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AUTUMN: New German Tour Dates Announced

Dutch female-fronted metallers AUTUMN have announced the new dates for their previously rescheduled German tour. They are as follows: Sep. 04 - Occultfest - Hoogeveen, Holland Sep. 06 - Knaack Klub - Berlin, Germany Sep. 07 - Ballroom - Hamburg, Germany Sep. 08 - Matrix - Bochum, Germany Sep. 09 - N...

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NEMESEA: New Live Album Being Mixed

Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA recorded its July 2 and July 3 concerts at P3 in Purmerend, Holland for a forthcoming live album, due later in the year. The shows were unique in the sense that the audience was able to hear the band perform live in Surround Sound 7.0 as part of an ...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's GUILT MACHINE: Another Audio Sample Released

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's new project, GUILT MACHINE, will release its debut album, titled "On This Perfect Day", via Mascot Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: August 28 Rest of Europe: August 31 North America: September 29 The artwork was created by Christophe D...

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JORN's 'Dukebox' Collection Due In August

AFM Records has set an August 28 release date for "Dukebox", a 16-track best-of from powerhouse Norwegian hard rock vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, MILLENIUM, ARK). The CD will contain "many highlights" from Jorn's previous solo albums and "will be an interesting item for all die-hard fans and 'new...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's GUILT MACHINE: First Audio Sample Released

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's new project, GUILT MACHINE, will release its debut album, titled "On This Perfect Day", via Mascot Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: August 28 Rest of Europe: August 31 North America: September 29 The artwork was created by Christophe D...

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STREAM OF PASSION Keyboardist, Vocalist Perform At ArtEZ Conservatory; Video Available

Keyboardist Jeffrey Revet of the Netherlands-based gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION — which is fronted by Mexican female vocalist Marcela Bovio (AYREON) — has issued the following update: "About two weeks ago, on June 11, I passed my final exam for the study Music Technology at the Ar...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's GUILT MACHINE: Europe Release Dates, Album Details Revealed

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's new project, GUILT MACHINE, will release its debut album, titled "On This Perfect Day", via Mascot Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: August 28 Rest of Europe: August 31 A U.S. release date has not yet been announced. The artwork was cre...

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AGUA DE ANNIQUE Preparing To Enter Studio

AGUA DE ANNIQUE/ex-THE GATHERING vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen has issued the following update "It's been one hell of a week. "As you may know, I was in Canada, writing and recording with [Canadian multi-instrumentalist/producer] Devin Townsend [STRAPPING YOUNG LAD]. Forgive me if I speak too much...

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CIRRHA NIVA To Release New Album In September

On September 3, Dutch progressive metallers CIRRHA NIVA will release their new album, "For Moments Never Done", through the band's own independent record label Parnassus Records. The distribution of the album will be handled by Suburban in the Benelux and The End Records in the USA/Canada. "For Mome...

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STREAM OF PASSION's 'The Flame Within' Lands On Dutch Chart

"The Flame Within", the sophomore album from the Netherlands-based gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION, which is fronted by Mexican female vocalist Marcela Bovio (AYREON),has entered the official chart in Holland at position No. 57. In other news, STREAM OF PASSION drummer Martijn Peter...

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JORN LANDE Covers TARJA TURUNEN's 'I Walk Alone'; Audio Available

An audio sample of JORN's cover version of TARJA TURUNEN's "I Walk Alone" is available for download at this location (courtesy of MelodicRock.com). The track comes off JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", which is being released today (June 5) in Europe and July 14 in the USA via...

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AUTUMN Postpones German Tour

Dutch female-fronted metallers AUTUMN have issued the following update: "Due to production-related reasons, we have decided to postpone our German shows until after the summer. This way we will be able to give the audience an AUTUMN show it deserves. Obviously this is unfortunate, since we all inves...

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Former THE GATHERING Singer Collaborating With DEVIN TOWNSEND

Former THE GATHERING and current AGUA DE ANNIQUE singer Anneke van Giersbergen has issued the following update: "Here I am in Canada, working with Devin Townsend for our new album and... for his new album ('Addicted') as well. A very interesting week indeed. "Though we had the idea of doing somethin...

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BRUCE DICKINSON And RONNIE JAMES DIO Are Heavy Metal's Top Singers

Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows: 01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) 02. Ronnie Jame...

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DAWN OF DESTINY Preparing To Enter Studio

German female-fronted metallers DAWN OF DESTINY will enter Sounds Of Steel studios in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany later this month to begin recording their third album for a late summer/early fall release via Shark Records and Marquee Avalon. The follow-up to last year's "Rebellion In Heaven" will featu...