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KAMELOT Announces New Bassist

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have issued the following update: "As KAMELOT's concert schedule grows and commitments increase the demand on its members has also increased." KAMELOT's guitarist Thomas Youngblood states, "Glenn [Barry, bass] called me a few weeks ago and told me he just...

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DARKSUN Hard At Work On New Album

Spanish metal band DARKSUN is in the studio working on its new album for an April 2010 release. Once again produced by vocalist Dani G., the CD will mark the recording debut of new members Jose Ojeda (drums) and Adrian Huelga (bass). DARKSUN's current lineup is completed by guitarists David Figueira...

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ADAGIO To Support KAMELOT In Europe

French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO will support KAMELOT on the following dates: Mar. 25 - Charleroi, Belgium - Le Coliseums Mar. 26 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13 Mar. 27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Mar. 28 - London, UK - Koko Mar. 31 - Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre Apr. 01 - Pratteln,...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: New Compilation CD To Feature 'Big-Surprise Bonus Track'

Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force Records will release a compilation CD with a "big-surprise bonus track that is a unique song choice for the guitar god," according to a posting on Yngwie's MySpace page. More information will be made available soon. Rising Force Records has begun releasing rare archiv...

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STYGIA's Touring Lineup To Include Singer MICHAEL VESCERA

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "Everything is recorded except for the guitar tracks. I've finally improved my studio equipment, so I'm taking the time to...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Live In Korea' DVD Details Revealed

Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force Records will soon begin releasing rare archival concert footage that many Malmsteen collectors will want to have. The first is Yngwie in Korea, which will be officially released October 13, 2009. This is the raw footage that was shot by the Korean media, and it featur...

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ANTHROPIA: 'The Altar Of Trust' Video Released

"The Altar Of Trust", the new video from the French metal band ANTHROPIA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's latest album, "The Chain Reaction", which was released in France in February through Adarca Records. The CD was recorded on the French riviera at Artmusic Studio, mixed by Fr...

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Study: METALLICA's Music Calms Monkeys

Ian Sample, the science correspondent for Guardian.co.uk, reports that METALLICA's music had the unexpected effect of calming monkeys when it was played to them as part of a recent study. In the study, which was published today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, 14 cotton-top tamarins wer...

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ADAGIO To Support PARADISE LOST In France

French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO will support PARADISE LOST on the following dates: Dec. 14 - Lyon, France - Tranbordeur Dec. 18 - Cognac, France - Les Anciens Abbatoirs Dec. 19 - Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre Also scheduled to appear is SAMAEL. "Archangels In Black", the new album from ADA...

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ADAGIO's STÉPHAN FORTÉ Shredding The Axe

Video footage of guitarist Stéphan Forté of French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO performing the band's song "Archangels In Black" at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair — which was held April 1-4 in Frankfurt, Germany — can be viewed below. Stéphan's new LAG signature model guitar was introduced at...

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STYGIA: 'Divine Allegiance' Album Update

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "We have made tons of progress on the STYGIA 'Divine Allegiance' recordings. Mike [Vescera; ex-LOUDNESS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEE...

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PINK CREAM 69 Frontman In WHITESNAKE Tribute Band; Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of QUITESNAKE, the Germany-based WHITESNAKE tribute band featuring British vocalist David Readman (PINK CREAM 69, ADAGIO),are available at this location. When asked what made him decide to join a project like this, Readman said, "Well, I virtually grew up with WHITESNAKE. I remember s...

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EPICA: 'The Classical Conspiracy' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Classical Conspiracy", the new double live CD from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, sold around 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at...

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EPICA's 'The Classical Conspiracy' Lands On Dutch, Belgian Charts

"The Classical Conspiracy", the new double live CD from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, entered the official chart in Holland at position No. 23. It also landed at No. 100 in Belgium. "The Classical Conspiracy" will be released in North America on May 19 through Nuclear Blast Records...

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THE AGONIST Frontwoman: I Don't Wake Up Every Day And Say, 'I'm A Girl!'

Christopher Porter of Express Night Out recently conducted an interview with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz of Montreal's THE AGONIST. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On being featured in Revolver magazine's monthly "Hottest Chicks in Metal" column (see photo below): "On one hand, what Revolv...