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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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TORTURE DIVISION: New Demo Available For Free Download

TORTURE DIVISION, the new Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY),has released a new...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK To Appear At CHILLER THEATRE Expo

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has been added to the list of artists who are scheduled to make guest appearances at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo on October 30 - November 1 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. For more information, go to

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MUSTASCH Completes Work On New Album; First Track Posted Online

Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH have completed work on their new, self-titled album for a September 30 release in Finland and Sweden and October 5 in Denmark and Norway via Regain Records. The CD will be released in other territories in early 2010. The album's first single will be a song called "Mine"...

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THE LAW Working On New Material

Guitarist Björn Larsson of THE LAW, the Swedish San Francisco Bay Area thrash-influenced metal band, has issued the following update: "We are rehearsing new material and building a studio in order to demo the new stuff. We have about seven or eight new songs that are basically done, 'cept for the vo...

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SCORPIONS Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

SCORPIONS vocalist Klaus Meine has recorded a duet with EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet for the forthcoming album from Tobias' AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "We played a couple of shows with the SCORPIONS here and there and they are not only the biggest and greatest rock band ever to emerge from...

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JORN LANDE To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, ARK, MILLENIUM, VAGABOND, THE SNAKES) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to appear on the CD are acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Ho...

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IN MOURNING: Rehearsal Footage Of New Song Available

Video footage of Swedish melancholic metallers IN MOURNING playing a new song, "Debris", live in their rehearsal room can be viewed below. The track will appear on the band's forthcoming second album, which IN MOURNING will begin recording on August 22 at Black Lounge Studio (SCAR SYMMETRY, CARNAL F...

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DISMEMBER Bassist To Perform With GRAVE At Finland's FINN HITS Festival

DISMEMBER's Tobias Cristiansson will play bass for fellow Swedish death metallers GRAVE at the Finn Hits festival, set to take place August 14-15, 2009 in Pori, Finland. Commented Cristiansson: "Once again I will have the pleasure to play bass with the mighty GRAVE! "Fredrik Isaksson is busy playing...

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ERIC SINGER, ALEX HOLZWARTH To Appear On New AVANTASIA Album

Acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ANGRA, SIEGES EVEN) will both appear on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "Eric has played on many tracks [for the upcoming AVANTASIA...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the singer/songwriter about the forthcoming album from his AVANTASIA project. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Tobias, how are things going in the studio? Sammet: I am pretty damn busy,...

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EDGUY: Quality Footage From Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of EDGUY performing the song "Tears Of A Mandrake" at the Rockweekend festival, which was held on July 9-11, 2009 in Kilafors, Sweden, can be viewed below (courtesy of "framednoise"). EDGUY's new DVD and separate 2-CD package, "Fucking With F*** - Live", came out in...

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TORTURE DIVISION Entering Studio Today

TORTURE DIVISION, the new Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY),will enter the stud...

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MUSTASCH To Tour Sweden In October

Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH will embark on a tour of their home country in October. A list of dates can be found below. MUSTASCH will release its new album via Regain Records on the following dates: Sept. 30 - Sweden and Finland Oct. 5 - Norway and Denmark Release dates for other territories have...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Completes Work On 'BK3' Album

Guitarist Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, UNION) has completed work on "BK3", his third solo album following 2001's "Audio Dog" and 2003's "Transformer". The CD was mastered on Thursday, July 16 at Precision Mastering in Hollywood, California. An official release date has not yet been annou...