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SNOWY SHAW 'Quits' DIMMU BORGIR, Rejoins THERION

Just one day after confirming that he has been tapped by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on the band's upcoming ninth album, "Abrahadabra", and world tour, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DR...

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AMANDA SOMERVILLE: Footage From SIRENS OF METAL II Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Amanda Somerville's August 13, 2010 headlining performance at the Sirens Of Metal II festival at Blondies in Detroit, Michigan can be viewed below. Somerville's backing band for the concert consisted of the following musicians: * Sander Gommans (AFTER FOREVER, HDK) - Guit...

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AVANTASIA: First Six Tour Dates Announced

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle Dec. 04 - Germany - Kaufbeuren...

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RAGE With LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA: Footage From ROCK HARD Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of RAGE's performance with the LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA at this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival — which was held May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany — can be viewed at this location (courtesy of WDR's [German public TV] series...

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, AVANTASIA Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and AVANTASIA are the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Wacken Open Air was first held in 1990 as a small eve...

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Former EPICA, DELAIN, AFTER FOREVER Members Join Forces In HANGOVER HERO

Former members of EPICA, DELAIN and AFTER FOREVER have joined forces in a brand new band called HANGOVER HERO. The Holland-based group recently completed a promotional recording at the Gate Studio (AVANTASIA, EPICA, KAMELOT) in Wolfsburg, Germany with Sascha Paeth and is currently seeking a label h...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Cold Embrace Of Fear' 35-Minute Symphony

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release an epic monument called "The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony" on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes d...

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MANTICORA Bassist To Guest On HEXFIRE Debut

Kasper Gram of the Danish metal act MANTICORA recently laid down a guest bass solo on one of the tracks that will appear on the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE Commented HEXFIRE guitarist Jacob Liszko: "As you can see, more and more well-known musicians are agreeing to guest on our debut a...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: 'Silence' Video Released

"Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville — can be viewed below. The song comes off KISKE/SOMERVILLE's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 an...

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CAGE Singer Talks About His Guest Appearance On EMPIRES OF EDEN Album

Singer Sean Peck of San Diego metallers CAGE is among the musicians who have recorded guest appearances on "Reborn in Fire", the recently released album from EMPIRES OF EDEN — the brainchild of PAINDIVISION/ex-DUNGEON guitarist Stu Marshall. Video footage of Peck and Marshall talking about their col...

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THERION Announces New Touring Bassist

Bassist Nalley Påhlsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION announced yesterday (Thursday, July 22) that would sit out the band's upcoming European headlining tour in order to focus on his personal life. Christofer Johnsson, the creative force behind the group, has now released the...

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THERION Bassist To Sit Out European Tour

Bassist Nalley Påhlsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION will sit out the band's upcoming European headlining tour. According to Påhlsson, the reason for him not being able to take part in the trek is threefold. He says, "1) I'm alone with my two children and it's not possible f...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: U.S. Release Date Announced; Audio Samples Available

KISKE/SOMERVILLE, the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville, will release its self-titled debut album in Europe on September 24 and in the U.S. on October 12 via Frontiers Records. A single, "Silence", will precede the full-length CD on A...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: Debut Album Artwork, Final Track Listing Revealed

KISKE/SOMERVILLE, the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville, will release its self-titled debut album on September 24 via Frontiers Records. A single, "Silence", will precede the full-length CD on August 20. KISKE/SOMERVILLE filmed two vi...