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FIREWIND Featuring Singer KELLY SUNDOWN CARPENTER: New York City Concert Footage
Fan-filmed video footage of FIREWIND's February 6 performance at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City as the support act for TURISAS can be seen below. Vocalist Apollo Papathanasio left FIREWIND last month and is being temporarily replaced by American singer Kelly Sundown Carpenter (BEYOND TWILIGHT...February 7, 2013
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FIREWIND Featuring Singer KELLY SUNDOWN CARPENTER: Atlanta Concert Footage
Fan-filmed video footage of FIREWIND's February 3 performance at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia as the support act for TURISAS can be seen below. Vocalist Apollo Papathanasio left FIREWIND last month and is being temporarily replaced by American singer Kelly Sundown Carpenter (BEYOND TWILIGHT, O...February 4, 2013
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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Introduces New G Screamer OG-1 Signature Overdrive
The music of Greek guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) and his band FIREWIND can be described as melodic, soaring and punishing — in short, metal masterpieces. But just as Gus is shaping the bleeding edge of metal, he is deeply passionate about its roots, as evidenced by his scoring t...January 31, 2013
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GAMMA RAY To Release 'Master Of Confusion' EP In March
German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release a new EP entitled "Master Of Confusion" on March 15 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. GAMMA RAY released "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD in Europe on November 30,...January 30, 2013
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ULI JON ROTH, STEVE MORSE, RICHIE KOTZEN, GUS G. Perform At 'Jason Becker's Not Dead Yet'
Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE),Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) are among the musicians who performed at a special concert on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Slim's in San Francisco, California, reminding the world that Jason Becker's Not Dead...January 29, 2013
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NILE Drummer To Guest On OUTLOUD Album
OUTLOUD, the Greek/American melodic hard rock band that made waves with its self-titled debut album in 2009 and the follow-up, "Love Catastrophe", in 2011, is back with a vengeance. George Kollias of the band NILE, one of the best extreme metal drummers in the world and longtime friend of OUTLOUD, w...January 28, 2013
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TAINTED NATION's Video For LAMBRETTA Cover Posted Online
U.K.-based modern hard rockers TAINTED NATION have reworked the song "Bimbo", originally written by Max Martin (BACKSTREET BOYS, BRITNEY SPEARS, KELLY CLARKSON, PINK),Alexander Kronlund and Per Aldeheim for the Swedish pop-rock band LAMBRETTA. The new version of the track, now re-titled "Loser", wi...January 25, 2013
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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: New Album Title Revealed
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — is putting the finishing touches on its eighth studio album, "Earth Blues", for a spring release via InsideOut Music. The band will...January 24, 2013
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FIREWIND Guitarist On Lineup Changes: 'Along The Way, People Want Different Things And Change'
Mike Wilkerson of Blastzone Online recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blastzone Online: Why has there been so many lineup changes in FIREWIND? Gus: Being in a band is not eas...January 23, 2013
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FIREWIND Parts Ways With Singer APOLLO PAPATHANASIO, Announces Replacement
Vocalist Apollo Papathanasio has left Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND and has been temporarily replaced by American singer Kelly Sundown Carpenter (pictured below; BEYOND TWILIGHT, OUTWORLD, DARKOLOGY, ADAGIO). Even though Papathanasio has been temporarily replaced for some touring activities in th...January 15, 2013
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GAMMA RAY: New Photo From The Studio Posted Online
German power metallers GAMMA RAY are currently working on a new studio album, due later in the year via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. A new photo from the studio, taken this past weekend and posted on the earMUSIC Facebook page, can be see...January 14, 2013
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FIREWIND Schedules Vancouver Signing Session, Acoustic Performance
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND — who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) — will take part in an acoustic performance, question-and-answer session and signing on Tuesday, February 19 between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Scrape Records in Van...January 12, 2013
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Czech Republic's SEBASTIEN Taps CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer For New Album
Czech Republic-based metallers SEBASTIEN will enter Grapow Studios in Slovakia on February 11 with producer Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist) to begin recording their sophomore album, "Dark Chambers of Déja Vu" for a late 2013 release. The band states: "All lyrics are already writte...January 9, 2013
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NIGHTRAGE Featuring TOMAS LINDBERG: Video Footage Of 'Gothenburg Sound Festival' Performance
Due to scheduling conflicts, singer Antony Hämäläinen was unable to perform with multinational thrashers NIGHTRAGE at the Gothenburg Sound Festival on January 5 at Trädgårn in Gothenburg, Sweden. His replacement for this show only was NIGHTRAGE's former frontman Tomas Lindberg from AT THE GATES. Fan...January 8, 2013
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FIREWIND's Live Album To Arrive Before Summer
Melodic metallers FIREWIND, who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis),successfully wrapped up the calendar year 2012 with four packed club shows in their native Greece (two nights in Thessaloniki and two nights in Athens),commencing the cel...January 8, 2013
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