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HELLOWEEN Pays Tribute To Drummer INGO SCHWICHTENBERG On 25th Anniversary Of His Death
German metallers HELLOWEEN have paid tribute to their founding drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg on the 25th anniversary of his death. Earlier today (Sunday, March 8),HELLOWEEN uploaded a four-minute video of a Schwichtenberg drum solo, along with the following message: "On this day 25 years ago our frie...March 8, 2020
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PINK CREAM 69 Announces New Guitarist, Bassist
PINK CREAM 69 has announced the addition of two new members — guitarist Marco Wriedt and bass player Roman Beselt. Wriedt replaces Uwe Reitenauer, who left the group late last year for personal reasons, while Beselt takes the place of Dennis Ward. Commented founding member Alfred Koffler: "It wasn't...March 3, 2020
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ROLAND GRAPOW Doesn't Know Why HELLOWEEN Members 'Still Have Problems' With Him
Roland Grapow says that he doesn't understand why the members of HELLOWEEN "still have problems" with him, almost two decades after he was dismissed from the group. Grapow joined HELLOWEEN in 1989 as the replacement for original guitarist Kai Hansen and stayed in the band for 12 years. He appeared o...February 29, 2020
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DIRKSCHNEIDER To Support HELLOWEEN On Fall 2020 European Tour
DIRKSCHNEIDER, the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will support HELLOWEEN on the European leg of the "United Alive World Tour Part II" 2020 tour in the fall. The DIRKSCHNEIDER portion of the trek will kick off on September 26 in Zvolen, Slovakia and conclude on October 3...February 25, 2020
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Japan's All-Female Metal Band LOVEBITES Releases New Single 'Signs Of Deliverance'
LOVEBITES, the all-female heavy metal band from Tokyo, Japan, has released a new single called "Signs Of Deliverance". The song is taken from the group's new album, "Electric Pentagram", which is due on April 24 via Red River Entertainment/BFD, in partnership with JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Gro...February 18, 2020
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Electric Pentagram
There's nothing more satisfying than shutting people up. With their first two albums, and a whole bunch of acclaimed live shows, LOVEBITES swiftly proved that the fact they are an all-woman group that collectively weigh slightly less than one of Chuck Billy's forearms is, thank the metal gods, the l...January 31, 2020
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Mind Freeze
At a point in time where most bands take at least two years between albums, HAUNT's generous prolificity has been a real treat over the last couple of years. Not content with producing some of the best doom metal of recent years with BEASTMAKER, frontman and creative mastermind Trevor Church clearly...January 6, 2020
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Watch HELLOWEEN's DANI LÖBLE Play Drum Kit Previously Used By Original Drummer INGO SCHWICHTENBERG
HELLOWEEN's as-yet-untitled new album will see the legendary German power metallers going "back to the roots," with the band recording fully analogue and Dani Löble playing the drum kit previously used by HELLOWEEN's original drummer, the late Ingo Schwichtenberg, on the legendary "Keeper Of The Sev...December 17, 2019
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HELLOWEEN's 'Pumpkins United' Lineup To Release New Studio Album In August/September 2020
The "Pumpkins United" lineup of the German heavy metal band HELLOWEEN recently entered the H.O.M.E. Studios in Hamburg (where everything started in 1984) to work on brand new song material. The same recording console used for such HELLOWEEN albums as "Master Of The Rings", "Time Of The Oath" and "Be...December 5, 2019
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Japan's All-Female Metal Band LOVEBITES Returns With New Single, 'When Destinies Align'
Japan's iron maidens LOVEBITES show their samurai spirit in latest music video, "When Destinies Align", out today. The thrilling heavy metal romp is available to download now and is the lead track from the band's third album, "Electric Pentagram", out on CD in the U.K. via JPU Records from January 3...December 3, 2019
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HELLOWEEN's ANDI DERIS: 'Changing Singers Is Not A Thing You Should Do'
In a recent interview with the "Metal Magdalene With Jet" show on Metal Messiah Radio, frontman Andi Deris of German power metal legends HELLOWEEN reflected upon his joining of the band in 1994. Deris replaced Michael Kiske, who was unceremoniously dismissed from HELLOWEEN after the duel failures th...November 19, 2019
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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI Accuses Swedish Band ECLIPSE Of 'Ripping Off' His Song
Timo Tolkki has accused the Swedish band ECLIPSE of "ripping off" a song from his post-STRATOVARIUS project REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE. According to the guitarist, the ECLIPSE track "The Masquerade", which appears on the group's latest album, "Paradigm", is a copy of the song "Revolution Renaissance" fr...November 17, 2019
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HAMMERFALL's JOACIM CANS: 'No One Expected An Album Like 'Glory To The Brave' In 1997'
Power metal was considered outdated when HAMMERFALL released its "Glory To The Brave" debut in 1997. Save for BLIND GUARDIAN, very few power metal acts actually increased in popularity throughout the decade, with the style's pioneering band, HELLOWEEN, struggling to regain footing after lineup chang...September 10, 2019
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HELLOWEEN Releases Official Live Video For 'Halloween' From Upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray
The official video for "Halloween", the second single from HELLOWEEN's upcoming live DVD/Blu-ray and live CD, can be seen below. During the "Hellbook" production to celebrate HELLOWEEN's 30th anniversary, the contributors came to realize that the chemistry in the band had always been unique — and th...August 23, 2019
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Dawn of the Dragonstar
You know what you're getting from a new TWILIGHT FORCE album. Ever since the Swedish crew emerged with 2014's "Tales of Ancient Prophecies", the ante for overblown, fantasy-based power metal has been robustly upped. They pulled off the same trick, albeit with even more bombast and pomp, on 2016's bi...August 16, 2019
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