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SAVAGE CIRCUS: First Live Show Announced

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),will make their live debut on February 10, 2006 at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria. More dates will be announced soon. SAVAGE CIRCUS...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Will NOT Perform At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, SAVAGE CIRCUS — the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) — will **NOT** perform at next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival,...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germa...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Drummer THOMEN STAUCH Explains Distribution Problems

SAVAGE CIRCUS drummer Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following message on the group's web site regarding the relative unavailability of the band's debut album, "Dreamland Manor", in the European record shops: "After talking to our record company again, I figured out that there is a...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Debut Album Delayed

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have pushed back the release date of their new album, "Dreamland Manor", to September 5 from the previously announced August 29. Acco...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Single Available For Download

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have uploaded an online single, featuring the entire songs "Evil Eyes" and "Ghost Story" as high quality (192Kbps) MP3s, plus full ar...

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PERSUADER: Debut Album To Be Re-Released

Swedish power metallers PERSUADER will have their 2000 debut album, "The Hunter", re-released on August 29 via their new label Dockyard 1, the new company formed by Dirk Putzke, Christine Stephan (both ex-Sanctuary/Noise Records) and Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR). The reissue will include several bonus...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Schedule BANG YOUR HEAD Meet-And-Greet

SAVAGE CIRCUS members Thomas Stauch (drums; ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) and Jens Karlsson (guitar/vocals; PERSUADER) will be making an appearance at the Bang Your Head festival this Friday (June 24) in Balingen, Germany to present songs from the group's upcoming debut album and to sign autographs for the fan...

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Sweden's PARKROCK FESTIVAL: Running Order Announced

NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY, PERSUADER, WUTHERING HEIGHTS and THE STORYTELLER have been confirmed for the Parkrock Festival, a free event set to take place June 3-4 in Sandviken, Sweden. The complete running order for the festival is as follows: Friday, June 3: 15:45 - 16:15 SILVERSTONE 16:30 - 1...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS To Make Appearance At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),will make an appearance at the Rock Hard Festival on May 15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The full band will be in atten...

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Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Issues Update

Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has issued an update on his SAVAGE CIRCUS project featuring PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) and the still-unnamed collaboration with SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid. Stauch's message reads as follows: "...

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IRON SAVIOR Mainman Comments On New Label, Collaboration With Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer

IRON SAVIOR mainman mainman/producer Piet Sielck has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "You haven't been hearing from me in a while since I was and still am loaded with work. Nevertheless I think it's about time to give you an update of what has happened or is about to ha...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Joins Forces With PERSUADER Members

Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has teamed up with PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) in a new project called SAVAGE CIRCUS. This collaboration is not to be confused with Stauch's as-yet-unnamed band with SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid,...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: 'Demons Of The Opera' Photos Posted Online

Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES were recently granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform two shows alongside a renowned philharmonic orchestra at the opera house in their native Umeå, Sweden. The shows were conducted by Hans Ek, who has previously directed the musical "Chess" at Cir...

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NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY Confirmed For Sweden's PARKROCK Festival

NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY, PERSUADER, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE STORYTELLER and DEDICATION are among the acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Parkrock festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Sandviken, Sweden. Parkrock's main focus is to promote new and upcoming bands together with well-know...