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AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Italy's ROUTE TO HELL FESTIVAL

Sweden's AMON AMARTH has been confirmed for the Route To Hell Festival, set to take place September 1, 2007 in Palamaggiò, Caserta, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: STRATOVARIUS TESTAMENT BEHEMOTH AMON AMARTH INSIDE More bands will be announced soon. AMON AMARTH's video for the...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs STRATOVARIUS On National TV; Video Available

Video footage of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing STRATOVARIUS' "Hunting High And Low" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" last Thursday (March 22) has been posted online on YouTube: "Hunting High And Low" (video) "Rock and Roll" (vi...

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EDGUY Frontman Announces Title Of New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has set "The Scarecrow" as the title of the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer and the bass is being...

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VISION DIVINE: '25th Hour' Track Listing Revealed

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "The 25th Hour", due on June 4 via Scarlet Records. The production was once again handled by Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS) and Luigi Stefanini at...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have set "The 8th Sin" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on May 28 via Century Media Records. According to a press release, "The 8th Sin" offers "a slightly more modern sound with harsh riffs, huge choruses and the band's classic guitar extravag...

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AMORPHIS: New Album Due In August; Single Release Planned For June

Finland's AMORPHIS spent the beginning of the year in the studio preparing its as-yet-untitled eighth album, due on August 29 in Finland and on August 31 in the rest of Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. As a first taste of the new material, a single will be released on June 27. The new CD was ...

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VISION DIVINE To Release 'The 25th Hour' In June

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, will release their new album, "The 25th Hour", on June 4 via Scarlet Records. The production was once again handled by Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS) and Luigi Stefanini at the New Sin Studios. Comment...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Films 'Never Again' Video

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have finished filming a video for the new song "Never Again". According to bassist Nils Eriksson, the track "is a sort of midtempo, in-your-face, heavy-slab-of-meat kind of thing." NOCTURNAL RITES will release its new album later in the year via Century Medi...

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ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN...

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EDGUY Frontman On AVANTASIA Project: 'There's No Limits To Our Creativity'

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is currently working on the third installment of his solo project AVANTASIA. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer and the bass is being handled by Tobia...

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D.C. COOPER Confirmed For BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

Bay Area Rock Promotions has announce that D.C. Cooper has been confirmed as a special guest of the Bay Area Rock Festival. The current SILENT FORCE lead singer and former ROYAL HUNT frontman will make a guest appearance onstage with one of the bands on the first night of the festival. Additionally,...

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VITAL REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VITAL REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULL...

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AMORPHIS Confirmed For Germany's WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN Festival

Finland's AMORPHIS has been confirmed for the Wave Gotik Treffen festival, set to take place May 25-28 in Leipzig, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are MOONSPELL, CRUACHAN, SUIDAKRA, PRIMORDIAL, EISBRECHER and REFLEXION, among many others. AMORPHIS recently finished recording its new CD at Sonic Pu...

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IN FLAMES, HELLOWEEN, ARMORED SAINT Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2006' DVD

IN FLAMES, DEATH ANGEL, RAVEN, HELLOWEEN, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and ARMORED SAINT are among the bands featured on the "Bang Your Head!!! 2006" DVD, due in Europe on March 12. In addition to 34 songs that were filmed during last year's Bang Your Head!!! festival (which took place June 23-24, 2006 in Balin...

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STRATOVARIUS: First Installment Of New Album Video Blog Available

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have posted the first installment of their 2007 new album video blog at YouTube.com. STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki and drummer Jörg Michael recently completed the basic demos in Germany for the band's new album (whose title consists of two separate...