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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Mix New Album At The End Of November

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will release its fourth album, "Festival", on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S PAIN CDs and...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist's ARMAGEDDON: Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

The second ("Embrace The Mystery") and third ("Three") albums from ARMAGEDDON — the Swedish melodic metal project of ARCH ENEMY guitarist Chris Amott — will get a proper and domestic release outside of Japan, where they originally came out back in the years 2000 and 2002, respectively. "Embrace The...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has set "Festival" as the title of its fourth album, due on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S...

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SPV Apologizes To ANNIHILATOR For 'Live At Masters Of Rock' Artwork 'Mistakes'

SPV Records has apologized to Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR and to the band's cover design/layout team for mistakes made by the label on the CD version of the band's "Live At Masters Of Rock" effort. Commented SPV in a statement: "'Live At Masters Of Rock' was released this week as a DVD/CD package...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'We Don't Have A Big Master Plan Or Anything Like That'

Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.net: OK, first, the obvious question. Why re-record these songs for "The Root of All Evil" instead of fo...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Schedules Australian Appearances

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has scheduled the following personal appearances during the band's Australian tour: Nov. 05 - Melbourne, AUS - KC's Rock Shop (1 p.m.) Nov. 07 - Sydney, AUS - Mall Music, Warringah Mall (10 a.m.) ARCH ENEMY's "The Root Of All Evil" album registered the following fi...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman To Take Part In European Workshop/Demo Tour

Guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR will take part in a European workshop/"demo" tour for the guitar amp company Hughes & Kettner in November. The details can be found on the poster below. ANNIHILATOR will release its new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates...

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ARCH ENEMY Interviewed In Moscow; Video Available

Michael Amott (guitar) and Sharlee D'Angelo (bass) of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY were interviewed on October 9, 2009 when the band played Moscow, Russia. Watch the chat below. ARCH ENEMY's "The Root Of All Evil" album registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #84...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Studio Update

JON OLIVA'S PAIN recently entered the studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release via AFM Records. Drummer Christopher Kinder states, "Jon Oliva [JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind; also of SAVATAGE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA] has completed vocal tracking on a few songs, with man...

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ANNIHILATOR: 'Live At Masters Of Rock' Details Revealed

Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR will release their new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 30 Europe: November 2 Australia: November 2 USA, Canada, Asia: to be announced The cover artwork for the set — which was filmed/recorded on...

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ERIC SINGER: 'Original KISS Doesn't Exist Anymore … It Can't Exist In That Incarnation'

Michael Christopher of The Delaware County Daily Times recently conducted an interview with KISS drummer Eric Singer. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On what it is that makes the new KISS album, "Sonic Boom", so appealing: "Everyone knew what the task at hand was. We all got on board in ....

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FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING To Release New Album This Week

German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING will release their long-awaited fourth album, "The Everhaunting Past / Chapter IV - A Splendid Retrospection", on October 16 via Cyclone Empire Records. The CD's cover artwork, which was once again created by Sascha Ehrich, can be viewed below. "The Eve...

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ANNIHILATOR: 'Live At Masters Of Rock' DVD Release Dates Announced

Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR will release their new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 30 Europe: November 2 Australia: November 2 USA, Canada, Asia: to be announced The cover artwork for the set — which was filmed/recorded on...

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ARCH ENEMY's 'Tyrants' DVD To Be Aired On iMusic1

iMusic1, a music channel you can receive via Astra Satellite or Digital TV within Europe, will air "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun: Live In Japan" — the latest DVD from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY — in two parts, starting tonight (Sunday, October 4) at 11:00 p.m. CET. Schedules air times:...

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ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS Guitarist MICHAEL AMOTT: 'I'm Living My Dream'

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS guitarist Michael Amott on August 10, 2009. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: For those who're unfamiliar with "The Root of All Evil", could you provide some background information on that...