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DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: More European Dates Announced

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, has confirmed the following dates: Apr. 17 - Naroden Dvorets na Kulturata - Sofia, Bulgaria Apr. 20 - Dvorana Doma Sindikata - Belgrade, Serbia Apr. 27 - Teatro Sociale - Mantu...

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INTO ETERNITY Shoots New Video, Prepares For The METAL FOR THE MASSES Tour

INTO ETERNITY are currently gearing up for the inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY, with SCAR SYMMETRY rounding out the stellar bill. The month-long trek kicks off on March 19 and marks the group’s second U.S. run with n...

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THRONE OF KATARSIS Schedules CD-Release Party

Norwegian black metallers THRONE OF KATARSIS have scheduled a release party for their full-length debut, "An Eternal Dark Horizon", on Saturday, March 24 at Tou Scene in Stavanger, Norway. "An Eternal Dark Horizon" (Candlelight Records) was recorded at Black Dimension Studio (owned and operated by S...

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PLANET STORM Announces New Drummer

PLANET STORM, the new project formed by the guitar duo of Ronny Blylod (DESTYNATION) and Johannes Forsberg (AMETHYST),has announced the addition of drummer Fredrik Haake (MELDRUM, MOA, BADGE) to the group's ranks. "We're excited to have him onboard this project as we've known him for several years...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Final North American Tour Schedule Available

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA has finalized the itinerary for its upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off mid-September. It is as follows: Sep. 12 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater Sep. 14 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad Sep. 15 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse Sep. 16 - Hollyw...

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BEFORE THE DAWN: 'Deadsong' Single Enters Finnish Chart At No. 2

BEFORE THE DAWN's new single, "Deadsong", has entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 2 this week, ahead of such competition as WITHIN TEMPTATION (#4) and THUNDERSTONE (#5). The single also scored higher than the likes of IRON MAIDEN, THE 69 EYES, CHRIS CORNELL and LIONEL RICHIE. View the e...

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COMPOS MENTIS Announces New Keyboardist

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS has announced the addition of keyboardist Rune Klausen to the group's ranks. "Rune will take over as keyboardist after our longtime member and friend Bo recently stepped out of the band due to the fact that he could no longer spare the necessary time for the ban...

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1349 Confirms Band Lineup For Upcoming Tour

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have confirmed their lineup for the upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off late March. It is as follows: Ravn - Vocals Seidemann - Bass Archaon - Guitar Teloch - Guitar Tony Laureano - Drums The dates are: Mar. 23 - Crowbar, Tampa, FL Mar. 24 - Th...

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METALLICA Announces Dates In Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia

METALLICA has posted the following message on its official web site: "Enough already with this announcing one show at a time B.S. . . . we've got four more to tell you about! "First up, is Oslo, Norway on July 10th. Last time we were there is it was winter (Dec. '03). . . We're ...

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PANTHEON I: New Album Cover Artwork, Audio Sample Available

The cover artwork for PANTHEON I's new album, "The Wanderer and His Shadow", and an audio sample of the song "Cyanide Storm" has been posted online at this location. The artwork was created by Kjell Åge Meland, who did the front cover to the band's debut release, "Atrocity Divine". PANTHEON I is the...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: New Signature Products And Tour Announcement

World-renowned guitar-shredding phenom Michael Angelo Batio (HOLLAND, N.I.T.R.O., MICHAEL ANGELO, HANDS WITHOUT SHADOWS) recently appeared at NAMM 2007 and unveiled his new "Quad" guitar (photo),designed in conjunction with Dean Zelinski. This guitar replaces the original Ritz "Quad" (photo) that w...

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HAMMERFALL, VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

HAMMERFALL and VIOLENT STORM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMOPRHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTR...

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The Second Philosophy

The third album from Spain's NAHEMAH (and first for Lifeforce),"The Second Philosophy", is an intriguing effort. It is the kind of album that one can appreciate it for the musicianship and song dynamics, even though it leaves the listener thinking that there needs to be something more to seal the d...

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STILL REMAINS: Studio Update

Michigan's STILL REMAINS are hard at work recording their second studio album, tentatively titled "The Serpent", in Los Angeles with producer Steve Evetts (SEPULTURA, STORY OF THE YEAR, HE IS LEGEND, SAVES THE DAY). Commented vocalist T.J. Miller: "OK...here is what's going on: I'm totally freaking...