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DANKO JONES 'Oral History' Book Due In October

An oral history book about Canadian rockers DANKO JONES, "Too Much Trouble - A Very Oral History Of Danko Jones", by Stuart Berman will be released by ECW Press in October. The book's official description: "DANKO JONES may be a straight-forward rock band, but their story is anything but. They're a b...

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DARK FUNERAL: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of DARK FUNERAL's August 4 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. DARK FUNERAL recently inked a three-album deal with Century Media Records. Commented DARK FUNERAL guitarist and founding member Lord Ahriman: "Our bad luck...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Audio Interview With ALEX STAROPOLI

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Alex Staropoli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE 2012 is: Fabio Lione - Vocals Alex Staropoli - Keyboards Roberto De Micheli -...

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PORTNOY: 'QUEENSRŸCHE Split Makes My DREAM THEATER Split Look Like A Walk In The Park'

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who was involved in a messy split with his former bandmates less than two years ago, has taken to Twitter to comment on the legal battle between QUEENSRŸCHE and the Seattle progressive rock band's ex-singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the group's name. Afte...

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URIAH HEEP Interviewed At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with progressive rockers URIAH HEEP at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of its classic fourth album, "Demons...

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Former DESDEMON Singer Joins HELIOSAGA

Symphonic/power metal band HELIOSAGA has announced the addition of vocalist Chelsea Knaack to the group's ranks. Knaack is known for her lead vocals in DESDEMON and brought her impressive talent to their 2011 release on Radtone Music in Japan. Damien Villarreal formed HELIOSAGA in 2010 with a dynami...

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HEAVEN'S CRY Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of acclaimed Canadian progressive metallers HEAVEN'S CRY. The band's third album is due in the fall. An appearance at the prestigious ProgPower Europe festival in the Netherlands on October 5 will coincide with the CD release. Commented HEAVEN'S CRY in a...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Philadelphia Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of RHAPSODY OF FIRE's May 25 performance at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The first official photo of the new lineup of RHAPSODY OF FIRE can be seen below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE 2012 is: Fabio Lione - Vocals Alex Staropoli - Keyboards Robe...

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URIAH HEEP: New Video Interview Posted Online

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with Mick Box and Phil Lanzon of progressive rockers URIAH HEEP before the band's April 20 concert at Fabrik in Hamburg, Germany with NAZARETH. You can now watch the chat below. URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of its classic fourt...

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URIAH HEEP To Perform Entire 'Demons And Wizards' Album On U.S. Tour

Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their classic fourth album, "Demons And Wizards" by performing the LP in its entity at select U.S. shows this fall. "Demons And Wizards" is regarded by many fans and critics alike as URIAH HEEP's best album, often r...

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DARK FUNERAL Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have inked a three-album deal with Century Media Records. Comments DARK FUNERAL guitarist and founding member Lord Ahriman: "Our bad luck with labels in the past has for sure been very frustrating. So it is with great pleasure to finally be able to turn the page,...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Italian Language TV Report Available

A two-minute Italian-language TV report on the current European headlining tour by Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE can be seen below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE will embark on the North American leg of its "From Chaos To Eternity" world tour in late May. The first official photo of the new li...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Second Behind-The-Scenes Video Posted Online

Drummer Alex Holzwarth of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE takes you behind the scenes before the band's 2012 North and South American tours. In the two-and-a-half-minute clip below, you will be taken into Holzwarth's private rehearsal studio where he talks about the upcoming tour an...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Preparing For North American Tour (Video)

Guitarist Roberto De Micheli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE takes you behind the scenes before the band's 2012 North and South American tours. In the two-minute clip below, you will be taken into De Micheli's private rehearsal studio where he talks about the upcoming tour and pl...

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SAGA To Release '20/20' In July

Finally reunited again with their original singer Michael Sadler, Canadian rockers SAGA will release the ultimate AOR/progressive rock album, "20/20", worldwide on July 6. Since SAGA's foundation in 1977, the band has toured the globe various times, won many awards and has sold over eight million al...