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Polish Metal Legend KAT To Tour Europe With SIX FEET UNDER And HELLOWEEN

Polish thrash metal pioneers KAT will tour Europe with SIX FEET UNDER before playing several dates with HELLOWEEN. KAT will promote their brand new album, "Mind Cannibals" — the group's first with their new singer Henry Beck. The CD will be released in Poland on October 24. International release dat...

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THE STORYTELLER To Support HELLOWEEN In Finland

Swedish power metallers THE STORYTELLER will support HELLOWEEN on the Finnish leg of their world tour in late November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 26 - Helsinki, FIN @ Kaapelitehdas Nov. 27 - Oulu, FIN @ Club Teatria Nov. 28 - Tampere, FIN @ Pakkahuone THE STORYTELLER's fourth full-length...

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MICHAEL KISKE: I Would Join HELLOWEEN For One-Off Appearance At WACKEN

In a recent interview with Lords of Metal, former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske talked about his artistic departure from metal, his latest project PLACE VENDOME and a possible one-off reunion with his former HELLOWEEN bandmates at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival. A couple of excerpts from the in...

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ULI JON ROTH To Be Joined By Former SCORPIONS Bassist For European Tour

The lineup for legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) band for the upcoming European dates will be as follows: Uli Jon Roth - Guitar, vocals Francis Buchholz (ex-SCORPIONS) - Bass Olaf Senkbeil - Vocals Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards, Guitar Stefan Schwarzmann (ACCEPT, ex-HELLOWEEN) - Drums...

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Exclusive Report: KREATOR Thrashing Indonesia

Special thanks to Wendi Putranto of Rolling Stone magazine (Jakarta, Indonesia) for the following report: Legendary thrash metal warriors from Germany KREATOR made their live debut in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, Saturday night (Sept. 24). The show, which was covered by the national media...

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PLACE VENDOME Mastermind Talks About Working With MICHAEL KISKE

www.MichaelKiske.tk recently conducted an interview with Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69) about his PLACE VENDOME project, also featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske along with PINK CREAM 69 members Uwe Reitenauer and Kosta Zafiriou, plus VANDEN PLAS ivory tinkler Gunther Werno. A couple of exc...

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HATESPHERE: 'The Sickness Within' Video Posted Online

HATESPHERE's video for the title track from their upcoming album, "The Sickness Within", has been posted online at SPV.de (Real Media). "The Sickness Within" is scheduled for release on September 30 in Germany and Austria, September 26 in the rest of Europe, October 26 in Japan and finally early 200...

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JADED HEART To Support HELLOWEEN In France, Spain

German melodic rockers JADED HEART have been confirmed as the support act for HELLOWEEN on the following dates: Dec. 11 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre Dec. 13 - Bordeaux, FRA @ Theatre Barbey Dec. 15 - Bilbao, SPA @ Santana Dec. 16 - Madrid, SPA @ Divino Aqualung Dec. 17 - Granada, SPA @ ...

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HATESPHERE: New Album Preview Available

A new HATESPHERE e-card, containing a preview of the group's upcoming album, "The Sickness Within", can be accessed at SPV.de. "The Sickness Within" is scheduled for release in Europe on September 26 via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Ballet of the Brute" was recorded in part at Jailhouse Stu...

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EDGUY: Storming European Charts

According to a posting on EDGUY's official web site, the group's new DVD, "Superheroes", entered the official Swedish DVD chart at position No. 2 while the "Superheroes" EP entered the single chart in Sweden at No. 10. In Germany, "Superheroes" entered the Media Control single chart at position No....

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FORCE OF EVIL: Tour Dates In The Works

FORCE OF EVIL, the new Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),have uploaded photos from their appearance at the Earth...

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EDGUY: 'Superheroes' EP Enters German Chart At No. 25

EDGUY's new EP, "Superheroes", has entered the German Media Control single chart at position No. 25. This marks the third highest single chart entry for record label Nuclear Blast after NIGHTWISH and MANOWAR. In Switzerland, the EP debuted at No. 52 on the official chart. Commented EDGUY frontman To...

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MASTERPLAN's ROLAND GRAPOW Auctioning Guitars

MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow has placed several guitars for auction on the German eBay web site. The items he is selling are as follows: Gibson Flying V Medallion from 1971 (auction page),Chrome Veleno from (around) 1973 (auction page),and a Messenger guitar from 1969 (made in S...

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Former HELLOWEEN Drummer Announces New Project

Former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross has teamed up with bassist/vocalist John A.B.C. Smith (GALLOWS POLE, HALLOWED, AT VANCE),and guitarists Ian O'Sullivan (HALLOWED) and Don Amiro in a brand-new project called GOD'S ARMY. The band will enter the studio in Germany in October to begin record...

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Majestic

When Kai Hansen left HELLOWEEN way back when, he took a large portion of that band's eccentricity with him, put to great use in GAMMA RAY. The band's core has always been the European style of power metal that Hansen helped found, but GAMMA RAY has always been willing to indulge a gloriously ludicro...