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AVANTASIA To Play Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet announced at a press conference at Wacken Open Air earlier today that his solo project AVANTASIA will perform at next year's installment of the festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),...

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PRIMAL FEAR, U.D.O.: More Spanish Dates Announced

PRIMAL FEAR and U.D.O. will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands - Hanenhof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus Oct. 18 - Sevilla, Spain - Sala Q Oct. 19 - Madrid, Spain ...

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RAINTIME: 'Rolling Chances' Video Posted Online

Italian progressive metallers RAINTIME have released their video for the song "Rolling Chances". The track comes off the group's new album, "Flies and Lies", which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on August 21 through Bieler Bros. Records. "Flies and Lies" was recorded and mixed at Jailhouse Stu...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eight Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eighth week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" has...

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TRIBUZY's 'Execution: Live Reunion' DVD To Receive U.S. Release

Locomotive Records will release the "Execution: Live Reunion" DVD by Brazilian metalers TRIBUZY in the U.S. on August 14. The live album is the concert version of the band’s successful 2005 "Execution" album, only this time it's star-studded with members of IRON MAIDEN (vocalist Bruce Dickinson),PR...

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PINK CREAM 69 To Release First-Ever DVD

PINK CREAM 69's performances at the Masters Of Rock festival in the Czech Republic in front of 20,000 enthused fans and Das Fest in Germany before an audience of 40,000 were filmed and recorded for an upcoming DVD, tentatively titled "Past & Present", to be released in 2008. The first disc in th...

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ALICE COOPER, SCHENKER Brothers To Guest On New AVANTASIA CD

Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) revealed during a recent interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo that Alice Cooper has recorded a guest appearance on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. Ac...

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Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Guest On AVANTASIA CD

Amanda Somerville, the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY, has been confirmed as one of the guests on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet'...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Tour Dates Announced

German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 06 - Atlanta, GA @ ProgPower USA Festival Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands atHanehof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy @ Alpheus Oct. 19 - Bergara, Spain @ Sala Jam Oct. 20 - Madrid, Spain @ La Cubierta...

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MANTICORA: Romanian Concert Footage Available

Video footage of MANTICORA's July 8, 2007 performance at the Romanian festival The Fest Of Oradea has been posted at Metalhead.ro. MANTICORA released their sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus Part 2 - Disclosure", in the U.S. on June 26 via Locomotive. The companion CD to last year's "The Bla...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Cover Posted Online

The front cover to the upcoming book "Thrash Metal", featuring a previously unseen live shot of Cliff Burton and James Hetfield of METALLICA in their club days, has been posted at www.zondabooks.com. Details on the Zonda Books site also include a full listing of all bands included. Due on September...

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WISDOM Signs With Japan's SOUNDHOLIC RECORDS

Hungarian "traditional" metallers WISDOM have signed a licensing agreement with Japan's Soundholic Records for the Japanese release of their "Words of Wisdom" album. The CD will officially see the light of day there on September 26. "Words of Wisdom" was originally released last November. A video fo...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: More 'Hellish Rock' Tour Dates Announced

More European dates have been announced for the much-anticipated "Hellish Rock" tour featuring HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY. The schedule is now shaping up as follows: Nov. 16 - HU Budapest - Petöfi Hall Nov. 17 - SER Belgrad - Hala Sportova Nov. 18 - BUL Sofia - Festivalna Hall Nov. 19 - ROM Bukarest -...