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MASTERPLAN Bassist To Perform With RUNNING WILD At WACKEN OPEN AIR

MASTERPLAN bassist Jan S. Eckert perform with German power metallers RUNNING WILD at their farewell show at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The band's July 30 "best-of" performance will be filmed and recorded for an upcoming DVD an...

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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Backing Band For 'Summer Storm' Tour

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour will consist of the following musicians: * Tarja Turunen - Vocals * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums * Maria Ilmoniemi - Keyboards * Doug Wimbish (LIVING COLOUR, MADONNA, JEFF BECK,...

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JORN LANDE Covers TARJA TURUNEN's 'I Walk Alone'; Audio Available

An audio sample of JORN's cover version of TARJA TURUNEN's "I Walk Alone" is available for download at this location (courtesy of MelodicRock.com). The track comes off JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", which is being released today (June 5) in Europe and July 14 in the USA via...

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BRUCE DICKINSON And RONNIE JAMES DIO Are Heavy Metal's Top Singers

Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows: 01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) 02. Ronnie Jame...

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BLACK MAJESTY To Work With ROLAND GRAPOW On New Album

MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow will record and mix the new album from Australian melodic power metallers BLACK MAJESTY, tentatively due in early 2010 via Limb Music Products. The drum tracking for the follow-up to "Tomorrowland" will commence in August 2009 at Grapow Studios in Slov...

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NIGHTMARE Signs With AFM RECORDS

French power metallers NIGHTMARE have inked a worldwide deal with Germany's AFM Records. The band is currently recording its seventh album, "Insurrection", at Peek studio in France with Patrick Liotard and at U3multimedia and Indiscreet Studios in Stuttgart, Germany with Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, E...

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TARJA TURUNEN: German Dates Announced

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the following solo dates in Germany: Sep. 22 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol Sep. 23 - Berlin, Germany - Fritz Club Sep. 30 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik Oct. 02 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle Oct. 03 - Ingolstadt, Germany - Ohrakel Tarja Turu...

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EDGUY Frontman Hard At Work On New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is currently working on material for the next album from his AVANTASIA project. He writes on his official web site, "This is not a rock and roll, home-studio project; we'll work with a choir, with a symphony orchestra and — no matter if the music industry goes down the t...

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RIOT/HALFORD Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Checks In

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (RIOT, SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, SPASTIC INK) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It's been a while since I posted anything new. Which doesn't mean I haven't kept busy — far from it. I'm finally settled in back here in Texas [after relocating from Los Angele...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Montreal Video Footage, Photos Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed at Medley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 1, 2009 as part of her short North American tour in support of the "My Winter Storm" album. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (courtesy of dollxofmetal). Check out photos from M...

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DAATH Guitarist To Guest On ASYLUM Debut

DAATH guitarist Emil Werstler will lay down a guest guitar solo on the upcoming debut album from ASYLUM, the Chicago-based band featuring Markus Johansson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass guitar). Johansson and Rox are joined on the CD album by drummer Kevin Talley (DAATH, CHIMAIRA, D...

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TARJA TURUNEN Kicks Off North American Tour; Video Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen kicked off her North American tour last night (Wednesday, April 29) at The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza in New York City. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (thanks to Benniken). Tarja's band for the trek consists of the following musi...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Photos From Tour Rehearsals Posted Online

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has uploaded photos from the rehearsal sessions for her North American tour, which is scheduled to kick of tonight (Wednesday, April 29) in New York City. Tarja's band for the trek consists of the following musicians Tarja Turunen - Vocals Mike Terrana (MASTERPL...

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MASTERPLAN Issues Statement On Singer Situation

MASTERPLAN, the band led by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, has commented on a news story that was published in the latest issue of the long-running Dutch rock/metal magazine Aardschok which claimed that singer Jorn Lande had rejoined the group. A post on the official MASTERPLAN web site r...

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JORN: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has announced the release of JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", on June 5 in Europe and July 14 in the USA. Considered by many fans and critics as one of the finest voices in hard rock to arrive on the scene at the end of the 20th century, JORN is ...