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FIREWIND Hard At Work On New Album

FIREWIND's mastermind/guitarist Gus G. has issued the following update: "Well, most of the recordings for the new album are done by now! We've been locked at Sweden's Studio Fredman for about a month now and I'm super-excited with the way things are shaping up! Killer sounds on the drums, guitars an...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Singer, Guitarist

Minnesota-based vocalist Melissa Ferlaak and guitarist Wolfgang "Wops" Koch have officially left the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. Commented the group in a statement: "Yes, you read right, Melissa, as well as her boyfriend Wolfgang are not in VISIONS OF ATLANTIS anymore. We were...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' Lands On Swedish, German Charts

AVANTASIA's "Lost in Space - Part 1" and "Lost in Space - Part 2" EPs have entered the official Swedish chart at position No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. In Germany the CD landed at No. 9 on the Media Control chart. It is the highest single chart entry in the history of Nuclear Blast ...

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Former ANGRA/SHAAMAN Singer Inks Brazilian Deal With UNIVERSAL MUSIC

Former ANGRA/SHAAMAN frontman André Matos has inked a deal with Universal Music Brazil for the release of his solo debut, "Time to be Free". The CD, which came out in Japan on August 22 via Avalon/Marquee Inc., was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST) and Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT,...

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FIREWIND: Audio Interview With GUS G. Available

A four-minute audio interview with FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) in early October at the ProgPower USA VIII festival in Atlanta, GA has been posted online at this location. FIREWIND is preparing to enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden to begin r...

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AS I LAY DYING Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

San Diego's AS I LAY DYING has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF BODOM CREMATORY DES...

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Acclaimed Cover Artist MATTIAS NORÉN Quits Designing Artwork For Bands/Record Labels

Acclaimed Swedish cover artist Mattias Norén of ProgArt Media, which has done work for such artists as KAMELOT, EPICA, EVERGREY, INTO ETERNITY and AYREON, has decided to quit designing artwork for bands/record labels. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "I have been running my CD artwork b...

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OBITUARY, SABATON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

OBITUARY and SABATON have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF BODOM CREMATORY DESTRUCTOR DREAM OF AN...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF BODOM CREMATORY DE...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Checks In

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood of the American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT has issued the following update: "We've been getting tons of emails regarding the next plans for KAMELOT. Well, a lot is going on despite the short break we are taking this fall. A trip to Serbia is coming up in a few we...

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DESTRUCTOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland thrash metal legends DESTRUCTOR have been confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. "The opportunity of a lifetime", says DESTRUCTOR lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Overkill. "The band is very excited and looking forwa...

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AVANTASIA: E-Card For 'Lost In Space Part 1' And 'Part 2' Available

An e-card for the forthcoming six-track albums from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — can be accessed at this location. Apart from the identical title track, both releases (which are due on November 16) will feature completely diff...

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FIREWIND: New Songtitles Revealed

Gus G., mastermind of Greek melodic metal sensation FIREWIND, has issued the following update: "Looking back on 2007 now I can say that I'm very happy with what we've accomplished with FIREWIND. We toured heavily for the 'Allegiance' album and our world tour passed through 22 countries and we did ab...

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ADAGIO Singer Producing SKYRION Debut

ADAGIO frontman Gus Monsanto has issued the following update: "After a great summer with many shows with ADAGIO that came to a great ending with the KAMELOT tour, I am back home in Brazil. "There's some really cool stuff lined up. I will be reuniting my old hard rock band Angel Heart on November 17...

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AVANTASIA: 'The Scarecrow' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for the upcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, entitled "The Scarecrow", can be found at this location. Due at the end of January via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD is expected to feature guest appearances by the following artists: Alice Cooper (vocals...