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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Parts Ways With Bassist, Keyboardist

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE — the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki — has parted ways with bassist Justin Biggs and keyboardist Michael Khalilov. "During the recordings of [the second REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE album], 'Age of Aquarius', it became evident to everybody that REVOLUTION...

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ANNIHILATOR: 'Live At Masters Of Rock' DVD Release Dates Announced

Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR will release their new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 30 Europe: November 2 Australia: November 2 USA, Canada, Asia: to be announced The cover artwork for the set — which was filmed/recorded on...

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MYPROOF: 'Pupil Of Astraea' EP Reissue To Include Bonus Tracks

Japanese melodic death metal/metalcore band MYPROOF will celebrate its decade-long existence by reissuing its critically acclaimed "Pupil Of Astraea" EP in October through Trinity Records Hong Kong. Dubbed "Decade Edition", the CD will include four bonus tracks exclusively recorded for this version...

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SILENT MEMORIAL: 'Retrospective' U.S. Release Delayed

"Retrospective", the second album from SILENT MEMORIAL, the Swiss project featuring vocalist Mike Andersson of the Swedish metal band CLOUDSCAPE, has had its U.S. release date pushed back to October/November from the previously announced September 22. The CD, which was completed in late 2006, was mi...

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ARCH ENEMY To Tour Europe With DESTRUCTION

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have confirmed a European headlining run with support from DESTRUCTION, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and TRIOSPHERE. The dates are as follows: "Tyrants Of Evil" European tour: Dec. 01 - ES - Madrid, Sala Heineken ** Dec. 02 - ES - Sevilla, Sala Q ** Dec. 04 - P - Alma...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE — the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki — has inked a deal with Napalm Records. With REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, Tolkki continues to take symphonic/melodic metal fans by storm and presents the ever-growing fan base with powerful riffs, sweeping melodies, c...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Talks Next Studio Album

Stephanie Stevens of The Daily Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Daily Rock: So I heard that you have stuff written for a new album? Heafy: Yeah, we have some stuff — not as a who...

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LINKIN PARK Donates Portion Of Concert Proceeds To Typhoon Victims

LINKIN PARK is donating a portion of proceeds from tonight’s show in Taipei to benefit victims of Typhoon Morakot. Working with their nonprofit organization, Music For Relief, the band is contributing funds from this evening's concert at the Taipei Soccer Stadium to aid in the recovery effort. Typho...

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AGUA DE ANNIQUE: New Album Title Announced

AGUA DE ANNIQUE, the Dutch band led by ex-THE GATHERING vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen, has set "In Your Room" as the title of its new album, tentatively due this fall. Anneke says, "URBAN DANCE SQUAD drummer Michel Schoots helped me organizing all of my ideas (I've seen an awful lot of URBAN DANCE...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Explains Absence From North American Shores

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "We want to clarify some things. "We'd love to play in North America (as well as in many other places) but there's still one thing preventing us to do that... We need a North American label. "During our 15 year...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman On Illegal Music Downloading, Groupies And Religion

U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On economics: Schmier: "Yeah, as we're touring now and we're already feeling the first reactions, it's a...

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PRAYING MANTIS Guitarist To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

Guitarist Tino Troy of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends PRAYING MANTIS will be the featured guest on tonight's (Saturday, July 25) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cmsradio.n...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begins Writing New Material

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "We have been rehearsing with our new guitarist, Mika Lammassaari, for two and a half months now and things are going very smoothly. We still have no official live show dates (as most of Finland is having its s...

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CALIBAN: Footage From Australia/Asia Tours Posted Online

German metalcore band CALIBAN has uploaded the latest episode of "Caiban TV" (see below),featuring footage from the group's recent tours of Australia and Asia. CALIBAN's seventh album, "Say Hello To Tragedy", is scheduled for release on August 24 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2007's "...

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SATHANAS Seeking Label Partners For Next Release

U.S. black/death metal masters SATHANAS will release the follow-up to 2009's Pagan Records CD "Nightrealm Apocalypse" through Unearthly Evil Productions in the United States. The band is currently seeking labels to partake in equal partnership in the international release and distribution of the alb...