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ELIS Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

Liechtenstein-based gothic metal group ELIS — whose lead singer, Sabine Dünser, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7, 2006 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital — will make its live debut with Dünser's replacement, Sandra Schleret (DREAMS OF SANITY, SIEGFRIED),at th...

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'ProgPower USA VIII' DVD: Complete Details Revealed

The "ProgPower USA VIII" DVD is now available for pre-orders with a confirmed shipping date of January 29, 2007. The DVD will be released as region-free NTSC in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound with a running time in excess of three hours. It will also be available as two-CD set. The track listing is as fol...

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EPICA Singer Offering Private Lessons

Singer Simone Simons (photo) of the Dutch symphonic metal act EPICA has issued the following update: "From the beginning of February on I will be giving private lessons to those who are interested in learning more about vocal techniques, breathing techniques and stage performance. It will vary from...

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EPICA Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BATTLELORE DISTORTED EPICA HOLY...

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EPICA Taps GOD DETHRONED Drummer For Upcoming CD

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that Ariën van Weesenbeek will be the drummer on the next EPICA album. For those who aren't familiar with him yet, Ariën is the drummer of the Dutch death metal band GOD DETHRONED (who, by...

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MOTÖRHEAD, HAMMERFALL, RAGE Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival

MOTÖRHEAD, HAMMERFALL and RAGE are among the confirmed bands for the Masters Of Rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, 2007 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MOTÖRHEAD HAMMERFALL RAGE + LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA STRATOVARIUS DIE HAPPY PINK CREAM 69 AFTER...

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BLACK MAJESTY Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY has been added to next year's installment of the Masters of Rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, 2007 in the Czech Republic. Other confirmed bands include MOTÖRHEAD, RAGE, STRATOVARIUS, DIE HAPPY, PINK CREAM 69, AFTER FOREVER, EPICA, THE TOMM...

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EPICA Shoots Down Rumors Singer SIMONE Will Leave Band For NIGHTWISH

Dutch symphonic metal act EPICA has rejected as false a report published in the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso that NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons about her possibly taking over the frontwom...

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EPICA Singer In Talks To Replace TARJA In NIGHTWISH?

According to the Finnish weekly celebrity gossip magazine Katso, NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen and the group's manager Ewo Rytkönen have been in contact with EPICA singer Simone Simons possibly taking over the frontwoman position in NIGHTWISH. It is rumored that Tuomas and Ewo became convinced...

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DELAIN Wins ESSENT Award

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — were honored with the Essent award. Two times a year, the Dutch electricity company Essent distributes "Essent Awards" to five Dutch bands and ac...

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AXAMENTA: New Album To Receive Japanese Release

Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, will release its new album, "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture", in Japan on November 22 via Soundholic Co. Ltd. "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" was issued in Europe in May via Shiver Records. The CD was recorded at Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark w...

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EPICA Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have parted ways with drummer Jeroen Simons. According to a posting on the band's official web site, "Jeroen has decided to concentrate on another musical career and will therefore leave EPICA. We want to thank him for everything he has contributed to t...

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PROGPOWER USA VII Festival: Official Photo Galleries Online

Todd Brown, the official photographer for the ProgPower USA festival, has uploaded photos from this year's event at this location. ProgPower USA VII took place 15-16, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia and included appearances by JORN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, EVERGREY, EPICA, PYRAMAZE, ZERO HOUR, SAVAGE CIRCUS, MER...

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DELAIN: 'Frozen' Video Posted Online

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has posted its video for the song "Frozen" at YouTube.com. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Lucidity", which recently climbed from po...

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DELAIN: 'Lucidity' Reaches No. 43 On Dutch Album Chart

"Lucidity", the debut album from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has climbed from position No. 76 to No. 43 on the Dutch album chart. In addition to Martijn Westerholt and Charl...