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JOB FOR A COWBOY, UNEARTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
JOB FOR A COWBOY and UNEARTH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the 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 AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI ...February 19, 2008
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EXSECRATUS Rejoined By Guitarist KIMI RAUTIAINEN
Finnish metal band EXSECRATUS has been rejoined by guitarist Kimi Rautiainen. EXSECRATUS released its debut album, "Tainted Dreams", in Japan on January 23, 2008 through Spiritual Beast (via a licensing deal with Violent Journey Records). The Japanese pressing of the album contains new artwork and t...February 17, 2008
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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
Glendale, Arizona extreme metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY has been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In...February 15, 2008
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SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS, NILE, PRIMORDIAL, SONATA ARCTICA and KALMAH have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three st...February 14, 2008
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LEAVES' EYES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is...February 12, 2008
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SANCTITY Parts Ways With Frontman, Bassist; Temporary Replacements Announced
North Carolina thrashers SANCTITY have issued the following update: "Yes, the rumors are true, Jared [MacEachern; vocals, rhythm guitar] and Derek [Anderson, bass] have left SANCTITY for personal reasons. Originally we were planning to announce the addition of Brian Stephenson (ex-ANNIHILATOR) on gu...February 11, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA: Tour Blog Launched
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have launched a tour blog via RoyalArtsitClub.com. France's Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg and bassist Marko Paasikoski. Listen to the chat in streaming audio at this location. SONATA ARCTICA las...February 11, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA, TESTAMENT, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
According to Ashladan.be, APOCALYPTICA, TESTAMENT, KORPIKLAANI, NILE, SOILWORK, 36 CRAZYFISTS and SABATON have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 36 CRAZYFISTS ALC...February 7, 2008
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IN FLAMES, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MORBID ANGEL Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
IN FLAMES, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, OPETH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MORBID ANGEL, DYING FETUS, ROTTING CHRIST, ALCHEMIST and BEHEMOTH have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AL...February 7, 2008
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ADAMANTRA: Debut Album Sample Available
Finnish progressive metallers ADAMANTRA have posted the song "Shattered" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, which was recently mixed by Mikko Mustonen (best known for his work with NORTHERN KINGS, a band consisting of members of NIGHTWISH and SONATA ARCTICA, among ot...February 6, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN Schedules Finnish Dates
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 07 - Bar Kino - Pori, FIN Feb. 13 - Liikuntahalli - Laukaa, FIN Feb. 14 - Hartwall Areena / Kirkan muistokonsertti - Helsinki, FIN Feb. 16 - Kaapelit...February 4, 2008
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STURM UND DRANG Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish metallers STURM UND DRANG have been confirmed for this year's installment of the 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 AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PE...January 30, 2008
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OPERATIKA Signs With SCARLET RECORDS
New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have inked a deal with Scarlet Records. The band will release its debut CD, "The Calling", in the spring. According to a press release, the album has been described as "the perfect combination of singer Slava Popova's harmonious operatic vocals, p...January 30, 2008
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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SONATA ARCTICA, DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SONATA ARCTICA, DEATH ANGEL and NOVEMBRE have been confirmed for the Evolution Festival 2008, set to take place Saturday, July 12 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY SONATA ARCTICA DARK LUNACY IN FLAMES OPETH DEATH ANG...January 30, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK
JUDAS PRIEST, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DIMMU BORGIR, OPETH and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are among the confirmed bands for the Fields of Rock festival, set to take place June 20-22 at on the Evenemententerrein of Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows...January 30, 2008
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