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PLASTIC HEAD Signs SPV Deal

SPV GmbH has announced a new distribution agreement in the U.K. with Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. The agreement, which covers HMV and other stores, is for the house owned labels Steamhammer, Synthetic Symphony, Oblivion and Red. The first frontline titles in autumn on Steamhammer will be the...

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AVANTASIA: First Six Tour Dates Announced

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle Dec. 04 - Germany - Kaufbeuren...

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HIGH ON FIRE Frontman Interviewed At U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

Total Rock Radio conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike of the Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE after the band's performance at High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which took place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London. You can now watch the chat belo...

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HIGH ON FIRE Announces North American Headlining Tour

Oakland, California power trio HIGH ON FIRE has announced a North American headlining tour. The massive fall expedition — dubbed the "Sanctioned Annihilation Tour" — will feature support from TORCHE and KYLESA and is set to launch on September 27 at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, Ca...

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...

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HIGH ON FIRE: Interview, Performance Footage Posted Online

Roxwel has uploaded interview and performance footage of the Oakland, California power trio HIGH ON FIRE filmed in April 2010 at the Austin, Texas stop on the band's U.S. tour. Watch the two separate clips below. "Frost Hammer", the new video from HIGH ON FIRE, was filmed on location in both Los Ang...

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HIGH ON FIRE Interviewed By DUNLOP TV

Dunlop TV recently conducted an interview with the Oakland, California power trio HIGH ON FIRE. Watch the chat below. HIGH ON FIRE launched a summer headlining tour of Canada on July 8 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The trek ran through July 22 in Montreal, Quebec, where the band shared the stage w...

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MEDICATED Announces New Guitarist

Dani Nuutinen, who previously fronted MEDICATED, the Finnish metal band featuring former IMPERANON vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen, has rejoined the group as its new second guitarist. MEDICATED is currently working on a new EP for a late 2010 release. Video footage from the studio can be viewed below. Comm...

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HIGH ON FIRE Unleashes New Song 'Speak In Tongues'

Oakland, California power trio HIGH ON FIRE, fresh from European tour dates as hand-picked support for METALLICA, unveils the brand new song "Speak in Tongues" today via the Adult Swim Singles Program. The Adult Swim Singles Program features nine different free and exclusive tracks in nine weeks and...

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Greatest Hits: Remixed

When one thinks of Canadian power trios RUSH may be the first that comes to mind, but TRIUMPH is a close second. As far as definitive area rock is concerned, TRIUMPH may actually nab the top spot. When bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine and drummer/lead vocalist Gil Moore started the band in 1975, prac...

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HIGH ON FIRE's MATT PIKE Talks Gear With PREMIER GUITAR

Premier Guitar's Jordan Wagner conducted an interview with HIGH ON FIRE guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike on April 1, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin. In the clip below, Pike walks the viewer through his current live rig that includes a First Act custom-shop nine-string guitar, a Marshall JCM800 Kerry King he...

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Former HOLLENTHON Bassist Explains Departure

Former HOLLENTHON bassist Gregor Marboe has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group: "It is obviously always hard to take certain decisions. After having been part of HOLLENTHON for two and a half years, I needed to take this very step and call it quits. Considering t...

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HOLLENTHON Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Austrian symphonic extreme metal outfit HOLLENTHON has parted ways with bassist Gregor Marboe and has replaced him with a man named Max. The band said, "We played the first show with [Max] at the Ragnarök festival [which was held April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Ostbayernhalle in Rieden/Kreuth, Germany]. I...

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SAXON, CATHEDRAL, HAMMERFALL Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

SAXON, CATHEDRAL and HAMMERFALL have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows : Saturday, July 24: Main Stage: ZZ TOP HEAVEN & HELL FOREIGNER GAR...

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HIGH ON FIRE Bassist Interviewed On 'Saturday Night Scream'

Bassist Jeff Matz of the Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE was recently interviewed by Joe D, host of the metal show "Saturday Night Scream", which airs every Saturday night from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on WAQX (95X) in Syracuse, New York. The chat is now available for streaming using...