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AVANTASIA: More Tour Video Blogs Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the next two in a series of video blogs (see below) from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Amanda Somerville is the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped to rep...

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IMPERIA To Perform At Holland's MYSTIC FAIR

Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Holland-based band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) will perform at the 2008 edition of the Mystic Fair on Saturday, July 19. The gothic and fantasy fa...

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AVANTASIA In Moscow: Quality Video Footage, Photos Available

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA performed a headlining show at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia on June 10, 2008. Check out photos from the concert: Darkside HeadBanger.ru Quality video footage from the show can be viewed below. AVANTASIA's touring lineup consists of the following...

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PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For Spain's ALTERNA VIGO Festival

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been confirmed for the Alterna Vigo festival, set to take place August 8-9, 2008 in Vigo, Spain. So scheduled to appear are OVERKILL, GAMMA RAY, EXODUS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, CYNIC and RATOS DE PORO. For more information, go to this location. PRIMAL FEAR has set...

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AVANTASIA: More Tour Video Blogs, ROCKSOUND Footage Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the second and third in a series of video blogs from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Also available is more fan-filmed video footage from the Rocksound concert (courtesy of YouTube user "...

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AVANTASIA: Footage From Tour Kick-Off Available

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA kicked off its European tour on Thursday, June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert's opening song can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "bomberman021"). AVANTASIA's touring lineu...

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Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE Releases First AVANTASIA Tour Video Blog

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the first in a series of video blogs from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Watch the clip below. Amanda Somerville is the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped...

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EPICA: Partial 'Classical Conspiracy' Setlist Revealed

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will take part in a special concert dubbed "Classical Conspiracy" on June 14 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band will perform a 45-minute set of metal adaptations of classical songs and movie soundtracks, accompanied by the orchestra and c...

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THE AURORA PROJECT Signs With THE LASER'S EDGE

Dutch progressive rock band THE AURORA PROJECT has inked a deal with the American label The Laser's Edge. The group's second album, titled "Shadow Border", is currently being mixed by Joost van den Broek (AYREON, AFTER FOREVER) for a September release. According to a press release, "Shadow Border" w...

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EPICA Guitarist Featured On WARBREED Debut; Audio Available

Mark Jansen, renowned guitar player and singer in EPICA, makes a guest appearance on "History Undone", the debut album from the Argentinean death metal band WARBREED. Mark recorded the vocals alongside WARBREED's Guillermo for the song "Rotterdam in Flames". The track is now available for streaming...

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MEMOIRA Signs With NIGHTMARE RECORDS

Nightmare Records has announced the signing of MEMOIRA, a young female-fronted Finnish band playing what the label calls "epic melancholic metal that has progressive and gothic orchestral parts." According to Nightmare, MEMOIRA carries on "in the fashon of bands such as NIGHTWISH, EPICA, KAMELOT, WI...

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EPICA Getting Ready For 'Classical Conspiracy' Show

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will take part in a special concert dubbed "Classical Conspiracy" on June 14 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band will perform classical pieces from Mozart, Dvorak, Verdi, Orff, Prokofiev, Grieg, Vivaldi as well as symphonic versions of its...

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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues Post-Japanese Tour Update

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "The band is back home now in Canada (Steve [Bolognese, drums] lives in Boston) after another couple of successful tours. The SYMPHONY X /EPICA / INTO ETERNITY U....

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AMASEFFER: 'Slaves For Life' Widget Available

A widget for "Slaves for Life", the debut album from AMASEFFER, the "holy project" featuring guest appearances by Mats Levn (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY) and Kobi Farhi (ORPHANED LAND),is available below. AMASEFFER recently inked a deal with InsideOut Music. "Slav...

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Finland's TUSKA Festival Is Officially Sold Out

The eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival which has a capacity of 33,000 has officially sold out, according to the event's organizers. The festival, which is set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland, will feature a total of 32 bands performing on thre...