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TRIOSPHERE, SHRAPHEAD, STORMZONE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
TRIOSPHERE, SHRAPHEAD and STORMZONE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER...January 12, 2011
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THE NEW BLACK: New Song Available For Free Download
"Batteries & Rust", a brand new song from THE NEW BLACK — the German band featuring members of SINNER, RUNAMOK, ABANDONED and MCF — is available for free download from U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "II: Better In Black", which will be released on...January 11, 2011
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MORGOTH Taps Ex-DESTRUCTION Drummer For Upcoming Shows
Resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH have issued the following update: "We are happy to announce Marc Reign [ex-DESTRUCTION] as the one who will be handling the drum duties during our shows for the 20th anniversary of the release of the 'Cursed' album. "During the rehearsals, we felt very quic...January 10, 2011
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BATTLE BEAST Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
The 2010 winner of the "Finnish Metal Battle" BATTLE BEAST has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabe...January 10, 2011
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TOM G. WARRIOR On SODOM: 'Third-Rate SLAYER Copy With Bad Accent And Embarrassing Lyrics'
To celebrate the release of his new band's recent "Shatter" EP, Decibel magazine sent TRIPTYKON/ex-CELTIC FROST guitarist/vocalist Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom G. Warrior) seven MP3s, each identified only by title, and asked him to give his opinion on every single track. Among them was "Hellfire"...January 9, 2011
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AVANTASIA: More Lichtenfels Footage Posted Online
More fan-filmed video footage of AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — performing on December 3, 2010 at Stadthalle in Lichtenfels, Germany as part of the "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 can be viewed below. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup were a...January 8, 2011
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DEVILDRIVER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical orde...January 6, 2011
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AVANTASIA: 'The Flying Opera' DVD Artwork Unveiled
AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — is putting the finishing touches on its two-disc DVD, "The Flying Opera - Around The World In 20 Days", for an early March release via Nuclear Blast Records in Europe and Avalon Marquee in Asia. According to a press release, "The DVD is a...January 4, 2011
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BENEDICTUM: New Album Details Revealed
Frontiers Records has set a February 18 European release date (March 8 in North America) for BENEDICTUM's third full-length album, entitled "Dominion". Formed in 2005 and quickly noticed by DIO guitarist Craig Goldy, BENEDICTUM's debut album, "Uncreation", was released to great reviews. The collabor...January 3, 2011
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GRAVE DIGGER To Release 'Ballad Of Mary' EP
German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will release a new EP, "Ballad Of Mary", on March 4. The effort will include two versions of the title track — one acoustic and the other taken from the forthcoming "The Clans Are Still Marching" CD, featuring a guest appearance Doro Pesch — as well as a new recor...December 31, 2010
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AVANTASIA: More Footage From The Road Posted Online
AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — kicked off its "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 on November 30 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup were a number of special guests, including GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist/vocalis...December 27, 2010
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KREATOR, AS I LAY DYING Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
KREATOR and AS I LAY DYING have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYPT...December 24, 2010
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SUIDAKRA To Tour Europe With ONSLAUGHT, DEBAUCHERY
German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will embark on a "major European tour" in March/April 2011 with ONSLAUGHT and DEBAUCHERY. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In addition, SUIDAKRA will return to Spain in early March for a "small tour" with EQUILIBRIUM and support act NORTHLAN...December 24, 2010
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GRAND MAGUS To Support ACCEPT in Sweden, Norway
Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS will support reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT on three Scandinavian dates on in February. Feb. 15 - Gothenburg (S),Trädgårn Feb. 16 - Oslo (N),Rockefeller Feb. 17 - Stockholm (S),Arenan Also scheduled to appear on the bill is STEELWING. GRAND MAGUS's new album...December 23, 2010
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EXODUS, HELLSAW, VOLCANO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
EXODUS, HELLSAW and VOLCANO have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYP...December 23, 2010
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