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AMON AMARTH Schedules Vancouver Signing Session

Swedish metallers 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. The band will perform later that night at the Croatian Cultural Centre with HIMSA and SONIC SYNDICATE. AMON AMARTH's "Wrath of the Norseme...

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DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, the U.K./Norwegian band featuring Benny Calvert from KILLING JOKE, Ivar S. Peersen from ENSLAVED, Reuben Gotto from TWINZERO/JOHNNY TRUANT and Julia Ruzicka from MILLION DEAD, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place J...

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IMMORTAL: Australia, New Zealand Dates Announced

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL will tour Australia and New Zealand in March 2008. Confirmed dates are as follows: March 10 - Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard March 13 - Perth, AUS @ The Capitol Theatre March 14 - Adelaide, AUS @ Fowler's Live March 15 - Sydney, AUS @ The Metro Theatre March 2...

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LORD BELIAL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish black/death metallers LORD BELIAL 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 HATEBREED CHILDREN OF BODOM AVANTA...

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CREMATORY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German gothic metallers CREMATORY 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 HATEBREED CHILDREN OF BODOM AVANTASIA KREA...

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SCORPIONS, JUDAS PRIEST To Team Up For North American Tour In 2008?

Frontman Joey Eppard of Woodstock, NY's THREE (3) — who supported German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS on several dates in Canada earlier this fall — told the "Démentièllement Vôtre" program on Québec City's CKRL 89.1FM during an interview two weeks ago that his band might be involved in a SCORPIONS/...

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THERION: Santa Ana Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THERION's October 18, 2007 concert at The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California can be viewed below (courtesy of Seolblackmetal). Photos of THERION's October 20, 2007 performance in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada are available at Capitale du Metal. According to Alain Gagno...

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SCORPIONS Interviewed By TV ANTENNA; Video Available

A nine-minute interview with SCORPIONS bassist Pawel Maciwoda and the rest of the band conducted by TV Antenna last month (September 2007) at Beacon Theater in New York City can be viewed below (Note: The Pawel portion of the interview was conducted in Maciwoda's mother tongue, Polish). As previousl...

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METAL CHURCH: Pro-Shot Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR 2005 Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of METAL CHURCH performing the classic song "Gods of Wrath" at the Wacken Open Air 2005 festival in Wacken, Germany can be viewed below. METAL CHURCH's latest album, "A Light in the Dark", was released in June 2006 via SPV. The CD includes a new version of the cla...

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SCORPIONS: Footage From Korean Press Conference Available

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS took part in a press conference during their recent visit to Korea as part of their "Humanity - Hour 1" world tour. Watch the three-minute clip below. As previously reported, SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be rele...

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KRYPTERIA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German-Korean four-piece KRYPTERIA, which is said to be fronted by lead singer Ji-In, a "stunningly talented and breathtaking beauty," has 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 i...

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SCORPIONS In Korea; Video Report Available

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS are currently in Korea as part of their "Humanity - Hour 1" world tour. Watch a two-minute video report below. As previously reported, SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in November 2007. Entitled "...

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CARNIVORE Announces One-Off New York Show

CARNIVORE has announced an exclusive, one-off New York-area show as a warm-up for its forthcoming European tour. The event takes place at L'Amour, in the club's recently opened new location in Staten Island, on Wednesday, November 21. Dubbed "The Thanksgiving Eve Massacre", the show will include add...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' EPK Available

An eight-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) 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 viewed below. Apart from the identical title track, both releases (which are due on November 16) will fea...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman: 'We Are Facing Challenges Man Has Never Faced Before'

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki has commented on the announcement that former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help spread awareness about man-made global warming. In a posting on his...