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Former THE GATHERING Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen, who now fronts her newly formed band AGUA...September 1, 2007
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KATATONIA Frontman To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: KATATONIA frontman Jonas P. Renske. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Jor...August 27, 2007
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NIGHTWISH Singer: 'Dark Passion Play' Is Heaviest Album Band Has Ever Done
Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: Well, it's good to have you live with us today, so let's start. Even before you joined NIGHTWISH, it was an extremely succes...August 24, 2007
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PRIMAL FEAR Slams Illegal Downloading
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "A newly released study by the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) from Texas estimates that global music piracy is costing the U.S. economic output 12.5 billion dollars and 71,060 jobs every year! It came as a shock to us to rea...August 24, 2007
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Ex-MASTERPLAN Frontman JORN LANDE To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: former MASTERPLAN frontman Jorn Lande. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include...August 23, 2007
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EVERGREY Frontman To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: EVERGREY mainman Tom S. Englund. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Ty Tab...August 16, 2007
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AYREON: Another Guest Singer Revealed
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the next singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Liselotte Hegt from DIAL. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Ty Tabor (KING'S X),Maga...August 16, 2007
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DELAIN: 'Giel' Performance Posted Online
DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — performed live on Giel Beelen's radio show "Giel" on the Dutch channel 3FM last Friday (August 10). The group played its new single, "See Me in S...August 14, 2007
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VOODOO SIX Replaces DAMAGE CONTROL At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
VOODOO SIX, the band formed by former DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, has replaced DAMAGE CONTROL on the billing of this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which is set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The final main-stage lineup now looks as follows: Thursday, Au...August 9, 2007
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DELAIN To Perform On Dutch Radio This Friday
DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will perform live on Giel Beelen's radio show "Giel" on the Dutch channel 3FM this Friday, August 10 between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The group wi...August 8, 2007
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OCEANS OF SADNESS, KAMELOT, SILENT FORCE Members Join Forces In SEASONS OF MAN
Vocalist Tijs Vanneste of Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS has joined forces with German/Hungarian guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO, BLAZE),Italian guitarist Luca Princiotta (DORO, JORN),German drummer Daniel Schild and bassist Jürgen Steinmetz (SILENT FORCE) in a brand new p...August 5, 2007
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AVANTASIA To Play Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet announced at a press conference at Wacken Open Air earlier today that his solo project AVANTASIA will perform at next year's installment of the festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),...August 4, 2007
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EPICA: 'Never Enough' Video Available
EPICA's new video, "Never Enough", has been released and can be viewed below. The song comes off the Dutch symphonic metal band's new album, "The Divine Conspiracy", due in North America on August 28 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be issued in in Europe on September 10 (September 7 in German...August 4, 2007
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DREMORA: Debut EP Out Now
Los Angeles-based female-fronted symphonic metal band DREMORA has just released its debut EP, entitled "Martyrs". The CD is a limited-production digipack format consisting of four songs with a total play time of 22:48. The track listing is as follows: 01. Alone (4:59) 02. Martyrs and Madmen (4:25) 0...August 3, 2007
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DELAIN Parts Ways With Guitarist
According to Metalrage, DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has parted ways with guitarist Ray van Lente. No further information is currently available. DELAIN released a new single...August 1, 2007