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EPICA Confirmed For Holland's PINKPOP Festival
EPICA, the Dutch group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, have been confirmed for the Pinkpop 2005 festival, set to take place May 14-16 at Megaland in Landgraaf, the Netherlands. Also scheduled to perform at the festiv...February 17, 2005
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OPETH To Enter Studio In March
Sweden's OPETH have posted the following message at their official web site: "Mikael Åkerfeldt has been confirmed as the vocalist for the first and last BLOODBATH gig. This will take place at Germany's famous Wacken Open Air festival on the 4th of August. The band will perform songs from all three a...February 16, 2005
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BLOODBATH To Be Joined By OPETH Frontman At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR
Swedish death metallers BLOODBATH have parted ways with vocalist Peter Tägtgren due to "conflicting schedules," according to a posting on the group's web site. "We thank him for sharing his acclaimed talent and efforts on [the latest CD] 'Nightmares Made Flesh'," the band write on their web site. BL...February 15, 2005
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EPICA Working On 'Joyride' Movie Score
EPICA, the Dutch group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, are currently working on the score of a new Dutch movie called "Joyride", starring famous Dutch actors Georgina Verbaan and Tygo Gernandt. The film, which is des...February 14, 2005
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BLOODBATH Land Endorsement Deal With ES GUITARS
According to a posting on BLOODBATH's official web site, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström and BLOODBATH have entered an exclusive endorsement deal with ES Guitars from Connecticut, USA. Nyström's choice of axe is a model called SS-88AN and was based on their line of "anti-corporate" handcrafted designs to...February 12, 2005
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HYPOCRISY: New Album Due In September
HYPOCRISY bassist Mikael Hedlund has posed the following message on the group's official web site: "Here's a little update from us for everybody who's been wondering what's been going on in the HYPOCRISY studio. "Currently we are taking a break from the recording process since Peter [Tägtgren, front...February 10, 2005
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VADER Nominated For Poland's FRYDERYK Award
VADER's latest CD, "The Beast", has been nominated in the "Best Metal Album" category at the Fryderyk awards, which is one of the most prestigious music award shows in Poland. In other news, VADER have achieved the following results in Polish Metal Hammer's annual readers' poll: Band Of The Year -...February 9, 2005
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ANTHRAX: BELLADONNA, SPITZ And BELLO To Join Band At Holland's DYNAMO
Contrary to an earlier announcement indicating that former ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna would share vocal duties with his replacement, John Bush, for the band's special 25-year anniversary concert at Holland's Dynamo Open Air festival on May 7 in Hellendoorn, it now appears that only Belladonna wi...February 5, 2005
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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist MICKY MOODY To Hit The Road In March
Former WHITESNAKE and current M3 guitarist Micky Moody will be hitting the road in the U.K. during March and April. Joining Moody (guitar, vocals) in his band will be Pete Stroud (bass, vocals),Micky Moody Jr. (drums),and Peter Hope-Evans (harmonica, vocals). Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 1...February 5, 2005
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MINI-KISS Perform In New York City: Photos Available
MINI-KISS, a tribute band featuring little people (from 3-foot-11 to 4-foot-4 in height) covering KISS songs, in full make-up, while playing fake wooden guitars, performed in concert at the Cutting Room in New York City on Saturday (Jan. 29). Check out pictures from LFI. MINI-KISS is the brainchild...February 3, 2005
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Former KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Working On Album Of 'Love Songs'
Former KISS drummer Peter Criss' official web site has posted a brief interview with Criss conducted late last month. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Q: So, What have you been up to lately? Peter Criss: "I have been building my studio and working on my CD." Q: Who are you working wit...February 1, 2005
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BLOODBATH: Live Debut Planned For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
BLOODBATH, the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),Jonas Renkse (KATATONIA, OCTOBER TIDE) and Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, DAN SWANÖ, UNICORN, EDGE OF SANITY, INFESTDEAD, ODYSSEY, PAN-THY-MONI...January 29, 2005
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ANTHRAX: BELLADONNA And BUSH To Share Vocal Duties For Holland's DYNAMO Festival
Former ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna and his replacement, John Bush, will share vocal duties for the band's special 25-year anniversary concert at Holland's Dynamo Open Air festival on May 7 in Hellendoorn, it was announced earlier today. Also newly confirmed for the festival are OBITUARY, MASTERPL...January 28, 2005
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DARKANE Announce New Album Title
Swedish thrashers DARKANE have set "Layers of Lies" as the working title of their new CD, tentatively due in May via Nuclear Blast Records. "So far six songs out of ten are done with vocals," drummer Peter Wildoer writes on the group's web site. "A bit more than half of the guitar solos are also ...January 27, 2005
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EPICA Cancel German Dates
EPICA, the Dutch group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, have been forced to cancel their previously announced German shows in Cologne and Frankfurt "due to the lack of communication and organization from our former Eu...January 25, 2005
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