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AXAMENTA: New Album To Receive Japanese Release
Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, will release its new album, "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture", in Japan on November 22 via Soundholic Co. Ltd. "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" was issued in Europe in May via Shiver Records. The CD was recorded at Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark w...October 23, 2006
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Triumph or Agony
If you were among those disappointed by BLIND GUARDIAN's streamlining of their sound this year, your luxury liner has come in. RHAPSODY OF FIRE have, if anything, gone even further off the deep end into operatic, cinematic, utterly bombastic and gaudy symphonic metal. Choirs swell, drums thunder, st...October 23, 2006
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THERION: New Album Title, Artwork Revealed
Sweden's THERION has set "Gothic Kabbalah" as the title of its new album, due on January 16, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the cover artwork at this location. THERION will team up with GRAVE DIGGER and SABATON for European tour beginning on January 17 in Essen, Germany. A complete list o...October 19, 2006
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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...October 19, 2006
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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...October 17, 2006
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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...October 17, 2006
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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...October 17, 2006
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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...October 16, 2006
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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...October 16, 2006
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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...October 15, 2006
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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'...October 14, 2006
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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...October 13, 2006
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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...October 12, 2006
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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...October 12, 2006
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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...October 11, 2006
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