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EDGUY Frontman Undergoes Appendix Surgery

EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery and is currently recovering in a German hospital. Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA proj...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman's Advice To New Bands: 'If You Don't Wanna Be Ripped Off, Don't Do It'

A video interview with a slightly agitated CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer which originally appeared on the "Xtreme Soundscapes Vol. VI" DVD (web site) has been posted on YouTube. Watch the 10-minute clip below. CELTIC FROST was recently forced to postpone its previously announced Mexican s...

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RUSH Guitarist Guests On New TILES Album

Guitarist Alex Lifeson of RUSH reunited with his old friend/producer Terry Brown for the first time in 25 years to work on a song for the forthcoming TILES CD, "Fly Paper". TILES guitarist Chris Herin provides a few details: "Terry had approached Alex about making a guest appearance — and played him...

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CELTIC FROST: Mexican Dates 'Postponed'

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have been forced to postpone their previously announced Mexican shows which were scheduled to take place this week. Mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer explains: "We were very proud and truly delighted to be invited to play our first headline concerts in Mexic...

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NIGHTRAGE Confirmed For Spain's ALHAMA METAL MADNESS Festival

Swedish/Greek death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has been confirmed for the Alhama Metal Madness festival, set to take place September 22 in Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: MOONSORROW NIGHTRAGE TEXTURES MACHETAZO NAHEMAH MOHO HUMAN MINCER EBOLA KILLEM BETWEEN THE FROST NIGHTRAGE...

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EDGUY Frontman Is 'Proud' To Have ALICE COOPER And RUDOLF SCHENKER On New AVANTASIA CD

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2" (the "Scarecrow" working title has now apparently been...

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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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CELTIC FROST Frontman Talks About Unreleased 'Under Apollyon's Sun' Demos

CELTIC FROST guitarist/vocalist Tom G. Fischer has posted the following message on his blog: "In my eyes, one of the true pioneers of combining rock music and drum machines is Andrew Eldritch with the SISTERS OF MERCY. And that was some ten years before CELTIC FROST recorded the [unreleased] 'Under...

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TOM G. FISCHER: 'On A Personal Level, I Find It Extremely Difficult To Be In CELTIC FROST'

Justin Donnelly of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the reaction to the band's latest album, "Monotheist": "I'm very happy with the reaction to 'Monotheist', as well as very honored and flattered. I...

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ZOROASTER Completes Work On New Album

Thundering power-doom trio ZOROASTER has completed work on its debut full-length, entitled "Dog Magic". The album is set for a September 11, 2007 release date via Terminal Doom / Battle Kommand Records (by way of Southern Lord). Summoned by the mighty sludge of MELVINS, the mysticism of CELTIC FROST...

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STARBREAKER Guitarist Collaboratng With Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS

STARBREAKER guitarist Magnus Karlsson has been busy in the past few months. After completing the songwriting and production for the second ALLEN/LANDE instalment "The Revenge", Magnus worked on a brand new record with ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and RING OF FIRE singer Mark Boals. This CD, entitled "The Cod...

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MERENDINE ATOMICHE To Work With CHRIS CAFFERY On New Album

Veteran Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE have tapped guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DORO) to assist them during the recording sessions for their third full-length album, entitled "Rude Rebel Brotherhood". The CD will be recorded in August at New Sin studios in Loria...

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JACK FROST, THE PROPHECY Confirmed For DOOM OVER VIENNA Festival

Austrian doomsters JACK FROST and Yorkshire doom-death metallers THE PROPHECY have been confirmed for the Doom Over Vienna festival, set to take place October 20 at the Viper Room in Vienna, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: JACK FROST THE PROPHECY IN AGE AND SADNESS KISSING DI...

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After stumbling drunkenly into a club one evening and experiencing the vintage heavy metal bombast (with stunning and tight dual-guitar fireworks) of SLOUGH FEG I decided it was high time to check out a band that I've heard a slew of critics and fans raving about. And boy, were those fans and critic...

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Drummer TONY LAUREANO To Play With 1349 In Slovenia

Drummer Tony Laureano (DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) has issued the following update: "I will be at the Metalmania festival in Komen, Slovenia on August 11th with 1349. Frost is unable to play this show with them, and since I will be in Norway at the time, and this show falls nicely between the t...