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DESTRUCTOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland thrash metal legends DESTRUCTOR have been confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. "The opportunity of a lifetime", says DESTRUCTOR lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Overkill. "The band is very excited and looking forwa...

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KREATOR: Bulgarian Concert Cancelled

Veteran German thrashers KREATOR have cancelled their previously announced December 15 concert at Hristo Botev Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. According to a posting on the band's official web site, the show was called off due to circumstances beyond [the group's] control. KREATOR hopes to come to Bulgaria...

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AMON AMARTH: Media Player Launched To Promote North American Tour

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have launched a media player to help promote their upcoming North American tour. Check it out below. As previously reported, AMON AMARTH will take part in a signing session at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 14 between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. T...

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SUIDAKRA Hard At Work On DVD, 'Best Of' CD

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "The forthcoming DVD and 'best of' CD package has been keeping us busy and it's paid off — apart from the final layout, everything's finished. The content of the DVD has changed since it was first announced — it will now...

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IRON MAIDEN Mania In Sweden, Finland And Colombia

When tickets went on sale yesterday morning for IRON MAIDEN's three stadium shows in Sweden and Finland the box offices were inundated and all 123,500 tickets were quickly sold out — over nine months in advance of the concert dates. The two Swedish shows, July 16 at Stockholm Stadium and July 26 at...

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AVANTASIA: E-Card For 'Lost In Space Part 1' And 'Part 2' Available

An e-card for the forthcoming six-track albums from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — can be accessed at this location. Apart from the identical title track, both releases (which are due on November 16) will feature completely diff...

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TURISAS: UK Tour Dates Announced

2007 has been an amazing year for Finnish folk metal warriors TURISAS with the release of their epic new album, "The Varangian Way", playing the main stage at the Download festival, Metal Hammer's "Get In The Ring" and Kerrang! magazine's "Day of Rock" shows in London, a sold-out UK tour, Wacken Ope...

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THERION To Be Joined By Keyboardist FERDY DOERNBERG For European Tour

Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "Ferdy Doernberg (ULI JON ROTH, AXEL RUDI PELL, ROUGH SILK) will be joining the entire [European] tour to play keyboards. The songs will be re-arraged for keyboards especially for this tour." Johnsson previously an...

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SCORPIONS: Video Footage Of 107.7 THE BONE Appearance Posted Online

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS were guests on the California radio station 107.7 The Bone on September 14, 2007 prior to the band's concert at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa in Kelseyville. Watch video fooyage of the appearance in ten parts below. SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wac...

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CREMATORY: New Song Posted Online

German gothic metallers CREMATORY will release their new album, "Pray", on February 1 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by the band itself at the Kohlekeller Studios with additional assistance from longtime collaborator Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner. The track listing for the effort is a...

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THERION To Be Joined By Former CANDLEMASS Singer For Select European Shows

Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "We are proud to announce that: * Piotr Wawrzeniuk will be joining us at Glachau and go with us until Krakow. * Messiah Marcolin (ex-CANDLEMASS, MOMENTO MORI) will be joining us at Budapest and will go with us unti...

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AVANTASIA: 'The Scarecrow' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for the upcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, entitled "The Scarecrow", can be found at this location. Due at the end of January via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD is expected to feature guest appearances by the following artists: Alice Cooper (vocals...

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AXXIS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German metallers AXXIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF BODOM CREMATORY DREAM OF AN OPIUM EAT...

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THERION Mainman Issues Tour Wrap-Up

Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "We're back in Europe and besides Kiev that will be the last show on this tour, we're pretty much done. Some words for our fans: "Latin America: Thank you for being even more amazing than ever! We also made a new r...

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AMON AMARTH: 'The Invaluable Darkness' Tour Diary Available

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have posted a tour diary covering their recently competed The Invaluable Darkness European trek with DIMMU BORGIR and ENGEL. As previously reported, AMON AMARTH will take part in a signing session at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia on December 14 between 5...