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PARADISE LOST, SAMAEL, EPICA Confirmed For Germany's M'ERA LUNA Festival
PARADISE LOST, SAMAEL and EPICA have been confirmed for the M'era Luna festival, set to take place August 9-10 in Hildesheim, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AGONIZE APOCALYPTICA APOPTYGMA ASP BERZERK BLITZKID CINEMA STRANGE COMBICHRIST DAF EISBRECHER ELEGANT MACHINERY EL...March 5, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Guitarist
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, who yesterday announced that guitarist Stefan Leibing was leaving the band in order to focus on family life, have issued the following update: "We've decided to continue with one of the most exciting and respected guitar player in the business — Magnus Karlsson fr...March 4, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR To Play Final Concert With STEFAN LEIBING In April
According to a posting on PRIMAL FEAR's official web site, guitarist Stefan Leibing's final performance with the band will take place on April 26 at the 10th anniversary concert in Reichenbach at H2O. Says the band, "[Stefan] will be on stage for some special songs, including a meet-and-greet. This...March 3, 2008
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Guitarist STEFAN LEIBING Quits PRIMAL FEAR
Guitarist Stefan Leibing has announced his departure from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. His statement reads as follows: "Dear PRIMAL FEAR fans, after 10 years being in PRIMAL FEAR I have decided to take a time out from the music business for some time. I do this for my family, especially for m...March 3, 2008
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EPICA Singer Thanks Fans For Their Support
EPICA lead singer, Simone Simons — who was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria — has issued the following update: "I want to express my gratitude to the EPICA fans who have been supporting me through this difficult period. I...March 2, 2008
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EPICA: Mexican/Colombian Tour Cancelled
EPICA — whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria — has issued the following update: "After having had a couple of weeks of rest we were very much hoping that Simone's situation would have impr...February 29, 2008
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DREAM EVIL, NOXA, DISCARD, GHOST BRIGADE Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA
DREAM EVIL, NOXA, DISCARD and GHOST BRIGADE 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 three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a cou...February 29, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE, WITHIN TEMPTATION, EUROPE Confirmed For Switzerland's ROCKSOUND FESTIVAL
QUEENSRŸCHE, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EUROPE are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rocksound Festival, set to take place June 6-7 in Huttwil, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WITHIN TEMPTATION EUROPE QUEENSRŸCHE EPICA SUBWAY TO SALLY ALTER BRIDGE SHAKRA ELUVEITIE LUNA...February 28, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA To Support NIGHTWISH On Fall 2008 U.S. Tour
BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal that Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will support NIGHTWISH on the third U.S. leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's tour to promote the "Dark Passion Play" album. The trek, which will include a September 20 date at the House of Blues in New Orleans, L...February 27, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passsion Play' Certified Quadruple-Platinum In Finland
NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Dark Passsion Play", has been certified quadruple-platium in Finland for sales in excess of 120,000 copies. The CD has also been certified platinum in Switzerland, and gold in Germany, Sweden, Austria and Poland. NIGHTWISH was honored with an Echo award in the "Rock/Altern...February 22, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: Video Of ECHO AWARDS Acceptance Speech Available
Footage of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH accepting an Echo award in the "Rock/Alternative (International)" category last Friday night (February 15) in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below. The other nominees in that category were FOO FIGHTERS, KAISER CHIEFS, MARILYN MANSON and WITHIN...February 20, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Interviewed At Germany's ECHO Awards; Video Available
Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and vocalist Anette Olzon of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were interviewed at the German Echo Awards, which took place last Friday night (February 15) in Berlin. Watch the four-minute chat below. NIGHTWISH performed the song "Amaranth" at the Echo A...February 19, 2008
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OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival
According to ME Metalhour, OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH and EXODUS are among the confirmed bands 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 Dut...February 16, 2008
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UNEXPECT, SHADOWSIDE To Headline FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES Festival
Montreal's "classical/black metal" act UNEXPECT and Brazilian female-fronted power metallers SHADOWSIDE have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's Flight Of The Valkyries festival, set to take place June 28 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Also scheduled to appear are DENDURA, SOMETHIN...February 16, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Performs At Germany's ECHO AWARDS; Video Available
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performed the song "Amaranth" at the German Echo Awards Friday night (February 15) in Berlin. Footage of the playback performance, which was broadcast in Germany on the RTL network, can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH was honored with an Echo award in the "Ro...February 16, 2008
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