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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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EPICA Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary Of 'The Phantom Agony'; Photos, Video Footage Available
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA celebrated the five-year anniversary of the release of their debut album, "The Phantom Agony", by performing the CD in its entirety last Friday (May 16) at Tivoli in Utrecht, The Netherlands. After the regular set, EPICA returned for a four-song encore:...May 19, 2008
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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Equilibrio' Metal Opera
EPICA singer Simone Simons has confirmed her participation in the metal opera "Equilibrio", which is said to be a collaboration between the Dutch metal band XYSTUS and Holland's oldest symphony orchestra, the USConcert. Commented Simone: "I am very excited about this new project! I am very proud to...May 19, 2008
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W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, ANGRA, EPICA, SOILWORK Pull Out Of Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE Festival
ANGRA, W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, DARK MOOR, ANCIENT RITES, MAGIC KINGDOM, SOILWORK and EPICA have pulled out of the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live Festival "for reasons out of our comprehension," according to the event organizers. "We feel deeply sorry for this news and he hope to have these ex...May 17, 2008
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EPICA: New Video Interview With MARK JANSEN Available
Radio DJ Sheila Doki conducted an interview with EPICA guitarist Mark Jansen on April 27, 2008 in Ft. Worth, Texas prior to the band's show with SYMPHONY X. Among other things, Mark discusses his favorite songs to do live, his thoughts about MTV and the "music" played on it, what he feels makes EPIC...May 14, 2008
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CYNIC Replaces 3 INCHES OF BLOOD At Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival
Reactivated progressive metallers CYNIC have been confirmed for the Zwarte Cross festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. They will replace 3 INCHES OF BLOOD which cancelled its appearance at the event. Also newly confirmed for the Aardschok Jgermeister Stage are THE...May 14, 2008
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EPICA Stand-In Singer Releases Final Video Video Tour Diary Entries
Amanda Somerville the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped to replace EPICA vocalist Simone Simons on the band's North American tour with SYMPHONY X due to Simons' ongoing health issues has posted the final updates to her video tour diary. Watch the footage below. Simon...May 14, 2008
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EPICA Singer SIMONE SIMONS To Make Her Return To Live Stage This Week
Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria have issued the following update: "Good news: Simone will perform with EPICA again! First show will be this upcoming Th...May 11, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR: Singer's Illness Forces Czech Cancellation
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have cancelled their May 10 appearance at the Rockfest in Kurim, Czech Republic after the group's vocalist, Ralf Scheepers, was taken ill. Scheepers' official statement on the matter reads as follows: "To all fans in the Czech Republic who wanted to visit the festi...May 9, 2008
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EPICA: Orchestra Rehearsal Footage For Upcoming 'Classical Conspiracy' Show Available
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...May 9, 2008
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EPICA Stand-In Singer Releases More Video Footage From The Road
Amanda Somerville the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped to replace EPICA vocalist Simone Simons on the band's North American tour with SYMPHONY X due to Simons' ongoing health issues has posted the three more updates to her video tour diary. Watch the footage below....May 7, 2008
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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues SYMPHONY X Tour Recap
Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "We just finished our last show with SYMPHONY X and EPICA and all we can say is that the tour was killer! Everyone from the bands to the crew was super-cool. It t...May 7, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR: Working Album Title Announced
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have set "16.6" as the working title of the follow-up to last year's "New Religion" album. The CD will be recorded in November/December 2008 for a tentative early 2009 release via Frontiers Records. "New Religion" last year landed on the Swedish chart at No. 67. It...May 6, 2008
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EPICA Guitarist Featured On WARBREED Debut
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". "History Undone" track listing: 01. The H...May 5, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR: 'We're Still Overwhelmed By Every Crowd's Fantastic Response!'
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "Well, we're finally back home from the '10 Years Of Metal Tour', exhausted and very satisfied. "After two days of practising with the new lineup, we played nine shows in a row! The tour was a wonderful experience and a worthy oper...May 4, 2008
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