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ELUVEITIE Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Swiss folk metal band ELUVEITIE has been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR ELUVEITIE EVILE MOONSORROW OPETH PRIMAL F...

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SYMPHONY X: German Headlining Shows Announced

According to Target Concerts, progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have scheduled the following German headlining dates in February 2008: Feb. 13 – Hamburg, GER - Markthalle Feb. 14 - Köln, GER - Live Music Hall Feb. 17 - Stuttgart, GER - Röhre Feb. 19 - Berlin, GER - ColumbiaClub Feb. 20 - Frankfurt, G...

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THREE: 'The End Is Begun' To Be Reissued With Bonus Track, DVD

Woodstock, NY's progressive rockers THREE will have their sophomore CD, "The End is Begun", re-released as a digipak on February 19, 2008. The audio CD will feature the 13 previously released tracks as well as a bonus cut, THREE's spin on the classic PINK FLOYD song "See Emily Play", which will be t...

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DAYLIGHT DIES On Upcoming CD: 'This Is Certainly Our Most Varied And Dynamic Effort'

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has issued the following update: "We're pleased to announce that all songs for our third album have been written. This includes eight songs that add up to roughly 50 minutes in length. "This is certainly our most varied and dynamic effort, with simultaneously our meane...

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PICA FIERCE: Another New Song Posted Online

Norwegian thrash/death metal band PICA FIERCE has posted another new song, "Swan Song", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the quartet's self-titled debut album, which was mixed at Fascination Street Studios (OPETH, KATATONIA, PAIN OF SALVATION etc.) in Sweden. The LP will be released in Norwa...

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OPETH, ARCH ENEMY Team Up For UK's 'Defenders Of The Faith' Tour

Stockholm-based prog-metal maestros OPETH are set to headline a string of shows in 2008. First up is their headline slot on Metal Hammer's "Defenders of the Faith" tour, which sees them team up with ARCH ENEMY for a batch of "none more metal" shows in April. Expect further special guests to be added...

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AYREON: Three '01011001' Editions Detailed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, will make its new rock opera, entitled "01011001", available in three editions: * a regular two-CD edition with a 28 page booklet. * a Special Edition: a box containing the regular 2CD edition and a bonus DVD. * a Deluxe Limited Edit...

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SAINT DEAMON Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of the Swedish/Norwegian melodic metal sensation SAINT DEAMON. The group's debut album, "In Shadows Lost From The Brave", will be released on January 25, 2008. This group, named after a fictive ghost rider called S. Deamon, was formed in 2006 by drummer Ro...

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TALISMAN Schedules Italian Dates

According to NoruManiacs.com, long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band TALISMAN — which revolves around Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Marcel Jacob (bass, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — has scheduled two dates in Italy in December: Dec. 14 - Borderline - Pisa Dec. 15 - Tempo Roc...

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OPETH: Drum Tracks For New Album Completed

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Mission: Impossible = Possible? "That's the way I always feel facing a recording, but yes, we're doing just fine. "Axe [Martin 'Axe' Axenrot] nailed the drums [for the new OPETH album] in seven days which is just beyond me! The guy is...

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OPETH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR EVILE MOONSORROW OPETH PRIMAL FEAR SWALLOW THE S...

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AYREON: '01011001' Cover Artwork Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the cover artwork for its new album, "01011001", due in Europe on January 28, 2008 (one day later in the U.S.). The track listing for the effort is as follows: CD1 - Y: 01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever') 02. Com...

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DREAM THEATER's 'Progressive Nation' Tour To Feature OPETH, 3 And BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME

New York progressive metal pioneers DREAM THEATER are set to unveil their maiden voyage of "Progressive Nation", a package tour they will headline that will also feature the talents of OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. The tour is the brainchild of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who expla...

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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the shows will come from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Cambridge. MA @ Middle East Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater Times Square Apr. 06 - Philadelphia, PA...

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MERCENARY Singer Checks In From Recording Studio

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metallers MERCENARY has issued the following update: "Today is quite a big day for me as I finished the final clean parts and did all of my screaming parts for the next MERCENARY album. The album has a title but that's not official yet. "I think it is safe ...