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OPETH Mainman To Appear On Swedish TV Tonight
OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "If you can't get enough of seeing my ugly mug, I'm supposed to appear on Swedish telly tonight (Thursday, March 6) at 21:50 CET on channel SVT24. The show is a brief thing called 'Nöjesnytt'. Stefan Dimle (PAATOS, MORTE MACABRE, LANDBE...March 6, 2008
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RAGE: 'Lord Of The Flies', 'Open My Grave' Videos Posted Online
Shortly before Christmas, German power metallers RAGE shot two video clips from their new album, "Carved in Stone", for the songs "Lord of the Flies" and "Open My Grave". According to the band, "while 'Lord of the Flies' is a dark and occult clip with a lot of actors and guests (like singer Jen Maju...March 1, 2008
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VAN HALEN: New Charlottesville, Duluth Dates Announced
According to MelodicRock.com, the first sign of VAN HALEN getting back to business after their recent "rest period" is a couple of rescheduled show dates. The previously postponed shows in Charlottesville, VA and Duluth, GA have been rescheduled for: Tuesday, March 11 - Charlottesville, VA at John P...February 29, 2008
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OPETH Mainman Comments On Upcoming MELLOTRONEN Performance
Swedish metallers OPETH will perform on the 21st anniversary Schizoid Boat March 8-9, 2008 in honor of Mellotronen's birthday. The party will take place over 40 hours on the largest ferry on the Baltic Sea, the Silja Symphony, a 204-meter luxury cruiser equipped with sauna and swimming pool faciliti...February 29, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE: Buenos Aires Concert Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of DEEP PURPLE performing the song "Pictures of Home" this past Tuesday night (February 26) in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be viewed below (courtesy of "HellfireNico"). DEEP PURPLE played a gig on February 11 in Moscow as a farewell gift to Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of g...February 28, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE To Tour Russia, Ukraine In October?
According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, the band's recent visit to Moscow was not all glitz, glamor and rubbing shoulders with rich and powerful. Russian promoters SAV Entertainment and Russkij Show Center have announced that they have "reached an agreement" with PURPLE...February 27, 2008
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GIANT: New Album Title Revealed
North Carolina's GIANT has set "Telemores" as the title of its new album, due later in the year via The End Records. According to the band, the songwriting process for the new CD "is a little over halfway complete. We have most of the main parts of the arrangements onto tape, and all of the ...February 27, 2008
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Keyboardist Talks About The 'Death' Of The Music Industry
Metal Israel recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Israel: With all that in mind, do you think that Americans have a good sense about what is going on in Iraq? Josh: I don't think they have good sense about ...February 24, 2008
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RAGE Performs On German TV; Video Available
German power metallers RAGE performed the song "Straight to Hell" on Germany's late night talk show "TV Total" on Thursday, February 21. Watch the performance below. An orchestral version of the RAGE song "Lord of the Flies", which also appears on the German group's new album, "Carved in Stone", wil...February 23, 2008
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VAN HALEN: Charlottesville, Duluth Concerts 'Postponed'
The Friday, February 22 VAN HALEN concert at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia and the Monday, February 25 show at Gwinnett Arena in Duluth, Georgia have been postponed. The concerts will be rescheduled and the new dates will be announced shortly. Tickets for the original gigs will...February 22, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Singer Comments On Kremlin Performance
DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has penned an article for The Times about the band's private performance at The Kremlin on February 11. PURPLE played a gig in Moscow as a farewell gift to Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of gas giant Gazprom and almost certainly Russia's next president. The group perfo...February 17, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Performs At Kremlin; Video Available
UK hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE played a gig on February 11 in Moscow as a farewell gift to Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of gas giant Gazprom and almost certainly Russia's next president. The group performed at a show Gazprom put on at the Kremlin to mark the 15th anniversary of the firm's creatio...February 15, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE To Play British International Motor Show
According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE is scheduled to perform on July 30, as part of a series of gigs linked with the British International Motor Show at the ExCeL Arena in London. Doors open at 20:00, with the band on stage at 21:00. Tickets are already on sale from ents24.com. Other acts confi...February 15, 2008
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RAGE: New Version Of 'Lord Of The Flies' Featured In 'Windchaser' Game
An orchestral version of the RAGE song "Lord of the Flies", which also appears on the German group's new album, "Carved in Stone", will be featured in the new computer game Windchaser, due in May. According to the band, the new version of the track features "a bombastic arrangement and a great numbe...February 15, 2008
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BRUCE KULICK Issues Post-Japan Update
Guitarist Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ESP, KISS) has issued the following update: "Just back from Japan with the ERIC SINGER PROJECT (ESP) and what a great time we had playing and visiting Tokyo. I have always loved Japan as the people are so polite and hard working, and the food and service...February 14, 2008
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