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HEAVEN AND HELL: Footage From SPIRIT OF ROCK Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — performing the classic SABBATH track "Voodoo" at the Spirit of Rock festival on June 2, 2007 at Eish...

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HANOI ROCKS, NOCTURNAL RITES, STILL REMAINS Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK

HANOI ROCKS, NOCTURNAL RITES and STILL REMAINS 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: Saturday, October 20, 2007: HEAVEN AND HELL BLIND GUARDIAN TRIVIUM MACHIN...

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BLITZKRIEG: Irish Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG will play two shows in Ireland in late July prior to the band's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The Irish dates are as follows: July 27 - Rosetta Bar - Belfast (w/ FIRELAND, RABID BITCH OF THE NORTH) July 28 -...

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PRIMAL FEAR: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Available

Frontiers Records has announced the details of the new studio album from German melodic metal masters PRIMAL FEAR, entitled "New Religion" (cover artwork),to be released in Europe on September 21. PRIMAL FEAR started the songwriting for their new CD in October 2006 and the recording began shortly l...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: First Two European Dates Leaked

Two European dates have been leaked for the much-anticipated "Hellish Rock" tour featuring HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY: Nov. 16 - Budapest, HUN @ Petöfi Hall Dec. 21 - Langen, GER @ Stadthalle The trek will kick off mid-November and will include one or two additional acts. Apart from very few festival a...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK Festival

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has 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: ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANTHEM AS I LAY DYING BLIND GUARDIAN HEAVEN AND HELL LACUNA COI...

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FASTWAY, FINNTROLL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Confirmed For U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

FASTWAY, FINNTROLL, LAUREN HARRIS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, WOLF, BEYOND THE GRAVE, AMENTI and ZERO CIPHER have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place from November 9-11 at Butlins in Minehead, UK (Somerset). The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical ord...

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FREEDOM CALL: More European Tour Dates Announced

Germany's FREEDOM CALL has scheduled the following dates: Jul. 19-21 - Kreuth, Germany - Eathshaker Festival With NOCTURNAL RITES: Sep. 05 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben Sep. 06 - Malmö, Sweden - KB Sep. 07 - Göteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers Sep. 08 - Kristianstad, Sweden - Scala Sep. 09 - Gävle, Sw...

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TESLA, VIXEN, GIRLSCHOOL, RAVEN, THE 69 EYES Confirmed for U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL

TESLA, VIXEN, THE 69 EYES, GIRLSCHOOL, RAVEN, MCQUEEN, GRAND MAGUS and CRUCIFIED BARBARA have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place from November 9-11 at Butlins in Minehead, UK (Somerset). The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CHTHONI...

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GUY-MCCOY-TORME Confirmed For U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),along with his old compadre from GILLAN, bassist John McCoy — who has worked with Joey Belladonna, SAMSON, and the UK SUBS, among others — and drummer Robin Guy (whose credentials include FAITH N...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Interview With PAUL ALLENDER Available

A lengthy interview with CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist Paul Allender, conducted on April 28, 2007, has been posted online in six parts at the Metal Discovery web site. As previously reported, CRADLE OF FILTH has been confirmed for the three-day Hard Rock Hell festival, which will be held November 9-11,...

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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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WISDOM To Open For HEAVEN AND HELL In Budapest

Hungarian "traditional" metallers WISDOM will support HEAVEN AND HELL on July 4 at Petofi Hall in Budapest, Hungary. WISDOM's latest CD, "Words of Wisdom", was released last November. A video for the track "Wisdom", taken from the latest album, can be downloaded at this location. Drawing influences...

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ICED EARTH: JON SCHAFFER Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features and interview host Mark Strigl and special guest Rich Catino of MetalAsylum.net conducted with Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH. Topics include the "Framing Armageddon" album, the current ICED EARTH lineup, touring, a possible live DVD, Larry Grohmann's ampli...