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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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HELLOWEEN To Release 'Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary' In December

Long-running German power metallers HELLOWEEN have teamed up with Sony Music in co-operation with SPV Records, to release the band's upcoming albums. The group's long awaited "Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary" album will be made available on the following dates: Dec. 16 – Japan, Southeast Asia (JV...

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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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HAIL! To Play First Metal Concert Ever In Beirut

The all-star band HAIL! — comprised of bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5),singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and newly announced sticksman Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) — will be the first-ever intern...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

GUNS N' ROSES will bring its "Chinese Democracy World Tour" to Canada in January 2010. The Winnipeg, Manitoba concert at the MTS Centre on January 13 is the first of thirteen Canadian concerts on the GN'R world tour, which begins in Asia on December 11, with tour updates and announcements planned th...

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PRAYING MANTIS, MACHINES OF GRACE: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #41 — in which host Bob Nalbandian interviews guitarist Tino Troy from the classic NWOBHM band PRAYING MANTIS and vocalist Zak Stevens from MACHINES OF GRACE/SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA — is available for download at this location (M4A file, 25 MB). "Turn The Tide"...

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Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Bassist Says Split Was 'Mutual'

Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE bassist Justin Biggs has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group: "I'm writing this statement of course in regards to the latest news from REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE. It's only been a few days and already I can see a storm on the horizon. So,...

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Ex-REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Keyboardist Says He Learned He Was Fired Via Internet

Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE keyboardist Michael Khalilov has slammed the band's mainman, ex-STRATOVARIUS leader Timo Tolkki, for allegedly failing to inform Khalilov and bassist Justin Biggs that they were no longer members of the group. Tolkki released a statement on Thursday (October 8) indicati...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Parts Ways With Bassist, Keyboardist

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE — the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki — has parted ways with bassist Justin Biggs and keyboardist Michael Khalilov. "During the recordings of [the second REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE album], 'Age of Aquarius', it became evident to everybody that REVOLUTION...

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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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MYPROOF: 'Pupil Of Astraea' EP Reissue To Include Bonus Tracks

Japanese melodic death metal/metalcore band MYPROOF will celebrate its decade-long existence by reissuing its critically acclaimed "Pupil Of Astraea" EP in October through Trinity Records Hong Kong. Dubbed "Decade Edition", the CD will include four bonus tracks exclusively recorded for this version...

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SILENT MEMORIAL: 'Retrospective' U.S. Release Delayed

"Retrospective", the second album from SILENT MEMORIAL, the Swiss project featuring vocalist Mike Andersson of the Swedish metal band CLOUDSCAPE, has had its U.S. release date pushed back to October/November from the previously announced September 22. The CD, which was completed in late 2006, was mi...

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ARCH ENEMY To Tour Europe With DESTRUCTION

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have confirmed a European headlining run with support from DESTRUCTION, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and TRIOSPHERE. The dates are as follows: "Tyrants Of Evil" European tour: Dec. 01 - ES - Madrid, Sala Heineken ** Dec. 02 - ES - Sevilla, Sala Q ** Dec. 04 - P - Alma...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE — the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki — has inked a deal with Napalm Records. With REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, Tolkki continues to take symphonic/melodic metal fans by storm and presents the ever-growing fan base with powerful riffs, sweeping melodies, c...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Talks Next Studio Album

Stephanie Stevens of The Daily Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Daily Rock: So I heard that you have stuff written for a new album? Heafy: Yeah, we have some stuff — not as a who...