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ELIS Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

Liechtenstein-based gothic metal group ELIS — whose lead singer, Sabine Dünser, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7, 2006 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital — will make its live debut with Dünser's replacement, Sandra Schleret (DREAMS OF SANITY, SIEGFRIED),at th...

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IRON MAIDEN: XTA Makes Sound Sense In Matters Of Life And Death

Watching the six members of IRON MAIDEN on stage, it's hard to believe that are all are swiftly approaching their 50th birthdays (except one, who's already passed the landmark). But appearances bely the facts as one of the world's most successful heavy metal bands continues to record and perform wit...

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RAGE Members To Perform At Austrian Charity Concert

On February 24, RAGE frontman Peavy Wagner and guitarist Victor Smolski will perform several RAGE songs with the Austrian band SEQUOIA DENDRON at the Headbanger's Ball in Vienna. All proceeds from the gig will go to the Austrian Child Cancer Aid. RAGE recently announced the addition of drummer André...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'The Heart Of Everything' Track Listing Revealed

According to Italy's Musica Metal, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION has finalized the track listing for its new album, "The Heart of Everything", due later in the year in the U.S. via Roadrunner Records. Check out the CD cover artwork at this location. The 57-minute album'...

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ALTARIA Announces New Singer

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "The search is over! ALTARIA has found their man to take the place behind the microphone. Multitalented vocalist Marco Luponero attended the auditions and managed to impress the band to the point that he was invited to join. The thi...

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GREAT WHITE: More Details Announced About Baby Harp Seals Benefit Concert

GREAT WHITE will play a benefit concert for Canadian baby harp seals on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Proceeds will be used to oppose the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet and to raise funds and awareness to end the horrific and bizarre annual m...

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VADER, JUSTICE Confirmed For Germany's QUEENS OF METAL Festival

VADER, JUSTICE and PESTILENT are the latest confirmed bands for the Queens Of Metal Open Air 2007 festival, set to take place June 14-16 in Kleinwenkheim, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): DELIRIOUS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER DIVINE NOISE ATTACK DYSEMBRI...

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ETERNAL OATH Calls It Quits

After four critically acclaimed albums, Swedish melodic death metal band ETERNAL OATH has decided to split up. According to a press release, the decision by the bandmembers to go their separate ways was "unanimous as all members of the band strongly feel that songwriting and recording sessions recen...

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EPICA Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BATTLELORE DISTORTED EPICA HOLY...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION has set "The Heart of Everything" as the title of its new album, due later in the year in the U.S. via Roadrunner Records. Check out the CD cover artwork at this location. The album's first single, to be released this spring, "What Have You...

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Report: Argument Over METALLICA Ended In Death

Florence Loyie of the Edmonton Journal reports: Stefan Conley (photo) died after he got into a heated discussion with four teenagers on an Edmonton [Alberta, Canada] city transit bus about the rock band METALLICA, telling them they had no taste in heavy metal music, court was told today. A witness t...

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RAGE Announces New Drummer

German power metallers RAGE have announced the addition of drummer André Hilgers (AXXIS, SILENT FORCE) to the group's ranks. "During [the recording sessions for] the Nuclear Blast anniversary album, we were very surprised how perfectly André's style matched our new song, 'Terrified'," the group writ...

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EMERALD SUN, DISTORTION OF PERCEPTION Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING Festival

EMERALD SUN and DISTORTION OF PERCEPTION have been confirmed for the Metal Healing festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COMMUNIC DEMENZIA DESTRUCTION DISTORTION OF PERCEPTION EKTOMORF EMERALD SUN FIREWI...

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VOUGAN: Debut EP Available For Free Download

Brazilian melodic metal band VOUGAN has made its first EP, "Silent Souls", available for download via its official web site, www.vougan.com. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Inner Ghost 02. Behind the Lies 03. L.O.S.T 04. Unspeakable 05. Silent Souls Vocalist Carlos Zema recently...

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ALTARIA To Introduce New Singer At Finnish Gig

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "ALTARIA is confirmed to support the Finnish Eurovision-winning monsters LORDI on February 10, 2007 in Pietarsaari. This is the last one of the only two shows LORDI will be performing in Finland before the Eurovision 2007 finals on...