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SONATA ARCTICA: UK Version Of 'The Collection 1999-2006' To Include Bonus DVD
Following their sold-out headline appearance at London's Electric Ballroom in November 2007, Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA (led by highly respected frontman/vocalist Tony Kakko) have confirmed a run of dates for April, taking in both Ireland and the UK. In support of this series of shows,...March 13, 2008
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IN THIS MOMENT: 'Radium' Video Interview Snippet Available
Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT was recently interviewed by Pleasure Productions contract girl — and STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static's wife — Tera Wray for the upcoming release "Radium Vol. 2". Tera caught up with the band members on their bus before a recent gig in Hollywood, CA for an exclusiv...March 10, 2008
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ZIMMERS HOLE: Vancouver Photos Posted Online
ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL),kicked off its Canadian tour on Friday, March 7 at the Plaza in Vancouver. The group's...March 9, 2008
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BLAZE BAYLEY: New Album Title Revealed
UK vocalist Blaze Bayley's (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLSFBANE) official web site has been updated with the following message: "Blaze Bayley — a new album, the first due for release on his own independent label in late May with additional licensing to various countries. The album is being engineered by James...March 8, 2008
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TREASURE LAND Guitarist Schedules Swedish Seminar
Guitarist Jonas Hörnqvist of the Swedish neo-classical/prog metal band TREASURE LAND will take part in a guitar seminar at Kunskapenshus in Skene, Sweden on March 20. Jonas will talk about various guitar techniques, play a couple of songs from his upcoming instrumental CD, discuss the record/music b...March 8, 2008
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GAMMA RAY Frontman: We Wanted To Create Album That Was 'More Cheerful Or Positive'
EvilG of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with GAMMA RAY vocalist/guitarist Kai Hansen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Well, I guess I'll start off and we'll talk about the new album "Land Of The Free Part II", of course. I was just wondering, I'm sure people ha...March 7, 2008
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ONSLAUGHT Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYING...March 6, 2008
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ZIMMERS HOLE: New E-Card Available
An e-card for "When You Were Shouting At The Devil...We Were In League With Satan", the new album from ZIMMERS HOLE — the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEA...March 6, 2008
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SISTER SIN Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS
Swedish female-fronted band SISTER SIN has inked a deal with Metal Heaven Records for the release of its full-length debut, tentatively due in September/October. According to the group, "a release for Japan is also planned and we are currently looking into different promotion companies to handle the...March 6, 2008
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ZIMMERS HOLE Guitarist To Sit Out Canadian Dates; Temporary Replacement Announced
ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL),has issued the following update: "Well, we are only days away from the release of the n...March 6, 2008
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ROYAL HUNT Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour
Drummer Allan Sorensen of the Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT will be forced to sit out the band's upcoming tour (starting in May) due to "family obligations." The group is already talking to several possible candidates to fill in for the upcoming trek, but if there are any experienced drummer...March 5, 2008
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ZAKK WYLDE To Play Free Show In Nashville Tonight
Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) will perform a free show tonight (Tuesday, March 4) at 12th and Porter, located at 114 12th Avenue N. in Nashville, Tennessee. Wylde's appearance is scheduled for 9:00 p.m., according to the 12th and Porter MySpace page. An audio interview with Zakk Wy...March 4, 2008
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Heavy Metal In The Middle East: CNN Report Profiles Jordanian, Saudi Metal Bands
The March 2008 edition of CNN's "Inside the Middle East" program focuses on the heavy metal scene in the Middle East, featuring interviews with the Jordanian "brutal death metal" band TYRANT THRONE and the Saudi metal act WASTED LAND. Both groups were also filmed in their respective rehearsal rooms...March 2, 2008
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DARKTHRONE To Release 'Frostland Tapes' Box Set
Nocturno Culto of the long-running Norwegian black metallers DARKTHRONE has issued the following update: "DARKTHRONE has completed four new songs for the new album, and will record a couple of new ones in a couple of weeks. Ah, and I have to tell you about the new box set from DARKTHRONE, 'Frostland...March 1, 2008
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ROYAL HUNT: Greek Dates Announced
According to Metalzone.gr, Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT will play two shows in Greece in early May. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 07 - GR-Athens - An Club May 09 - GR-Thessaloniki - Mylos Xilourgio May 12 - HU-Budapest - A38 May 13 - CH-Pratteln - Z7 May ...February 29, 2008
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