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MANITOU To Reactivate For Christmas Concert

Finnish traditional heavy metal band MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has issued the following update: "MANITOU will reactivate and do a one-off 'comeback' X-mas gig next month in Kotka, Kairo venue at Kesto-Klubi event on December 20. So be s...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'I've Never Lied About Anyone Who Has Ever Been In This Band'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Do you see any similarities that may exist between what is going on in this country and what happened just before the fall of Rome? Schaffer: Absolu...

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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With JON SCHAFFER Available

Carl Forgues, host of the Canadian syndicated radio show "Metal7080", recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jon Schaffer of the American power metal band ICED EARTH. The 27-minute chat is now available for streaming below. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Co...

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CORPORATION 187 Vocalist Quits

Vocalist Filip Carlsson has announced his departure from the Swedish thrash metal band CORPORATION 187. "The main reason [for my decision to leave the group] is health-related, since I too often suffer from extreme headache," Filip explained in a statement. "I simply can't pull it off anymore. I wan...

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ICED EARTH Mainman To Guest On 'M.I.B. Show' This Weekend

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer will guest on the "M.I.B. Show" on Saturday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.hardrockradiolive.com. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Scrape Records, on November 1...

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Former GREEN CARNATION Vocalist Joins HEAD DISCO

Former GREEN CARNATION vocalist Kjetil Nordhus has joined a new band called HEAD DISCO. According to the group's official bio, "HEAD DISCO is a blend of a wide range of musical styles in a whole new and fresh setting. Main composer Ciniod (guitar, main vocals) hasn't been in a band for years but has...

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ARSIS Prepares To Launch First European Tour

"There is a lot going on in the land of ARSIS these days," states the East Coast-based technical death metal outfit's founding member/guitarist/lead vocalist Jim Malone. "For starters, we will be heading overseas in a few weeks for our first European tour ever where we have the pleasure of sharing t...

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HEALER/KURAI Frontman Releases 'Mind Over Metal' Book

Singer and guitarist Scott "SVH" Von Heldt, who has worked with members of WHITE ZOMBIE, BAD COMPANY and many others, and LuLu Publishing recently announced the release of Scott's book "Mind Over Metal - A Musician's Guide To Mental Mastery". According to a press release, "Mind Over Metal" is "a phi...

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SEANCE: 'Awakening Of The Gods' Artwork Available

The cover artwork for "Awakening of the Gods", the new album from reactivated Swedish death metallers SEANCE, can be viewed below. The CD is tentatively due before the end of the year via Pulverised Records. SEANCE's ball-busting internationally released premiere albums, "Fornever Laid to Rest" (199...

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ICED EARTH: Vancouver Signing Session Announced

ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Scrape Records, on November 19 prior to the band's performance at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Scrape Records, which bills itself as "the only metal and hard rock specialty store in Western Canada," opened i...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist To Guest On KNAC.COM On Monday

ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer will be interviewed by Junkman of KNAC.COM this coming Monday, November 10 at 5:00 p.m. PST. TheRightToRock.com recently issued episode #63 of its podcast, featuring Jon Schaffer. The interview lasts approximately 40 minutes and is available for download at...

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South Africa's A WALK WITH THE WICKED Prepares To Record Debut EP

Cape Town, South Africa's A WALK WITH THE WICKED is currently in pre-production for its first release, a five-track EP, tentatively due in early 2009 via Middle Finger Records. The CD will be recorded with Cape Town's Dean Bailey (THE HORROR CAST, MARCHING DEAD) at Dean Bailey Productions and will b...

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THE FIRSTBORN Signs With MAJOR LABEL INDUSTRIES

Major Label Industries has announced the signing of one of the finest Portuguese bands, THE FIRSTBORN, for the release of its upcoming album, "The Noble Search". THE FIRSTBORN — formerly known as FIRSTBORN EVIL — has been crafting a fine career for itself throughout for more than 10 years and albums...

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THE BERZERKER: New Audio Interview With LUKE KENNY Available

Luke Kenny of Australia's THE BERZERKER was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Luke Kenny interview begins around the one-hour, one-minut...