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70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise: Video Recap Available
Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com has uploaded a video recap of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24 and returned four days later. You can now watch the footage below. A number of high-quality photos from 70000 Tons Of Metal have been ...February 5, 2011
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SONS OF SEASONS Mainman Comments On Upcoming Album
SONS OF SEASONS — the new progressive/symphonic metal band led by keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO) — will release its sophomore album, "Magnisphyricon", on April 1 via Napalm Records. Commented Palotai: "I guess many second albums mean a big step forward for most bands. We've als...February 3, 2011
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EPICA: Mexico City Footage Available
Video footage of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA performing the song "Quietus" on January 31, 2011 at Circo Volador in Mexico City can be viewed below. EPICA keyboardist Coen Janssen and his wife, Linda, welcomed their first child, a baby daughter named Cato Dianne, on January 28. KAM...February 2, 2011
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ANGRA Singer To Perform With KAMELOT In São Paulo
Edu Falaschi (ANGRA, ALMAH) will be a special guest at KAMELOT's April 9 concert in Espaço Lux in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil as part of the "Pandemonium Over South America 2011" tour. Falaschi will share the stage with such great singers as Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE),Simone Simons...February 2, 2011
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70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise Photos Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos from the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24 and returned four days later — have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: Monday, January 24: Photos BLIND G...February 2, 2011
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AMORPHIS, PRIMORDIAL, VANDERBUYST Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival
AMORPHIS, PRIMORDIAL and VANDERBUYST have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place June 10-12, 2011 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AGENT STEEL AMORPHIS ANACRUSIS ATLA...February 2, 2011
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EPICA Keyboardist Welcomes Baby Daughter
Keyboardist Coen Janssen of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA and his wife, Linda, welcomed their first child, a baby daughter named Cato Dianne, on January 28. Commented Janssen: "We are the luckiest people in the world right now! It is the most incredible feeling there is to have a ba...February 1, 2011
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, OPETH Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
AVENGED SEVENFOLD and OPETH have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26, 2011 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 24: SCORPIONS VOLBEAT KORN JOURNEY FOREIGNER ICED EARTH EPICA PARKWAY DRIVE THE DAM...January 31, 2011
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ECHOTERRA: New Album Update
ECHOTERRA — the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS),keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN),bassist Brian Hollenbeck and drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY) — has issued the following update: "We are...January 29, 2011
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IMPERIA: New Album Title Revealed
Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA — which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Holland-based band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) — has set "Secret Passion" as the title of its new album, due on February 25 via Massacre Records...January 28, 2011
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REVAMP/Ex-AFTER FOREVER Singer Performs CHRISTINA AGUILERA; Video Available
Video footage of REVAMP/ex-AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen performing a cover version of the CHRISTINA AGUILERA song "Hurt" with BIG BAND BOESTEN XXL last November at the Oranjerie Theater in Roermond, Holland can be viewed below. REVAMP will support Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA...January 24, 2011
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SERENITY: 'The Chevalier' Video Released
"The Chevalier", the new video from Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY, can be viewed below. The song, which features a guest appearance by Ailyn (SIRENIA),comes off the band's third album, "Death & Legacy", due on February 25 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by Oliver Philipp...January 24, 2011
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KAMELOT Taps AMARANTHE Singer For European, South American Tours
Swedish vocalist Elize Ryd of AMARANTHE has been selected to fill the female singer spot on KAMELOT's upcoming European and South American tours in April/May. Elize previously performed with KAMELOT on last year's "Summer Pandemonium Tour" and the band's European trek in April/May 2010. Commented KA...January 24, 2011
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EPICA Guitarist's MAYAN Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
Due to his "very busy schedule," bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (PESTILENCE, OBSCURA) has been forced to leave MAYAN, the new band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst. MAYAN says in a statement, "MAYAN wishes [Jeroen] all t...January 23, 2011
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SONS OF SEASONS: New Album Details Revealed
SONS OF SEASONS — the new progressive/symphonic metal band led by keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO) — has set "Magnisphyricon" as the title of its second album, due on April 1 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, SONS OF SEASONS "steps into the limelight once again to...January 22, 2011