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BLIND GUARDIAN Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three days. In addition to this, a couple of dozen bands will be appea...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, NEVERMORE, SIRENIA Confirmed For Norway's METAL HEART Festival

BLIND GUARDIAN, NEVERMORE and SIRENIA have been confirmed for Metal Heart, a brand new two-day metal festival set to take place August 17-18 at Tapperiet in Notodden, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BLIND GUARDIAN CANDLEMASS CIRCUS MAXIMUS CLOUDSCAPE DØ...

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DOGPOUND: 'III' Pushed Back To September

Due to "contractual reasons with a Japanese licensing deal," the release date of the third album from Swedish hard rockers DOGPOUND, "III" (Lion Music),has been pushed back to September from the previously announced March 21. The follow-up to 2005's "A Night in the Gutter" was mixed by Peter Tägtgr...

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The Hinderers

They brought in the big dogs for DAATH's debut album, "The Hinderers". A James Murphy production (co-produced by the band),engineering assistance from Andy Sneap, and a Colin Richardson mix gives the disc the kind of fat and chunky sound that's been heard on other Roadrunner releases from bands lik...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Bassist Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes

Bassist Michael Nicklassonn from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY has posted the following message on the band's web site: "I've gotten some mails and questions concerning my health during this tour from fans that are worried about my weight loss and my numbness. The thing is that I...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE: More Guest Singer Appearances Announced

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, whose most recent release, "Soundtrack of a Soul", featured an all-star cast of guest musicians — including Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tony Harnell (TNT) — are back in the studio working on their follow-up ef...

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THIN LIZZY, KRUX, WARRIOR SOUL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

THIN LIZZY, FOCUS, KRUX, WARRIOR SOUL and SWITCHBLADE have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH (US) AFTER FOREVER (NL) ALL ENDS (S) AMON AMA...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'The Bible Says That The U.N. Is Going To Fail'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Revolver magazine (web site) about the band's upcoming CD, "United Abominations". The album title is a play on "United Nations" (the self-described "global associations of governments") and the album cover features the United Nations building being de...

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VADER: More 25th Anniversary Release Details Revealed

VADER entered Hertz Studio in Poland on March 15 to re-record 25 of the best songs from their entire discography for a 25th anniversary release, to be issued in 2008. The set will also include a DVD containing tons of bonus features, such as archival recordings, live shows, video clips and other spe...

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SUFFOCATION: More Tour Dates Announced

Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have announced another month's worth of tour dates, expanding their already exhaustive "Suffocation World Tour". The band, who recently completed tours of Australia and New Zealand, will hit cities all across Europe beginning March 29. SUFFOCATION will...

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SIRENIA: 'Nine Destinies And A Downfall' Enters German Chart At No. 54

SIRENIA's new album, "Nine Destinies and a Downfall", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 54. The album was recorded at Jailhouse studios in Norway with engineer Hans Eidsgard and Soundsuite studios in France with Terje Refsnes and was mixed and mastered at Antfarm studios in...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, QUIREBOYS, TALISMAN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DARK TRANQUILLITY, QUIREBOYS, TALISMAN, BLACK DEBBATH, HELLFUELED, BLUESTONE COMPANY, BLOODBOUND and GODA GRANNAR / GOOD NEIGHBOURS have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (i...

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SKITZO Frontman Hospitalized, Album Release Pushed Back

Lance Ozanix of the California-based band SKITZO was admitted to the hospital late last night after suffering from severe stomach pain. After being seen by the emergency doctor, it has been concluded that Lance has a Mallory-Weiss tear. His doctors say this is a major complication due to his repeate...

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RUSH Drummer Checks In

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "As I have been writing to my friends over the past few weeks, 'Sorry I haven't been writing — I've been too busy writing.' "The first big job I had to do was the essay I always write ...

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SAXON Comments On CHANNEL 4 Documentary

British heavy metal legends SAXON are taking part in a documentary series that U.K.'s Channel 4 will air in April. The idea for the series is for renowned promoter Harvey Goldsmith to return six acts to "big-time showbiz." His task with SAXON is to get the band a hit single in Britain. Commented the...