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STRATOVARIUS, WOLF, SCAR SYMMETRY Members Featured On RUINED SOUL Debut

Members of STRATOVARIUS, WOLF, SCAR SYMMETRY and NIGHTRAGE are among the musicians who make guest appearances on "My Dying Day", the debut album from the Swedish metal project RUINED SOUL. Released on April 23 via Suicide Records, the CD was produced by the project's mastermind, Johnny Johansson, an...

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AMORPHIS: 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD Pushed Back To July

The release date of AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", has been pushed back again — this time to July 9 (Europe) and July 7 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club...

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Ex-HAMMERFALL Bassist MAGNUS ROSÉN In Japan: Solo Show Performance Footage Available

Video footage of bassist Magnus Rosén's (REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, HAMMERFALL, X-WORLD/5, FULLFORCE) recent solo show in Japan can be viewed below. Rosén in November 2009 joined REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki. Magnus said in a statement, "After m...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses New AVANTASIA Album; Audio Available

Italian web site LineaRock recently conducted an interview with EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. AVANTASIA released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two sepa...

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ANCARA: 'Nicole' Video Available

"Nicole", the new video from Finnish hard rockers ANCARA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Chasing Shadows", which entered the official chart in the band's home country last October at position No. 32. According to the group, the CD's release was "postponed by two mon...

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VANISHING POINT: Eight Songs Completed For New Album

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT is currently writing material for its as-yet-untitled fifth studio album, to be released in late 2010/early 2011. The group states, "So far there's about eight pre-production songs and they're sounding very very cool. Soon we will discuss who will pr...

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AVANTASIA: More 'Wicked' / 'Angel' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...

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TREAT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Reunited Swedish hard rockers TREAT have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AEROSMITH (US) ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN...

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AVANTASIA Lands On German Chart

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...

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KAMELOT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

KAMELOT has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS BRUTUS CALIBAN CANDLEMASS CANNIBAL CORP...

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SOULFLY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

SOULFLY has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS BRUTUS CALIBAN CANDLEMASS CANNIBAL CORP...

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DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL 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:...

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AMORPHIS: Complete 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD Details Revealed

AMORPHIS will release its first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", on June 25 (Europe) and June 23 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, where AMORPHIS...

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TIMO TOLKKI's 'Masterclass' in Sofia; Video Interview, Performance Footage Available

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE) prior to his April 2, 2010 "Masterclass Seminar" at the RBF club in Sofia, Bulgaria. Watch it below. Also available is footage of the actual "masterclass." Tolkki recently announced that he was scrapping h...

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ANVIL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS BRUTUS CALIBAN CA...