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STORMWARRIOR And KAI HANSEN To Perform 'Walls Of Jericho' Set At WACKEN OPEN AIR

German power metallers STORMWARRIOR will be joined by former HELLOWEEN and current GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen for a special "Walls of Jericho" set during their performance at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist: 'Songwriting Is Going Really Well'

NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following update at the band's official web site: "Just dropping by to let you all know that songwriting [for the new album] is going really well (still). We worked on some vocals yesterday and Jonny [Lindqvist] can still sing (again). Some of the...

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BELPHEGOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Austrian extreme black/death metal outfit BELPHEGOR has been confirmed for next 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): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORP...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, RAGE Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, RAGE, TYR, JBO and AMORPHIS have been confirmed for next 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): AMORPHIS BLIND GUARDIAN CANN...

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ROY Z, RENATO TRIBUZY To Perform With PRIMAL FEAR In Brazil

Guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD) and Brazilian musician Renato Tribuzy will appear as special guests during PRIMAL FEAR's concert at the Live N' Louder festival on October 14 at Arena Skol Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil. Also performing at the festival are DAVID LEE ROTH, STRATOVARI...

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STRATOVARIUS' KOTIPELTO: Photos From New Solo CD Recording Sessions Available

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto entered Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland in August to begin recording his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. Check out photos from some of the early recording sessions at this location. KOTIPELTO's sop...

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DREAMTALE Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Announces Replacement

Finnish metallers DREAMTALE have parted ways with keyboardist Turkka Vuorinen and have replaced him with 17-year-old Akseli Kaasalainen. In other news, the band has been busy preparing material for the fourth DREAMTALE album. "The second demo session is on its way at the moment and we have about 15...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist To Appear On New KOTIPELTO Album

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, keyboardist Janne Wirman will enter the studio within the next couple of weeks to record his parts for STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto's third solo album under the KOTIPELTO banner. The as-yet-untitled effort is due in e...

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HAGGARD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German 17-piece medieval metalheads HAGGARD have been confirmed for next 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): BLIND GUARDIAN GRAVE DIGGER HAGGARD IMMORTAL IN FLAMES...

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Creator Of IRON MAIDEN's EDDIE To Publish Art Book

With IRON MAIDEN proving themselves hands-down the hottest metal band on the planet with their killer new studio album "Matter Of Life And Death", what better time to commemorate all things MAIDEN than with an art book celebrating the creator of Eddie? "Run For Cover: The Art Of Derek Riggs" is a fu...

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THUNDERSTONE Begins Recording New Album

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album. The band is currently working on 11 as-yet-untitled original tracks and two cover songs which will be included as bonus tracks on special-edition versions of the new album....

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TIMO TOLKKI Writing 'More Traditional' STRATOVARIUS Material

STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on the songwriting process for the group's new album: "Everything has gone very smoothly and I have written seven songs by now. I expect to complete the songwriting by the STRATOVARIUS tour that kicks off [in] Canada. After t...

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NOCTURNAL RITES To Commence Pre-Production On New CD

NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following update at the band's official forum: "Hey all, thanks for a great show in Stockholm [at the Swedish Metal Expo on September 1-2]. As we said before, this show concludes our touring activities for 'Grand Illusion' and now we'll start work...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Portugal's MOONSPELL was have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to perform are IN FLAMES, BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, STRATOVARIUS, GRAVE DIGGER, THERION, SAMAEL, SCHANDMAUL and the reunited No...

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IN FLAMES Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish metal titans IN FLAMES have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to perform are BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, STRATOVARIUS, GRAVE DIGGER, THERION, SAMAEL, SCHANDMAUL and the reunited Norwegi...