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ORPHANED LAND Pulls Out Of Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
Israel's ORPHANED LAND has cancelled its appearance at this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. Commented the band in a statement: "We are very sorry to announce the cancellation of our Summer Breeze festival show. It seems that we...June 21, 2008
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DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA's 'Not To Be Undimensional Conscious' To Be Reissued
Metal Mind Productions will reissue "Not To Be Undimensional Conscious" (1992),the classic second album from Austria's DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, on July 21 in Europe and September 2 in the USA (via MVD). The digipack title (limited to 2,000 copies) will be made available on golden disc, digitally rema...June 20, 2008
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EPICA Singer Preparing For 'Equilibrio' Stage Musical
EPICA singer Simone Simons recently confirmed her participation in the rock/metal opera "Equilibrio", which is said to be a collaboration between the Dutch metal band XYSTUS and Holland's oldest symphony orchestra, the USConcert. XYSTUS' new album, entitled "Equilibrio", contains 12 songs from the o...June 20, 2008
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EQUILIBRIUM: 'Sagas' Trailer Available
A short trailer for "Sagas", the long-awaited second album from the German symphonic pagan metal band EQUILIBRIUM, can be viewed below. An e-card for the CD is available at this location. Due on June 27 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Sagas" features the following track listing: 01. Prolog auf Erden (In...June 19, 2008
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WITHIN TEMPTATION: New DVD Title, Release Date Announced
Earlier this week, WITHIN TEMPTATION dazzled tens of thousands of rock fans with an eye-popping main-stage performance at the UK's Download festival. Renowned for its spectacular live shows, the band's fans everywhere will now have the chance to watch one of the group's most astounding dates yet. On...June 18, 2008
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EPICA: Footage From 'Classical Conspiracy' Concert Posted Online
Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA took part in a special concert dubbed "Classical Conspiracy" this past Saturday (June 14) at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band performed a 45-minute set of metal adaptations of classical songs and movie soundtracks, accompanied by the orche...June 17, 2008
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Replaces AXEL RUDI PELL At Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) has replaced AXEL RUDI PELL on the billing of the the Rock Of Ages festival, set to take place on July 25-26, 2008 in Seebronn, Germany. The lineup is now as follows: THE ORCHESTA MSG TEN YEARS AFTER ALMOST QUEEN (QUEEN tribute) URIAH HEEP SIEGES EVEN ULI JON ROTH JANE S...June 17, 2008
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SATYRICON: New Touring Lineup Revealed
Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have recruited two new members for their live shows. The rhythm guitar is now handled by ESP-endorsed French axeman Gildas Le Pape, who has been playing black and thrash metal, as well as jazz, for quite a few years. The band's new touring bassist is the Warwick-e...June 17, 2008
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DESTINY Drummer Records With Former HAMMERFALL Bassist, Swedish National Orchestra
Birger Lfman of the long-running Swedish metal band DESTINY has recorded a guest appearance with The Swedish National Orchestra and former HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosn for Rosn's forthcoming album, due later in the year. The recordings took place this past Friday (June 13) at the concert hall in G...June 16, 2008
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Norway's ULVER Covers PRINCE; Audio Available
Norway's ULVER has posted a cover version of PRINCE's "Thieves in the Temple" on its official MySpace page. "Thieves in the Temple" was originally released on PRINCE's 1990 "Graffiti Bridge" album, with the song hitting No. 6 on the U.S. single chart. For the cover, ULVER collaborated with female so...June 16, 2008
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QUEENSRCHE: New Video Interview With GEOFF TATE Posted Online
Swiss-German online metal TV show "The Hard Way" conducted an interview earlier this month with QUEENSRCHE frontman Geoff Tate at the Rocksound Festival in Hutwill, Switzerland. Watch the 15-minute chat below. According to AnybodyListening.net, QUEENSRCHE will perform with an orchestra (dubbed the "...June 15, 2008
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Interviewed At UK's DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available
Kerrang! and NME.com conducted separate interviews with vocalist Sharon den Adel of the Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION at this year's Download festival, which is being held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the footage below. WITHIN TEMPTATION will have its "Mother...June 15, 2008
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QUEENSRCHE To Perform With Orchestra At Seattle's 'Pain In The Grass' Event
According to AnybodyListening.net, QUEENSRCHE will perform with an orchestra (dubbed the "Empire Orchestra") for the first time ever on August 23, 2008 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. The concert will be part of Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM's Pain in the Grass 2008 event, also...June 14, 2008
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SATYRICON: Footage From SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of the Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON performing the song "K.I.N.G." on June 4, 2008 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "ixtlanworld"). As previously reported, SATYRICON held a press conference prior to it...June 13, 2008
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CHRIS CAFFERY: Drums For New CD Completed
Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) entered the studio at the end of April to begin recording his new solo album for an October release. According to Chris, "[John] Macaluso [drums] is done [laying down his tracks for the CD]... He put on a frickin' drum clinic here. You guy...June 13, 2008
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