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EDGUY Perform In Sydney, Australia: Photos Available
HailMetal.com has uploaded a bunch of photos from EDGUY's June 26 gig in Sydney, Australia. Check them out here. EDGUY are continuing to tour in support of their latest album, "Hellfire Club", which came out in March through Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Mandrake" was produced by E...June 28, 2004
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SILENT FORCE Complete Work On New Album
SILENT FORCE, the band featuring ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper, have completed work on their third album for a late 2004 release through Noise Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Infatuator" was produced by Dennis Ward (ANGRA, PINK CREAM 69) at House of Audio studio in Karlsdorf, Germany. "It's bee...June 25, 2004
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STRATOVARIUS Singer KOTIPELTO To Appear At PROGPOWER USA V
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto will be a special guest at ProgPower USA V, set to be held on September 16 in Atlanta, GA. Kotipelto, whose second solo album, "Coldness", was released in early 2004 by Century Media Records, will be signing autographs, hosting a meet-and-greet, and will also be...June 22, 2004
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STRATOVARIUS: KOTIPELTO Says He Is On Speaking Terms With TIMO TOLKKI
STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto has posted the following message on his web site: "I can announce that I am talking to Timo Tolkki and actively trying to come to terms with what happened between us. "Despite what many people would wish, I can not confirm that I am back in the band, but whether I...June 21, 2004
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STRATOVARIUS Replace RUNNING WILD At Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
STRATOVARIUS will replace RUNNING WILD on the bill of this year's Gates of Metal festival, set to be held July 31 in Hultsfred, Sweden. Other bands scheduled to appear include MORBID ANGEL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA, SODOM, SENTENCED, FINNTROLL, THE STORYTELLER, DRAGONFORCE, PAGAN...June 18, 2004
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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist To Guest On KALEDON CD
VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe will be making a guest appearance on several tracks on the third full-length album from Italian symphonic power metallers KALEDON. The follow-up to 2003's "The King's Rescue", "The Way of the Light" will also feature the drumming talents of Jörg Michael (STRATOV...June 16, 2004
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NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIABLO Perform At Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR: Photos Available
NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and DIABLO performed at the Sauna Open Air festival this past Friday (June 11) in Tampere, Finland. Check out pictures from Sonera Plaza (all photos by Timo Isoaho). Other bands that appeared at the festival included FINNTROLL and THUNDERSTONE. Sauna Open Air was organiz...June 16, 2004
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SAXON Name New Album
Long-running British heavy metallers SAXON have set "Lionheart" as the title of their new album, due on September 20 through SPV Records. Taking care of all drumming duties on the CD is Jörg Michael (STRATOVARIUS),who will also join the group on their upcoming tour, according to Germany's Rock Hard...June 14, 2004
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STRATOVARIUS Drummer To Guest On KALEDON CD
STRATOVARIUS' Jörg Michael will be recording the drum tracks for the third full-length album from Italian symphonic power metallers KALEDON at the Alpha Omega studio in Como, Italy. "This is a very professional recording studio, and the sound engineer is the ANCIENT's manager," reads a post on the g...June 14, 2004
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STRATOVARIUS: New Live Photos Posted Online
STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has posted a bunch of photos from the group's appearance at Italy's Gods of Metal festival last weekend. Check them out here. Says Jens: "[There are] not that many pix actually. But they should make it clear to anyone why we had to postpone the gig [to a later...June 11, 2004
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JUDAS PRIEST, NEVERMORE, RAGE Perform At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival: Photos Available
Photos of JUDAS PRIEST, NEVERMORE and RAGE performing live at the Gods of Metal festival have been posted online at this location. Gods of Metal 2004 took place this past weekend (June 5-6) at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. Other groups that performed at the two-day event included STRATOVARIUS,...June 10, 2004
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NIGHTMARE Cancel 'Headbangers Open Air' Appearance
French power metallers NIGHTMARE have been forced to cancel their appearance at Germany's Headbangers Open Air festival (July 9-10 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen) "for financial reasons," according to a posting on the band's official web site. "All our apologies go to our German fans... but we promise, we'...June 3, 2004
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WISDOM To Support EUROPE In Budapest
Hungarian "traditional" metallers WISDOM will be supporting EUROPE at their July 5 gig at Budapest's Petofi Hall. As previously reported, WISDOM have completed work on their debut album, tentatively due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label. A video for the track "Strain of Madness"...May 25, 2004
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BLAZE BAYLEY To Perform With Italian IRON MAIDEN Tribute Band
After the big success with STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto, Italian IRON MAIDEN tribute band THE CLAIRVOYANTS will lead the second leg of the Flash and Metal Shock magazines' anniversary party. On May 29 at Indians Sallon in Bresso (Milano),THE CLAIRVOYANTS will be joined by former MAIDEN singer...May 18, 2004
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DESTRUCTION Replace MARDUK At Germany's ROCK HARD Festival
German thrashers DESTRUCTION have replaced MARDUK on the bill of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place on May 28-30 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. As previously reported, MARDUK were forced to drop off the bill following the departure of bassist B.War. Other groups scheduled to perfo...May 17, 2004
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