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TESTAMENT And LAAZ ROCKIT Confirmed For DYNAMO Pre-Party, EVERGREY To Perform At Warm-Up Event
TESTAMENT, LAAZ ROCKIT and STORMRIDER have been confirmed for the Dynamo Open Air Pre-Party on May 6 at de Effenaar in Eindhoven, Holland. This event will hold special meaning because it will mark the last time that live (metal) bands will perform on stage at the historic venue that has welcomed ton...March 25, 2005
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APOCALYPTICA And GAMMA RAY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR Festival
APOCALYPTICA, GAMMA RAY, AMORAL, STAM1NA, VIIKATE and CALLISTO are the latest bands to be confirmed for the eighth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to be held July 15-17 at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland. The 2005 festival will once again present more than 30 bands from different styl...March 22, 2005
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DEMOLITION To Support TESTAMENT On European 'Reunion' Tour
Austrian melodic thrashers DEMOLITION will be supporting TESTAMENT on their upcoming European "reunion" tour beginning with the London date on May 8. Also appearing non the bill are DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION)...March 21, 2005
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HYPOCRISY And STORMWARRIOR Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST
Sweden's HYPOCRISY and Germany's STORMWARRIOR have been confirmed for Earthshaker Fest 2005, a two-day event set to take place July 22-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. STORMWARRIOR will be joined during their performance by former HELLOWEEN and current GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen for a special...March 19, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL To Guest On 'Lex & Terry' Morning Show
SHADOWS FALL have had an extremely busy week upon being named as main-stage performers at this year's Ozzfest, having their new single for "Inspiration On Demand" score the #4 Most Added spot on the R&R Active Rock chart behind AUDIOSLAVE, GREEN DAY and ROBERT PLANT, all while continuing to anni...March 18, 2005
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DIVINE EMPIRE To Open For TESTAMENT In Europe
DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION),have reportedly been tapped to open for TESTAMENT on their upcoming European "reunion" tour in early May. As previously reported, DIVINE EMPIRE have posted a brand new track, entit...March 18, 2005
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OVERKILL Frontman Weighs In On Metal Reunions
OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth recently spoke to MetalEater.com about the group's new album, "ReliXIV", and the current state of the metal scene. An excerpt from the interview follows: MetalEater.com: Recent reunions by bands like PRIEST and MÖTLEY CRÜE...any thoughts on those? Bobby "Bli...March 18, 2005
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Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO To Play On New SCARIOT Album
SCARIOT, the Norwegian band led by Død (a.k.a. Daniel Olaisen; BLOOD RED THRONE),have recruited Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, SADUS, SEBASTIAN BACH) to play bass on their upcoming CD. Drumming duties on the album, which is currently being recorded at a studio in Norway, are being handled by Asgeir Mi...March 17, 2005
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HAVOCHATE: New York Dates Announced
New York-based metal band HAVOCHATE, now featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian, have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: Mar. 18 - Nanuet, NY - Tower Records (free show) Mar. 19 - Nyack, NY - Olives Apr. 23 - Rockville Center, NY - Purple Haze HAVOCHATE have just releas...March 17, 2005
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TESTAMENT: 'Reunion' Tour Dates Announced
TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original bassist Greg Christian (HAVOCHATE) for a 10-date European run in May. Handling the drums on the upcoming trek will be either previous TESTAMENT drummer Johnny...March 17, 2005
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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'If We Do Another Record I'd Rather Have The Original Lineup'
TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the new DRAGONLORD CD and TESTAMENT's upcoming reunion tour with guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian and drummer Louie Clemente. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: RockConfidential.com: There's ju...March 16, 2005
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Schedule Dates In Texas
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, head from New York to Texas for an appearance at Austin's annual South By Southwest Music Festival, along with concerts in San Antonio and Houston. The group's SXSW showcase is on Saturday, March 19 a...March 14, 2005
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JOE STUMP, CHRIS CAFFERY, MIKE CHLASCIAK Confirmed For New York's SHREDFEST
Joe Stump (REIGN OF TERROR; solo artist),Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DOCTOR BUTCHER; solo artist) and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, TESTAMENT, PAINMUSEUM) have been confirmed to appear at the third annual summer Shredfest, set to take place May 20-21 at the Steel Music Hal...March 10, 2005
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WINTERSUN/IMPERANON Guitarist Working On New Project: Audio Available
WINTERSUN/IMPERANON guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari has launched a new project with 16-year-old Finnish keyboardist Risto Kupiainen (who has previously collaborated with IMPERANON frontman Aleksi Sihvonen). The first rough sample of the group's material, a track called "The Discovery of Time", can be dow...March 10, 2005
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Cycle of Pain
As much as I enjoyed HAVOCHATE's "This Violent Earth" for its old-school OVERKILL/TESTAMENT crunch grooves and hardass heavy metal attitude, I still thought it was a good, not great album. About half the album crushed convincingly (especially the excellent title track) and half I found to be just av...March 9, 2005
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