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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DOPE Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has been confirmed as the headliner and DOPE as the direct support for the second night of the Chicago Powerfest, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Tickets for the May 8 date of the festival will go on sale this Saturday, April 4 at ...March 30, 2009
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ALESTORM: New Song Available For Streaming
Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM will release its new album, "Black Sails At Midnight", via Napalm Records on the following dates: May 27 - Finland, Spain May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Spain Jun. 01 - Rest of Europe Jun. 02 - USA, Canada It will be available...March 27, 2009
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BLACKGUARD: Two More Songs Posted Online
Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS) has posted two more songs — "The Last We Wage" and "The Sword" (featuring guest vocals by THE AGONIST singer Alissa White-Gluz) — on the group's MySpace page. Both tracks come off the band's debut album, "Profugus...March 25, 2009
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GWYNBLEIDD, SACRED DAWN To Perform Acoustic Sets at CHICAGO POWERFEST
New York's GWYNBLEIDD and Chicago's own SACRED DAWN will take part in this year's Chicago Powerfest, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Both bands will be performing acoustic sets in the special fan lounge which will be open to all fest attendees. In an effort to con...March 24, 2009
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MANOWAR, METALLICA In Talks To Play WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Thomas Jensen of ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has told the Italian web site Metalitalia.com that negotiations are underway with MANOWAR to headline this year's event. "For 2009 we are discussing with MANOWAR," he stated. "My friend Joey [DeMaio] is really...March 20, 2009
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ALESTORM: New Album Details Revealed
Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM will release its new album, "Black Sails At Midnight", via Napalm Records on the following dates: May 27 - Finland, Spain May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Spain Jun. 01 - Rest of Europe Jun. 02 - USA, Canada It will be available...March 17, 2009
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ELUVEITIE Comments On U.S. Tour Cancellation
Swiss folk band ELUVEITIE has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of its participation in the "PaganFest America: Part II" tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late April in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: "We are very sorry to announce that we will not be able to make it to this...March 14, 2009
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ELUVEITIE Pulls Out Of 'Paganfest America: Part II' Tour
Swiss folk band ELUVEITIE has been forced to pull out of the "PaganFest America: Part II" tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late April in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Commented the tour organizers: "We've decided that it would be wiser to wait for the band to return in the fall since they've alre...March 13, 2009
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LACUNA COIL, KORPIKLAANI, NEGURA BUNGET Confirmed For Holland's SUMMER DARKNESS Festival
LACUNA COIL, KORPIKLAANI, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, SPETSNAZ, TYSKE LUDDER and NEGURA BUNGET have been confirmed for the Summer Darkness festival, set to take place August 6-9, 2009 in Utrecht, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5F-X ABSOLUTE BODY CONTROL ATOMIC NEON COVENANT CRUXS...March 13, 2009
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KORPIKLAANI To Headline 'Paganfest 2009' European Tour
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have announced that they will headline the Paganfest 2009 tour in Europe in September/October. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. KORPIKLAANI entered Petrax studio in Hollola, Finland on February 15 to begin recording its sixth album, "Karkelo" (English...March 11, 2009
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HEATHEN FORAY: New Song Posted Online
Austrian "melodic pagan metal" band HEATHEN FORAY has posted a new song, "Fading Tree", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's full-length debut, "The Passage", which is scheduled for release on April 24 via the German label Black Bards Entertainment. According to the band's official b...March 6, 2009
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Acoustic Set Added To CHICAGO POWERFEST
NOVEMBERS DOOM will perform a very special acoustic set on May 9 at this year's Chicago Powerfest prior to their main-stage main stage appearance at the event. This will be the band's first ever acoustic set on American soil and will be held in the Pearl Room's connected lounge (Capone's). For this...March 5, 2009
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CHICAGO POWERFEST 2009: Lineup Shift, Ticket Sale Date Announced
Headliners DEVILDRIVER, along with support bands SOIL and NOVEMBERS DOOM, will now be playing the Saturday, May 9 date of this year's Chicago Powerfest instead of the previously reported Friday, May 8. Festival organizers CRJ Productions commented: "Sorry for any inconvenience, but due to reasons be...March 4, 2009
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KORPIKLAANI Begins Recording New Album; Photos Available
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI entered Petrax studio in Hollola, Finland on February 15 to begin recording their sixth album, "Karkelo" (English translation: "Pleasure" or "Party"),tentatively due in June via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the band: "In a relaxed atmosphere we have been worki...February 25, 2009
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DEVILDRIVER, SOIL Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST
DEVILDRIVER and SOIL have been confirmed for the next Chicago Powerfest, set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. This will be both bands' first show in the Chicago area in over a year and also since finishing the recording of their new albums, both of which are scheduled...February 25, 2009