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SOULFLY, SODOM Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

SOULFLY and SODOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. SODOM will play on June 1, while SOULFLY will be one of the performers on the final day of the event. The festival billing is now shaping up ...
March 16, 2006
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SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Finland's RUISROCK Festival

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed for the Ruisrock festival, set to take place July 7-9 in Turku, Finland. Also scheduled to appear are TOOL, BACKYARD BABIES, THE RASMUS, APOCALYPTICA, DANKO JONES, SAXON, OPETH, SOILWORK, THE GATHERING, HANOI ROCKS, THE 69 EYES, NEGATIVE a...
March 14, 2006
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HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

HELLOWEEN and STRATOVARIUS have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 1: VENOM DIMMU BORGIR OPETH DOWN TESTAMENT NEVERMORE SATYRICON TBA TBA TBA Fr...
March 9, 2006
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NARNIA To Support SONATA ARCTICA In Sweden

Swedish metallers NARNIA will support SONATA ARCTICA on the Swedish leg of their European tour. The dates are as follows: Apr. 11 - Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan Apr. 12 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Kåren Apr. 13 - Lund, SWE @ Mejeriet As previously reported, NARNIA recently reached an agreement with the German la...
March 3, 2006
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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Finish Mastering New Album

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW mastered their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", earlier today (March 2) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "What a ride this has been," the band write on their web site. "We started writing material for this album in...
March 2, 2006
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DOWN Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival?

According to a posting at the Metal Italia web site, DOWN — the acclaimed band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip An...
February 27, 2006
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STORMLORD Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Italian "extreme epic metal" act STORMLORD have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE IN CHAINS ANGRA BENEDICTUM BLOODSIMPLE CRUCIFIED B...
February 27, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS, DEF LEPPARD, STONE SOUR Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

ALICE IN CHAINS, DEF LEPPARD, STONE SOUR and BLOODSIMPLE have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. ALICE IN CHAINS, STONE SOUR and BLOODSIMPLE are expected to play on the last day of the event, June 4. GUNS N' ROSES...
February 27, 2006
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VENOM Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DEFTONES DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA R...
February 25, 2006
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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman Hospitalized; Hartford Show Cancelled

Tony Kakko, lead singer for Finland's SONATA ARCTICA, was taken to a local hospital earlier today (Feb. 22) to have his irritated throat checked by a doctor. The band would like to extend their apologies to the fans who traveled to tonight's show at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT — which was re...
February 22, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES, DEFTONES, KORN Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Italian concert promoter Live In Italy has confirmed GUNS N' ROSES as the first headliner of the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. GUNS N' ROSES will play on June 4. Other newly confirmed acts for the festival include DEFTONES and KORN....
February 21, 2006
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VENOM, CELTIC FROST, OPETH Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL

VENOM, CELTIC FROST and OPETH are among the confirmed bands for the ninth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place June 20 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a couple of ...
February 16, 2006
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ELVENKING To Support JON OLIVA'S PAIN In Europe

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have been confirmed as the support act for JON OLIVA'S PAIN (the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva) on their upcoming European tour. Select dates on the trek will also feature DORO and SONATA ARCTICA. Confirmed shows so far can be found at JonOliva...
February 15, 2006
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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Reckoning Night' Certified Gold In Finland

"Reckoning Night", the latest album from the Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. SONATA ARCTICA had previously achieved the same feat with their third album, "Winterheart's Guild". SONATA ARCTICA's fourth studio album, "R...
February 13, 2006
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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begin Mixing New Album

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have begun mixing their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", with Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "So far, the mixed songs sound exactly what they should sound like," the band write on their web site. "T...
February 12, 2006