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AVANTASIA: First Six Tour Dates Announced

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle Dec. 04 - Germany - Kaufbeuren...

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VIRGIN STEELE: New Album Details Revealed

U.S. metallers VIRGIN STEELE will release their new album, "The Black Light Bacchanalia", via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 22 Rest of Europe: October 25 USA, Canada: November 9 The effort will be made available as limited-edition digipak, standard CD...

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...

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ELUVEITIE Announces European Co-Headlining Tour With KORPIKLAANI

Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE will team up with Finland's KORPIKLAANI for a European co-headlining tour in October. Support on the trek will come from GODNR.UNIVERSE!, the brand new (and never before seen live) side project of ELUVEITIE's most beautiful assets, Anna Murphy (hurdy gurdy, vocals) and...

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GWAR Frontman Back On FOX NEWS' 'Red Eye' Tonight For Kneecap-Splitting 12th Time!

GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus will make his 12th appearance on Fox News' "Red Eye" show with host Greg Gutfeld this Tuesday night, August 3 (actually airing early Wednesday morning). "Red Eye" is a late-night/early-morning talk show on the Fox News channel. Airing at 3:00 a.m. EST on weekdays with re...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Cold Embrace Of Fear' 35-Minute Symphony

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release an epic monument called "The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony" on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes d...

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MANTICORA Bassist To Guest On HEXFIRE Debut

Kasper Gram of the Danish metal act MANTICORA recently laid down a guest bass solo on one of the tracks that will appear on the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE Commented HEXFIRE guitarist Jacob Liszko: "As you can see, more and more well-known musicians are agreeing to guest on our debut a...

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GWAR Announces New Album Title

After a triumphant European tour that included appearances at the With Full Force and Dour festivals, Antarctic rock gods GWAR have returned to their ice-bound fortress to drink blood and begin work on their newest and most gut-crushing album yet. That's right, right now, at the sorta halfway point...

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BIOMECHANICAL Drummer Completes Tracks For HEXFIRE Debut

English drummer Jonno Lodge (BIOMECHANICAL, ex-PAUL DI'ANNO) has completed the drum tracks for the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE. The recording session took place at the Staffordshire Phoenixx Studios with engineer Stephen Parkinson. Drummers Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, AVANTASIA)...

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TENACIOUS D Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)

TENACIOUS D — the metal-inspired comic rock collaboration featuring actor Jack Black and Kyle Gass — paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — during an appearance at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which was held J...

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ZOROASTER: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Matador", the sophomore album from the Atlanta, Georgia "psych metal" band ZOROASTER, is available for streaming in its entirety using the Soundcloud player below (courtesy of Think Indie). "Matador" is scheduled for a July 13 North American release via E1 Music. Produced and engineered by Sanford...

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ETERNAL LEGACY: 'The Dead Matter' Video Released

"The Dead Matter", the new video from Cleveland, Ohio metallers ETERNAL LEGACY, can be viewed below (courtesy of Wackentube, the official video site of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival). The song comes off the band's second album, "Lifeless Alive", which was released in November 2009 via Auburn Re...

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ZOROASTER: 'Odyssey' Video Released

"Odyssey", the new video from the Atlanta, Georgia "psych metal" band ZOROASTER, can be viewed below (courtesy of Stereogum). The clip was was helmed by director Chad Rullman for Supercollider Films. The Atlanta-based Rullman is known previously for directing MASTODON's career-launching videos "Marc...

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PRIMORDIAL Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

After playing what vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has called the band's "worst show in 20 years" on June 5, 2010 in Athens, Greece, the group has officially parted ways with drummer Simon O'Laoghaire and is currently seeking a replacement. PRIMORDIAL says i...

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ZOROASTER: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Ancient Ones", a brand new song from Atlanta, Georgia's "psych metal" band ZOROASTER, is available for streaming using below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "Matador", which is scheduled for a July 13 North American release via E1 Music.