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AUTUMN: Death In The Family Forces Show Cancellation

Dutch symphonic metallers AUTUMN have been forced to cancel their previously announced May 17 concert at the Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Holland due to the "unexpected death" of drummer Jan Grijpstra's father. "We don't know yet if the show will be rescheduled," the band says in a statement. "As it loo...

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SCORPIONS: More Tour Dates Announced

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have scheduled the following dates: May 17 - Ostrw Wielkopolski, Poland - Stadion Miejski May 22 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai Festival City May 30 - Greifswald, Germany - Volksstadion Jun. 07 - Tampere, Finland - Sauna Open Air Jul. 25 - Kotka, Finland -...

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THE HAUNTED: More Dates Announced

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have scheduled the following dates: May 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock May 31 - Madrid, Spain - Electric Weekend Jun. 27 - Borlnge, Sweden - Peace & Love Aug. 01 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Aug. 08 - Herning, Denmark - Herning Heavy Holocaust Aug. 14 -...

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AS I LAY DYING: European Club Shows With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announced

San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING have announced European club shows with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Here are the complete dates including the festival gigs the band will play in Europe during the summer: Aug. 02 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Aug. 04 - Mnchen, Germany - Backstage Werk * A...

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MOONSPELL Frontman Offers 'Night Eternal' Track-By-Track Breakdown

Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL recently offered a track-by-track breakdown of the group's new album, "Night Eternal", to the German edition of Metal Hammer, explaining the lyrical content of all nine songs featured on the LP. The article can be found here in two ver...

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MOONSPELL Members To Perform Acoustically On Portuguese Radio

MOONSPELL members Fernando Ribeiro (vocals) and Ricardo Amorim (guitar) will perform a short acoustic set on the biggest morning radio show on Portugal's national radio on Monday, May 19 beginning at around 7:00 a.m. To listen to the program, go to www.antena3.pt and then look for "Manhs da 3." MOON...

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PICA FIERCE Wins 'Norwegian Wacken Metal Battle'

Norwegian thrash/death metal band PICA FIERCE won the "Norwegian Wacken Metal Battle" final this past Friday night (May 9). The competition was held in Trondheim and featured five of the most promising bands in the Norwegian metal scene today. The winner's prize is a slot at this year's Wacken Open...

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TRISTANIA Guitarist Quits

TRISTANIA's male vocalist sten Bergy has issued following update: "After a turbulent year with injured drummers and runaway female singers, we thought that our worst struggles belonged to the past. It is with regrets I must announce that we were wrong. "Putting a last hand on the preparations for [t...

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ROSE TATTOO: Special Edition Of 'Blood Brothers' To Include Bonus DVD

Wacken Records/SPV will release a "special edition" of "Blood Brothers" (cover artwork),the latest album from the Australian rock legends ROSE TATTOO, on June 13. Besides the regular album, the "special edition" will feature a DVD containing the Wacken Open Air show from 2006 plus the Tatts TV inte...

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MOONSPELL: 'Scorpion Flower' Video Posted Online

MOONSPELL's video for the track "Scorpion Flower" can be viewed below. The clip is one of two (along with "Night Eternal") off the group's new album, "Night Eternal", which were shot by Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SYMPHONY X, HAMMERFALL) in Belgrade, Serbia. Colic previously worked with the group o...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Members: 'TIMO TOLKKI's Main Motivation Was Greed'

Former STRATOVARIUS members Timo Kotipelto (vocals),Jens Johansson (keyboards),Lauri Porra (bass) and Jrg Michael (drums) have issued the following joint statement: "Timo Tolkki published a statement on April 2 this year. The other members of STRATOVARIUS would now like to set the record straight....

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HOLY MOSES Announces New Bassist

Frontwoman Sabina Classen of he long-runnning German thrashers HOLY MOSES has issued the following update: "We are right now working to end our production of the new album. I have to sing one more song and we have to finish the recordings of the bass parts. After that we will start in a few days ...

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HEADHUNTER: 'Parasite Of Society' Title Track Posted Online

HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, STRATOVARIUS drummer Jrg Michael, and guitarist Schmuddel (ex-TALON),has posted the title track of its forthcoming album, "Parasite of Society", on the group's MySpace page. Schmier stated about the song:...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

DESTRUCTION/HEADHUNTER frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest on Friday, May 23 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a...

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SCORPIONS: Russian Tour Documentary Posted Online

A documentary of the SCORPIONS' recent tour of Russia which aired in April as part of Deutsche Welle's (DW-TV) English-language programming has been posted on YouTube. Watch the four-minute clip below. The SCORPIONS were recently named the seventh most successful German band of all time in their cou...