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VANISHING POINT Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Danny Olding, keyboardist for acclaimed Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT has announced his departure from the group. Olding posted the following message via the group's official web site: "Hello to all my friends... "Unfortunately I have quite a sad announcement to make... "Now that...

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IRON SAVIOR, MEZARKABUL, HEAVENLY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

IRON SAVIOR, MEZARKABUL and HEAVENLY are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY AMON AM...

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KOTIPELTO, METALUCIFER, SABBAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finland's KOTIPELTOthe solo band of STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipeltoand Japan's METALUCIFER and SABBAT are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently schedu...

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TOBIAS SAMMET: I Am In Love With AVANTASIA Part II

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has issued the following statement regarding the forthcoming release of AVANTASIA Part II, the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed The Metal Opera debut, which featured guest appearances from some of metal's brightest stars, including ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske...

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EDGUY Announce Live Dates, Release Date For AVANTASIA Part II

German power metallers EDGUY will perform the following shows during the coming months: May 02 - Osaka, JAP @ On Air (w/RHAPSODY) May 04 - Nagoya, JAP @ Bottom Line (w/RHAPSODY) May 05 - Tokyo, JAP @ Club Citta (w/RHAPSODY) May 06 - Tokyo, JAP @ Club Citta (w/RHAPSODY) May 09 - Sydney, AUST @ ...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY AMON AM...

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KREATOR: European Summer Festival Attack!

Veteran German thrashers KREATOR have lined up the following summer festival appearances: May 31 – Offenbach, GER @ Stadthalle (w/EDGUY) Jun. 03 – Busan, South Korea @ Busan International Rock Jun. 08 – Milano, ITA @ Gods of Metal Jun. 22 – Bergum, NETH @ Waldrock Jul. 05 – Dessel, BEL @ Graspop Jul...

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EDGUY's TOBIAS SAMMET: AVANTASIA Part II Coming In August

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is currently hard at work on the second part of his metal opera project dubbed AVANTASIA, which released a highly-acclaimed debut effort, entitled simply The Metal Opera, in November 2000. According to Sammet, touring with my main band EDGUY is such big fun, [but] in bet...

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DIONYSUS Complete Work On Debut CD

Swedish/German melodic power metal act DIONYSUS, featuring the voice behind guitarist Luca Turilli's solo work Olaf Hayer and ex-SINERGY drummer Ronny Milianowicz, have completed work on their debut album at Rhön Studios in Fulda, Germany with producer Tobias Sammet (EDGUY vocalist). Mixed by Tommy...

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RICK RENSTROM Inks Deal With Mascot Records

American guitarist RICK RENSTROM has signed a deal with Holland's Mascot Records. Rick is a fantastic guitarist who has overcome a physical handicap to join the ranks of the top heavy metal guitarists in the world, according to an official press release from the label. RENSTROM's new album is half v...

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EDGUY Frontman Records Guest Appearance For SHAMAN CD

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has recorded a duet with SHAMAN singer Andre Matos (ex-ANGRA) for SHAMAN's forthcoming debut CD, entitled Ritual, which is due in the summer through an as-yet-undetermined label. In other news, EDGUY are due to record a live album during their upcoming European headlinin...

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SAVATAGE Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

SAVATAGE are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY AMON AMARTH BLAZE BLIND GUARDIAN BLI...

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METAL MELTDOWN IV: EXODUS Out, VIRGIN STEELE In

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have officially pulled out of next week's Metal Meltdown IV festival, which is scheduled to take place on April 5-6 at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. No reason was given for the group's cancellation. Meanwhile, VIRGIN STEELE have now been adde...

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EDGUY Cancel METAL MELTDOWN IV Appearance!

German melodic metallers EDGUY have cancelled their appearance at the Metal Meltdown IV festival, which is scheduled to take place on April 5th and 6th at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Here is an official statement on the matter by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet: “Hey friends in the...

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BLITZKRIEG Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

NWOBHM legends BLITZKRIEG are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY AMON AMARTH BLAZE B...