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EUMERIA Hard At Work On Debut Album

EUMERIA, the brainchild of former OUTWORLD keyboardist Bobby Williamson, is recording its debut album at Origin Sound in Spring, Texas with producer Craig Douglas (HELSTAR, NECROFAITH, LYCOPHILE). Williamson says, "We have a few more recordings to go including bass guitar, guitar solos and some keyb...

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SAXON, TESTAMENT, HELSTAR: Photos From ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this year's Alcatraz Metal Festival, which was held August 8 at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: AGENT STEEL HELSTAR KILLER ONSLAUGHT ROSS THE BOSS SANITY'S RAGE SAXON S...

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AGENT STEEL: Video Footage From Belgium's ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL Available

Fan-filmed video footage of California metal veterans AGENT STEEL performing the song "Unstoppable Force" at the second edition of the Alcatraz Metal Festival this past Saturday (August 8) at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium can be viewed below (courtesy of "stoneagelightning"). Commented the band: "Th...

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JAMES RIVERA Rejoins VICIOUS RUMORS For HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Performance

Veteran heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) rejoined his former bandmates in VICIOUS RUMORS to perform the song "Sonic Rebellion" on July 24, 2009 at the Headbangers Open Air festival in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the a...

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EVERGREY, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SEVEN WITCHES Confirmed For TRITON POWER CRUISE

Swedish metallers EVERGREY will headline the first-ever progressive/power metal cruise dubbed "Triton Power Cruise". The cruise will set sail Friday, April 30, 2010 and return to Miami the following Monday (May 3). Also scheduled to appear are SEVEN WITCHES (featuring vocalist James Rivera of HELSTA...

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HELSTAR Singer JAMES RIVERA Taking SABBATH/PRIEST Tribute Band Overseas

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, VICIOUS RUMORS, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) has announced plans to take his BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST tribute band SABBATH JUDAS SABBATH overseas. According to a posting on Rivera's MySpace page, "Many European metal fans have long d...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Guitarist Joins DENIM AND LEATHER

Guitarist Mark Simpson (pictured below; FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) has joined DENIM AND LEATHER, a Las Vegas-based metal tribute band that plays "true and classic metal cover songs." DENIM AND LEATHER is: James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES) - Vocals Mark Simpson (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM,...

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SEVEN WITCHES: Texas Mini-Tour Scheduled For Next Week

SEVEN WITCHES — featuring James Rivera (HELSTAR),Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) and Jack Frost (SAVATAGE) — has scheduled the following dates: Jun. 25 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, Texas Jun. 26 - Rockstar Sports Bar - Fort Worth, Texas Jun. 27 - Maniacs Rock Bar - San Antonio, Texas Video footage of SEVEN W...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...

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FORBIDDEN, HELSTAR: Hellendoorn Photos Posted Online

High-quality photos of FORBIDDEN's June 4, 2009 concert at The Lantaarn in Hellendoorn, the Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com. Support at the show came from Texas metal legends HELSTAR and Dutch metal band THRASHED. Fan-filmed video footage of FORBIDDEN's performance can be viewed bel...

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HELSTAR: European Tour Diary Launched

Texas metal legends HELSTAR have launched a European tour diary at this location (courtesy of Rockpages.gr). "Pain Will Be Thy Name", the new video from HELSTAR, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "The King of Hell", which received a North American release on January 13...

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LICK THE BLADE Replaces PILEDRIVER At Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland, Ohio-based metallers LICK THE BLADE have replaced Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) on the billing of this year's Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The following bands are now scheduled...

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COVERED CALL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish melodic hard rock band COVERED CALL — which features established members of the Swedish music scene, including founding member/drummer Ronny Svanströmer and Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS, THERION) — has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesb...

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ROSS THE BOSS Confirmed For Holland's ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL

ROSS THE BOSS, SANITY'S RAGE, KILLER and THE DIFFERENCE have been confirmed for the second edition of the Alcatraz Metal Festival, set to take place on Saturday, August 8 at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL HELSTAR KILLER ONSLAUGHT ROSS THE BO...

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RAGE, DEATHSTARS, WITCHCRAFT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

RAGE, DEATHSTARS, VAINS OF JENNA, BABYLON BOMBS, INNOCENT ROSIE, WITCHCRAFT, FOUREVER, HINDENBURG and HOT LEG (featuring former THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins) have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shap...