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MANOWAR To Embark On 'Death To Infidels Tour!'

Scheduled to headline six of Europe's largest heavy metal festivals, MANOWAR is preparing to embark on this summer's "Death To Infidels Tour!" The self-proclaimed "Kings of Metal" have long crusaded to keep the spirit of "true metal" alive. In 2009, the crusade blazes through Europe armed with allie...

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MANOWAR Bassist Says New Album Will Be 'More Guitar-Oriented'

"The Asgard Saga", the world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, will begin at Magic Circle Festival III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform material from the co...

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MANOWAR: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

"The Asgard Saga", the world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, will begin at Magic Circle Festival III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform material from the co...

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AMBERIAN DAWN Schedules CD-Release Concert

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will perform at their CD-release party on May 23 at Gloria in Helsinki, Finland. Support at the gig will come from ADAMANTRA and SOULCAGE. Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "The Clouds of Northland Thunder", the second album from...

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MANOWAR Continuing To Make 'History'

The self-proclaimed "kings of metal" MANOWAR continue to make history with innovative ways for warriors from all corners of the globe to enjoy metal at its finest. This time MANOWAR has taken a song from its upcoming concept album and recorded it in 16 languages! Never before has this been attempted...

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DREAM THEATER: New Audio Interview With MIKE PORTNOY Available

Italian journalist Paolo Bianco recently conducted an interview with Mike Portnoy, drummer of the American progressive metal band DREAM THEATER. During the chat, Portnoy shed some light on the upcoming DREAM THEATER album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings", due out on June 23 via Roadrunner Record...

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MANOWAR's 'The Asgard Saga': Promo Clip Available

"The Asgard Saga", the world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, will begin at Magic Circle Festival III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform material from the co...

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MANOWAR's 'The Asgard Saga' To Premiere At MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL

The world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein has been announced. "The Asgard Saga" will begin at Magic Circle Festival III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform ma...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "The Clouds of Northland Thunder", the second album from Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN, are available for streaming using the player below. "The Clouds of Northland Thunder" is scheduled for release in Japan on May...

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AMBERIAN DAWN Interviewed In London; Audio Available

Soundshock.net conducted an interview with Heidi Parviainen (vocals) and Tuomas Seppälä (keyboards) of Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN prior to the band's March 28, 2009 headlining concert at the Underworld in London. The chat can now be streamed at this location. Also avail...

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REBELLION: New Album Details Revealed

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),will release its new full-length album (the third part of the "History of the Vikings" saga),"Arise: From Ragnarök to Ginnungagap - The History of the Vikings Volume III" o...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: Performance Footage Of New Songs Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN performing three new songs — "Kokko - Eagle of Fire", "Lionheart" and "He Sleeps in a Grove" — on March 28, 2009 at the Underworld in London can be viewed below. AMBERIAN DAWN will release its second album, "The Clo...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Releases Cover Of AL DI MEOLA's 'Egyptian Danza'

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 is a cover version of AL DI MEOLA's "Egyptian Danza", also featuring Jim Gilmour (SAGA),Chris Sutherland (KIM MITCHELL) on drums a...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Hard At Work On Solo Album

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) is working on a full-length album of instrumental rock/fusion songs. He says, "Things are going very well! Me and [keyboardist] Jim [Gilmour; SAGA] have been collaborating on material and we should have four songs complete by the en...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'The Clouds Of Northland Thunder' Japanese, U.K. Release Dates Revealed

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release their second album, "The Clouds of Northland Thunder", in Japan on May 13 and in the U.K. on April 22. The rest of Europe will receive the CD sometime in June. The track listing for the album is as follows: 01. He Sleeps in a Grov...