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AVANTASIA's Next Chapter Will Be Spread Over Two Albums

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has decided that the forthcoming chapter from his AVANTASIA project will be spread over two albums. He explained: "I have always given my very best, but this new chapter in AVANTASIA's history is too much and too ambitious to be just a regular album. I have worked on it...

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MEDICATED Parts Ways With Guitarist

MEDICATED, the Finnish metal band featuring former IMPERANON vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen, has parted ways with guitarist Jesse Soiletsalo. The group says in a statement, "For a while, [Jesse] has been thinking what it is that he wants to do. This has led him to realize that MEDICATED isn't quite the ba...

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JORN LANDE: Solo Dates Announced

Norwegian powerhouse hard rock singer Jorn Lande has scheduled the following solo dates: Nov. 26 - Logo - Hamburg, Deutchland Nov. 28 - Masters of Rock Novesta - Zlin, Czech Republic Nov. 29 - Zoe Club- Milan, Italy Nov. 30 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland Dec. 01 - Splendid - Lille France Dec. 03 - ...

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CONVERGE: Another New Song Posted Online

In preparation for the release of their magnum opus, "Axe To Fall", on October 20, Massachusetts-based hardcore/metal band CONVERGE has debuted the title track from its forthcoming release on SPIN.com. In August, CONVERGE released the first track from "Axe To Fall", "Dark Horse", which Stereogum pra...

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HOLLENTHON To Release New EP

Austrian symphonic extreme metal outfit HOLLENTHON will release a new EP, "Tyrants and Wraiths", on the following dates: Oct. 28 - Finland, Spain Oct. 30 - Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden Nov. 02 - Rest of Europe Nov. 03 - Canada Nov. 17 - USA "Tyrants and Wraiths" features four new tracks and two li...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Kiske has appeared on every AVANTASIA album so far, including the first two full-length releases, "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Pt. II" (2002). Commented...

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MAGNUM Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Catley toured with AVANTASIA in 2008 when he was part of the live ensemble that travelled around the globe. The vocal session took place at the Viper Room Recording Studio in England...

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JORN's 'Dukebox' Collection Due In August

AFM Records has set an August 28 release date for "Dukebox", a 16-track best-of from powerhouse Norwegian hard rock vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, MILLENIUM, ARK). The CD will contain "many highlights" from Jorn's previous solo albums and "will be an interesting item for all die-hard fans and 'new...

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JORN LANDE Covers TARJA TURUNEN's 'I Walk Alone'; Audio Available

An audio sample of JORN's cover version of TARJA TURUNEN's "I Walk Alone" is available for download at this location (courtesy of MelodicRock.com). The track comes off JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", which is being released today (June 5) in Europe and July 14 in the USA via...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Sings COREY TAYLOR's Praises

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "To my kids, by far the coolest thing about touring is the bus. Every bunk has its own little TV, and al...

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NAZXUL Signs With MORIBUND RECORDS

Moribund Records has announced the signing of the legendary Australian black metal outfit NAZXUL. The group's highly anticipated comeback album, "Iconoclast", will be released later this summer. The band's first new studio release in more than a decade, "Iconoclast" "carries all the hallmarks of cla...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL at the Montreal, Quebec, Canada stop of this year's Paganfest USA Part 2 tour on April 29 at Le Medley. Watch the 15-minute chat below. 2008 was a great year for PRIMORDIAL....

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Interviewed In Toronto; Audio Available

Ragin' Ron of Rochester New York's "Sudden Death Overtime" podcast conducted an interview with vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL at the kick-off show on this year's Paganfest USA Part 2 tour on April 28 at the Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

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JORN: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has announced the release of JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", on June 5 in Europe and July 14 in the USA. Considered by many fans and critics as one of the finest voices in hard rock to arrive on the scene at the end of the 20th century, JORN is ...

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CRO-MAGS: Berlin, Colfontaine Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary hardcore band CRO-MAGS' recent performances in Germany and Belgium can be viewed below. CRO-MAGS' current touring lineup consists of the following musicians: John Joseph - Vocals Craig Setari (SICK OF IT ALL) - Bass A.J. Novello (LEEWAY) - Guitar Mackie Jayson –...