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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman To Guest On AMASEFFER 'Trilogy'

Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of AMASEFFER — the new "holy project" from Andy Kuntz, lead singer of German progressive metal band VANDEN PLAS — has announced that ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow will contribute guest vocals to the AMASEFFER "trilogy" of albums recounting the story of...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The final festival billing is as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER COMMUNIC FIREWIND PAGAN'S...

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THRESHOLD Completes Work On 'Dead Reckoning'

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have finished recording their new album, "Dead Reckoning", for a March 23, 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by guitarist Karl Groom and keyboardist Richard West at Thin Ice Studios. The track listing is as follows: 01. Slipstream 02. Th...

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MOB RULES: European Tour Dates Announced

German melodic metallers MOB RULES have lined up the following tour dates: Feb. 10 - Oldenburg, Germany @ Amadeus Feb. 23 - Bremen, Germany @ Aladin (w/ MASTERPLAN) Feb. 26 - Hamburg, Germany @ Headbangers Ballroom (w/ MASTERPLAN) With UFO: Mar. 01 - Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik Mar. 03 - Worpswede, Ge...

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THRESHOLD Announces New Album Title

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have changed the projected title of their new album to "Dead Reckoning" from the previously announced "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams". On the change of album title, keyboardist Richard West commented, "We decided that the working title 'Pilot in the Sky of Dreams' w...

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THRESHOLD's JOHANNE Wins CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Drummer Of The Year

THRESHOLD drummer Johanne James has been named drummer of the year by the Classic Rock Society. The award was presented to him by the legendary Carl Palmer and CRS president Martin Hudson at their annual awards ceremony. THRESHOLD recently confirmed that its new CD artwork will be created by Thomas...

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PRIMAL FEAR, PAGAN'S MIND Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

PRIMAL FEAR and PAGAN'S MIND have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Also scheduled to appear at the event are SONATA ARCTICA, VIRGIN STEELE, THRESHOLD, REDEMPTION, FIREWIND, COMMUNIC and RAINTIME. Adva...

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VANDEN PLAS Cancels END OF DAYS Festival Appearance

Germany's progressive metal icons VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, VANDEN PLAS' appearance at the End Of Dayz Festival [in Pratteln, Switzerland] had to be cancelled because of an unsolvable time schedule problem (it was not possible to schedule VANDEN PLAS on [December]...

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AMASEFFER: 'The First CD Of The Trilogy Is Done'

Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of AMASEFFER — the new "holy project" from Andy Kuntz, lead singer of German progressive metal band VANDEN PLAS — has issued the following update: "As [of] today the first CD of the trilogy is done! The album will be presented in three different languages on...

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THRESHOLD Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA Festival

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Commented the festival organizers in a statement: "THRESHOLD were one of the bands to really win over a lot of people with th...

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SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed as one of the headliners of the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Also scheduled to appear are VIRGIN STEELE, REDEMPTION, FIREWIND, COMMUNIC and RAINTIME. Four mor...

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COMMUNIC Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

Norwegian progressive/power metal band COMMUNIC, who feature in their ranks ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Also sche...

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VANDEN PLAS And FREAK KITCHEN To Co-Headline PROGPOWER USA SHOWCASE

Germany's progressive metal icons VANDEN PLAS and Sweden's FREAK KITCHEN have been confirmed to co-headline the ProgPower USA VIII Showcase on Thursday, October 4, 2007. "As one of my favorite artists, VANDEN PLAS went immediately to the top of my want list after consulting with Glenn about this yea...

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VANDEN PLAS: New Tour Dates Announced

German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS have announced the following dates: Dec. 30 - Pratteln, SWI - Z7 (End Of Dayz Festival) (w/ FINNTROLL, SODOM, SAMAEL) Jan. 19 - Weiher, GER - Music Hall Jan. 20 - Illingen, GER - New Years Rock, Kulturzentrum "Illipse" (w/ RAGE) Oct. 02 - Frankfurt, GER – Spr...

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THRESHOLD Fans Get Creative

Fans waiting for the new THRESHOLD album "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" have been getting creative at forum.thresh.net. Following the announcement that the album's artwork is being designed by Thomas Ewerhard (KING'S X, VANDEN PLAS, ASIA),impetuous THRESHOLD fans have been designing their own highly...