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SAVAGE CIRCUS, EPICA Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VII Festival

German power metal band SAVAGE CIRCUS (featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and IRON SAVIOR vocalist/guitarist Piet Sielck) and Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA have been confirmed to make their debut U.S. appearances at ProgPower USA VII festival on September 15 and 16 Earthlink Li...

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Pitch.Black.Effects

While not as well known as some of its contemporaries, Dutch boys CALLENISH CIRCLE have built a reputation as a band that consistently makes quality, Swedish-style melodic thrash/death metal. Following 2003's "My Passion // Your Pain", new album "Pitch.Black.Effects" (the band's fifth) continues tha...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: 'Dreamland Manor' Gets North American Release Date

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),will release their debut album, "Dreamland Manor", in North America on March 21 via Century Media Records. An MP3 for the track "Evil...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Confirmed For Germany's DONG OPEN AIR Festival

German avantgarde metallers DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Dong Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Germany. Also scheduled to appear are SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER memb...

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A Cold Day In Hell Before DAVID LEE ROTH Rejoins VAN HALEN

New York Post is reporting that a source close to VAN HALEN says former singer David Lee Roth is deluding himself about replacing Sammy Hagar. "He might have talked to Alex [Van Halen, drums], but it's going to be a cold day in hell before he ever rejoins the band," an insider tells The New ...

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U.D.O. Kick Off European Tour: Setlist, Photos Available

German metallers U.D.O., featuring former ACCEPT members Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann, kicked off their "Mission No. X World Tour 2006" in Dornbirn, Austria on Friday (January 6). Check out pictures at this location. The group's complete setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Mission No....

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Metal Cover Artist ANDREAS MARSCHALL Speaks

RUNNING WILD's official web site has published an interview with renowned album cover artist Andreas Marschall (RUNNING WILD, HAMMERFALL, BLIND GUARDIAN, DIMMU BORGIR, etc.). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RW.net: The cover artwork for the new BLIND GUARDIAN single, which was created by...

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Out Loud

"Out Loud" by Slovenia's NAIO SSAION seems to be Napalm Records' attempt to make a big splash in the modern rock/pop world. If you're looking for a review of an album representative of the label's more gothic-folk-metal catalogue, look elsewhere (the band's violin-driven folk slivers notwithstanding...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist: 'The Next Chapter Is About To Be Penned'

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I can’t believe it's New Year's already, and the touring is over! We have been on the road on and off since April, so it has been the usual hectic year. And now, the next chapter is about to be ...

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DEAD TO RIGHTS Seek Label Home For Debut Album

Canada's DEAD TO RIGHTS, featuring former members of FOREVER THE PAIN and ENCASED, have uploaded the song "Shameface", off their forthcoming debut album, "Blind Hate". The song is available for download at www.myspace.com/dtrmetal. DEAD TO RIGHTS are currently looking for a label to release the CD i...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Live Debut Postponed

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have postponed their live debut at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria to April 21, 2006 from the previously announced February 10, 2006....

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ALICE COOPER Contributes New Song To 'BloodRayne' Soundtrack: Audio Available

ALICE COOPER has contributed a new song, "Mankind", to the soundtrack of the upcoming movie "BloodRayne", which is the cinematic prequel to Majesco's popular videogame. Check out Cooper's song at this location. The movie hits theaters on January 6, 2006 and stars the likes of Michael Madsen, Kristan...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Album Update

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has posted the following message at the band's web site: "A sign of life message just to let you know that Christmas is getting closer and we are still not done with recordings, yet. But that is the good news for the album: we are still on schedule. The descripti...

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HELLOWEEN: Polish Concert Cancelled Due To Poor Ticket Sales

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been forced to cancel their Polish concert, which was scheduled for January 12, 2006 at Poznan's Arena due to "poor ticket sales," according to the promoter, Metalfest. Only 150 tickets (for an over-4,000-capacity venue) had reportedly been sold at the time of t...

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HELLOWEEN Cancel Belgrade Gig

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been forced to cancel their previously announced January 27, 2006 concert in Belgrade, Serbia due to "organizational problems." The concert will be rescheduled during the summer festival season 2006. As previously reported, HELLOWEEN's entire pre-Nuclear Blast c...