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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: U.S. Release Date Announced; Audio Samples Available
KISKE/SOMERVILLE, the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville, will release its self-titled debut album in Europe on September 24 and in the U.S. on October 12 via Frontiers Records. A single, "Silence", will precede the full-length CD on A...July 20, 2010
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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: Debut Album Artwork, Final Track Listing Revealed
KISKE/SOMERVILLE, the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville, will release its self-titled debut album on September 24 via Frontiers Records. A single, "Silence", will precede the full-length CD on August 20. KISKE/SOMERVILLE filmed two vi...July 19, 2010
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MARDUK To Tour Europe In September
Swedish black metallers MARDUK will embark on "The Great Northern War Tour 2010" in September. Support on the trek will come from Norwegian black metal act RAGNAROK and one of the most talented young black metal bands from Sweden, VALKYRJA. The dates are as follows: Sep. 01 - (POL) Poznan - Blue Not...July 6, 2010
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SNOWY SHAW To Lay Down Drums On RALF SCHEEPERS' Debut Solo Album
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) will lay down the drum tracks on the first solo album from PRIMAL FEAR frontman Ralf Scheepers. After Ralf and his collaborators spent the last three years writing material for the e...July 2, 2010
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Reunited THE CROWN Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
Reunited Swedish death/thrash metal act THE CROWN has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band's new album, "Doomsday King", is scheduled for release in September. Commented THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen: "We are happy as hell to turn a new page in THE CROWN's history book......June 30, 2010
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AMON AMARTH, STRATOVARIUS Members Added To DIO Tribute At SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE
Some of Sweden's finest heavy metal musicians will gather to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio during this fall's edition of the Sweden Rock Cruise, set to sail on October 7, 2010 from Stockholm, Sweden for Åbo, Finland and return the following day. There will be a long tribute concert with a number o...June 30, 2010
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Reunited THE CROWN: More Tour Dates Announced
Reunited Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN has scheduled the following dates: Jul. 02 - Backstage, Trollhättan, Sweden Jul. 10 - Getaway RF, Gävle, Sweden Aug. 12-14 - Party.San Open Air, Bad Berka, Germany Aug. 21 - Summer Breeze, Dinkelsbühl, Germany Oct. 1-2 - Way Of Darkness, Lichtenfels, Germa...June 21, 2010
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SPAWN OF POSSESSION: Demo Version Of New Song Posted Online
Swedish technical death metallers SPAWN OF POSSESSION have posted a rough pre-production version of a new song on their MySpace page. (Click on top song in player.) Comments guitarist Jonas Bryssling: "The production is pretty bad and muddy. But the production for a pre-prod is not very important an...June 18, 2010
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AXENSTAR Signs With ICEWARRIOR/ROCK IT UP
Swedish melodic power metal band AXENSTAR will release its fifth studio album, "Aftermath", around Christmas via IceWarrior Records/Rock It Up Records. The limited first edition of the CD will include one bonus track and a video clip. A video for the song "Tears Of The Sun", which will appear on "Af...June 14, 2010
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SOILWORK Guitarist Talks About Making Of 'The Panic Broadcast'
U.K.'s Guitarist magazine has posted the second part of its interview with guitarist/producer Peter Wichers of Swedish metallers SOILWORK. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitarist: You came in with a lot more experience as a producer for this album, did you find you work a lot quic...June 1, 2010
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AMORAL In Writing Mode
Guitarist Ben Varon of Finnish metallers AMORAL has issued the following update: "As you might've noticed, it's been real quiet here in the past few months. We've been writing, rehearsing and recording demos of the new material that will eventually become AMORAL studio album number five. There's bee...May 28, 2010
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JON LORD Dedicates Song To RONNIE JAMES DIO During Norwegian Performance
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord performed at the Nidarosdomen cathedral in Norway along with The Lord Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Torodd Wigum, on Sunday evening, May 23. Lord was joined by Martin Axenrot and Martin Mendez of OPETH, with Steve Balsamo, who played and sang the role of Jes...May 27, 2010
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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: New Album Title Revealed, New Keyboardist Announced
REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki (guitar; ex-STRATOVARIUS),has set "Trinity" as the title of its forthcoming third album, tentatively due in the fall via Napalm Records. The CD, which is once again being engineered by Santtu Lehtiniemi, follows a mo...May 24, 2010
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OVERDRIVE Completes Recording Drums For New Album
Classic Swedish heavy metal veterans OVERDRIVE have finished recording the drums for 19 new songs at Studio Sound Palace with Johan Blomström (BLINDED COLONY, SPICE & THE RJ BAND, KAPTAIN SUN),who also mixed the band's previous album, "Let The Metal Do The Talking" (Lion Music). About 12 of the...May 21, 2010
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OPETH Members To Perform With JON LORD
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will perform at the Nidarosdomen cathedral in Norway along with The Lord Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Torodd Wigum, on Sunday evening, May 23. Lord will be joined by Martin Axenrot and Martin Mendez of OPETH, with Steve Balsamo, who played and sang the role...May 18, 2010
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