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OVER THE RAINBOW Announces Temporary Lineup Change

OVER THE RAINBOW will be joined by keyboardist Paul Morris for the group's June 4, 2009 appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Tony Carey, the original and permanent keyboardist for the band, is unavailable to perform on this date. After returning from OVER THE RAINBOW's succe...

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OPETH Frontman Says Some Songs On 'Watershed' Were Inspired By Former Girlfriend

Christopher Porter of Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Washington Post Express: Last time you played D.C. you were opening for DREAM THEATER. Were...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76' 2DVD Set Due In June

DEEP PURPLE are easily one of the most influential and dynamic British rock bands of the 20th century. On June 2, eager fans will have the opportunity to experience highlights from the early days of this legendary band, when Eagle Rock Entertainment releases "History, Hits, & Highlights", a spec...

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ELECTRIC BOYS: Footage From First Reunion Concert Posted Online

The Sweden Rock Blog, which is hosted by Close-Up magazine writer Daniel Josefsson, has uploaded video footage of the opening track, "Psychedelic Eyes", from the first official concert by the reunited original ELECTRIC BOYS lineup — Franco Santunione (guitar),Andy Christell (bass),Niklas Sigevall...

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SUIDAKRA Announces New Guitarist, Prepares To Hit The Road In China

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have announced the addition of guitarist Sebastian Hinz (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band states, "[Sebastian is] a hell of a nice guy and knows to rip his guitar and vocal cords on stage, plus he's already contributed some backing vocals on...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Says 'Villains' Is 'Without A Doubt' Band's Finest Album To Date

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which will also be made available as a special-edition CD/DVD package featuring three bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and expanded artwork — w...

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THE 69 EYES Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES. Comented the label, "The EYES have reached the top of an entire genre by now and can surely be seen as the inventors of vampire-inspired music also as they made it so successfully popular throughout the 1990s up t...

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SHAKRA: 'Ashes To Ashes' Video Released

"Ashes To Ashes", the new video from Swiss hard rockers SHAKRA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Everest", which was released on April 17 via AFM Records. In addition to the regular CD, a limited digipack with bonus material was made available. "Everest" track listing:...

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ARCH ENEMY: Footage From Austria's SUMMER NIGHTS FESTIVAL Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY performing the song "Dead Eyes See No Future" on May 23, 2009 at the Summer Nights Festival in Mining am Inn, Austria can be viewed below (courtesy of www.metal-underground.at.vu). The first two Century Media releases from ARCH...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER's U.S. Visa Situation 'Has Been Sorted Out'

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has confirmed via his official web site that his "visa situation has been sorted out" and that the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP U.S. tour is "on as planned!" MSG's North American trek was originally scheduled to take place in March/April but was postponed due to...

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TEAM CYBERGEIST Schedules Florida Shows

TEAM CYBERGEIST, the industrial "supergroup" founded by Angel (a.k.a. Andrew Bartolotta),best known as the past/present drummer of such bands as DOPE, GENITORTURERS, PIG, CROSSBREED, SWITCHED, THE UNDEAD, and many others — has scheduled two Florida appearances. This will be the first time Angel has...

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WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM: New Video Interview Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with drummer Aaron Weaver of Pacific Northwestern black metal eco-terrorists WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM on May 19, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the 31-minute chat below. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM released its latest album, "Black Cascade", in March via S...

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'ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild' Back Cover Unveiled

The back cover for "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" — the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherhood" (2002) and "Rogues En Vogue" (2005) — can be viewed...

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TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK: Sample Of VIRGIN STEELE Cover Posted Online

Norwegian metallers TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK have posted a 60-second clip of their VIRGIN STEELE cover, "Victory Is Mine", featuring Norman "Ski" Kiersznowski (FAITH FACTOR, ex-DEADLY BLESSING) on vocals. The band says, "The mix is not 100% done yet, but it's still very representative as we ain't gonna ch...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'Pray For Villains' Track Listing Revealed

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which will also be made available as a special-edition CD/DVD package featuring three bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and expanded artwork — w...