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ANVIL, D-A-D, SABATON, RICK SPRINGFIELD Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ANVIL, D-A-D, SABATON and RICK SPRINGFIELD have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL (CAN) D-A-D (DK) SABATON (S) RICK SPRINGFIELD (AUS/US) BACHMAN & TURNER (C...

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BIGELF, JORN, UNISONIC Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

BIGELF, JORN and UNISONIC (the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward and Kosta Zafiriou of Germany's PINK CREAM 69) are among the confirmed bands for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The f...

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ICED EARTH Announces South American/Mexican Dates

U.S. metallers ICED EARTH have scheduled the following South American/Mexican dates in January/February: Jan. 30 - Monterrey, Mexico - Café Iguana Feb. 02 - Mexico City, Mexico - Bulldog Café Feb. 06 - São Paulo, Brazil - Via Funchal Feb. 09 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro Flores Feb. 14 - Bog...

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MANOWAR: 'Hell On Earth V' Packaging Preview

MANOWAR director Neil Johnson — who is responsible for overseeing all of the band's DVDs and music videos — has posted a preview of the packaging of MANOWAR's long-awaited new DVD in the "Hell On Earth" series. Check it out below. Due on November 27, "Hell On Earth V" will cover MANOWAR's recent wor...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", on March 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli and it was mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at the Gate Studio (AVANTASIA, EPICA) in Wolfs...

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MANOWAR: More German Dates Announced

MANOWAR will embark on the "Death To Infidels World Tour 2010" in January. The band's first world trek since 1998 is sure to be a grand testament to one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Don't miss the chance to see MANOWAR in all of its glory as it takes up the ...

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SVARTSOT Begins Recording New Album

Danish folk metal band SVARTSOT has entered the LSD Studio in Lübeck, Germany to begin recording its sophomore album with producer Lasse Lammert (ALESTORM, INCUBATOR, HALCYON WAY, LUCY'S DOLL). The CD will be released in the spring via Napalm Records. Check out the band's studio diary on the SVARTSO...

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MANOWAR To Embark On 'Death To Infidels World Tour' In January

MANOWAR will embark on the "Death To Infidels World Tour 2010" in January. The band's first world trek since 1998 is sure to be a grand testament to one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Don't miss the chance to see MANOWAR in all of its glory as it takes up the ...

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MANOWAR Backstage Tour In Romania; Video Available

MANOWAR director Neil Johnson — who is responsible for overseeing all of the band's DVDs and music videos — has uploaded a five-minute video clip featuring backstage and behind-the-scenes footage from MANOWAR's July 5, 2009 concert at B'Estfest in Bucharest, Romania. Watch the clip below. MANOWAR's...

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DRAGONLAND: New Demo Track Posted Online

A high quality pre-production version of a new DRAGONLAND song, "The Shadow of the Mithril Mountains", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The song is expected to appear on the Swedish metal group's forthcoming album, tentatively due in early 2010. Commented guitarist Olof Mörck: "It has bee...

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MANOWAR: 'Hell On Earth V' DVD Preview Available

A preview of MANOWAR's long-awaited new DVD in the "Hell On Earth" series can be viewed below. Due on November 27, "Hell On Earth V" will cover MANOWAR's recent world tours including Germany, Norway, Spain, Finland, Russia, Romania, Turkey, USA and Canada. It will feature live performances of old an...

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MANOWAR: 'Hell On Earth V' DVD Due In The Fall

MANOWAR's long-awaited new DVD in the "Hell On Earth" series is finally coming out on November 27. "Hell On Earth V" will cover MANOWAR's recent world tours including Germany, Norway, Spain, Finland, Russia, Romania, Turkey, USA and Canada. It will feature live performances of old and new classics s...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Continuing Work On Rock/Fusion Album

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) is working on a full-length album of instrumental rock/fusion songs. The first track to be completed was a cover version of AL DI MEOLA's "Egyptian Danza", also featuring Jim Gilmour (SAGA),Chris Sutherland (KIM MITCHELL) on drums...

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CIVILIZATION ONE: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By HELLOWEEN Guitarist

CIVILIZATION ONE, the band led by singer Chitral "Chity" Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, FARO, AVALON) and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE, ex-HEAVENLY),has finished recording its sophomore album, "Calling the Gods". Having overcome the obstacles posed by several lineup changes, CIVILIZATION O...

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OPERA DIABOLICUS: New Song Posted Online

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring appearances by Snowy Shaw (THERION, NOTRE DAME, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI),Mats Levén (KRUX, THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Niklas Isfeldt (DREAM EVIL),has uploaded the complete song "Blood Countess Bathory" from the b...