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EDGUY Singer Comments On Upcoming North American Tour

German melodic metallers EDGUY will be coming back to North America with three headlining shows beginning October 10 and eleven shows through October 27 in support of KAMELOT. EDGUY's dynamic frontman Tobias Sammet checks in from home about the upcoming trek: "Why should Hollywood fear us walking it...

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KAMELOT To Take Part In 'Daniel Pearl World Music Days'

According to a posting on the KAMELOT web site, the American/Norwegian melodic metal band has been invited to participate in this year's Daniel Pearl World Music Days, an international network of artists/concerts using the power of music to reaffirm their commitment to tolerance and humanity. Inspir...

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EPICA To Be Joined By Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE For Dutch, Belgian Shows

Vocalist Amanda Somerville will make a special guest appearance on stage with Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA for the following shows: Oct. 16 - Paard van Troje - Den Haag, The Netherlands Oct. 17 - Effenaar - Eindhoven, The Netherlands Oct. 18 - Metal Female Voices Fest - Wieze, Belgium Amanda Some...

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Former ANGRA Singer Is 'Thankful' He Didn't Land IRON MAIDEN Gig

Greece's Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN). During the chat, Matos was asked what he thinks life would have been like had he been selected to replace Bruce Dickinson in IRON MAIDEN back in 1994. "Yes… I have already asked myself this q...

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WHITESNAKE, SEPULTURA, SAXON, ICED EARTH Featured On 'Rock S'Cool Vol. III' DVD

More than ever, the metal label Steamhammer/SPV counts among the most important record imprints worldwide. Among the renowned artists on the company's roster are international stars such as WHITESNAKE, MOTÖRHEAD, HEAVEN AND HELL, ICED EARTH, SAXON, ALICE COOPER, HELLOWEEN, KAMELOT, GAMMA RAY, TYPE O...

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ADRIFT To Support KAMELOT In St. Petersburg

ADRIFT — the Tampa-based heavy rock band featuring Jack Owen of DEICIDE/CANNIBAL CORPSE fame — will support KAMELOT on October 9 at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida. ADRIFT will hit the stage at 8:00 p.m. Video footage of ADRIFT performing the song "Back To Square One" on Saturday, Septe...

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HALCYON WAY Signs With NIGHTMARE RECORDS

Atlanta's progressive power/thrash band HALCYON WAY has inked a deal with U.S. label Nightmare Records. The group's debut CD, "A Manifesto For Domination", will be released worldwide on November 11, 2008. "A Manifesto For Domination" was produced by guitarist Jon Bodan, mixed by Lasse Lammert (ALEST...

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KAMELOT Drummer To Hold Florida Clinic

KAMELOT drummer Casey Grillo will hold a drum clinic on October 8 at Seminole Music & Sound in Seminole, Florida. A video ad for the clinic can be viewed below. For more information, go to this location. KAMELOT's U.S. tour will kick off October 9 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The band recently pu...

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ROYAL ANGUISH: New Audio Interview Available

Matt Knowles of the Florida-based extreme metal band ROYAL ANGUISH was interviewed on September 20, 2008 by DJ Acidos of the Dutch radio station Radio Moonrock. The 25-minute chat can be downloaded in three parts: Part#1 Part#2 Part#3 Three tracks from the forthcoming ROYAL ANGUISH album entitled "T...

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SONS OF SEASONS: Second Behind-The-Scenes Video Posted Online

The second in a series of behind-the-scenes clips from SONS OF SEASONS — the new progressive/symphonic metal band led by keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO) — can be viewed below. Commented the group: "In our second 'behind-the-scenes' video, we take you with us to our photo session...

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ANDRÉ MATOS To Guest On CLAIRVOYANTS Debut

Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN) will make a special guest appearance on "Word To The Wise", the debut album from the Italian heavy metal band CLAIRVOYANTS (formerly an IRON MAIDEN tribute act). Matos will sing the only cover song featured on the album — IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Th...

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AVIAN: CD-Release Party Announced

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will host a release party for its sophomore album, "Ashes and Madness", on Saturday, October 25 at the the Station 4 club in St. Paul, Minnesota. AVIAN will play a 90-minute set featur...

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OPERATIKA: 'The Calling' Release Moved Up; Audio Sample Available

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA will release their debut CD, "The Calling", on October 24 through Scarlet Records. According to a press release, the album has been described as "the perfect combination of singer Slava Popova's harmonious operatic vocals, powerful guitar riffs an...

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AVANTASIA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the latest video blog (see below) from the AVANTASIA world tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound festival in Huttwil, Switzerland and concluded last month at the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary. The latest clip features footage from the band's a...

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TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, DIAMOND HEAD, MERCYFUL FATE Members Pay Tribute To METALLICA

Greg Prato of UGO.com has just published a "Metallica Spotlight" piece featuring tributes from 17 renowned metal musicians (including a section titled "How I Almost Died," which is Oderus Urungus from GWAR recounting a funny METALLICA-related memory). Also included are reviews of all of METALLICA's...