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SCORPIONS Guitarist Celebrates Birthday With PAMELA ANDERSON, BILLY CORGAN

Actress/model Pamela Anderson and SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan were among the guests who helped SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker celebrate his 59th birthday on August 31. Check out photos at this location. As previously reported, SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' EPs Detailed

On November 16, EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet will release two six-track albums — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — from his AVANTASIA project. Apart from the identical title track, both releases will feature completely different, exclusive songs plus videos, a poster, studio report...

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FALCONER: New Album Written

FALCONER guitarist Stefan Weinerhall has issued the following update: "Now we have all the new songs for the next album written. There's just the finishing touches left to do. We will start recording around Christmas this year and then mix it in May 2008. Faster and more complex than the last album...

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SODOM: More Live Dates Announced

Long-running German thrashers SODOM have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 20 - (E) Valencia - HMH Festival Oct. 27 - (D) Koblenz - Rhein Metal Cruise II Nov. 02 - (MEX) Mexico City - Circo Volador Nov. 03 - (MEX) Monterrey - Café Iguana Dec. 01 - (NL) Arnhem - Arnhem Metal Meeting Dec. 02 ...

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SCORPIONS: 'Live At Wacken Open Air 2006' DVD Due In November

SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in November 2007. Entitled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through Time", the disc will include the German hard rock band's historic performance at the festival during wh...

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AMON AMARTH To Tour Australia In January

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will embark on "The Wrath Of The Norsemen Tour 2008" of Australia/New Zealand in January 2008. The dates are as follows: Jan. 04 - Adelaide - Fowler's Live (All Ages) Jan. 05 - Perth - Amplifier Bar Jan. 06 - Sydney - The Enmore Theatre (All Ages) Jan. 08 - ...

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MOONSPELL: Romanian Show Postponed

According to Metalhead.ro, Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL has postponed its previously announced November 10 concert in Romania. The group said in a statement, "Due to the construction work taking place in Agronomia Sports Hall (the elected venue for this show) we are sorry to announce we have to p...

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SALTATIO MORTIS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German folk metallers SALTATIO MORTIS 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: IRON MAIDEN (headliners) CARCASS CHILDREN OF BODOM AVANTASIA KREATOR SO...

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AMON AMARTH: Madrid Concert Cancelled

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have been forced to cancel tonight's concert in Madrid, Spain with DIMMU BORGIR and ENGEL. According to a press release, "the band's bus broke down so that they won't be able to make it to the venue in time!" AMON AMARTH's "Wrath of the Norsemen" DVD was recently certif...

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KREATOR To Play Bulgaria In December

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have announced a show in Bulgaria in December. The band's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 20 - Leeds, UK - Met University - Damnation Festival Nov. 03 - Studenterhuset, Denmark - Aalborg Metal Festival Dec. 15 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Hristo Botev Hall KRE...

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ICED EARTH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, SAXON, SODOM Featured On SPV-TV

German record label SPV has announced the debut of its SPV-TV Internet podcast at www.spv.de/tv. SPV-TV will introduce acts, interview the label's artists, broadcast previews of upcoming releases, and feature the latest video clips, tour dates etc. With immediate effect, the podcast will feature top...

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BREAKER To Reunite With Original Vocalist At BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

BREAKER will reunite with original lead vocalist Jim Hamar to play the Bang Your Head!!! festival at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany June 27-28, 2008. The band is also tentatively scheduled to appear at the Bang Your Head!!! warm-up show on June 26, 2008 at the Rockdisco WOM in Hechingen. Hamar, w...

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OVERKILL: 'Immortalis' Bonus DVD Detailed

OVERKILL's new album, "Immortalis", has just been released in Germany as a limited-edition digipack featuring a bonus DVD containing footage from the band's August 2, 2007 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The track listing for the DVD is as follows: 01. Rotten to the C...

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Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS 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. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),CHILDREN OF BODOM, AVANTASIA, KREATOR and SONATA ARCTICA....

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist: 'True Friendship Keeps Its Promises'

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has posted the following message on his official MySpace page: "After writing those Mother Theresa's words, I have had to think about them carefully. "Very strange developments have happened to me lately. A string of people that I considered to be my friends starte...