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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'The Black Halo' Album With Special Concert In Brazil

On July 5, former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan will take the stage at Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo, Brazil for a one-night-only performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's "The Black Halo" album. Originally released in 2005, the LP remains a landmark in metal history, featuring iconic tr...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET: Performing Onstage Can Be As Dangerous As Playing Football

Appearing on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman, AVANTASIA/EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recalled how the first headlining show for EDGUY nearly turned into a disaster. He had wanted to play soccer when he was younger, but music became his career. But music still had its dangerous side. "When you're doing...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Saw QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON And EDDIE JACKSON 'The Other Night': 'They Seem Very Happy Doing What They're Doing'

In a new interview with "RockDrop", hosted by former MTV's "Headbangers Ball" presenter Vanessa Warwick, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked about the possibility of a reunion of the classic lineup of his former band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Well, I would say neve...

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Here Be Dragons

Everybody is guaranteed a good time when Tobias Sammet is in charge. AVANTASIA have become much more than the occasional, all-star supergroup that the German polymath promised back in 1999. With Sammet's other band, EDGUY, on a lengthy hiatus, his symphonic, multi-vocalist flights of fancy have beco...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Feels Like 'Here Be Dragons' Is Another 'Record Of The Century'

By David E. Gehlke Calling AVANTASIA a "side project" or even a "project" feels wrong in light of the band's staying power. Considered a finished entity after the world-beating power metal glory of their first two albums, 2001's "The Metal Opera" and 2002's "The Metal Opera Pt. II", founder, songwri...

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AVANTASIA Recruits KAMELOT's TOMMY KAREVIK For 'The Witch' Song From Upcoming 'Here Be Dragons' Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's long-running AVANTASIA project will release its tenth studio album, "Here Be Dragons", on February 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. The official music video for the LP's third single, "The Witch", featuring KAMELOT vocalist Tommy Karevik, can be seen below. Sammet comments...

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AVANTASIA Shares 'Against The Wind' Song From Upcoming 'Here Be Dragons' Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's long-running AVANTASIA project will release its tenth studio album, "Here Be Dragons", on February 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. The official lyric video for the LP's second single, "Against The Wind", featuring H.E.A.T. vocalist Kenny Leckremo, can be seen below. Samme...

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AVANTASIA Shares 'Creepshow' Single From Upcoming 'Here Be Dragons' Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's long-running AVANTASIA project will release its tenth studio album, "Here Be Dragons", on February 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. The official cinematic music video for the LP's first single, "Creepshow", can be seen below. Sammet comments: "'Creepshow' is a perfect sing...

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AVANTASIA Announces 'Here Be Dragons' Album Details

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's long-running AVANTASIA project will release its tenth studio album, "Here Be Dragons", on February 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. In addition to absolute AVANTASIA essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, Sammet surprises fans old a...

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AVANTASIA Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Rock and metal flagship AVANTASIA has inked a record deal with Napalm Records. Led by vocalist Tobias Sammet, AVANTASIA's celebrated sound has been perfected throughout more than 25 years of existence, and the band's success story has so far featured No. 1 chart entries, gold awards, hundreds of mil...

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BRUCE KULICK And AXN GUITARS Launch Custom '80s-Style Guitar Line Paying Homage To His Era Of KISS

Hard rock and heavy metal legend Bruce Kulick and "the sensei of vintage 1980s guitars" Johnny DiFatta of AXN Guitars have announced a special collaboration to engineer boutique guitars under a new banner, Kulick Guitars. Kulick states: "Meeting Johnny from AXN ignited my love of M-1 guitars from th...

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MAGNUM Announces 'A Passage In Time - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin' 2025 Tour Dates

MAGNUM, the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band, has announced four shows paying tribute to Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force, who died eight months ago. "A Passage In Time - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin" 2025 tour dates: Jan. 21 - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK Jan. 22 -...

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MAGNUM Announces Return To Live Stage: 'We're Doing It Again'

Bob Catley has announced the return of MAGNUM, the U.K. prog/pomp/AOR rock band, eight months after the passing of Tony Clarkin, the group's guitarist, songwriter and driving force. Earlier today, Catley, along with MAGNUM keyboardist Rick Benton and drummer Lee Morris, shared a video message in whi...

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AVANTASIA Announces 'Here Be Dragons' Album, Spring 2025 European Tour

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's long-running AVANTASIA project will embark on a European tour in the spring of 2025. AVANTASIA has come to be known as the trailblazing genre flagship around the globe for its one-of-a-kind symphonic rock and metal extravaganza. Looking back on nine albums, No. 1 chart...

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See Reactivated PRETTY MAIDS Perform At Sweden's TIME TO ROCK Festival

Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS performed at the Time To Rock festival in Knislinge, Sweden on July 6. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. PRETTY MAIDS played its first concert in nearly five years on June 16 at Forbrændingen in Albertslund, Denmark. The band was billed as KING...