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TARJA TURUNEN: Touring Band Revealed

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's band for her upcoming tour will consist of the following musicians Tarja Turunen - Vocals Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums Maria Ilmoniemi - Keyboards Oliver Holzwarth (BLIND GUARDIAN, ex-SIEGES EVEN) - Bass Alex S...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, CRADLE OF FILTH Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

BLIND GUARDIAN and CRADLE OF FILTH have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BLIND GUARDIAN C...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Demo Version Of New Track Posted Online

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the multinational project featuring Jens Karlsson (vocals; PERSUADER),Emil Norberg (lead guitar; PERSUADER),Piet Sielck (guitar, bass, backing vocals; IRON SAVIOR) and Mike Terrana (drums; AXEL RUDI PELL, RAGE, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, MASTERPLAN),has posted a pre-production/demo versi...

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DOWN, SATYRICON, AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

DOWN, SATYRICON and AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 2-8, 2009 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ALESTORM AMON AMARTH BLIND GUARDIAN DEATH ANGEL DEATHSTARS DESTRUCTION DIE APOKALYPTSCHEN REITER DIMMU BORGIR D...

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ICED EARTH: New DVD Details Revealed

A brand new interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer conducted on March 13, 2009 is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location (8.4 MB). Regarding the immediate plans for ICED EARTH, Schaffer says, "Well, right now I'm wrapping up the post-production for the 'Festiv...

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CHICKENFOOT, UFO, CANDLEMASS, STATIC-X Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

CHICKENFOOT, UFO, FLY LEAVE, THE RECKONING, CANDLEMASS, KARMA TO BURN, LAUREN HARRIS, STATIC-X and MANIC MOVEMENT are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The...

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PERSUADER: New Audio Clips Posted Online

A five-minute video clip featuring audio excerpts from several tracks that are set to appear on the fourth album from Swedish metallers PERSUADER can be viewed below. The CD is tentatively due later in the year via Dockyard 1. PERSUADER's third full-length effort, "When Eden Burns", was released in...

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EDENBRIDGE: Live Album Release Date Announced

Austrian female-fronted symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE will release a live album on April 27. Entitled "LiveEarthDream" (see cover artwork below),the disc was recorded at various concerts in 2008 and can only and exclusively be ordered through the band's fanshop. The album will be limited to 1,000...

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SAXON: New Video Interview With BIFF BYFORD Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of legendary British heavy metallers SAXON. Watch the chat in four parts below. SAXON has been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds...

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HEAVEN & HELL, BLIND GUARDIAN, TESTAMENT Confirmed For Greece's ROCKING ATHENS FESTIVAL

HEAVEN & HELL, BLIND GUARDIAN and TESTAMENT are among the confirmed bands for the Rocking Athens Festival, set to take place July 27 at the Olympic Fencing Arena in Athens, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN & HELL BLIND GUARDIAN TESTAMENT GOJIRA MENCEA DESCENDING...

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KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD, DRAGONFORCE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is sha...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Members Answer Fan-Submitted Questions: Video Available

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have posted the second installment of the band's video blog. The 13-minute clip, which features Mario Plank (male vocals),Martin Harb (keyboards) and Joanna Nieniewska (female vocals) answering fan-submitted questions, can be viewed below. The latest...

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SAXON To Play New York City In May

British heavy metal legends SAXON have confirmed a headlining show at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on May 19. Tickets go on sale on March 8. Sweden's Metal-TV.com recently conducted an interview with SAXON singer Biff Byford. Watch the chat below. SAXON has been confirmed for th...

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IN VAIN: New Album Due In May

"Mantra", the sophomore album from Norwegian extreme metallers IN VAIN, has been delayed until May. Guitarist Johnar Haaland says, "The album has been postponed for various reasons, one of them being my inability to play any concerts as I am in Asia at the moment and will stay here for quite some ti...

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SAXON: New Video Interview With BIFF BYFORD Posted Online

Sweden's Metal-TV.com recently conducted an interview with singer Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. Watch the chat below. SAXON has been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. A...