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DORO To Embark On European Headlining Tour In October
According to Doro Pesch's new booking agent, ICS Festival Service Gmbh, the German "metal queen" will embark on a headlining tour of Europe in October 2009. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. "Fear No Evil", the new album from Doro Pesch, recently entered the German Media Control chart a...February 27, 2009
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TWISTED SISTER Confirmed For Spain's METALWAY Festival
TWISTED SISTER has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Metalway Festival, set to take place over two weekends — June 20-21 and June 26-27 — in Zaragoza, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA BARÓN ROJO BLACK STONE CHERRY BLIN...February 26, 2009
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MY RUIN Members Guest On ANA KEFR Debut
Riverside, California-based philosophy-metal band ANA KEFR — featuring lead vocalist/keyboardist Rhiis Lopez, drummer Bryce Loeffler and guitarists Kyle Coughran and Trent Pichel — has posted audio samples (see below) from its self-produced full-length debut album, titled "Volume 1". Recorded at Din...February 26, 2009
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OPETH, CANDLEMASS, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Spain's METALWAY Festival
OPETH, CANDLEMASS, APOCALYPTICA and PRETTY MAIDS have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Metalway Festival, set to take place over two weekends — June 20-21 and June 26-27 — in Zaragoza, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA...February 24, 2009
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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available
Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...February 23, 2009
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DORO PESCH: Anniversary Concert Was 'One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life'
MTUK metal 'zine recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MTUK: Congratulations on [your new album] "Fear No Evil". What are your favorite memories about the recording process? Doro: Thank you, I love it so much it's hard...February 23, 2009
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DARK MOOR: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Autumnal", the new album from Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR, is being streamed in its entirety on the band's MySpace page (stream available until March 4). The follow-up to 2007's "Tarot", was recorded in part at New Sin Studios in Italy and features a guest appearance by soprano It...February 23, 2009
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Health And Safety Fears Could Prevent Statue Of FREDDIE MERCURY From Coming To Edinburgh
Scotsman.com reports that and safety fears could prevent a statue of QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury coming to Edinburgh. Problems have arisen in finding a place to put a 19ft bronze statue of the star that will not cause problems for pedestrians and motorists in Edinburgh. The plan was to display the...February 20, 2009
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PAUL STANLEY Lays Down Vocals For New PUSHKING Album
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has finished laying down vocals for the track "Cut the Wire" for Russian rockers PUSHKING's new album, "Pushking Duets", to be released in late 2009. Gabe Reed, an entertainment attorney who represents PUSHKING and who organized Stanley's involvement in the project, stated...February 20, 2009
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist's WARMEN To Cover JANET JACKSON On Upcoming CD
CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman is currently working on the fourth album from his WARMEN project, tentatively due later in the year. One of the new cover songs the band is working on is JANET JACKSON's "Black Cat", featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish pop/rock queen Jonna Kosonen....February 20, 2009
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AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED: New Song Posted Online
Springfield, Massachusetts grindcore act AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED has posted a new song, "Agorapocalypse Now", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth full-length album, "Agorapocalypse", which is scheduled for an April 14 North American release (April 20 internationally) via...February 19, 2009
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DORO PESCH: 'To Me, Metal Always Meant Freedom'
Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]? Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I st...February 18, 2009
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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is due out in North America on March 29, can be viewed below. The complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Ev...February 17, 2009
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DORO: 'Fear No Evil' Lands On German Chart
"Fear No Evil", the new album from German metal queen Doro Pesch, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 11. This is the highest chart entry for Doro in her home country in almost 20 years. "Fear No Evil" was released on January 30 via AFM Records. The track listing for the ...February 9, 2009
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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By Gamereactor; Video Available
Thomas Blichfeldt of the Danish edition of the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Meta...February 7, 2009
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