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QUEEN Musical 'We Will Rock You' To Close In London

BBC News is reporting that the QUEEN musical "We Will Rock You" is to close in London after more than four years on the West End stage. Ben Elton's hit show will bow out on October 7, 2006. It will then embark on a lengthy national tour. "At last provincial audiences will get ...

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INNERWISH Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Greek heavy metal band INNERWISH have completed the recordings for their as-yet-untitled new album at Music Factory Studios with producer R.D. Liapakis. "The recordings went great and even if the temperature in Germany was extremely low, INNERWISH managed to fire up things with their music," reads a...

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Female Guitar Virtuoso THE GREAT KAT Featured In 'Coming Attractions' Movie

Female guitar virtuoso THE GREAT KAT (web site) announced today the first shred/classical music ever heard in a Hollywood movie. THE GREAT KAT's Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" is featured in Jason Bunch's new comedy film "Coming Attractions", out in movie theaters spring 2006. THE GREAT KAT's Liszt...

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MANOWAR Bassist: 'We Care About Metal Fans More Than Anyone Else'

"We care about our bands, the quality of music and the metal fans more than anyone else!" — Joey DeMaio, MANOWAR bassist and President of Magic Circle Music. During MANOWAR's storied career, the band faced the trials and tribulations that confront musicians trying to make it in the music business. A...

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IRON FIRE Sign With NAPALM RECORDS

Danish power metallers IRON FIRE, who feature in their ranks singer Martin Steene (FORCE OF EVIL),have inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band's third album, "Revenge", was produced by Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, TNT, HATESPHERE) and features cover art by Eric Philippe (RHAPSODY, LUCA TURILLI). An...

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MANOWAR To Release New Single, Full-Length Album

MANOWAR will relerase a brand new single, "The Sons Of Odin", on February 27, 2006. This 10-minute epic, in classic true metal style, sets the perfect tone for the impending release of the yet-untitled full-length album, scheduled for April 3, 2006. Entitled "The Sons Of Odin", the upcoming CD will...

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RHAPSODY: Upcoming Live Album Available As Paid Download

Italian "film-score metal" icons RHAPSODY have made their entire new live album, "Live In Canada 2005 – The Dark Secret", available as a paid download via the band's official web site. The MP3s will only be available on Thursday, January 19, from 0:00 CET until 23:59 CET. Due on January 31 via Magic...

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RHAPSODY To Release First Live Album January 31

Italian film-score metal icons RHAPSODY have announced that they will release their first live album on January 31 via Magic Circle Music. Entitled "Live In Canada 2005 – The Dark Secret", the release is a testimony of pure energy, with over 60 minutes of footage recorded at the Metropolis in Montre...

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New DVD Teaches Heavy Metal Stars The Art Of Roaring

James Parker of The Boston Globe has issued the following report: The origin of the "tortured throat scream" or "angry hell voice" is as hotly contested as anything else in the history of heavy metal. Does it derive from the "death grunt" — the subhuman ultra-low-frequency belch developed by Florida...

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RHAPSODY: Live Album Details Revealed

Italian epic metal band RHAPSODY will release their first-ever live album, "Live In Canada 2005 – The Dark Secret", on January 23, 2006. Recorded on June 13, 2005 at Salle Albert-Rousseau in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, the CD will feature the following track listing: 01. The Dark Secret 02. Unholy W...

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MANOWAR: More European Tour Dates Announced

MANOWAR have announced more dates for the "Demons, Dragons and Warriors World Tour 2006", featuring support from the Magic Circle Music artists RHAPSODY and HOLYHELL. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Mar. 25 - Athens, Greece - Stadium Peace & Friendship Mar. 27 - Winterthur, Switzerland -...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, BRAND NEW SIN Venue: Electric Factory City/State: Philadelphia, Pa. Date: Oct. 22, 2005 Attendance: 1,758 Capacity: 2,250 Artist/Event: BLACK...

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MANOWAR Schedule Greek Dates

Heavy Metal giants MANOWAR will play two dates in Greece this coming March as part of the band's "Demons, Dragons & Warriors Tour 2005-2006". This information was confirmed by both the Greek concert-promotion company Neo Revma and the offficial Greek MANOWAR fan club. The "Demons, Dragons &...

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RHAPSODY Guitarist To Release New Solo Album

RHAPSODY guitarist Luca Turilli is currently putting the finishing touches on a new solo album, tentatively due in January/February 2006. Turilli's last solo CD, "Prophet of the Last Eclipse", came out in 2002. RHAPSODY will be releasing their first live album ever in early 2006. The recordings will...

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SIEGES EVEN To Tour Europe With DEADSOUL TRIBE

Reformed cult German progressive metal band SIEGES EVEN will be embarking on a European co-headlining tour with DEADSOUL TRIBE (the band led by former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ frontman Buddy Lackey, a.k.a. Devon Graves) in January. The group will also play several headlining shows in December. The band's sch...