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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
Glendale, Arizona extreme metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY has 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...February 15, 2008
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NIGHTWISH To Perform At Germany's ECHO AWARDS
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will perform at the German Echo Awards tonight (Friday, February 15) in Berlin. The ceremony will be broadcast in Germany on the RTL network starting at 8:15 p.m. CET. NIGHTWISH has been nominated for an Echo award in the "Rock/Alternative (International...February 15, 2008
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Completes Work On HDK Debut
AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans — who suffered a seizure last November while en route to a gig — has issued the following update: "First of all, again, I'd like to mention that I really appreciate your great support the past weeks! I know [AFTER FOREVER's decision to take a] break was a surpr...February 14, 2008
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AMORPHIS: More Finnish Dates Announced
Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have issued the following update: "On Thursday, June 26, AMORPHIS will play an open-air concert in Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi Park together with NIGHTWISH and EPICA. Although the show will be a warm-up to the ensuing three-day Tuska festival, it is not part of the festival itse...February 14, 2008
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SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS, NILE, PRIMORDIAL, SONATA ARCTICA and KALMAH 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 st...February 14, 2008
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KAMELOT: 'Ghost Opera' Reissue To Include Bonus Features
American/Norwegian melodic metal band KAMELOT will reissue its classic "Ghost Opera" album on March 28 (Germany),March 31 (rest of Europe) and April 8 (USA/Canada) under the title of "Ghost Opera - The Second Coming", enhanced with lots of interesting features. The album will be released as a doubl...February 12, 2008
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EPICA: Promo Video For 'Classical Conspiracy' Concert Released
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have released a promotional video for the band's upcoming "Classical Conspiracy" concert, which will take place on June 14 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. Watch the clip below. According to the band, "The 'Epica: The Classical Co...February 6, 2008
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AYREON's '01011001' Lands On European Album Charts
"01011001", the new rock opera from AYREON — the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen — has entered the Dutch "alternative chart" at position No. 1 and the overall Dutch album chart at No. 2 — the highest Dutch chart positions so far for any AYREON release! The album also entered th...February 6, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR: More European Tour Dates Announced
German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR have scheduled the following dates: Apr. 25 - Berlin, Germany - K 17 Apr. 26 - Rechenbach, Germany - H2O Apr. 27 - Pirmasens, Germany - Quasimodo Apr. 29 - Augsburg, Germany - Spectrum Apr. 30 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix May 02 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebop May 03...February 3, 2008
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AXAMENTA Parts Ways With Singer
Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, has parted ways with longtime singer Peter Meynckens. Commented Peter in a statement: "After more than nine and a half years, it has come to pass that I say goodbye to AXA. This has been a tough decision but alas it is a decisio...February 1, 2008
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SYMPHONY X: New Video Interview With MICHAEL ROMEO Posted Online
SPV-TV has posted an interview with SYMPHONY X guitarist Michael Romeo conducted by Sir Jay. Watch the 14-minute chat below. SYMPHONY X's new CD, "Paradise Lost", sold around 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Paradise Lost" was released...January 29, 2008
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AYREON Mastermind, AFTER FOREVER Singer To Perform On Dutch TV
AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen will be joined by Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER) and Peter Vink (member of HDK, the side project of AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans) this coming Monday (January 28) to perform one of the new AYREON songs on Dutch TV. The program is called "De wereld draait door"...January 25, 2008
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EPICA: New Dutch Concert Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of the Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA performing the song "Sensorium" on January 11, 2008 at the Patronaat in Haarlem, the Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthemetalflow"). EPICA lead singer Simone Simons was recently infected with Methicillin...January 24, 2008
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SYMPHONY X: Making Of 'Set The World On Fire' Video Posted Online
MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted the "making of" clip for the SYMPHONY X video for "Set the World on Fire". Watch it below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) "Set the World on Fire" comes off the New Jersey progressive metallers' new CD, "Paradise Lost", which s...January 22, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR: First '10 Years Of Metal' European Dates With MYSTIC PROPHECY Announced
German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR will embark on the "10 Years of Metal" European tour in April/May. Support on the shows will come from MYSTIC PROPHECY. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 25 - D - Berlin, K17 Apr. 26 - D - Reichenbach, Die Halle Apr. 27 - D - Pirmasens, Quasimodo ...January 22, 2008
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