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HELLOWEEN Issues 'Hellish Rock' Tour Update

German metallers HELLOWEEN have issued the following update: "Day 21 of the Hellish Rock Tour 2007/08. HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY have returned home to Germany in the meantime after two great concerts in Italy — Rome and Milano — and have played two concerts there in Lichtenfels and Bremen to enthusias...

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MAGICIAN: New Album Details Revealed

Brazilian power metal band MAGICIAN has revealed the track listing of its new album, "Tales of the Magician", which will be released before the end of the month in Japan by Soundholic. Recorded in 2006, "Tales of the Magician" is a conceptual work, "telling the journey of Zhaldor, a mage seeking to...

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SADUS Bringing The 'Attack' To Puerto Rico

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS played their first-ever show in Puerto Rico on Friday, November 30 at Dakiti & Café Culebra in San Juan. The group's bassist Steve DiGiorgio (ex-DEATH, TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH) has since updated his site with the following message: "In the continu...

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SLASH On GUNS N' ROSES, Dating Porn Stars And Playing With MICHAEL JACKSON

Metro.co.uk recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metro.co.uk: What was the high point of your time in GUNS N' ROSES? Slash: The whole thing was a high point. It was the best thing I could have got involved w...

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GAMMA RAY, HELLOWEEN: Milan Photos Posted Online

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded photos of GAMMA RAY and HELLOWEEN's November 28, 2007 performances at the Alcatraz club in Milan, Italy as part of the two bands' joint "Hellish Rock" tour. Check them out: Gamma Ray Helloween GAMMA RAY's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro: Welcome ...

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GAMMA RAY: 'Land Of The Free II' Enters German Chart At No. 54

GAMMA RAY's new album, "Land of the Free II", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 54. The CD, which will arrive in the U.S. in January via SPV Records, also landed on the Swedish chart at No. 57 and Norwegian chart at No. 98. "Land of the Free II" is a ...

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ERIC SINGER, JORN LANDE, AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Perform With AVANTASIA At Upcoming Festivals

According to a posting on the MySpace page of Amanda Somerville — the American-born, Germany-based singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY — she will be performing on stage with AVANTASIA...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Angel Down' Will Be Listened To Many Years After He's Dead And Gone

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the delay in getting his first "proper" collection of all-new solo material released: "Good things take time; good things come to those to wait....

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY Tour Continuing 'At Fast Pace'

HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY's record company, SPV Records, has issued the following press release: "The Hellish Rock Tour continues at fast pace. HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY managed to escape the snow on their European tour and have arrived in a sunny Greece where the bands played for over 3,500 amazed fans...

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Former SACRIFICE Manager Passes Away After Suffering Brain Aneurysm

Toronto metal icon Ray "Black Metal" Wallace has passed away after being in a coma following a brain aneurysm he suffered on November 15. Ray managed SACRIFICE in the '80s/'90s and had close ties to Canadian metal legends ANVIL and RAZOR. He was also a local promoter, most recently organizing the or...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' Lands On Swedish, German Charts

AVANTASIA's "Lost in Space - Part 1" and "Lost in Space - Part 2" EPs have entered the official Swedish chart at position No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. In Germany the CD landed at No. 9 on the Media Control chart. It is the highest single chart entry in the history of Nuclear Blast ...

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Legendary Bassist BOB DAISLEY Discusses His Work With BLACK SABBATH

An excerpt from an extensive interview with legendary bassist Bob Daisley (RAINBOW, OZZY OSBOURNE),taken from the new second edition of Joel Gausten's book "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Daisley discusses his time as the recording bassist/chief lyricist...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Hellish Rock' Tour Kicks Off 'With A Big Bang'

HELLOWEEN's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The European portion of the Hellish Rock Tour 2007-2008 has started with a big bang. Over 2,000 crazy Hungarian fans came to see HELLOWEEN and their very special guest GAMMA RAY in the Petöfi Hall in Budapest. One day later...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Haugesund Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR performing the song "Running in the Dust" on November 17, 2007 at at Byscenen in Haugesund, Norway can be viewed below (courtesy of "Lund666"). PRIMAL FEAR's new album, "New Religion", recently landed on the Swedish chart at No. 67. It...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Entire 'The Song Remains The Same' Soundtrack Reissue Available For Streaming

LED ZEPPELIN's soundtrack to its legendary 1973 "The Song Remains The Same" concert filmed at Madison Square Garden in New York City is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The new version of the soundtrack is being released today (November 20) and includes six songs that were n...