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CHTHONIC To Tour Europe With ENSIFERUM

Taiwanese metal icons CHTHONIC — currently impressing American crowds at Ozzfest, where they're the first-ever Asian extreme metal act to perform — have confirmed their first European tour, which will see them play alongside "heroic folk metal" warriors ENSIFERUM (Spinefarm Records). The Finnish ban...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of CANNIBAL CORPSE performing the song "Murder Worship" at the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. To celebrate Metal Blade's 25th anniversary, the label reissued CANNIBA...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE: Footage From Sold-Out London Gig Posted Online

Fresh from a show-stopping Wacken Open Air slot, Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE played an annihilating gig on Friday, August 10 in front of a manic sell-out crowd at The Underworld in London, supported by Earache labelmates S.S.S. With boogie boards, shark costumes and the infamous inebriator,...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: Wacken Open Air 'Shred' Clips Available

Video footage of guitarist Michael Angelo Batio (ex-HOLLAND, N.I.T.R.O.) performing at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the two clips below. Batio is one of several guitarists who are featured in Troy Grady'...

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OVERKILL: Maximum Rock Festival Appearance Cancelled

According to Metalhead.ro, OVERKILL's appearance at the Maximum Rock Festival, which is taking place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, has been cancelled due to bad weather. A heavy rain hit the open air festival and technical problems occured. The mixing board was wet and the band's technicians...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BLIND GUARDIAN performing the song "Lord of the Rings" at the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. As previously reported, BLIND GUARDIAN has confirmed a headlining show in Pretoria, So...

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IMMORTAL Prepares For Final Shows Of 2007

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have issued the following update: "After the 7 Dates Of Blashyrkh have come to an end with a triumphant performance at Wacken Open Air, IMMORTAL announces three final shows exclusively for Norway in 2007, before the band starts concentrating on the long-aw...

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SAXON: Podcast From WACKEN OPEN AIR Available

A new podcast from SAXON frontman Biff Byford, featuring footage of the singer filming while the crowd at this year's Wacken Open Air festival is shouting "Princess of the Night", is available for download at this location. Byford's wife will undergo a "serious operation" in September. As a result,...

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AMORPHIS: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available

Fan-filmed footage of the Finnish metallers AMORPHIS performing the track "My Kantele" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. An e-card for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been made av...

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EDGUY Frontman Undergoes Appendix Surgery

EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery and is currently recovering in a German hospital. Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA proj...

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HATESPHERE: 'Drinking With The King Of The Dead' Video Available

HATESPHERE's video for the song "Drinking with the King of the Dead" has been completed and is available for viewing below. The clip was shot in late April 2007 with Swedish director Roger Johansson in Århus, Denmark. In other news, fan-filmed video footage of HATESPHERE's performance at this year's...

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ICED EARTH: 'Ten Thousand Strong' Video Available

ICED EARTH's video for the song "Ten Thousand Strong" has been released. Watch the clip below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", which is scheduled for release via SPV on the following dates: Germany: September 7 Rest of Europe: September 10 N...

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SACRED REICH: Wacken Open Air Show Filmed For Possible DVD Release

Bassist/vocalist Phil Rind of the reunited Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Got back [from the band's short European tour] a few days ago. We had a great time. We had a lovely few days off in London and Paris. All the shows were roaring. It was amazi...

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SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA 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 and KREATOR. SONATA ARCTICA rec...

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OVERKILL: Limited-Edition Version Of New CD To Include Bonus DVD

A limited-edition version of OVERKILL's new album, "Immortalis", will include a bonus DVD containing footage from the band's August 2, 2007 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. More information will be made available soon. As previously reported, Bodog Music has set an Oct...