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THUNDERSTONE Pull Out Of France's METALLIANCE Festival

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are very sorry to announce that we have cancelled the planned show at the Metalliance festival in Beauvais [France] [on May 5]. We want you to know that this was entirely beyond our control...

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ANGRA Singer's Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By QUEENSRŸCHE, NIGHTWISH Members

ANGRA vocalist Eduardo Falaschi's official web site has been updated with the following details of his upcoming solo album: "ANGRA's vocalist Edu Falaschi is recording his first solo album. The project is called 'Almah' and it relies not only on Edu's talents as a singer, songwriter, arranger and pr...

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Ex-YNGWIE Singer EDMAN Joins Forces With Swedish Guitarist In GEFF

According to a posting at www.goranedman.net, vocalist Göran Edman (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLORY) has joined forces with Swedish guitarist Ralf Jedestedt in a new project called GEFF. The group's current lineup, which sees Jedestedt handling all the music and Edman taking care of the lyrics and vocal arr...

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STRATOVARIUS: More North American Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for STRATOVARIUS' upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to take place in September/Ocrober. The details are as follows: Sep. 27 - Quebec City, QC - Salle Albert Rousseau Sep. 29 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley Oct. 01 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Oct. 02 - New York,...

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EXCALION Prepare To Enter Studio

Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will enter Watercastle studios in early May to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. "The new material will rock HARD!" the band write on their web site. "The music style of the album will be...

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ANGRA Singer Added To 'Glorious' Soccer Tribute Song

More guest musicians have been confirmed to take part in the recording of the song "Glorious", which was written for the upcoming soccer world championship by former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch along with Ronny Milianowicz (DIONYSUS) and Joacim Cans (HAMMERFALL). The track wil...

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STRATOVARIUS, HALFORD Members Added To 'Glorious' Soccer Tribute

More guest musicians have been confirmed to take part in the recording of the song "Glorious", which was written for the upcoming soccer world championship by former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch along with Ronny Milianowicz (DIONYSUS) and Joacim Cans (HAMMERFALL). The track wil...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist: Chilling Out With Other Naked Men Is Part Of 'Finnish Culture'

Mark Hensch of antiMUSIC recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Warman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: antiMUSIC: Your musical output is pretty diverse, and you have strayed outside of BODOM a bit in the past. Are there any thoughts you'd like to offer a...

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AMORPHIS, DRAGONFORCE, 10 YEARS Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

AMORPHIS, DRAGONFORCE, HELLFUELED and 10 YEARS have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 1: VENOM DIMMU BORGIR OPETH DOWN TESTAMENT NEVERMORE SATY...

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STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, RAGE Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY and RAGE have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 at Catton Hall, South Derbyshire, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 14: EDGUY METAL CHURCH ATHEIST RAGE NOCTURNAL RITES PYRAMAZE EVILE HEADLESS CROSS PIT...

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HELLOWEEN, CELTIC FROST, DARK FUNERAL, ANNIHILATOR Confirmed For Spain's METALWAY FESTIVAL

HELLOWEEN, CELTIC FROST, DARK FUNERAL, ANNIHILATOR and MINISTRY are among the confirmed bands for the Metalway Festival, set to take place July 28-30 at the campo de fútbol Santa Lucia in Gernika (Bizkaia),Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANNIHILATOR BARON ROJO CELTIC FROST DAR...

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RAVEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Long-running metallers RAVEN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HELLFULED HELLOW...

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LULLACRY Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Fire Within': Live Video Available

A live video of LULLACRY performing an acoustic version of the track "Fire Within" on July 29, 2005 at the Semifinal club in Helsinki, Finland has been made available for download at the Finnish group's official web site (MPEG file, 25 MB). LULLACRY released their fourth studio album, "Vol. 4", in t...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Completes Work On New MESS Demo: Audio Available

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS),drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA),vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL),have finished mixing their new four-song demo at Fantom Studio in Tampere, Fi...

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SOULFLY, SODOM Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

SOULFLY and SODOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. SODOM will play on June 1, while SOULFLY will be one of the performers on the final day of the event. The festival billing is now shaping up ...