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OVERKILL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Long-running New Jersey-based metallers OVERKILL are the latest band confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include THE HAUNTED, CHILDREN OF BODOM, UNLEASHED, AMON AMARTH...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED are the latest band confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include THE HAUNTED, CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMON AMARTH, MASTERPLAN, EN...

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MASTERPLAN Singer Says A Lot Of Newer Musicians Play With No Feeling

In a recent interview with Rockdetector.com editor Garry Sharpe-Young, MASTERPLAN singer Jorn Lande spoke about how he believes the band is shaping up and why he thinks a lot of the newer groups are lacking in creativity. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Rockdetector.com: Is it easy for y...

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MASTERPLAN, ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

MASTERPLAN and ENSIFERUM are the latest bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 13-15 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include THE HAUNTED, CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMON AMARTH and HEAVEN SHALL BURN. More infor...

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MASTERPLAN, SYMPHONY X Vocalists Team Up For New Release

Jorn Lande of MASTERPLAN and Russell Allen of SYMPHONY X have teamed up for an album together that will be released under the LANDE/ALLEN banner. The album is still in the recording stages, but is backed up by a stunning set of songs provided by Swedish guitar hero Magnus Karlsson (LAST TRIBE). No f...

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MASTERPLAN Singer Says New Album Will Contain 'Very Progressive' Parts

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, recently entered Crazy Cat studio in Hamburg, Germany with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, SKINLAB) to begin recording...

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BEYOND TWILIGHT 'Cancel' Plans To Work With SYMPHONY X Singer

Danish metallers BEYOND TWILIGHT have dismissed widespread rumors that their upcoming album will feature the vocal talents of SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen. "The rumors spreading like wildfire about Russell Allen as new vocalist in BEYOND TWILIGHT were true for a while, but have now been cancell...

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INVOCATOR Part Ways With Bassist

Bassist Carsten Mikkelsen has left long-running Danish thrashers INVOCATOR "due to lack of interest," according to a posting on the group's web site. For the time being, the band will carry on as a three-piece. Mikkelsen made his recorded debut with INVOCATOR on the "Dying To Live" CD — the band's l...

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Producer ANDY SNEAP Mixing SOULFLY DVD, To Produce New NEVERMORE

Metal producer extraordinaire Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, OPETH, MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB) has posted the following update on his web site: "OK, here's some home movies (Quicktime) stuff from when I mixed TESTAMENT's 'The Gathering' Album. I've been getting a few questions on the forum about the...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist Records Guest Appearance For TRIBUZY Solo Album

Former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow has just finished recording a guest appearance for the forthcoming solo project of former THOTEN frontman Renato Tribuzy, dubbed "Execution". Grapow reportedly appears on two songs: "Web of Life", in which he shares the guitar lines wit...

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MASTERPLAN Prepare To Record Second Album

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, are preparing to enter the Crazy Cat studio in Hamburg, Germany with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, SKINLAB) to begin...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer Records Guest Appearance For TRIBUZY Solo Album

Former HELLOWEEN singer Micheal Kiske has recorded a guest appearance for the forthcoming solo project of former THOTEN frontman Renato Tribuzy, dubbed "Execution". Kiske reportedly "sings one of the most important songs of the album, called 'Absolution', a song lasting ten minutes, that tells about...

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JORN LANDE, PAGAN'S MIND, THUNDERBOLT Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON FESTIVAL

MASTERPLAN frontman Jorn Lande, PAGAN'S MIND, THUNDERBOLT and THUNDRA are among the artists that will perform at the Karmøygeddon Festival on June 26 in Kopervik/Karmøy, Norway. Other acts set to appear include CARNIVORA, MIND CRIMES (BLACK SABBATH tribute),ZENO MORF (featuring THUNDRA members) and...

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MASTERPLAN Singer JORN LANDE: Solo Album Charts In Norway, Sweden

MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) reached position No. 64 on the Norwegian charts with his third solo album, "Out to Every Nation" (AFM Records). The CD has also debuted on the Swedish charts at position No. 84. Joining Lande in the recording lineup for the new effort were bassist...

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KARMAKANIC To Release 'Wheel Of Life' In June

KARMAKANIC, the progressive Swedish band featuring Jonas Reingold and Zoltan Chorsz from THE FLOWER KINGS alongside former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Goran Edman, will release their sophomore album, "Wheel of Life", on June 7 through Regain Records. Described as a cross between YES, DREAM THEATER and K...