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HELLOWEEN Replaces LORDI At Bulgaria's KALIAKRA ROCK FEST

According to SofiaEcho.com, HELLOWEEN will replace Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI on the billing of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place August 25 in Kavarna, Bulgaria. The Finnish band is forced to miss the show due to scheduling conflicts, Avtora.com reported. The August 25 concert wil...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist JACK FROST To Release Solo Album Next Month

Guitarist Jack Frost is certainly one of the hardest working guitarists in heavy metal today. In addition to playing on, mixing, and producing albums with his band, SEVEN WITCHES (which formerly included Joey Vera of ARMORED SAINT),Frost has also lent his guitar talents to the likes of SAVATAGE, ME...

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Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Issues New SEBASTIAN BACH Recording Update

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has commenced the recording sessions for his new solo album, "Angel Down", at a Los Angeles studio with producer Roy Z. (JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, HELLOWEEN). His guitarist, "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM),has issued the following u...

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IRON FIRE: 'Revenge' Concept/Story Explained

Vocalist Martin Steene of the Danish power metallers IRON FIRE (also in FORCE OF EVIL) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here it is IRON heads. We now have a link up on our homepage with the story and concept behind [the latest IRON FIRE album] 'Revenge'. Due ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: More Video Updates Posted Online

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted three more video updates from the recording sessions for his new solo album, "Angel Down", which are taking place at a Los Angeles studio with producer Roy Z. (JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, HELLOWEEN). The video links and their description...

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Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL Cancelled

The organizers of the Ragnarock Festival, which was set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway, have announced that the entire event has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. Just two days ago (July 5),American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAME...

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KROKUS Sign With AFM RECORDS

Veteran Swiss rockers KROKUS have inked a deal with Germany's AFM Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2003's "Rock the Block" is being recorded with producer Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69) and is scheduled for release on September 15. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Midnight Fantasy"...

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MASTERPLAN Drummer Gives Props To Brazil's EYES OF SHIVA

MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch recently sent a message of support to the Brazilian progessive power metal band EYES OF SHIVA. The former HELLOWEEN drummer had the opportunity to listen to several songs on EYES OF SHIVA's latest album, "Deep", and said he was truly impressed by their musicianship. "EYE...

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BLOODBOUND To Headline Sweden's ROCK THE MOUNTAIN Festival

BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE; vocals),Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),will headline the Rock The Mountain festival in Söderhamn, Sweden on July 22. As previously reported, BLOO...

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HELLOWEEN Announce Tour Dates In Russia/Ukraine

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have lined up the following dates in Russia/Ukraine during October: Oct. 05 - Ekaterinburg - KOSMOS Koncert Hall Oct. 06 - Ufa Ogni - UFA Club Oct. 07 - Kiev - DK Nau club Oct. 08 - Moskow - DK Gorbunova Oct. 10 - St. Petersburg - Port Club HELLOWEEN are ...

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Vocalist JORN LANDE To Play Last Four Shows With MASTERPLAN

Vocalist Jorn Lande will play his final four shows with MASTERPLAN in July and August. The dates are as follows: Jul. 14 - Masters of Rock - Vizovice, CZR Aug. 06 - Monsters of Rock – Varna, BUL Aug. 08 – Lokersefeesten - BEL Aug. 17 - RagnaRock Festival - Oslo, NOR Lande announced his ...

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REDEMPTION Finish Recording New Album

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has issued the following update on the progress of the recording/mixing sessions for the band's new album, entitled "The Origins of Ruin": "Spurred on by an email asking me what we'd been up to, I thought I'd let people know t...

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FIREWIND, METALIUM, GRAVE DIGGER Members To Perform At Germany's HARLEY DAYS

Drummer Mark Cross (FIREWIND, ex-HELLOWEEN, METALIUM) will perform with the "all-star" band featuring Matthias Lange (METALIUM) on guitar, Micky Wolf (GUITAR JUNKIE, BOYGROUP KILLERS) on guitar/vocals, Jens Becker (GRAVE DIGGER) on bass and Olle on vocals on July 15 at the Harley Days festival in Ha...

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DESTRUCTION, PARAGON Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

DESTRUCTION and PARAGON have been confirmed for the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 4-5 at at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS DEATHSTARS DESTRUCTION DISMEMBER HAMMERFALL HELLOWEEN LUMSK MACHINE MEN M...

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MOTÖRHEAD, HELLOWEEN, URIAH HEEP Titles To Be Re-Released On CD/DVD

Classic titles from MOTÖRHEAD and HELLOWEEN are among the seminal rock albums being released July 31 in a special CD/DVD format by Castle Music, in association with Sanctuary Records. In a new initiative for Castle Music, each album comes packaged with an informative booklet and a "sister" DVD; prov...