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WINTERS DAWN Signs With HEART OF STEEL RECORDS

Heart Of Steel Records has announced the signing of Greece's WINTERS DAWN. The band's full-length debut, "The Winter Is Dawning", will be released in early May. According to a press release, the CD "is a perfect mix of U.S. power metal a la SAVATAGE / CRIMSON GLORY / RIOT ('Thundersteel' era) and JA...

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AMASEFFER: New Audio Interview Available

Israel National Radio (INR) recently conducted an interview with Erez Yohanan of the Israeli heavy metal band AMASEFFER. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. AMASEFFER's debut album, "Exodus - Slaves for Life", is a concept effort based on the Biblical story of the Exodus. Yohan...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'Black Symphony' DVD Certified Gold In Holland

"Black Symphony", the latest double-DVD from the popular Dutch symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION, was certified gold in Holland. The set, which was released on September 22, 2008, is also available as a double-CD. The band's most ambitious staging to date, Black Symphony was a unique concert at...

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EPICA To Appear On HEIDEROOSJES Tribute Album

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have contributed a song to the upcoming tribute album to the long-running Dutch punk band HEIDEROOSJES, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Entitled "20 Years, Ode & Tribute", the collection will feature cover versions of HEIDEROOSJ...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Perform With MERENDINE ATOMICHE At CD-Release Show

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) will join veteran Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE on stage for their CD-release show on May 8 at Piazza Pierobon, Cittadella, Padova, Italy. Caffery co-produced MERENDINE ATOMICHE's third full-length album, "Rude Rebel Brotherhood", w...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist In Budapest; Video Available

Hungarian TV covered former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord's recent visit to Budapest with an interview and video footage of the rehearsals for the Concerto performance. Watch the report below. Jon Lord's "The Durham Concerto", which was released on CD in January 2008 via U.K.'s Avie Records, ente...

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SERJ TANKIAN Performs With Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; TV Report, Review Available

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian performed on Monday, March 16, in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Auckland Town Hall with the city's philharmonic orchestra (Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra). Tankian played songs from his 2007 debut solo album, "Elect The Dead", as well as "some unreleased extra...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer To Perform At 'Night Of The Proms'

Sharon den Adel, singer of the popular Dutch symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION, will perform at Night of the Proms in Belgium and the Netherlands in late March. Also scheduled to appear are Peter and Zoltan Katona from Hungary. John Miles and the choir Fine Fleur will also be joining Night of t...

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MOTORJESUS Added To RUNNING WILD Tribute Album

German metal/rock act MOTORJESUS has been confirmed "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild", the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherhood" (2002) and "Rogues E...

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EPICA Singer To Perform With KAMELOT In Cologne

EPICA singer Simone Simons will join KAMELOT on stage on March 21 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany to perform the song "The Haunting". Simone — the longtime girlfriend of KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai — also appears on the studio version of "The Haunting", which was included on KAMELOT's 2005...

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CELESTY: 'Fading Away' Video Posted Online

"Fading Away", the new video from Finnish symphonic power metallers CELESTY, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in an isolated quarry 100 miles from the band's hometown of Seinäjoki and was directed by Markus Nieminen of Routafilmi, who has previously helmed dozens of music videos, as well as a...

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Returning ANGRA Drummer Has No Intention Of Leaving SHAMAN

Brazilian drummer Ricardo Confessori (ANGRA, SHAMAN) has issued the following update: "Along all my journey as a musician, I had the oportunity to play in several bands. I recorded my first album with a band from south of the country, called GARCIA & GARCIA, in the late '80s (we started in 1989,...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Artwork, Details Revealed

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will release his first solo album, "Play My Game", in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together wit...

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ANDREAS KISSER On CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Debut: 'It Is Not Bad, But They Could Do A Lot Better'

MetalPaths recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalPaths: There has been about a month since your 11th album, titled "A-Lex", is out. Of course it is kind of early yet to build any...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Drummer To Host New Radio Show

According to U.K.'s Sunday Mercury, English rock musician Bev Bevan, who served as the touring drummer for BLACK SABBATH from 1983 to 1984 and played percussion on "The Eternal Idol" album in 1987, will host a new two-hour show of music and chat on BBC Radio WM. Bev will start at WM on ...