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Over 75,000 People Attend Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Report, Photo Gallery Available

According to Spiegel Online, over 75,000 people from all over the world convened in the small German town of Wacken last week for an annual ritual held in celebration of all things heavy metal. The festival — known as Wacken Open Air — is now in its 19th year, after having been started ...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Joins CARCASS On Stage At WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Available

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow joined reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS on stage during their performance this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Watch fan-filmed video footage of Gossow's appearance on the track "Incarn...

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Israel's THE FADING Wins 'Wacken Open Air Metal Battle'

Israel's THE FADING was selected as the winner of the Wacken Open Air Metal Battle at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. In addition to a record deal with Wacken Records, THE FADING landed a full endorsement deal with both Eden bass equi...

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CYNIC: New Video Interview Available

Rockalaram conducted an interview with Paul Masvidal (guitars/clean vocals) and Sean Reinert (drums) of the reunited progressive metallers CYNIC at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the six-minute chat below. CYNIC — whose 1993 al...

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NIGHTWISH: Footage From Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany — can be viewed below. In other news, Live Nation and NIGHTWISH are offering a four-tickets-for-$99 special for the group's September 13...

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ENSIFERUM Live At WACKEN 2008: Video Available

Professionally filmed video footage of the Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM performing the song "Iron" live at this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which is being held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany — can be viewed below. ENSIFERUM's latest album, "Victory Son...

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AT THE GATES Announces Athens Show

Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES have announced a September 21 concert in Athens, Greece. The band's updated itinerary is now as follows: Aug. 02 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Aug. 17 - Derbyshire, England - Bloodstock Open Air Aug. 30 - Bergen, Norway - Hole In The Sky Festival Sep....

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UNEARTH: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH have completed work on their new album, "The March", due on October 14 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Massachusetts' System Recording and Zing studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) and is said feature UNEARTH's "most dynamic materi...

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MOONSPELL Frontman Featured In New SPV Podcast

The eighth episode of the SPV audio podcast hosted by Freeman features an interview with MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribiero. Fernando speaks at length about MOONSPELL's new album, "Night Eternal", playing the European summer festivals, working with ex-THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen and...

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ATHEIST Frontman To Guest On VM UNDEGROUND Today

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST will participate in a live phone interview on VM Underground "Death Metal Night 2" today (Wednesday, July 30) starting at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. This will be Shaefer's first interview since ATHEIST announced t...

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THE ROTTED Parts Ways With Bassist

The UK's THE ROTTED (formerly GOREROTTED) has parted ways with bassist Wilson. "New priorities in his personal life have made it apparent that he'll no longer be able to commit 100% to the upcoming plans and fast-moving future of the band, therefore he's taken the decision to step down as bass guita...

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GIRLSCHOOL To Release 30th-Anniversary Album In October

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album in October via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will reportedly feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO),Lemmy and Phil Campbell f...

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HADES: First-Ever Live DVD Due In November

Cruz Del Sur Music from Rome will release the first-ever live HADES DVD in November. The disc will include footage of the band's December 30, 1988 concert in Boston as the opening act for MANOWAR and NUCLEAR ASSAULT. Songs played include "The Leaders?", "Nightstalker", "I Too Eye" and "Opinionate!"...

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HOLY MOSES: New Rehearsal Footage Available

Video footage of long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES rehearsing for their upcoming appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be viewed below. HOLY MOSES is currently streaming an eight-minute preview of its new album, "Agony of Death", on the band's MySpace page. Due on...

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KAMELOT To Embark On 'Rule The World European Tour' Next Spring

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT will embark on the "Rule the World European Tour 2009" in March/April. So far the following dates have been announced: Mar. 20 - Tilburg, NL @ 013 Mar. 21 - Köln, DE @ Essigfabrik Mar. 24 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wunfrun Hall Mar. 25 - Dublin, IE @ Button Fa...