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VANISHING POINT To Support IRON MAIDEN In Australia

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will support IRON MAIDEN on the following dates: Feb. 04 - Burswood Dom - Perth, Australia Feb. 06 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia Feb. 07 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia VANISHING POINT's new CD, "The Fourth Season", was released i...

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WATAIN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish black metallers WATAIN 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: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE THE D...

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BELPHEGOR Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Austrian extreme metallers BELPHEGOR have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 bands will perform on 2 stages. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANATHEMA ANAAL NATHRAKH ANGRA AT THE...

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NORTHERN KINGS: 'Reborn' Album Certified Gold In Finland

"Reborn", the covers album from NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — J. Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),J-P Leppäluoto (CHARON) — has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copie...

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ODIN'S COURT Rejoined By Guitarist RICK PIERPONT

Lexington Park, Maryland-based progressive rock/metal band ODIN'S COURT has been rejoined by guitarist Rick Pierpont. Commented ODIN'S COURT guitarist/vocalist Matt Brookins: "When Rick left us, things felt incomplete. ODIN'S COURT is a band that promotes friendship, and over the years we've grown t...

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ODIN'S COURT: Another New Song Posted Online

Another new song from the Lexington Park, Maryland-based progressive rock/metal band ODIN'S COURT, entitled "Obesite", has been posted on the MySpace page of ODIN'S COURT guitarist/vocalist Matt Brookins' studio D2C Studios. "Obesite" comes off ODIN'S COURT's forthcoming album,"Deathanity", which is...

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MEHIDA Hard At Work On Second Album

MEHIDA, the Finnish/Swedish melodic metal band featuring former CANDLEMASS/current THERION singer Thomas Vikström, has issued the following update: "The recording of the second MEHIDA album is going on full steam and all the people who liked the approach of the first one can expect the follow up alb...

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IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, AT THE GATES and FORBIDDEN are among the confirmed bands for next 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: IRON MAIDEN JUDAS PRIEST WHITESNAKE MINISTRY SO...

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GRAVE, PSYCHOPUNCH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

GRAVE and PSYCHOPUNCH have been confirmed for next 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: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE THE DAWN CARCA...

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WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT, CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the confirmed bands for the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WHITESNAKE TESTAMENT CHILDREN OF BODOM GRAHAM BONNET JOE LYNN TURNER SONATA ARCTICA AMORPHIS More...

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ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM has been confirmed for next 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: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RU...

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German 'A Capella Metal Band' VAN CANTO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — has been confirmed for next 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 shapi...

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HEADHUNTER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, has been confirmed for next 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: AS I LAY DYING...

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BEFORE THE DAWN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finland's BEFORE THE DAWN has been confirmed for next 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: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE THE DAWN CA...

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Japan's GIRUGÄMESH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

GIRUGÄMESH, which is described as "Japan's answer to SYSTEM OF A DOWN," has been confirmed for next 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: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVA...