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ICED EARTH To Headline PROGPOWER USA Festival
ICED EARTH has been confirmed as the headliner of this year's ProgPower USA festival, set to be held September 26-27 at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA. It will be a rare opportunity to see the band, now that they are restricted in the amount of touring they can undergo due to the return of vocalist ...January 14, 2008
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DEAD HEAD Signs With DISPLEASED RECORDS
Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have inked a deal with Displeased Records. The band's new full-length CD, tentatively titled "Depression Tank", is due in the summer. Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Firegate", "Less Than Zero", "Murder" and "Pesticide" (a 1989 demo track rerecorded). DEAD HE...January 14, 2008
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KATAKLYSM Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR ELUVEITIE EVILE HELLOWEEN KATAKLYSM M...January 13, 2008
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Former RAINBOW Keyboardist Collaborating With Sweden's G.S.O.
Swedish rockers G.S.O. have collaborated with ex-RAINBOW and PLANET P keyboardist Tony Carey on their as-yet-untitled new album. This is the first time Tony has worked on a hard rock project since the RAINBOW "Rising" LP. Tony has also agreed to play some festivals with G.S.O. this summer. Check out...January 12, 2008
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Reunited HOLLENTHON To Release 'Opus Magnum' In The Spring
After issuing two critically acclaimed albums nearly a decade ago — "Domus Mundi" (1999) and "With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell" (2001) — Austrian symphonic extreme metal outfit HOLLENTHON is set to return this spring with the release of a new full-length CD. Entitled "Opus Magnum", the new effort will...January 12, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN's Plane Gets A Name
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN recently held a contest to name their customized Boeing 757 plane that will be used to fly the band, crew and equipment on the Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008. Commented MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood: "From well over 2000 entries, Bruce [Dickinson, vocal...January 12, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN: DVD Pre-Release Party Scheduled In Vienna
According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site Maiden Austria United, a pre-release party for IRON MAIDEN's "Live after Death" DVD will take place on January 29 at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria. The event will feature a performance by the Austrian MAIDEN tribute band MAIDEN FÜR JEDEN, a screen...January 12, 2008
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EVANESCENCE/DARK NEW DAY Drummer Reflects On 2007
Drummer Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE, DARK NEW DAY, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE, STUCK MOJO) has issued the following update: "Well, I've now had a chance to reflect back on an amazing '07 and look down the road to '08. "2007 was a crazy year for me and the boys [DARK NEW DAY]. It started for ...January 11, 2008
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KITTIE Schedules Michigan Date
Canadian metal band KITTIE has issued the following update: "Saturday, March 15, 2008, KITTIE will be doing a show at the Ritz, 24300 Hoover Rd. Warren, Michigan 48080. There will be five local support acts with KITTIE hitting the stage around 11:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster $10...January 11, 2008
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KATAKLYSM Guitarist To Appear At NAMM
KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais will make an appearance at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held from January 17 to January 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Although no signing sessions are planned, Dagenais will be hanging at the W...January 11, 2008
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DETONATION To Headline India's AVALANCHE Festival
Dutch melodic thrashers DETONATION will headline the Avalanche festival in Delhi, India on February 22. Avalanche is the heavy-music portion of the four-day cultural Moksha festival, an annual event organized at the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (N.S.I.T.). Commented the band: "Up to now, In...January 11, 2008
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WOLF: Footage From UPPSALA THRASFEST Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers WOLF performing the song "I Will Kill Again" on November 23, 2007 at the Uppsala Thrasfest in Uppsala, Sweden can be viewed below. WOLF recently posted its cover of IRON MAIDEN's "Déjà Vu" on the band's MySpace page. The song was featured on the "Tribute...January 10, 2008
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VANISHING POINT To Support IRON MAIDEN In Australia
Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will support IRON MAIDEN on the following dates: Feb. 04 - Burswood Dom - Perth, Australia Feb. 06 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia Feb. 07 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia VANISHING POINT's new CD, "The Fourth Season", was released i...January 10, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN Schedules Spanish Date
IRON MAIDEN has confirmed a Spanish date as part of its "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008". The concert will take place on July 11 at the Via de La Plata Festival, which will be held in Merida, in southwest Spain. According to The Metal Circus, some rumors suggest that SLAYER and ...January 10, 2008
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WHITE WIZZARD: West Coast Dates Announced
The unsigned up-and-coming Los Angeles, California-based classic heavy metal band WHITE WIZZARD has lined up the following West Coast dates in support of its soon-to-be-released debut CD: Jan. 10 - ReTox Lounge - San Francisco, California Jan. 12 - Old Ironsides - Sacramento, California Jan. 13 - Th...January 9, 2008