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BLIND GUARDIAN: Australian Dates Announced

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have lined up two Australian dates early next year following their tour of Asia. The details are as follows: Feb. 02 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shibuya-Kokaido Feb. 04 - Osaka, JPN @ Namba Hatch Feb. 05 - Fukuoka, JPN @ Zepp Fukuoka Feb. 06 - Nagoya, JPN @ Zepp Nagoya ...

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Punk Bands Cover Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Classics: Audio Available

Punk bands NICOTINE (Japan) and SUN EATS HOURS (Italy) have teamed up to record a split album, "Metal Addiction", featuring covers of heavy metal classics. Due on November 15, "Metal Addiction" (cover) will contain the following track listing: 01. It's My Life (BON JOVI) - NICOTINE 02. I Was Made Fo...

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VIRGIN STEELE Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

VIRGIN STEELE has ben confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place next fall. Also scheduled to appear are REDEMPTION and RAINTIME. VIRGIN STEELE's eleventh album, "Visions of Eden", recently entered the Greek national chart at position No. 37. The CD is said to be "quite epic,"...

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LEAVES' EYES To Support KAMELOT On European Tour

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — will support KAMELOT on a European tour beginning late March. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Mar. 29 - Zoet...

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THRESHOLD Confirms Album Cover Artist

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have confirmed that their new CD artwork will be created by Thomas Ewerhard, whose credits include KING'S X, VANDEN PLAS and ASIA. Thomas Ewerhard has been responsible for THRESHOLD's artwork since 1998, including the iconic "Hypothetical" and "Subsurface" covers...

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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY Co-Authors Book About Origins of Universe

The Associated Press reports that Brian May, who abandoned doctoral studies in astronomy to play guitar with '70s rock legends QUEEN, has returned to his first love as a co-author of the book "Bang! The Complete History of the Universe", which was launched Monday (Oct. 23). Co-written with Patrick M...

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DISILLUSION, NEAERA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DISILLUSION and NEAERA have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE COMMUNIC DI...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE Announces First Guest Singer For 'Independence Day' CD

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, whose most recent release, "Soundtrack of a Soul", featured an all-star cast of guest musicians — including Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tony Harnell (TNT) — are back in the studio working on their follow-up ef...

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Triumph or Agony

If you were among those disappointed by BLIND GUARDIAN's streamlining of their sound this year, your luxury liner has come in. RHAPSODY OF FIRE have, if anything, gone even further off the deep end into operatic, cinematic, utterly bombastic and gaudy symphonic metal. Choirs swell, drums thunder, st...

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Ex-OLYMPIC RECORDINGS Founder Starts New Company

Former Olympic Recordings (GORGUTS, VITAL REMAINS, BEHEMOTH, IMMOLATION) owner/founder Martti Payne has started a new company called Index Entertainment. Based in Austin, Texas, Index will be a multifaceted company with dealings in record, DVD and broadcast entertainment. Joining Payne is longtime a...

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MY RUIN Frontwoman To Record Vocals For New Album In November

MY RUIN lead vocalist Tairrie B., who was "seriously injured" in a car accident in late September, has issued the following message via the group's MySpace page: "We feel it is important to let everyone know what is going on as the days and weeks pass. While it might have been easier to ...

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LETZTE INSTANZ Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

LETZTE INSTANZ, a German rock band particularly noted for its use of the violin and cello, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS...

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REDEMPTION Confirmed For PROGPOWER VIII Festival

REDEMPTION is the latest band confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place next fall. REDEMPTION is the brainchild of Nicolas van Dyk (guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter) and features the legendary Ray Alder (FATES WARNING) on vocals and Bernie Versailles (AGENT STEEL) on guitars,...

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LEAVES' EYES To Begin Work On First DVD

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — will begin production of its first DVD around Christmas time. The as-yet-untitled disc will include a complete movi...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, ANGRA: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

BLIND GUARDIAN and ANGRA will team up for a Japanese tour in February 2007. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 02 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shibuya-Kokaido Feb. 04 - Osaka, JPN @ Namba Hatch Feb. 05 - Fukuoka, JPN @ Zepp Fukuoka Feb. 06 - Nagoya, JPN @ Zepp Nagoya Feb. 08 - Hiroshima, JPN ...