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AVANTASIA To Embark On Headlining Tour In April

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project is planning to embark on a headlining tour for in April 2013. Also in the works are several summer festival appearances, as well as South American and Asian tours at the end of the summer. Commented Tobias: "I know I once said we weren't gonna do it ag...

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EPICA: Quality Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire San Antonio Concert

Quality fan-filmed video footage of EPICA's entire November 21 performance at Backstage Live in San Antonio, Texas can be seen at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the trek is coming from ALESTORM, INSOM...

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EPICA Interviewed In Denver (Video)

Superskum conducted an interview with Mark Jansen and Isaac Delahaye of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA before the band's November 7 concert at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the tre...

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EPICA: New Video Interview Posted Online

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Mark Jansen and Rob Van Der Loo of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA before the band's November 17 concert at Joe's Grotto in Phoenix, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the tr...

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INSOMNIUM: New Audio Interview Posted Online

KASC The Blaze 1330 AM (web site) conducted an interview with guitarist Ville Friman of Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM. The chat is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. "One For Sorrow", the new video from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, can be seen be...

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Persian Bellydancer Performs With EPICA In Vancouver; Video Available

20-year-old Persian bellydancer Mahafsoun performed with Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA on November 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Video footage of her appearance can be seen below. Commented Mahafsoun: "Performing with EPICA has been a dream of mine since mid-2007, when I not only star...

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EPICA: New Video Interview With ARIËN VAN WEESENBEEK

Peter Ruttan of MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Ariën Van Weesenbeek of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the trek is coming from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM, SYSTEM DIVIDE...

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New NIGHTWISH Touring Singer FLOOR JANSEN Postpones Release Of Second REVAMP Album

REVAMP, the band led by former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring vocalist Floor Jansen, has released the following statement: "Due to the changed situation in which singer Floor joined NIGHTWISH on their world tour and summer festivals, the band has decided to postpone the release. "The ne...

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EPICA: New Video Interview With COEN JANSSEN

Metal Storm conducted an interview with keyboardist Coen Janssen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA on November 7 in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the trek is coming from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM and DESTINY PO...

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EDGUY Frontman Taps URIAH HEEP Drummer For New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet entered VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Germany late last month with producer Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, EDGUY, EPICA, RHAPSODY) to begin recording the new album from Sammet's AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. The CD will once again be a rock opera based on a concep...

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SYSTEM DIVIDE Drops Off EPICA Tour

Vocalist Sven De Caluwé of the extreme metal formation SYSTEM DIVIDE — featuring members of FEAR FACTORY and ABORTED — has released the following statement: "It is with great regret we have to announce that SYSTEM DIVIDE has to drop off our north american tour with EPICA. Miri [Milman, SYSTEM DIVIDE...

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EPICA Drummer Interviewed In Montreal (Video)

UpVenue conducted an interview with drummer Ariën Van Weesenbeek of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA on October 30 at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the trek is coming from ALESTORM, IN...

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EPICA: Video Interview Posted Online

Metal4 conducted an interview with Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA at the 2012 edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, which was held July 12-14 at Airport Ballenstedt in Harz, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special performance, dubbed...

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A Knight in York

Jaws around the world hit the floor with a collective thud many solstices ago when Ritchie Blackmore organized a band of Medieval-minded (and clad) minstrels with his wife, Candice Night. Potshots ringing along the line of "D&D dweebs" have trailed BLACKMORE'S NIGHT ever since and yet if you sto...

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LACUNA COIL Singer To Design Piece For Custom Jewelry Company

Vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL will be designing a piece with Seventh Circle Artworks, the London, England-based hand-crafted custom jewelry company specializing in rock and roll jewelry. Cristina states, "[Iam] so happy I'll be playing with my creativity into a diffe...