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ANNIHILATOR, CIRCLE II CIRCLE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ANNIHILATOR and CIRCLE II CIRCLE are the latest acts to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: ANC...
March 15, 2003
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Former ANGEL WITCH Bassist Takes The High Road In Dispute With Group Founder

Former ANGEL WITCH bassist and current TYGERS OF PAN TANG vocalist Richie Wicks has released a statement regarding WITCH founder Kevin Heybourne's decision to carry on with an all-new version of the band. The statement reads as follows: "ANGEL WITCH as fans from 1999 onward got to know it through ha...
March 5, 2003
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DISMEMBER To Use Artist DAN SEAGRAVE For Upcoming CD

Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have enlisted the services of artist Dan Seagrave (ENTOMBED, SUFFOCATION, MORBID ANGEL) to do the honors for their upcoming album, "Where Ironcrosses Grow", due in September through Hammerheart Records. The follow-up to 2000's "Hate Campaign", which is currently bei...
February 26, 2003
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VICTORY Reform, Plan Comeback CD

Germany's VICTORY have reunited to record a new album. VICTORY 2003 consist of the original line-up featuring Charlie Huhn (vocals),Fritz Randow (drums),Herman Frank (guitars),Tommy Newton (guitars) and Peter Knorn (bass). The band will enter Tommy Newton's Area 51 studio in early summer to recor...
February 25, 2003
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IN FLAMES: New Material Sounds 'Harder And Better Than Ever'

Sweden's IN FLAMES have posted the following update to their web site, www.inflames.com: "IN FLAMES are confirmed for Wacken Open Air festival August 1st - 2003 » IN FLAMES are also confirmed for the Rock Hard Festival [June] 7th - 2003 » "IN FLAMES are right now in the midst of working on ...
February 18, 2003
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IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, MASTERPLAN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

IN FLAMES, SOILWORK and MASTERPLAN are the latest acts to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: S...
February 18, 2003
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CRADLE OF FILTH Confirmed For OZZFEST 2003!

CRADLE OF FILTH have been officially confirmed as one of the second-stage acts at this year's edition of Ozzfest. As a result, the band have been forced to pull out of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival (set to take place in early August) and have been replaced on the bill at Wacken by Sweden's IN ....
February 18, 2003
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EDGUY Frontman Checks In With Latest Update

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Here I am to give you some updates on our beloved Metal machinery of EDGUY / AVANTASIA. First of all, I really wanna thank you for having put my little baby AVANTASIA to the top of all sales lists again....
February 13, 2003
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DEW-SCENTED To Enter Studio In April

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED will enter Stage One studios in Bühne, Germany in late April to record their next album, due in September through Nuclear Blast Records. "We have some eight completely finished new songs and are still working on many more as well as spending time with good brainstorming...
February 5, 2003
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SLAYER Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE, WACKEN OPEN AIR Festivals

SLAYER have been confirmed for Germany's With Full Force and Wacken Open Air festivals, according to Rock Hard magazine. With Full Force 2003 is set to take place July 4-6 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, while Wacken Open Air 2003 is slated to happen Jul. 31-Aug. 2 in Wacken. ...
January 29, 2003
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THE CROWN, DISMEMBER, ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003

THE CROWN, DISMEMBER, ANCIENT RITES, DEW-SCENTED, SINISTER and THYRFING are the latest acts to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from t...
January 28, 2003
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Producer ANDY SNEAP Offers Update On Upcoming Activities

Acclaimed British metal producer Andy Sneap has posted the following update via his official web site (www.andysneap.co.uk): "Just finished mixing BLAZE live album which we tracked at Dudley JB's in December. I'm very happy with the end results, in some ways happier than the studio albums, which may...
January 27, 2003
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KATAKLYSM Split With Drummer, Announce Temporary Replacement

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have parted ways with longtime drummer Max Duhamel following the completion of the band's recent European tour. According to an official press release, "Max announced to the band that he will be retiring but accepted nonetheless to do the upcoming North American to...
January 21, 2003
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RAUNCHY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003

Denmark's RAUNCHY are the latest act to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: CRADLE OF FILTH DAR...
January 16, 2003
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CRADLE OF FILTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003

CRADLE OF FILTH are the latest act to have been officially confirmed for next year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: CRADLE OF FILTH DARK...
December 21, 2002