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FIREWIND Guitarist Issues Post-Japanese Tour Update

FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. has issued the following update: "The third part of our World Allegiance tour came to an end with four very successful shows in Japan! It felt so good going back there exactly one year after our performance at Loudpark festival. "This has been our longest Japan tour so far,...

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AMASEFFER: Vocal Recordings Complete

Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of the "holy project" AMASEFFER has issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that the work on the vocal lines for the album is done. It is performed and recorded by Mats Levén (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) at his studio in Sweden. "Since...

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AMEN: UK Tour Update

California-based band AMEN has issued the following statement regarding their previously announced UK tour: "After all the supposed past booked tours and theoretical disasters, AMEN's black cloud has pronounced yet another setback. As the band were ready to leave for the airport today they were info...

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GAMMA RAY: Keyboardist Announced For Upcoming Tour

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have tapped vocalist/keyboardist Alessio Gori of the Italian band FLASHBACK OF ANGER to join them as their keyboardist for the European and Japanese legs of their "Hellish Rock" tour with HELLOWEEN. GAMMA RAY recently inked a deal with Steamhammer/SPV. The group's ne...

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AVANTASIA: New Audio Samples Available

On November 16, EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet will release two six-track albums — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — from his AVANTASIA project. Apart from the identical title track, both releases will feature completely different, exclusive songs plus videos, a poster, studio report...

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LEAVES' EYES Making Final Preparations For DVD Shoot

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — will film its October 20, 2007 concert at the Metal Female Voices Fest on in Wieze, Belgium for an upcoming DVD. Th...

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ASYLUM Debut To Feature Appearances By STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DAATH, DETHKLOK Members

Kevin Talley (DAATH, ex-CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS, MISERY INDEX),Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Larry Tarnowski (ex-ICED EARTH) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Marcus Johnson (le...

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SONATA ARCTICA: London Show Sells Out

According to a posting on SONATA ARCTICA's official web site, the band's November 12 show at the Electric Ballroom in London, England is officially sold out. SONATA ARCTICA recently parted ways with guitarist Jani Liimatainen and replaced him with Elias Viljanen. The band's new album, "Unia", was ce...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: Japanese Dates Announced

HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY have announced the details of the Japanese leg of their "Hellish Rock" tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos Feb. 09 - Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro Feb. 11 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch Feb. 12 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall Feb. ...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' EPs Detailed

On November 16, EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet will release two six-track albums — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — from his AVANTASIA project. Apart from the identical title track, both releases will feature completely different, exclusive songs plus videos, a poster, studio report...

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GENE SIMMONS Talks Travel

Eugenia Levenson of Fortune magazine recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons about traveling and celebrity life. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Days on the road: Gene: "About 180. We may tour next year, and that'll take ten months. But I go to all the Indy...

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TREASURE LAND Guitarist To Release Instructional Book

Guitarist Jonas Hörnqvist of the Swedish neo-classical/prog metal band TREASURE LAND has announced that his instructional book series which covers the topic of "guitar technique' will be released by one of Scandinavia's largest music publishers. The goal of these books is to improve a player's speed...

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VICTORY PILL: More Debut Album Details Revealed

VICTORY PILL, the band featuring ex-PITCHSHIFTER/THE PRODIGY guitarist Jim Davies and ex-THE PRODIGY drummer Kieron Pepper, will release its self-titled debut in North America on October 23 on Corporate Punishment Records. Audio samples are available at this location. "Victory Pill" track listing: 0...

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LEAVES' EYES To Release DVD In March

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — will film its October 20, 2007 concert at the Metal Female Voices Fest on in Wieze, Belgium for an upcoming DVD. Th...

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VICTORY PILL: 'Worst Case Scenario' Video Posted Online

VICTORY PILL, the band featuring ex-PITCHSHIFTER/THE PRODIGY guitarist Jim Davies and ex-THE PRODIGY drummer Kieron Pepper, has posted the video for the track "Worst Case Scenario" from the group's forthcoming Corporate Punishment debut. Watch it below. "The video was shot by Dose Productions, who d...