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TIGERTAILZ Fans Seeing Double

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com has issued the following report: Seeing double? If you're a glam rock fan you probably are because there are two versions of TIGERTAILZ doing the rounds, both featuring original members and neither looking they are going to relinquish the name. The Cardiff-base...

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SKYCLAD Sign With BLACK LOTUS RECORDS

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD have inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records. The band are currently working on a special EP that will be released in time for the band's tour dates in April. The CD will feature a brand new recording of the instrumental track "Jig-a-Jig", along with the songs...

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SKYCLAD To Release New EP

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD are currently working on a special EP that will be released in time for the band's tour dates in April. The CD will feature a brand new recording of the instrumental track "Jig-a-Jig", along with the songs "The Roman Wall Blues", "They Think It's All Over - Well Is I...

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ELVENKING: 'The Winter Wake' Release Dates Confirmed

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have announced the worldwide release dates for their third album, "The Winter Wake". The follow-up to 2004's "Wyrd" was recorded at Sherpa Studios (Italy),mixed at Sonic Pump Studios by Nino Laurenne and was mastered at Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussilla. The C...

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SKYCLAD Announce One-Off Greek Date

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD have scheduled a headlining appearance at the Another Club in Athens, Greece on January 28, 2006. "This will be the band's first appearance there since 1999 and gives our Greek fans a chance to catch up with the 'new' line up and live performances of material from 'A...

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CRUACHAN To Tour Russia In October/November

Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN will embark on a Russian tour in late October/early November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - St. Petersburg, RUS @ Club Arctica Oct. 29 – Yaroslavl, RUS @ Club Partizan Oct. 30 – Moscow, RUS @ Club B-2 Nov. 01 – Volgograd, RUS @ Center House Art Nov. ...

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SUIDAKRA Confirmed For Germany's ROCKTOWN FESTIVAL

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have been confirmed for this year's Rocktown festival, set to take place September 9-10 in in Bebra-Breitenbach, near Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Advance tickets cost 15 euros and tickets from the box office cost 16 euros. The festival billing is shaping up a...

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SKYCLAD Start Writing New Album

In a recent update at SKYCLAD's official website, the band confirmed that both their gigs at the Rocktown festival at Bebra, Germany and at the Dominion festival in Hull, U.K., will NOT be affected by the postponement of the band's European tour. "Once [guitarist] Steve [Ramsey] is fixed up again he...

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SKYCLAD's Appearance At DOMINION FESTIVAL Unaffected By European Tour Postponement

According to Power Metal UK, SKYCLAD's gig at the Dominion Festival will NOT be affected by the postponement of the band's European tour. As previously reported, SKYCLAD guitarist and mastermind Steve Ramsey suffed a serious shoulder injury in a recent accident, causing the postponement of their pre...

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SKYCLAD Guitarist's Injury Forces Postponement Of European Tour

SKYCLAD guitarist and mastermind Steve Ramsey suffed a serious shoulder injury in a recent accident, causing the postponement of their previously announced European tour from October until February 2006. It is not presently clear if SKYCLAD'S appearances at the Rocktown Festival in Bebra-Breitenbach...

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SKYCLAD To Headline U.K.'s DOMINION Festival

Pagan folk metallers SKYCLAD will headline their only U.K. gig this year at the first Dominion festival, set to take place October 2 at the Piper in Hull. The festival, organised by PMUK promotions, boasts a lineup of 11 bands in 12 hours Tickets are available from Ticket Line (www.ticketline.co.uk)...

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Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL: BAL-SAGOTH Cancel, SKYCLAD Added To Bill

The organizers of this year's Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki, Finland have been forced to make a couple of slight but very regrettable changes in the program. British cult band BAL-SAGOTH have been forced to cancel their performance at the festival. For some time now, the band have stated...

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CRUACHAN Sign With BLACK LOTUS RECORDS

Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN have inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records. Founded in 1992 by Keith Fay after the end of MINAS TIRITH which existed since 1989, CRUACHAN mixes Celtic folk music, history and mythology with extreme metal. CRUACHAN's first release in 1995 ("Tuatha na Gael") was...

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CRUACHAN: Former SKYCLAD Frontman To Guest On Upcoming CD

Keith Fay (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards) of the Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I am delighted to announce that the Father of Folk Metal, Martin Walkyier, will be doing guest vocals for one track on our next al...

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SKYCLAD: New Festival Appearances Announced

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD have confirmed appearances at the Festival Beja Alternativa in Beja, Portugal and at the Rocktown festival in Bebra, Germany. Upcoming SKYCLAD shows: Jun. 04 - Festival Beja Alternativa – Beja, POR Jul. 15-16 - Dong Open Air Festival - Neukirchen-Vluyn, GER Sep. 10 -...