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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2010 Photos Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: Thursday, August 5: (photos) SKYLINE ALICE COOPER MÖTLEY CRÜE GOJIRA Friday,...August 10, 2010
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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...August 8, 2010
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TIMO TOLKKI Puts REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE To Rest
Former STRATOVARIUS leader/guitarist Timo Tolkki has released the following statement: "Due to my private problems, the lack of interest in REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE [Tolkki's post-STRATOVARIUS band] shows by the promoters, and the current situation in the music industry that affects to everything incl...July 28, 2010
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AMORPHIS' 'Forging The Land' DVD Tops Finnish Chart
After originally entering the Finnish Music DVD chart at position No. 8, AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", climbed to the top of the chart a week later and remains at No. 1 in its third week of release. "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes" was released on July ...July 25, 2010
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HELLOWEEN: New Album Title Revealed
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have set "7 Sinners" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in late October. The CD was recorded at singer Andi Deris' Mi Sueno Studios in Tenerife, Spain. The band wrote more than 20 songs and selected the best ideas with longtime producer Charlie Bauerfei...July 22, 2010
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ICED EARTH Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
ICED EARTH has been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMON AMARTH DEATH ...July 21, 2010
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HELLOWEEN To Tour Europe With STRATOVARIUS
After their extremely successful "Hellish Rock" world tour 2007/08, which took HELLOWEEN through 40 countries on four continents, the German power metallers will hit the road again in November/December. Three weeks after the release of HELLOWEEN's as-yet-untitled new studio album, the band will team...July 15, 2010
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AMBERIAN DAWN Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS
Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The band's third album, "End Of Eden", will be released on October 20. According to songwriter Tuomas Seppälä, the group's new CD will be heavier than its predecessors, with a bigger, more polymorphic...July 12, 2010
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THROES OF DAWN Announces New Keyboardist
Long-running Finnish "dark metal" band THROES OF DAWN has announced the addition of keyboardist Henri Andersson to the group's ranks. According to THROES OF DAWN, "Andersson has been playing live with the band since the beginning of 2010 when the band started touring after the release of our fifth f...July 9, 2010
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OPERATIKA Recording Cover Of DIO's 'We Rock'
New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA are currently in the studio recording a cover of the DIO classic "We Rock". According to the band, "The cover was originally planned as a bonus track for our upcoming album, but due to the untimely passing of the great Ronnie James Dio, the cover...July 9, 2010
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AGENT STEEL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
Californian metallers AGENT STEEL, who were recently rejoined by original singer John Cyriis, have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the even...July 8, 2010
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AMORPHIS' 'Skyforger' Certified Gold In Finland
"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. (Note: The sales requirement for albums to reach gold status in Finland was recently lowered to 10,000, but because "Skyforger" was released before this change took ef...July 7, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMO...July 2, 2010
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AMON AMARTH, STRATOVARIUS Members Added To DIO Tribute At SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE
Some of Sweden's finest heavy metal musicians will gather to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio during this fall's edition of the Sweden Rock Cruise, set to sail on October 7, 2010 from Stockholm, Sweden for Åbo, Finland and return the following day. There will be a long tribute concert with a number o...June 30, 2010
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AMORPHIS To Release Re-Recorded Versions Of Early Songs
On June 2, Petri Silas of Finland's Soundi magazine conducted an exclusive interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS about the band's upcoming collection, "Majestic Beasts - Tales From The Early Years", and the group's plans for the next studio album. Among the new bits o...June 21, 2010
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