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ATROCITY Compiling Footage For First DVD

Germany's ATROCITY has issued the following update: "ATROCITY have lately been touring South America, Europe and Australia and a number of festivals with great success. The production of their follow-up album [to] 'Werk 80' is continuing as the band has decided to record a complete orchestra, so be...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Remembers Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has posted this message on his official web site: "Today [Oct. 17] is the day we lost one of the greatest musicians ever. He was also a dear friend, a brother. "Criss Oliva [SAVATAGE guitarist] was taken from us 13 years ago. Some of you a...

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THERION To Perform With Symphonic Orchestra In Romania

Sweden's THERION has posted the following message on its official web site: "At the Palace Hall in Bucharest, Romania on December 9th, THERION [will] play with [a] full symphonic orchestra, choir and international opera stars. The band will go on stage with nearly 70 musicians of the Academic Radio...

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MADPOWER 2006 Festival Changes Location

Due to unforseen circumstances beyond the promoters' control, the original venue for this year's Madpower festival, The Warehouse Stage, is going to be temporarily closed. This caused an immediate move of the festival to a new venue, the CC Riders Clubhouse, Madison, WI. The CC Riders Clubhouse is a...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Members Discuss The Making Of 'Thornography'

Roadrunner Records' own Jason Kinnard sat down with Dani Filth and Paul Allender from CRADLE OF FILTH a few weeks ago to conduct an exclusive interview for RoadrunnerRecords.com. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: So the last time you guys were in the US was in 2004 (on the Headbanger's B...

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Lifeless Design

You know how a few records into a band's career, you'll read an article about them and it'll talk about their early years in a dismissive way? Sorta like this: "their first album, "Blah Blah Blah", generated some interest, but it wasn't until sophomore release "Yadda Yadda Yadda" that they really tu...

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RAGE Comments On Upcoming WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Appearance

German power metallers RAGE have commented on their upcoming appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. "We will play a German-wide exclusive show together with an orchestra [for] the first time [in] 10 years," the group writes o...

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JON OLIVA Changes Mind About Auctioning Acoustic Guitar

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has abandoned plans to auction off his red acoustic guitar which was used to write and record the JON OLIVA'S PAIN "'Tage Mahal" and "Maniacal Renderings" albums as well as the upcoming 2007 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA release. This guitar has also traveled with JON OLIVA'...

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JON OLIVA Auctioning Acoustic Guitar

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva is auctioning off his red acoustic guitar which was used to write and record the JON OLIVA'S PAIN "'Tage Mahal" and "Maniacal Renderings" albums as well as the upcoming 2007 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA release. This guitar has also traveled with JON OLIVA's PAIN on tour an...

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ERIC ADAMS On Why MANOWAR DVDs Have Outnumbered CDs: 'It's What The Fans Want'

Sweden's CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with MANOWAR frontman Eric Adams. A few excerpts from the chat follow: CriticalMass.se: Tell us something about the [new] album. How will it sound? Eric: Have you heard the EP yet? That's a glimpse of what's going on with the MANOWAR sound, th...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: New Instrumetnal Track Posted Online

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has uploaded a new instrumental track, entitled "In the Midst", to his MySpace page. Caffery recently completed work on his new solo album, "Pins and Needles", tentatively due in early 2007 via an as-yet-undetermined label. The follow-up to 2...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Score' DVD Certified Platinum!

DREAM THEATER's "Score" two-DVD set has been officially certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The set, which sold more than 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart, contains...

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MANOWAR Ringtones Coming Soon

MANOWAR ringtones will be available in the near future. The band would like to know which songs YOU would like to download for your mobile phone, so send in your 10 favorite songs to [email protected]. Your vote will influence the list of ringtones, so make sure that the band hears your wishes! A...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Early Videos To Be Re-Released On DVD

According to a posting on legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's official web site, two of Yngwie's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — will soon be re-released on DVD by Universal. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad", w...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Plans For SAVATAGE DVD

Chris Caffery, guitarist for SAVATAGE/TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and solo artist, recently spoke to Metal Asylum just before rehearsals started for the TSO tour about his latest CD, "Pins and Needles", and the future of SAVATAGE, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asy...