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QUEEN Signs With UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

QUEEN and Universal Music Group have signed an exclusive, long-term agreement on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking group's formation, in 1971. With worldwide album sales of more than 170 million, No. 1 albums, singles and DVDs the world over, inductions into the Rock And Roll Hal...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE, MUSTASCH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

RHAPSODY OF FIRE, MUSTASCH, WALTER TROUT and GROUNDHOGS have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL FLÄSKET BRINNER GROUNDHOGS JASON & THE S...

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MORBID ANGEL Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Florida-based death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IMMORTAL MORBID ANGEL RHAPSODY OF FIRE TR...

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TRIPTYKON Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

TRIPTYKON, the group formed by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior, has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Also scheduled...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: European Tour Announced

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will embark on a European headlining tour in February 2011. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 07 - Pratteln (CH) Preproduction Feb. 08 - Pratteln (CH) Z7 Feb. 09 - Lyon (F) Transbordeur Feb. 11 - Bilbao (SP) Rockstar Live Feb. 12 - Madrid (SP) La R...

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JIMMY PAGE And EDDIE VAN HALEN Top 'Greatest Guitar Solo' List

According to The Pulse of Radio, Jimmy Page's 1971 solo to LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway To Heaven" topped the Gibson.com list of the "Top 50 Guitar Solos Of All Time." Coming in at No. 2 is Eddie Van Halen's 1978 groundbreaking instrumental "Eruption" from VAN HALEN's self-titled debut, with Jimi Hendri...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'Abrahadabra' European Mailorder Edition Detailed

A special European mailorder edition of DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "Abrahadabra", is available for pre-order at this location. The lush box version of the CD (see artwork below) includes the digipak, featuring three bonus tracks, book, numbered certificate of authenticity and vocalist Shagrath's mask...

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DIMMU BORGIR Kicks Off European Tour With KORN; Video Available

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR played the first show of their European tour as the support act for KORN last night (Sunday, September 19) at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Holland. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Xibir (intro) 02. Spellbound (By The Devil) 03. Dimmu B...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'Abrahadabra' Exclusive Editions Announced

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the various exclusive editions of DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "Abrahadabra", which will be released in Germany on September 24, in the rest of Europe on September 27, and in North America on October 12. ** "Abrahadabra" worldwide iTunes digital edition - available f...

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QUEEN: 'Singles Collection 4' Detailed

The final volume in the massively impressive retrospective four box set, "Queen: The Singles Collection 4", will be released October 18. The closing chapter to the entire history of QUEEN's worldwide singles releases, Volume 4 tracks the band's output through the latter years of 1989 to 1999. The 13...

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LORD: 'Return Of The Tyrant' EP Details Revealed

Australian melodic metallers LORD will release a new EP, "Return Of The Tyrant", later in the year. Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "Finally we can release all of the details about our forthcoming EP, 'Return Of The Tyrant', that will be out in the next few weeks. For something that started out as...

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AVANTASIA: First Six Tour Dates Announced

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle Dec. 04 - Germany - Kaufbeuren...

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Cold Embrace Of Fear' 35-Minute Symphony

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release an epic monument called "The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony" on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes d...

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MANTICORA Bassist To Guest On HEXFIRE Debut

Kasper Gram of the Danish metal act MANTICORA recently laid down a guest bass solo on one of the tracks that will appear on the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE Commented HEXFIRE guitarist Jacob Liszko: "As you can see, more and more well-known musicians are agreeing to guest on our debut a...