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Former HELLOWEEN Singer MICHAEL KISKE Joins Forces With DENNIS WARD In UNISONIC

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske has teamed up with Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 in a brand new project dubbed UNISONIC. Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer, who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS, completes the group's lineup. UNISONIC ma...

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QUEEN Drummer Talks About Possible Collaboration With ADAM LAMBERT

In a November 6 interview on the "BBC Breakfast" show, QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor talked about the possibility of a future collaboration with "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert. "We did play in the finale of 'American Idol' with the two final guys, one of whom is . . . Adam," he said. "He didn't...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Mix New Album At The End Of November

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will release its fourth album, "Festival", on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S PAIN CDs and...

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AMORPHIS Keyboardist Interviewed In Athens

Metalzone.gr conducted an interview with Santeri Kallio of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS on November 1, 2009 when the band played Athens, Greece. Santeri talks about how it feels being in a band that's been around for almost 20 years, gives advice to new groups coming into the metal scene and also offe...

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LEAVES' EYES Taps TARJA/BLIND GUARDIAN Bassist For 'Beauty & The Beast Tour'

Due to health concerns, LEAVES' EYES bassist Alla Fedynitch will sit out the band's shows for the remainder of the year. Her temporary replacement will be Oliver Holzwarth (TARJA TURUNEN, BLIND GUARDIAN),who previously joined LEAVES' EYES on stage for two songs during the German/Norwegian female-fr...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has set "Festival" as the title of its fourth album, due on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S...

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EXODUS: TV-Broadcast-Quality Footage From Colombia Available

Vocalist Rob Dukes of San Francisco Bay Are thrashers EXODUS has issued the following update: "We spent three months with KREATOR over the last half year and [the last night] was an awesome way to end the tour. "Sao Paulo is amazing, the fans are great, but really, all of South America has been grea...

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Skeletons in the Closet

On the heels of the underwhelming "Blooddrunk", Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM deliver the typical covers-album career stopgap, but being CHILDREN OF BODOM, and unable to do anything that isn't ludicrously over the top, they've cranked out seventeen jams that range from the expected to the interesting...

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DARK FUNERAL: New Song Available For Streaming

A new DARK FUNERAL track entitled "Stigmata" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish black metallers' new album, "Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus", which will be released on November 18 via Regain Records. The CD was recorded at Abyss Studio in Grangärde, Swed...

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EPICA Singer's Illness Forces Madrid, Lisbon Cancellations

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have issued the following update: "With pain in our hearts, we have to announce that the EPICA shows in Madrid [Saturday, October 31] and Lisbon [Sunday, November 1] are cancelled. Simone [Simons] has no voice and the specialised doctor told her to be s...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Signs With UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS

WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — has inked a deal with Universal Republic Records, it was announced yesterday by the label's pres...

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AMORPHIS: London Footage Available

SoundShock.net has uploaded video footage of AMORPHIS' October 10, 2009 concert at the Camden Underworld in London, England. Watch the clips below. "Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHIS, sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Th...

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THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL: New Song Posted Online

Providence, Rhode Island's freshly-minted metallic hardcore powerhouse THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL will release its debut album, "Awaken", on guitarist Nick Sollecito's own Angle Side Side Records on November 17. The CD's title cut is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Featuring the v...

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ELIS Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour

Drummer Max Naescher of Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will sit out the band's upcoming "Beauty & The Beast" European tour with LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY, SIRENIA and STREAM OF PASSION due to "job-related reasons." An "amazing" replacement drummer by the name of Trevor has been enlisted...

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ANVIL, DORO, DEVILDRIVER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On New Christmas EP

Although the weather's starting to get chilly, Eagle Rock Entertainment is positively blazing with Christmas spirit! To kick off the holiday season, a special digital-only holiday four-song EP will be released on November 24 [MSRP $3.99]. This EP, available via all North American digital service pro...