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Reunited TREPONEM PAL To Release New Album

Reunited French industrial metal pioneers TREPONEM PAL (named after the bacteria that causes syphilis) have completed work on a brand new studio album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Produced by KMFDM mastermind Sascha Konietzko,the CD features guest appearances by Paul Raven (MINISTRY,...

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KULT OV AZAZEL To Utilize Session Musicians For AUTUMN EQUINOX 5 Festival Performance

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have issued the following update: "KULT OV AZAZEL's performance for this Saturday's Autumn Equinox 5 Festival will be a unique one. Hammer and Xul will not attend due to working schedules. Instead of canceling, Xaphan has aligned a group of individuals to ass...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules Online Chats

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will take part in two online chats tomorrow, September 11 (at 3:00 p.m. EST and 8:00 p.m. EST) in celebration of his new solo album release, entitled "The Road Home". For more information, and to take part in the chats, click here. A 20-minute audio interview...

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, CHARON Members Join Forces In NORTHERN KINGS

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — J. Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),J-P Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release a special covers album on October 24. According to MetalFromFinland.com, the CD will cont...

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Guitarist MARCO SFOGLI To Release Solo Debut

Italian guitarist Marco Sfogli, who played on DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie's "Elements of Persuasion" album, will release his solo debut in January 2008 via Lion Music. More information will be made available soon. In other news, Sfogli will perform at the Rash Guitars booth on September 22-2...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Answers Fans' Questions

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted a new "Nightmail" session featuring fan questions answered by the group's keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: Why did you choose a singer like Anette [Olzon] to replace Tarja [Turunen]? Don't you think that...

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RANDY COVEN, BOBBY RONDINELLI To Hold Rhythm Section Summit In Dix Hills

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and drummer Bobby Rondinelli (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) will hold a rhythm section summit at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York on Friday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m. Special guest will be guitarist Teddy Rondinelli (CARMINE APPICE BAND...

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THUNDERSTONE: Lineup Changes Announced

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Pasi Rantanen [vocals] and Kari Tornack [keyboards] are no longer part of THUNDERSTONE. Due to personal reasons and a visible lack of motivation on their part we saw it best to part with the g...

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TAROT Films Finnish Concert For Upcoming DVD; Setlist Revealed

TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — returned to club Rupla in Kuopio, Finland last night (Friday, August 17) to play its second to last gig in Finland before taking a break. The venue is the same where TAROT played for the first time in Kuopio 25 years ago....

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DELAIN: 'Giel' Performance Posted Online

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — performed live on Giel Beelen's radio show "Giel" on the Dutch channel 3FM last Friday (August 10). The group played its new single, "See Me in S...

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BRAIN DRILL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Oregon/California death metal band BRAIN DRILL. BRAIN DRILL was formed in the summer of 2005 by Dylan Ruskin (guitars),whose next goal was to find a drummer that could actually play death metal and not just claim they could. Dylan ended up recruiting...

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DELAIN To Perform On Dutch Radio This Friday

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will perform live on Giel Beelen's radio show "Giel" on the Dutch channel 3FM this Friday, August 10 between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The group wi...

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PATHOSRAY Signs With SENSORY RECORDS

Up-and-coming Italian progressive metal band PATHOSRAY has signed a worldwide management deal with Intromental Management. Said Claus Jensen, Managing Director at Intromental: "Once in a while you come across a new band that just blows you away, and that's what happened with PATHOSRAY and their debu...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules Signing Session In Illinois

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will take part in a signing session at: Sam Ash Music 7780 South Cicero Ave. Burbank, IL 60459 708-499-3485 Date: Friday, August 10, 2007 Time: 12 noon to 1 p.m. For directions and more information, visit Sam Ash Music's web site. Magna Carta Records has set a...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's New Solo Album Samples Available

Magna Carta Records has set a September 12 release date for the new solo album from DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, entitled "The Road Home". Having been influenced by classic progressive acts such as GENESIS, YES and GENTLE GIANT, Rudess revisits some of the great songs from those bands wi...