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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More Support Acts Announced For European Tour

MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) will be supported by NIKKI PUPPET, DOOMFOXX and FASTER INFERNO on select dates on their upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to kick off May 4 in Istanbul, Turkey. The details are as follows: May 04 - TR Istanbul - Yeni Melek May 05 - BUL Sofia - TV Late Night ...
March 9, 2006
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THERION To Release Six-Disc DVD/CD Set In May

Sweden's THERION will be issuing a six-disc DVD/CD set, entitled "Celebrators of Becoming", on May 5. The package will include four DVDs and two audio discs. It will be available in two versions, one luxury digipak version in a slip case and one cheaper version, but both will contain all discs. The...
March 9, 2006
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GAMMA RAY: More European Festival Appearances Announced

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have confirmed several European festival appearances during the coming months. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Mar. 11 - Atarfe, SPA @ Atarfe Vega Rock Festival Apr. 30 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium (New England Metal) May 01 - New York, NY @ BB King...
March 5, 2006
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SOILWORK Schedule European Festival Appearances

Sweden's SOILWORK have lined up the following European festival appearances this summer May 06 - Karmøygeddon Festival - Haugesund, DEN Jun. 03 - Rock Hard Festival - Gelsenkirchen, GER Jun. 9-10 - Sauna Festival - Tampere, FIN Jun. 9-11 - Download Festival - Donington, UK Jun. 15-17 - Hultsfred Fes...
February 28, 2006
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GRIM REAPER Frontman Says Guitarist BOWCOTT Will Not Take Part In Upcoming Shows

GRIM REAPER frontman Steve Grimmett has refuted a promoter's claim that the upcoming performance by the band at the Keep It True VI festival in Germany "will be a real GRIM REAPER show and not like the gig they played in Wacken [at the Wacken Open Air festival] some years ago." "[I've] been informed...
February 27, 2006
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BATTLELORE: Live Dates Announced

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Apr. 06 - London, UK @ Camden Underground (w/ TURISAS) Jun. 09 - Helsinki, FIN @ Senaatintori Aug. 3-5 - Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air Aug. 13 - Imatra, FIN @ Rock To The River Festival BATTLELORE...
February 25, 2006
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Touring Lineup, Setlist Revealed

Guitarist Michael Schenker from Hanover, Germany, continues to count among the most important and most admired guitarists of the international rock scene. His extremely fluent style, his successful combination of fiery rock licks, awesome power riffs and classical quotations has made him an icon for...
February 23, 2006
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ULI JON ROTH, VICTORY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP),ULI JON ROTH and VICTORY have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. Michael Schenker and Uli Jon Roth will also perform with the SCORPIONS as their special guests. The billing is now shaping up as follo...
February 22, 2006
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ATHEIST: Prague Date Announced

Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have lined up a headlining show in Prague, Czech Republic on August 3. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Jul. 14-15 - Bloodstock Open Air at Catton Hall, Walton On Trent - Derbyshire, UK Jul. 16-17 - Evolution Festival - Brescia, ITA Aug. 03...
February 21, 2006
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D'ESPAIRSRAY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Japanese "cult" band D'ESPAIRSRAY (web site) have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST...
February 20, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: 'Wrath Of The Norsemen' DVD Details Revealed

Metal Blade Records has released the details of the upcoming AMON AMARTH DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen", due in Europe on April 24 (April 21 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The three-disc set will be released in a deluxe 10-page digipack with special gold-laminated slipcase. The main body of the DV...
February 20, 2006
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AMON AMARTH Announce Title, Release Date Of Live DVD

Sweden's AMON AMARTH have posted the following message on their official web site: "It's been a tough job to piece everything together, but we're finally closing in on the release of our DVD entitled 'Wrath of the Norsemen'. The release dates are: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: April 21 Rest of Euro...
February 20, 2006
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WE And THE DOGMA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian quartet WE and Italy's THE DOGMA have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CH...
February 16, 2006
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Producer/Musician DAN SWANÖ Talks About Working With DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH Singer Search

Global Domination recently conducted an interview with multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Global Domination: The infamous story about DARK FUNERAL in Unisound… What was the...
February 15, 2006
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Exclusive Interview With EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN

Rumblings of a forthcoming solo album from Ihsahn have been heard ever since the disbanding of EMPEROR in 2001, perhaps even before. That it would take five years for the album to finally see the light of day speaks more to the man's busy schedule than any kind of purposeful delay. Never one to sit...
February 12, 2006