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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks About The PETER PAN Inspiration For New Single

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Back onto the "Fly" single. Why the story of Peter Pan? Was it a challenge of making something metal out of something so clearly non-metal? Wh...

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HAMMERFALL Complete Nine Songs For New Album

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on his official blog: "We have once again spent three days in the rehearsal room, playing through the now nine songs finished for the album. I can't remember feeling this good about the material before a recording, ever. Especially...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On New MEGADETH Album: It Ain't 'Rust In Peace 2'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section nof the band's official web site: "This is the penultimate day in the studio, and I have been very secretive about where we are/were/are going to be regarding this recording because I knew I would want to invite...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Share Stage With SINNER In Germany

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will be sharing the stage with SINNER — the band fronted by PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner — on October 7, 2006 at the H2O in Reichenbach near Stuttgart, Germany. Theer will also be an opening act and a "big European fan meeting," according to a posting on PRIMAL F...

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HAMMERFALL: New Songtitles Revealed

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on his official blog: "We're looking at another weekend of rehearsals, and I am excited! I completed the eighth song for the album a few days ago, and am hard at work finishing one more before the rehearsal starts. I'll keep the rem...

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SOILWORK, SCAR SYMMETRY, MYSTIC PROPHECY Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

SOILWORK, SCAR SYMMETRY, MYSTIC PROPHECY, BLIND PETITION and ASTERIUS have been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CATARACT DEAT...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Release Orchestral Album In 2008

Guitarist Andre Olbrich of the German power metal giants BLIND GUARDIAN revealed in an interview with Metal Temple magazine's Michael Dalakos that the band has been working on a strictly orchestral album, due for release in 2008. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Temple: Virgin never real...

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COLDSEED Set Release Date For Debut Album

COLDSEED, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN/current SAVAGE CIRCUS skinsman Thomen Stauch and SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, will release their debut album, "Completion Makes the Tragedy", on June 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the cover artwork for the CD, which being mixed...

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Fly

BLIND GUARDIAN's last album, "A Night At the Opera", was the sonic equivalent of a brownie sundae. One the size of a large mixing bowl. A couple bites were awesome, but the whole thing was just too rich, too huge, too filling… just too everything. Stomachaches and the need for a restorative nap ofte...

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KORN: 'Live On The Other Side' DVD Details Revealed

Amazon.com has released more information about KORN's upcoming DVD, "Live on the Other Side", due on June 20. The set features KORN's performance at the "intimate" Hammerstein Ballroom in New York city, shot last fall as the band launched their new record, "See You on the Other Side", for a group of...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist DRONJAK: Bow To The King!

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on his official blog: "The concert highlight of the spring took place yesterday [April 21]; KING DIAMOND rolled through town [Gothenburg, Sweden]. I had been looking forward to this for a long time, and my expectations were really h...

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ANGRA Frontman Completes Work On Solo Album

ANGRA vocalist Eduardo Falaschi has completed work on his new solo album. "We're gonna release it very soon world wide, then everybody will be able to check it out!!!" Eduardo writes on his web site. "Thanks for all the support!! I will never forget my true fans!!! I hope that everybody enjoys this...

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FIREBIRD: New Album Details Revealed

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release their new album, "Hot Wings", in Japan on May 31, 2006 through Victor Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Carousel 02. Good Times 03. Misty Morning 04. Play The Fool 05. Hor...

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HAMMERFALL: In Writing Mode

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on his official blog: "We have now spent the past three days locked in a small room, going over the seven finished songs for the new album. Compared to the first rehearsal in preparation of 'Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken', th...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Discusses New Album's Direction

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Alysum: Is the direction of the new album as orchestrated and layered with vocal harmonies as "Night at the Opera" or does it have more in common with "Imagination...