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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Comments On Remastered Reissues

EMI has just re-released BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form. The remasters include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions of Fear" (1988) and "Follow the Blind" (1989),have been remixed. Commented BLIND GUARDIA...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, DREAM THEATER, BLIND GUARDIAN: Photos From GODS OF METAL Available

Holy Metal has uploaded a number of high-quality photos taken at this year's Gods of Metal festival on June 3 in Italy (all pictures by Dimitri Borellini): HEAVEN AND HELL (Photos) DREAM THEATER (Photos) BLIND GUARDIAN (Photos) DIMMU BORGIR (Photos) DARK TRANQUILLITY (Photos) SYMPHONY X ...

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HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY To Team Up For European Tour

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have been officially confirmed for the upcoming HELLOWEEN European tour. The trek will kick off mid-November and will include one or two additional acts. Apart from very few festival appearances, this will be the first time ever HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY have toured to...

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MACHINE HEAD, LACUNA COIL, AMORPHIS Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK Festival

MACHINE HEAD, LACUNA COIL, AMORPHIS and AS I LAY DYING have been confirmed for the Loudpark 07 festival, set to take place October 20-21 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMORPHIS ANTHEM AS I LAY DYING BLIND GUARDIAN HEAVEN AND HELL LAC...

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STRATOVARIUS Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. STRATOVARIUS will top the bill on Sunday, July 1. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addi...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS To Release New Album In October

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has commenced the songwriting process for its second album, tentatively due in October via Dockyard 1. SAVAGE CIRCUS annou...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman To Guest On New ANEURYSM Album

Singer Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has reportedly signed on to make a guest appearance on the forthcoming sophomore album from Italian "techno thrash" metallers ANEURYSM. Entitled "Shades", the CD is tentatively due later in the year via Old Ones Records. ANEURYSM's debut a...

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HELLOWEEN: New Album Title Announced

HELLOWEEN drummer Dani Löble has re-entered singer Andi Deris' Mi Sueno Studios in Tenerife, Spain to resume the recording sessions for the band's new album with longtime producer Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON). Tentatively titled "Gambling with the Devil", HELLOWEEN's 12th studio LP is...

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MOTÖRHEAD Joined By 'FAST' EDDIE CLARKE At SWEDEN ROCK: Photos Available

High-quality photos from this past weekend's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place in Sölvesborg, Sweden, have been posted at the Stargazer.it web site (all photos by Daniele Purrone). Click here to view pictures of the following artists: ANNIHILATOR THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW THUNDER AXEL RUDI...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's Early Albums Remastered; Details Revealed

EMI will re-release BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form on June 15. The remasters will include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions Of Fear" (1988) and "Follow The Blind" (1989),have been remixed. The details...

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SIRENIA: More Dates Announced

Norwegian/Danish gothic metal band SIRENIA has been confirmed for the Screamfest on November 2 in Oslo, Norway. They will also play the Ålborg Metalfestival on November 3 in Ålborg, Denmark. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jun. 16 - Hold Kjeft - Kristiansand, Norway Jun. 23 - Gras...

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NEVERLAND: Audio Sample Featuring BLIND GUARDIAN Singer Posted Online

A new audio sample from NEVERLAND, the collaboration between Turkey's progressive power metal band DREAMTONE and Greek artist Iris Mavraki, has been posted on the NEVERLAND MySpace page. The song "To Lose the Sun", features Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN on lead vocals. This clip, along with two mor...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addition to this, a couple of dozen bands will be appearing at...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Video Footage From GODS OF METAL Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL's June 3, 2007 performance at the Gods Of Metal Festival in Italy has been posted online at at the Italian news blog Musica Metal. The footage includes the entire song "Computer God" plus a part of Vinny Appice's 10-minute drum solo. Also appearing on the...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Added To Spain's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have replaced VELVET REVOLVER on the billing of the Monsters Of Rock festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Zaragoza, Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, June 22, 2007: OZZY OSBOURNE CHILDREN OF BODOM MEGADETH MÄGO DE OZ BLAC...