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CYNIC Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have been confirmed for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVER...July 26, 2007
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STATIC-X: Video Interview With WAYNE STATIC Available
BayAreaBackstage.com conducted an interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static on Thursday, July 19, 2007 in Mountain View, California. Watch the 10-minute video clip at YouTube. Professionally filmed video footage of STATIC-X's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place Jun...July 23, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'The Last Fight' Single To Go For Radio Adds In August
VELVET REVOLVER has selected "The Last Fight" as the second single from its "Libertad" album. The track will go for radio adds on August 20. VELVET REVOLVER's sophomore album, "Libertad", sold 93,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 5 on The Billbo...July 23, 2007
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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/THERION Singer MATS LEVÉN To Guest On AMASEFFER Project
Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of the "holy project" AMASEFFER has issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that Mats Levén (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will contribute his singing abilities on our trilogy albums recounting the Bible story of Moses and the Exodus...July 20, 2007
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STATIC-X: Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance Available
Professionally filmed video footage of STATIC-X's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium, has been posted at YouTube. STATIC-X was forced to cancel the remaining dates on its European tour last month due to transportation issues. STATIC-X's n...July 20, 2007
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THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE Signs With APACHE PRODUCTION
Dutch death metallers THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE have inked a deal with the Belgium-based label Apache Productions (SONS OF JONATHAS, SPOIL ENGINE, SOUTHERN VOODOO). After two well-received demos ("Burn!" and "Flamethrower"),THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE will release its first full-length album, "Pitch Black Da...July 18, 2007
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MIND'S EYE: 'A Gentleman's Hurricane' To Receive Japanese Release In August
MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, will release its new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", in Japan on August 1 via Mellow Music. It will contain the bonus track "Those Who Fear" and the DVD "The Making of A Gentle...July 17, 2007
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MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, THROWDOWN, SANCTITY: More Tour Dates Announced
MACHINE HEAD and ARCH ENEMY will team up for "The Black Tyranny Tour" beginning in early September. Support on the trek will come from THROWDOWN and SANCTITY. MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn states: "Man, it's just an endless stream of good news here in MACHINE HEAD-land, we are so fucking stoked t...July 16, 2007
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LED ZEPPELIN Builds A 'Stairway' In Rock & Roll Heaven
Exactly one year after breaking ground on the world's first rock 'n' roll theme park, Hard Rock Park celebrated another milestone Friday (July 13),with the official topping ceremony for the Park's most anticipated attraction, Led Zeppelin - The Ride. The topping ceremony, which marks the completion...July 15, 2007
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TREASURE LAND Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement
Swedish progressive metallers TREASURE LAND have parted ways with singer Rick Altzi and are currently seeking a replacement. Interested parties can contact the band via [email protected]. TREASURE LAND has posted audio samples from its 2007 demo at its official web site. The tracks available...July 14, 2007
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SAMAEL Frontman: 'For Almost The Last Two Years Now, I've Just Listened To Classical Music'
SAMAEL vocalist Vorph recently spoke to Lucem Fero's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the Swiss band's seventh album "Solar Soul", their label situation past and present, and his thoughts on numerous musical topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Lucem Fer...July 13, 2007
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GENE SIMMONS Talks Trash
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently shared his top 10 Simmons-isms with Spinner.com. The top five nuggets follow: 5. On how Americans don't know how good they have it: "When people come as an immigrant — [as I did] myself — we're shocked at how pampered and spoiled everybody is, which is rea...July 11, 2007
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MNEMIC Guitarist Is Excited To Support METALLICA This Friday
Guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie of Danish metallers MNEMIC has issued the following update: "It's been a while since the last update, but we've been super busy touring, and touring and guess what... TOURING! Since the beginning of this year we did four tours and as we are about to wrap up our mini...July 11, 2007
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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Unia' Certified Gold In Finland
Less than two months after its release, SONATA ARCTICA's new album, "Unia", has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. This brings the band's total number of gold albums to seven, with their debut LP, "Ecliptica", and "best-of" compilation, "The Collection", reaching go...July 11, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER's 'Libertad' Enters Billboard Chart At No. 5
VELVET REVOLVER's sophomore album, "Libertad", sold 93,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 5 on The Billboard chart. This is a little over one-third of the 256,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "Contraband", which landed at No. 1...July 11, 2007
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