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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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EPICA: Footage From Final Show Of North American Tour Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA performing the song "Consign to Oblivion" last night (Saturday, May 3) at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia can be viewed below (courtesy of "unlaced2475"). EPICA utilized the services of singer-songwriter and vocal coach Amanda Somerville...May 4, 2008
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BELPHEGOR, EVERGREY, MERAUDER, NEMHAIN Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival
BELPHEGOR, MERAUDER, ANIMAL ALPHA, NEMHAIN, EVERGREY and ELUVEITIE have been confirmed for the Zwarte Cross festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. This is the first year that the rock event which is organized by the guys from Jovink en de Voederbietels (a Dutch gro...April 27, 2008
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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY: West Hollywood Photos, Review Available
OnTrackMagazine.com has posted a review and photos of the April 19, 2008 concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Californa featuring SYMPHONY X, EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. SYMPHONY X's video for "Set the World on Fire" can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new CD, "Paradise Lost...April 26, 2008
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EPICA: 'Classical Conspiracy' Choir Rehearsal Video Footage Posted Online
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...April 26, 2008
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EPICA Keyboardist Talks About Upcoming 'Classical Conspiracy' Concert
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...April 19, 2008
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MORBID ANGEL, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
MORBID ANGEL, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER, KYPCK, SOTAJUMALA, TRACEDAWN and SHADE EMPIRE have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on...April 17, 2008
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EPICA Issues Update On 'Classical Conspiracy' Concert
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 previously stated about the concert, "The 'Epica: The Classical Conspiracy Show' is going to be a very unique event, because t...April 17, 2008
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