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SPHERE OF SOULS Complete Work On Debut Album

SPHERE OF SOULS, the Dutch prog-metal formation featuring ex-SUN CAGED vocalist André Vuurboom, have completed work on their debut album, "From the Ashes". The CD is said to be of a conceptual nature and contains thirteen tracks encompassing a wide range of influences and styles. The music is being...

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TEMPLEWITHIN: FATES WARNING Drummer's Project To Begin Recording Next Month

TEMPLEWITHIN, the new band featuring FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, have issued the following update: "Things are going well with securing a proper label for the band. We will start recording...

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THE ARCANE ORDER Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Denmark's THE ARCANE ORDER. "THE ARCANE ORDER's music sounds fresh, heavy, melodic and unique. The boys are skilled musicians and excellent songwriters. We are looking forward to a great collaboration with them and a fantastic album in spring 2006," s...

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Renowned Cover Artist Remembers VOIVOD's PIGGY

Renowned album-cover artist Ioannis (FATES WARNING, DEEP PURPLE, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DREAM THEATER, UFO, KING CRIMSON) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "In the early summer of 1989 on my second job for Mechanic Records after finishing...

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REDEMPTION Added As Co-Headliner Of Toronto's DAY OF THE EQUINOX Festival

Los Angeles-based prog/metal/rock act REDEMPTION, featuring FATES WARNING singer Ray Alder, have been added as co-headliner of the inaugural Day of the Equinox festival, set to take place October 14 in Toronto, Canada. The band — who has received critical acclaim throughout the metal community for t...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer: 'We're One Of The Better Live Speed Metal Bands Out There'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: This ["Dreams of Death"] is your first new studio album since "My God" in 2001. Why such a long wait? Craig: "We lost our deal with Metal Blade. That...

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Awaken the Guardian (reissue)

While their eternal doppelgangers QUEENSRŸCHE did more to popularize "thinking man's metal", and onetime disciples DREAM THEATER turned prog-metal into a cottage industry, FATES WARNING are no less deserving of their place in progressive metal history. Their 1986 set, "Awaken the Guardian", hit a pi...

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INTERFACE: Audio Sample Featuring New Vocalist Posted Online

INTERFACE, the Connecticut-based band featuring original FATES WARNING drummer Steve Zimmerman, have posted an audio clip of a new song, entitled "Holding On", at their official web site, www.interfacesoundz.com. The track is the first recording to feature new singer Kevin Flowers, who recently join...

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FATES WARNING Editing Live DVD

FATES WARNING are currently editing a live DVD shot on February 20, 2005 in Athens, Greece. The disc, the audio for which was mixed by Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM),is tentatively due before the end of the year via InsideOut Music. In other news, FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos is c...

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TEMPLEWITHIN Featuring MARK ZONDER: Audio Clip Available

TEMPLEWITHIN, the new band featuring FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, have uploaded an audio clip of a song called "Swept Away" at Zonder's official web site. Download it at this location. Check...

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Former FATES WARNING Guitarist Guests On ICARUS WITCH Album

Former FATES WARNING guitarist Frank Aresti has recorded a guest appearance on the upcoming full-length album from Pittsburgh traditional metal upstarts ICARUS WITCH, entitled "Capture the Magic". ICARUS WITCH have been hard at work in Eric Klinger's (PRO-PAIN) Pittsburgh studio since May recording...

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The Fullness of Time

It's been quite a prog metal ride these past couple of weeks, what with CIRCUS MAXIMUS' "The 1st Chapter" flooring me with out-of-this-world melodies and the second release from REDEMPTION, "The Fullness of Time", reminding me of the enormous talent of main man Nicolas van Dyk. That both albums were...

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ALL TOO HUMAN To Enter Studio In August

Texas-based progressive metallers ALL TOO HUMAN will enter the studio in August to record material for their next two CDs, the first of which is expected to surface in early 2006. A follow-up effort is tentatively due in August 2006. Songtitles set to appear on the upcoming CDs include "Juggernaut",...

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MALADAPTIVE Finish Recording New EP

MALADAPTIVE, the new band featuring former HEAVENLY members Frédéric Leclercq (guitar),Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (bass) and Maxence Pilo (drums),have finished recording their second EP, entitled "Manic Delusions". Audio samples of the tracks "Be Your Own God", "Steppin' out of the Ashes" and a full...

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FATES WARNING Drummer Says Recording Sessions With New Band 'Went Extremely Well'

FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has posted the following update on his collaborative project with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay: "The recording with Mr. Analla [Gregg Analla; vocals; ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES] over the past few days went extremely well. It is always sort of...