Release In June

SPV Records has set a June 8 U.S. release date for the new album from BLAZE, entitled "Blood & Belief". "We fully understand that this will disappoint our U.S. fans but this is beyond our control," the band write on their web site about the CD which was released in Europe last month. "Sorry for...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY: 'SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT Didn't Believe In Me'

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley has hit out at his former management, saying that Sanctuary never wanted him to be successful. In an interview with Holland's Lords of Metal, Blaze also talked his alcohol addiction, suicide and depressions. Several interview excerpts follow: Lords of Metal: Yo...

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BLAZE Perform In Belgium: Photos Available

BLAZE, the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, performed at Ten Weyngaert in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday (April 24). Check out pictures from Datapix Designs. BLAZE have just released their third album, "Blood and Belief" through SPV Records. The follow-up to 2002'...

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RAM To Open For BLAZE In Gothenburg

RAM, the Swedish "traditional" heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (bass, ex-FROZEN EYES) and Morgan Pettersson (drums, ex-B-THONG),will be opening for BLAZE on May 1 at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg. "We had a great time with the guys from BLAZE at the Metal Dayz festival last year so we are re...

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Guitarist JOHN SLATER To Sit Out BLAZE's European Tour

BLAZE guitarist John Slater will be sitting out the band's upcoming European tour for "personal reasons," according to a posting on the band's official web site. Filling in for him on the trek will be DORO axeman Oliver Palotai. The following is Slater's official statement on the matter: "As you may...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, BLAZE To Team Up For European Tour

CIRCLE II CIRCLE and BLAZE will be teaming up for a European double-headliner tour beginning in late June. Special guests on the trek will be Germany's PERZONAL WAR. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 25 – Balingen, GER - Bang Your Head Festival (BLAZE only) Jun. 25 – Dessel, BEL – Graspop (CIIC o...

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DORO Signs With AFM RECORDS

German metal singer DORO has inked a deal with AFM Records. DORO's first release for the label will be a collection of her best hits and other metal classics performed with the Metal Classic Night Orchestra. The as-yet-untitled CD will include several special guests (rumored guests are Udo Dirkschne...

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LAKE OF TEARS Finish Recording New Album

Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS have finished recording the follow-up to 2002's "The Neonai", entitled "Black Brick Road", and will begin mixing the effort this weekend. Mixing duties will be completed by April 28, with the mastering sessions scheduled to take place on April 29. The cover artwork will be han...

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SUFFER Set Release Date For Debut Album

Southern Louisiana-based SUFFER, featuring former members of GOATWHORE, DISINCARNATE, and SHRUM, have set a June 1 release date through Northern Blaze Productions for their debut album, entitled "When Darkness Falls". Two tracks from the CD — "Plague Of The Whore" and "Shell Of An Angel" — can be do...

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ARCH ENEMY to Release Mini-DVD: Producer

Metal producer extraordinaire Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, OPETH, MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB) has posted the following update on his web site: "New studio is working out great, things have been pretty constant and just finished new KILLSWITCH ENGAGE album. Did the new BLAZE album at the start of th...

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LILLIAN AXE: Longtime Singer RON TAYLOR Leaves The Fold

LILLIAN AXE have officially parted ways with vocalist Ron Taylor. The following is guitarist Steve Blaze's statement on the matter: "Hello everyone. I would like to take this time to announce the truth about the rumors that Ron Taylor, vocalist for LILLIAN AXE, is leaving the band. "After 15 years o...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, EPICA, MEZARKABUL Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK THE NATIONS FESTIVAL

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, EPICA and MEZARKABUL are the latest bands confirmed for this year's Rock The Nations Open Air Festival, scheduled to be held July 3-4 in Istanbul, Turkey. The complete list of acts current set to appear at the event is as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH ASAFATED BLAZE...

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VIRGIN STEELE Singer: Athens Show Was A 'Most Glorious, Magical Experience'

VIRGIN STEELE vocalist David DeFeis has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Greetings, Salutations & Long Life to You All Noble Citizens of Hellas! Strange are the Ways of the World...Strange are the Winds, Clouds and other opportunistic weather Formations... "Unfortun...

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GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Memorial Service Held

A ceremony held Thursday to honor the victims and survivors of a deadly nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island was filled with messages of hope and transformation, as Gov. Don Carcieri urged the suffering to find a reason to keep on living, according to the Associated Press. Rescue workers who...