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JORN LANDE To Replace NEVERMORE At PROGPOWER USA VII

JORN LANDE, one of metal's most renowned and prolific vocalists, has been tapped to replace NEVERMORE as the Saturday night headliner at ProgPower USA VII. The singer, whose credits include MASTERPLAN and ARK, will close the show with a unique set covering not only his solo career but songs from the...

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EPICA Confirmed For Germany's M'ERA LUNA Festival

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for the M'era Luna festival, set to take place August 12-13 in Hildesheim, Flughafen Drispenstedt, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are APOPTYGMA BERZERK, ASP, DIE KRUPPS, FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY and IN EXTREMO, among oth...

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NEVERMORE Cancel PROGPOWER USA VII Appearance

NEVERMORE have officially cancelled their appearance at the ProgPower USA VII festival, set to take place September 15-16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Georgia. ProgPower USA organizer Glenn Harveston has issued the following statement regarding the matter: "As some of you may have read on Blabbermo...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, LEATHERWOLF, CIRCUS MAXIMUS Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Pre-Show Party

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, LEATHERWOLF, CIRCUS MAXIMUS and THEOCRACY have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VII pre-show party, set to take place September 14 at The Vinyl Club (upstairs at the Earthlink Live) in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets are $20 each and go on sale April 1 at 10:00 a.m. EST. The informat...

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NEVERMORE, EVERGREY Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Festival

Seattle band NEVERMORE and Swedish progressive/power metal band EVERGREY have been confirmed to headline ProgPower USA VII. "This isn't just another EVERGREY appearance," said promoter Glenn Harveston. "We are going to recreate the magic of the band's DVD, 'A Night to Remember'." For only the second...

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MERCENARY, VISION DIVINE Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Festival

Denmark's MERCENARY and Italy's VISION DIVINE have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VII festival, set to take place September 15-16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Georgia. Also scheduled to appear are the German power metal band SAVAGE CIRCUS (featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch...

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THUNDERSTONE Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Festival

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VII festival, set to take place September 15-16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Georgia. Also scheduled to appear are the German power metal band SAVAGE CIRCUS (featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch...

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Sweden's FREAK KITCHEN Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Festival

Swedish heavy rock band FREAK KITCHEN have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VII festival, set to take place September 15-16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Georgia. Also scheduled to appear are the German power metal band SAVAGE CIRCUS (featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and IRO...

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EPICA Seek Fan Input For Paradiso Photo/Soundbook

EPICA's performance at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland on May 4 will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. To make this evening even more special, EPICA will also be presenting their unique photo and soundbook, "The Road to Paradiso". This book will contain a lot of pictures and stories but will also fe...

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SENGIR: New Song Posted Online

Belgian female-fronted goth rockers SENGIR have uploaded a new song, entitled "Calling" at www.myspace.com/sengir. The track comes off the band's upcoming sophomore album, "Sign of Devotion", due on January 23 via Buzzville Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Guilty Water" was recorded at the Midas St...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS, EPICA Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Festival

German power metal band SAVAGE CIRCUS (featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and IRON SAVIOR vocalist/guitarist Piet Sielck) and Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA have been confirmed to make their debut U.S. appearances at ProgPower USA VII festival on September 15 and 16 Earthlink Li...

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KAMELOT To Film Live DVD In Norway

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT will be filming their first live DVD on February 11, 2006 at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway. The shoot will be handled by acclaimed Swedish director Patric Ulleaus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL) and promises to be full of surprises for all the fa...

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Consign To Oblivion

The obvious comparisons to WITHIN TEMPTATION, NIGHTWISH, or even EVANESCENCE will have to be made here, of course. After all, EPICA is a symphonic metal band with a mezzo-soprano female vocalist (though guitarist Mark Jansen does throw in the occasional death growls),augmented by a string section a...

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KAMELOT Mainman Checks In From Brazil

KAMELOT mainman Thomas Youngblood (guitar) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We are coming off two amazing shows here in Brazil. The fans here deserve their reputation of being the loudest and craziest in the world. Over 3,000 fans at the Via Funchal in Sao Paulo san...

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SENGIR To Release Sophomore Album In January

Belgian female-fronted goth rockers SENGIR have completed work on their sophomore album, "Sign of Devotion", due on January 23, 2006 via Buzzville Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Guilty Water" was recorded at the Midas Studios in Lokeren, Belgium with producer Tony De Block and features "11 tracks...