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BLACK MAJESTY: New Album Title Revealed

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY has set "Tomorrowland" as the title of its new album, due later in the year through the German label Limb Music Products. BLACK MAJESTY has also been confirmed for the Metal Universe Black Sun Festival in Slovakia, which takes place July 20-21. Other...

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EVIDENCE ONE Films 'The Sky Is The Limit' Video

German melodic metallers EVIDENCE ONE filmed a video for the song "The Sky is the Limit" at the Rockfabrik Nuremberg with Maurice Swinkels (lead singer of Dutch metal band LEGION OF THE DAMNED) of Holland's Lowlife Media (MASTERPLAN, PRIMAL FEAR, EXODUS). The clip will be featured on the limited-edi...

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RAZORBACK To Support CORNERSTONE On European Tour

RAZORBACK, the band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK) and Andre Hilgers (drums, ex-AXXIS, SILENT FORCE),will support CORNERSTONE (the Danish/British melodic met...

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THE LIZARDS Working On DVD, Covers CD, New Studio Album

Hard rock band THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) and Mike DiMeo (MASTERPLAN, RIOT),has issued the following update: "Hello from Lizard Land. It's Randy [Pratt], the bass player. We haven't played out since our NYC show with CACTUS last year, and it's...

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IRON MAIDEN, PRIMAL FEAR Members On TRIBUZY Live CD; European Release Date Confirmed

Brazilian metal band TRIBUZY, formed and headed by singer Renato Tribuzy, released its studio debut, "Execution", featuring a "heavy metal all-star team" consisting of Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN),Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR),Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR),Roland Grapow (...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist Says 'Everyone Loves' Band's New Album

Adam Harrold of Rock Something recently conducted an interview with MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the departure of vocalist Jorn Lande: "Of course I was a little bit insecure at first and I have to admit that I was frightened about how things would go, b...

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Ex-MASTERPLAN Singer Says New Lineup Has Good Chance Of Succeeding

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with former MASTERPLAN/ARK singer Jorn Lande. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Express Radio: Do you think you should get back together with Tore (Tore Østby) and finish the unreleased third [ARK] album? Jorn: (laughs) Yeah, you nev...

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RIOT Shrugs Off Singer MIKE DIMEO's Departure

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have issued the following update: "Many of you are still in the dark (I guess) about who is singing with RIOT. OK, one more time!! "Well, in 2003 [the new RIOT album] 'Army of One' was recorded, then in 2005 [then-RIOT singer Mike] DiMeo joined the LIZARDS and RIOT booked a...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist Discusses New Lineup, Upcoming CD

Holland's Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: A while back I was quite surprised by the announcement that [singer] Jorn Lande had left MASTERPLAN. Of course musical diff...

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EVIDENCE ONE Signs With AFM RECORDS

German melodic metallers EVIDENCE ONE have signed a deal with AFM Records. The group's third album, entitled "The Sky is the Limit", is scheduled for release on June 22. The follow-up to 2004's "Tattooed Heart" (Nuclear Blast) was written and produced by songwriter Robby Böbel, who has quit his posi...

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MASTERPLAN And SWALLOW THE SUN: New Tracks Posted Online

Candlelight Records USA has made available the first tracks from upcoming new albums from German/American melodic metal act MASTERPLAN and Finnish metallers SWALLOW THE SUN. To listen, bring your browser to the label's official MySpace page. "Lost And Gone" is from MASTERPLAN's third album titled "M...

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Former HELLOWEEN Members GRAPOW, HANSEN, KISKE To Join Forces In New Project

In a recent interview with Spain's Laestadea.com, MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow has confirmed plans for a collaborative project with his ex-HELLOWEEN bandmates Michael Kiske (vocals) and Kai Hansen (guitar, vocals). An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: About Hansen and Kiske, there's a rumor of...

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TRIBUZY: Two Songs From 'Execution – Live Reunion' Album Posted Online

Two songs from the upcoming live album from the TRIBUZY project (led by Brazilian musician Renato Tribuzy) — recorded at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil in November 2005 and featuring special guest appearances by Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR),Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL...

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RIDE THE SKY Lineup Complete

RIDE THE SKY, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN drummer and MASTERPLAN founder Uli Kusch alongside ex-TEARS OF ANGER/BEYOND TWILIGHT singer Bjørn Jansson and Benny Jansson on guitar, has announced the addition of bassist Mathias Granås (XSAVIOR) and keyboardist Kaspar Dahlqvist (DIONYSUS, STORMWIN...

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MEKONG DELTA: New Album Title Announced

Legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA has set "Lurking Fear" as the title of its upcoming "comeback" album, tentatively due later in the year. Working songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Rules of Corruption", "Society of Fear", "Ratters", "Shadow of Truth" and "Immortal Hat...