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STAM1NA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Lemi, Finland-based heavy metal quartet STAM1NA has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA...
April 11, 2008
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TIMO TOLKKI's REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: Audio Samples Available

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki's new project REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE will release its debut album, "New Era", on June 6 via Frontiers Records. According to a press release, the CD "is a masterpiece of melodic power metal, taking the listener straight back to the 'Visions'-era STRATOVARIUS. In fac...
April 10, 2008
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CRADLE OF FILTH, MORBID ANGEL, SYMPHONY X Confirmed For Serbia's CATLE FESTIVAL

CRADLE OF FILTH, MORBID ANGEL, SYMPHONY X, GORGOROTH, AMON AMARTH, THE 69 EYES, THE STONE and NEVERGREEN have been confirmed for the Castle Festival 2008, set to take place July 1-5 July at Smederevo Fortress in Serbia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ADAGIO AGONIZE ALISTER AMON AMART...
April 8, 2008
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MUSTASCH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AVENGED SEVENFOL...
April 7, 2008
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JORN: More 'Lonely Are The Brave' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of several tracks from the forthcoming solo album from former MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (who is performing/recording under the name JORN),entitled "Lonely Are the Brave", are available at this location. "Lonely Are the Brave" is due on June 6 via Frontiers Records. The CD was mix...
April 7, 2008
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TIMO TOLKKI Asks For Some Compassion And Understanding

Guitarist Timo Tolkki who announced on April 2 that STRATOVARIUS was no more has issued the following update: "First of all, many thanks for your mails and messages. They have been very supportive. I have also received some messages that are not so nice. "Please do not make this a war because it is...
April 7, 2008
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TIMO TOLKKI's REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: More Details Revealed

Former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki's new project REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE will release its debut album, "New Era", on June 6 via Frontiers Records. According to a press release, the CD "is a masterpiece of melodic power metal, taking the listener straight back to the 'Visions'-era STRATOVARIUS...
April 2, 2008
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JORN: 'Lonely Are The Brave' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for the forthcoming solo album from former MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (who is performing/recording under the name JORN),entitled "Lonely Are the Brave", can be found at this location. Listen to the CD's title cut at this location. "Lonely Are the Brave" is tentatively due in e...
April 1, 2008
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AVANTASIA: More Tour Dates Announced

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA has scheduled the following dates: June 06 - Rocksound Festival - Huttwil, Switzerland June 07 - Sweden Rock - Slvesborg, Sweden June 10 - Moscow, Russia - DK Gorbunova June 13 - Tokyo, Japan - Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball June 15 - Mexico City, M...
March 29, 2008
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA A...
March 28, 2008
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THE POODLES, SWEET SAVAGE, PAIN OF SALVATION Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

THE POODLES, SWEET SAVAGE, PAIN OF SALVATION, BIRTH CONTROL, KORPIKLAANI, FAITH, ARCHER, FATAL SMILE, GRAVEYARD, HAPPYPILL and DAMPUNGARNA have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Slvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follo...
March 27, 2008
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Issues Update

AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans who suffered a seizure last November while en route to a gig has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "Once more, I'd like to thank you all for all the messages we still receive supporting AFTER FOREVER! I've had good offers for gigs this year, but...
March 24, 2008
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JORN: Title Track Of Forthcoming Solo Album Posted Online

"Lonely Are the Brave", the title track from the forthcoming solo album from former MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (who is performing/recording under the name JORN),is available for streaming at this location. "Lonely Are the Brave" is tentatively due in early June via Frontiers Records. The CD was...
March 22, 2008
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EDGUY, AYREON Masterminds Collaborate On ALICE COOPER Cover

On January 25, 2008 the rock operas of Arjen Lucassen and Tobias Sammet, respectively AYREON's "01011001" and AVANTASIA's "The Scarecrow", were released simultaneously. The music press, always eager for a story, called this event the "Clash of the Titans," gleefully portraying the two musicians as b...
March 20, 2008
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NEVERLAND: Four Full-Length Tracks Posted Online

NEVERLAND, the collaboration between Turkey's progressive power metal band DREAMTONE and Greek artist Iris Mavraki, has posted four full-length songs from its debut album, "Reversing Time", on the project's MySpace page. "Reversing Time" which features guest appearances by Hansi Krsch (BLIND GUARDIA...
March 19, 2008