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EPICA Getting Ready For 'Classical Conspiracy' Show

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will take part in a special concert dubbed "Classical Conspiracy" on June 14 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band will perform classical pieces from Mozart, Dvorak, Verdi, Orff, Prokofiev, Grieg, Vivaldi as well as symphonic versions of its...

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ANATHEMA: 'Hindsight' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Kscope has set an August 25 release date for the new semi-acoustic album from ANATHEMA entitled "Hindsight". The LP will be available to download from August 18. "Hindsight" features old and new favourites from the band's career, with new arrangements utilizing acoustic, electrical and orchestral in...

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OTEP, BENEDICTUM, TRAIL OF TEARS Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST

OTEP, BENEDICTUM and TRAIL OF TEARS have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest, set to take place October 18-19 in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 18: TARJA TURUNEN L'AME IMMORTELLE TRAIL OF TEARS MIDNATTSOL VISIONS OF ATLANTIS DIABLO SWING...

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THE OCEAN's 'Precambrian' Honored With VISUELT Graphic-Design Award

"Precambrian", the extensive concept album from Berlin, Germany's THE OCEAN, was honored with the "silver" award at Visuelt, Norway's leading competition in graphic design. "Precambrian" was released last November via Metal Blade Records. The double-disc effort is the soundtrack to the beginning of...

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ANATHEMA 'Unplugged' In Bucharest; Photos Available

Metalhead.ro has posted a photo gallery from ANATHEMA's May 24, 2008 sold-out "unplugged" concert in Bucharest, Romania. The British atmospheric rock outfit performed in front of nearly 700 people. Check out the pictures at this location. Kscope has set an August 25 release date for the new semi-aco...

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ANATHEMA: 'Hindsight' Release Date Announced

Kscope has set an August 25 release date for the new semi-acoustic album from UK atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA entitled "Hindsight". The LP will be available to download from August 18. "Hindsight" features old and new favourites from the band's career, with new arrangements utilizing acoustic, ele...

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AMASEFFER: 'Slaves For Life' Widget Available

A widget for "Slaves for Life", the debut album from AMASEFFER, the "holy project" featuring guest appearances by Mats Levn (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY) and Kobi Farhi (ORPHANED LAND),is available below. AMASEFFER recently inked a deal with InsideOut Music. "Slav...

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TIMO TOLKKI Issues 'Final Statement' Regarding STRATOVARIUS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE/ex-STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has posted his "final announcement regarding STRATOVARIUS." According to Timo, "It is long, but it explains everything and is worth to read. After this statement I will not comment the whole thing anymore, but I will concentrate on the fu...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Teaches 'Rock of Love' Girls A Thing Or Two About Being Rock's Leading Lady

Rock and roll royalty Sharon Osbourne is taking on a new role as headmistress of VH1's "Rock of Love Girls: Charm School" premiering on VH1 in the fall 2008. Osbourne has been given the task of teaching some of the most notorious contestants from "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" the art of becoming...

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HARPTALLICA Talks About Performing METALLICA Songs Classically

Cathalena E. Burch of the Arizona Daily Star recently conducted an interview with the clasically trained harp duo HARPTALLICA, which performs a series of arrangements based on the music of METALLICA. "Some of the songs, like 'The Unforgiven', were really easy, but 'Master of Puppets' was hard to do,...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Equilibrio' Metal Opera

EPICA singer Simone Simons has confirmed her participation in the metal opera "Equilibrio", which is said to be a collaboration between the Dutch metal band XYSTUS and Holland's oldest symphony orchestra, the USConcert. Commented Simone: "I am very excited about this new project! I am very proud to...

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Blooddrunk

From the very first blat of the POWER STATION orchestra hit on the keyboard, CHILDREN OF BODOM are here to let you know that on this, their sixth studio album, there's not gonna be a damn thing changed. The band's been plying their trade since the 1990s, carving out a niche for themselves by stuffin...

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Delusions

TO-MERA strikes me as somewhat of an anomaly in the world of progressive metal. While that may be a bit of an oxymoron, when you consider that be definition, progressive metal is supposed to be about pushing the envelope in an effort to create music that is above and beyond everything else that came...

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SATYRICON: Moscow Photos Available

The MetalList webzine has uploaded photos of SATYRICON's May 17, 2008 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia. Check them out at this location. The Norwegian black metal band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hvite Krists dod 02. The Pentagram Burns 03. Now, Diabolical 04. Forhekset 05. Havoc Vulture 0...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks 'Nostradamus'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing on May 6. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Classic Rock Revisited: How much did you know about Nostradamus? Downing: Zero. It wasn't too difficult to learn about him. Our manager printed a...