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BATTLELORE Utilizing Session Drummer For Summer Dates

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has issued the following update: "Henri [Vahvanen, drums] is going on vacation, and won't be able to play all of BATTLELORE's shows this summer. But no worries, we have a great session drummer all trained and ready to kick some asses with us! Timo [Honkanen, b...

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CULT OF LUNA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish art-rock outfit CULT OF LUNA has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ANIMA ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYIN...

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CANDLEBOX: New Album Details Revealed

CANDLEBOX make their triumphant return to the modern music game this summer with their first new record in ten years. "Into The Sun" will be released July 22 on Silent Majority Group in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. The original CANDLEBOX songwriting team of singer K...

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PRIMAL FEAR: 'We're Still Overwhelmed By Every Crowd's Fantastic Response!'

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "Well, we're finally back home from the '10 Years Of Metal Tour', exhausted and very satisfied. "After two days of practising with the new lineup, we played nine shows in a row! The tour was a wonderful experience and a worthy oper...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Writing New Material With HATEBREED's JASTA

Andrew Treadwell of Behind The Amps recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Behind The Amps: Songs like "Negative Light" and "By Your Side", are really showing your voice, but how did you choose what subject matters to talk a...

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BATTLELORE Guitarist: 'It Is Going To Be A Helluva Album!'

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE recently entered Sound Supreme Studios in Hmeenlinna, Finland, with producer Janne Saksa to begin recording its fifth album, tentatively titled "The Last Alliance". The group's guitarist Jyri Vahvanen has issued the following update: "Yesterday we finished Kai...

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Portuguese Bands EAK, CRUSHING SUN Join Forces For 'Bipolar' Split CD

Major Label Industries has announced the release of "Bipolar", a split CD featuring two of the most promising and exciting bands in the Portuguese underground scene. EAK and CRUSHING SUN both contribute with six original tracks each, showcasing two sides of a coin that's as extreme as modern extreme...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: More Tour Dates Announced

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has scheduled the following dates during the coming months: May 20 - Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre May 22 - Melbourne, Australia - Palace Theatre May 23 - Gold Coast, Australia - Seagulls May 24 - Brisbane, Australia - The Arena May 27 - Perth, Australia -...

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Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL: Trailer Available

A short trailer for this year's Rock Hard Festival which will be held May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany can be viewed below. The festival running order is as follows: Friday, May 9: 15:00 - 15:35 THE CLAYMORE 15.55 - 16.40 STORMWARRIOR 17.00 - 17.45 LAKE OF T...

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1349 Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 14-16 at the Jaromer Army Fortress in Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 AGNOSTIC FRONT ALL SHALL PERISH ANAAL NATHRAKH ARCH ENEMY ARKONA BEH...

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Headline BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame and legendary hard rock singer...

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MOONSPELL: 'Scorpion Flower' Video To Premiere Next Week

MOONSPELL's video for the track "Scorpion Flower" will be premiered exclusively on the band's MySpace page on May 5. The clip is one of two (along with "Night Eternal") off the group's new album, "Night Eternal", which were shot by Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SYMPHONY X, HAMMERFALL) in Belgrade, Se...

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DARK AGE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Germany "modern melodic death metal" band DARK AGE has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ANIMA ARCH ENEMY...

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BATTLELORE Vocalist On New Album: 'I Do Believe That We Have Excellent Songs'

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE recently entered Sound Supreme Studios in Hmeenlinna, Finland, with producer Janne Saksa to begin recording its fifth album, tentatively titled "The Last Alliance". Regarding the group's new material, vocalist Tomi Mykknen said, "I do believe that we have exce...

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SANDALINAS To Enter Studio In August

SANDALINAS the Spanish/Swedish band featuring Mats Rendlert (bass; DREAMLAND),Alvaro Svaner (drums; LOCH VOSTOK),Jordi Sandalinas (guitar) and Rick Altzi (vocals; AT VANCE) will enter Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden in August with producer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) to begin recording its...