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DIO/HAMMERFALL: Tentative Dates Announced

The initial/tentative dates for the forthcoming DIO/HAMMERFALL North American tour have been leaked. They are as follows: Nov. 06 - Vancouver, BC @ TBA Nov. 07 - Tacoma, WA @ Temple Theatre Nov. 08 - TBA @ TBA Nov. 09 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Nov. 10 - Eugene, OR @ TBA Nov. 12 ...

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IRON MAIDEN To Issue Box Set

IRON MAIDEN will issue Eddie's Archive — a three double-CD set containing the band's earliest live recordings from 1979 through to their headlining performance at Donington in 1988 — on November 5th through Columbia Records. In addition to this, the compilation The Best Of The B'sides will be made a...

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CRYSTAL BALL To Support DORO, U.D.O.

Swiss melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL have been confirmed as the support act on the first leg of DORO's European tour between October 23rd and November 3rd. They will then jump over to the U.D.O. European trek, which will take them through November 17th. Also scheduled to appear on the DORO tour as c...

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RAUNCHY Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Denmark's RAUNCHY have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. RAUNCHY will be performing on the "Pain" stage on Saturday, August 24th beginning at 2:30 PM. The complete list of artists currently sc...

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MASTERPLAN Revise Album Track Listing

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jorn Lande, have revised the track listing for their forthcoming self-titled debut album, due in January through AFM Records in Europe and Avalon Records in Japa...

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HALFORD's "Rockline" Appearance Available For Download

HALFORD's July 22nd appearance on the syndicated radio show Rockline, which included live-in-the-studio renditions of several PRIEST classics and numbers from HALFORD's recently-issued Crucible release, can be downloaded as 16 separate MP3 files from this location. The songs performed during the sho...

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CRYSTAL BALL To Support U.D.O. In Europe

Swiss melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL will support Germany's U.D.O., led by ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, on a European tour between November 4th and November 17th. Exact dates and venues will be announced shortly. ...

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CRYSTAL EYES Commence Work On "Vengeance Descending"

Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES have commenced the recording sessions for their third full-length album, entitled Vengeance Descending, at their own studio, where they expect to spend up to two months before moving over to another facility for the mixing and mastering process. Among the tracks set to appear o...

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Former DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Join BILLY IDOL For Summer Tour

Former DREAM THEATER and current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN keyboardist Derek Sherinian will be touring with the legendary BILLY IDOL, replacing Joe Simon for the upcoming Kiss the Skull summer tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jul. 20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Jul. 21 - Al...

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PARADISE LOST Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR Festival

PARADISE LOST have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. PARADISE LOST will be the headliners on Saturday, August 24th. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is a...

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FRETERNIA Part With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Sweden's FRETERNIA have replaced drummer Stefan Svantesson with Martin Tilander. According to the band, "playing in two bands [FRETERNIA and CRYSTAL EYES] finally became too much for Stefan and this is why he decided to leave FRETERNIA." FRETERNIA's new album, entitled A Nightmare Story, was recentl...

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Crucible

Unlike 2000's Resurrection, which was widely hailed as the album JUDAS PRIEST should have made after Painkiller, HALFORD's Crucible is a decidedly more diverse effort, featuring plenty of traditional metal moments while occasionally following a more experimental approach, thereby preventing this alb...

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AMEN To Support THE SEX PISTOLS At One-Off Gig?

AMEN are tentatively scheduled to support THE SEX PISTOLS at the latter's one-off show at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in the UK on July 27th. According to www.sex-pistols.net, "this will be the only SEX PISTOLS show anywhere in the world and it promises to be the biggest rock n' roll s...

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HALFORD Film "Betrayal" Clip, Finalize "Crucible" Track Listing

HALFORD have completed filming a video for the track "Betrayal" this past weekend in Los Angeles with director Cristoffer Salzgeber of The Mine (i.e. IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH, CYPRESS HILL). "Betrayal" comes off the group's much-anticipated Crucible CD, which is due for release on June 25th in the US a...

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ANDREW WK To Guest On Upcoming THIRD EYE BLIND CD

ANDREW WK has reportedly recorded guest back-up vocals on a track called "F.cked Up Kid" for the forthcoming THIRD EYE BLIND CD, entitled Crystal Baller. A July release date is expected. ...