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SERENITY Keyboardist Quits

Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY have released the following statement: "With great mourning we have to tell you all that [Mario Hirzinger], our dear friend, keyboardist, song and lyrics writer as well as founder of SERENITY leaves the band as of now... "We already knew his decision for...

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EDGUY Frontman Begins Recording New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet is preparing to enter VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, EDGUY, EPICA, RHAPSODY) to begin recording the new album from Sammet's AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. The CD will once again be a rock opera based on a conceptu...

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UNISONIC: New Video Interview Posted Online

Lima, Peru's ElCuartelDelMetal.net recently conducted an interview with UNISONIC, the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (both of Germ...

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UNISONIC's KAI HANSEN Interviewed In Madrid (Video)

Torr of Metalovision.tv conducted an interview with Kai Hansen (UNISONIC, GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) after UNISONIC's October 12 concert at La Riviera in Madrid, Spain as the support act for GOTTHARD. You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Ki...

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GAMMA RAY: 'Skeletons & Majesties Live' Trailer Available

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. A five-minute for the set can be seen below. "Skeletons &am...

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GAMMA RAY: Behind The 'Skeletons & Majesties Live' Artwork (Video)

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. A one-minute video clip in which GAMMA RAY bassist Dirk Sch...

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SERENITY Cancels Dutch Shows

Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY have released the following statement: "SERENITY wants to inform you that we had to cancel all shows for November/December 2012 in the Netherlands as support to the dutch band DELAIN. "Please believe us that this was a really hard decision for all of us...

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BEYOND THE BRIDGE To Continue Following Keyboardist's Passing

Simon Oberender, keyboardist/guitarist of the German progressive metal band BEYOND THE BRIDGE, passed away late last month. The cause of death has not been announced. Oberender, who was also the keyboardist for Amanda Somerville's band TRILLIUM, worked at the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany as a...

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UNISONIC Interviewed In Korea (Video)

PopKorn Music conducted an interview with UNISONIC on September 15 at the V-Hall in Seoul. Korea. You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHAR...

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In Memoriam: BEYOND THE BRIDGE/TRILLIUM Keyboardist SIMON OBERENDER (Video)

Simon Oberender, keyboardist/guitarist of the German progressive metal band BEYOND THE BRIDGE, passed away last week. The cause of death has not been announced. Oberender, who was also the keyboardist for Amanda Somerville's band TRILLIUM, worked at the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany as a sound...

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BEYOND THE BRIDGE/TRILLIUM Keyboardist Dies

Simon Oberender, keyboardist/guitarist of the German progressive metal band BEYOND THE BRIDGE, has passed away. The cause of death has not been announced. Oberender, who was also the keyboardist for Amanda Somerville's band TRILLIUM, worked at the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany as a sound engine...

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SERENITY: New Video Interview Posted Online

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY before their September 14 performance at the ProgPower USA XIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia. You can now watch the chat below. SERENITY's third album, "Death & Legacy", was released in February 2011 via N...

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GAMMA RAY To Release 'Skeletons & Majesties Live' In November

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. "Skeletons & Majesties Live" has a playing time of two...

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ALPHA TIGER Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

German metallers ALPHA TIGER have inked a deal with Century Media Records. The band's new album, "Beneath The Surface", will be released in January . With their 2011 debut album, "Man Or Machine", the young and wicked ALPHA TIGER from Saxony already won over a lot of fans which was solidified by pla...

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EDGUY Frontman Working On New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet is working on a new CD from his AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. According to a post on Sammet's web site, "Concept-wise, the album will be a classic rock opera/metal opera. It's going to be a timeless fairytale that despite its fantasy appeal was inspired by...