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KAI HANSEN Joins Forces With MICHAEL KISKE In UNISONIC
Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) has joined UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS) Comme...March 15, 2011
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DRIVER To Record New Album In April
Reunited '80s melodic heavy rock band DRIVER — featuring powerhouse vocalist Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI, JOSHUA, WARRIOR, AVANTASIA, AXEL RUDI PELL) and acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH, ROB ROCK, TRIBE OF GYPSIES, HELLOWEEN) — has begun writing...March 10, 2011
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, JOE STUMP, AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Guest On DESDEMON Debut
Vocalist Mistress Tina has quit New York-based female-fronted progressive/gothic metallers DESDEMON. She said in a statement, "I've come to the decision that I don't want to be a part of this anymore. It's not my vision anymore. I'm not putting further damage to my vocal cords. I need to take care o...March 9, 2011
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SERENITY Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE (Audio)
Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...March 1, 2011
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ENBOUND Signs With INNER WOUND RECORDINGS
Inner Wound Recordings has announced the signing of the Swedish melodic power metal band ENBOUND. The group's debut album, "And She Says Gold", will be released in Europe on April 29. ENBOUND features vocalist Lee Hunter (Lars Säfsund),who is also known for his work with the band WORK OF ART, as we...February 27, 2011
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RAGE: New Audio Interview With PETER 'PEAVY' WAGNER
On February 17, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Peter "Peavy" Wagner of German metallers RAGE. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. RAGE's new album, "Strings To A Web", was released in February 2010 via Nuclear Blast Recor...February 20, 2011
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THERION Immortalized In Boardgame
Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION now been immortalized in a boardgame! Commented mainman Christofer Johnsson: "Paulo Vallerga from the famous game developer Scribabs approached the band at the show in Milano last year with this great idea of making a fantasy boardgame based upon th...February 17, 2011
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EMPIRES OF EDEN Mastermind Interviewed For' Evolution Rock' Podcast (Audio)
Guitarist Stu Marshall of the Australian heavy metal band EMPIRES OF EDEN is featured in the "Masters Of Shred" series of the "Evolution Rock" podcast. Stu takes an in-depth look at his playing, explains much of the secrets to EMPIRES OF EDEN and, provides a vision for what is ahead. You can now str...February 15, 2011
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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALB...February 14, 2011
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BULLET Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish hard rockers BULLET have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALBERLOU...February 3, 2011
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SOULSPELL: 'Adrift' Video Released
"Adrift", the new video from the Brazilian power metal opera project SOULSPELL, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's second full-length album, which came out last October via Inner Wound Recordings/Ulterium Records. The CD featured guest appearances by Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERI...February 1, 2011
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Norway's SHINING Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Norway's SHINING has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALBERLOUR'S APOCALYP...February 1, 2011
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HÄMATOM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German thrashers HÄMATOM have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALBERLOUR'S...January 31, 2011
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SUIDAKRA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):...January 28, 2011
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EDEN'S CURSE: 'Trinity' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Multinational melodic metallers EDEN'S CURSE have released the cover artwork and track listing for their forthcoming third album, "Trinity", due out on March 18 via AFM Records. The artwork was designed by the band's longtime graphic artist Thomas Ewerhard, whose previous work includes the likes of...January 28, 2011
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