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REDEMPTION Signs With INTROMENTAL MANAGEMENT

California-based progressive metal band REDEMPTION, featuring vocalist Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, has signed with Intromental Management. Intromental has worked closely with REDEMPTION for the past four years, promoting the band's 2003 self-titled debut and 2005's critically acclaimed "The Fullness...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer To Record New Cover Song With DER BOTE's BORIS

STRATOVARIUS's Jörg Michael will be laying down drum tracks for an as-yet-undisclosed cover song next week with singer Boris of FEUERENGEL and DER BOTE fame. No further information is currently available. Michael was one of several guest musicians who appeared on the DER BOTE CD "Kalt!", which came...

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SACRED STEEL Completes 'Maniacs Of Speed' Video

German metallers SACRED STEEL recently shot their very first video for the song "Maniacs of Speed". The track comes off the group's sixth album, "Hammer of Destruction", due on November 10 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Spiderhouse studio in Lütte (near Berlin) with legendary produ...

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BURDEN OF GRIEF To Enter Studio In October

German death/thrash metal act BURDEN OF GRIEF will enter Krachgarten Tonstudio in Kassel, Germany in October to begin recording its fourth album, "Death End Road", for a February/March 2007 release. The follow-up to 2004's "Fields of Salvation" will once again be mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Denmar...

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Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II

Anyone still crying about the 10 that "Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I" got last week, please purchase another box of tissues before reading further. If it was possible to give this record an 11, I'd give it one — the first two "Keeper" albums are essential landmarks in heavy metal history, indispu...

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MASTERPLAN, ROSE TATTOO To Support SAXON In Europe

MASTERPLAN and ROSE TATTOO have been confirmed as the special guests on the upcoming SAXON European tour, which is scheduled to kick off late February. The dates are as follows: Feb. 28 - UK Glasgow Garage (2) Mar. 02 - UK Belfast Spring & Airbrake (2) Mar. 03 - IRL Dublin Temple Bar Music Centr...

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MASTERPLAN Begins Recording New Album

MASTERPLAN members Uli Kusch (drums) and Roland Grapow (guitar; both ex-HELLOWEEN) have started the recordings for the band's third album. According to a posting on Kusch's web site, a replacement for singer Jorn Lande, who announced his departure from the group in early May, will be confirmed soon....

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THE QUILL: 'Keep The Circle Whole' Video In The Works

Sweden's THE QUILL has issued the following update: "Back from a long, hot (even in Sweden) summer vacation. What's going to happen next in QUILL-land? Well, we did film the entire Sweden Rock Festival show and that material will first of all end up as a video for 'Keep the Circle Whole'. It will be...

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HATESPHERE: In Writing Mode

Danish metallers HATESPHERE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are at the moment in the process of writing songs for the new CD, and it's going really well. It's always a bitch to get the writing process started, but this time has been pretty smooth, and we already hav...

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HELLOWEEN: Photos From 'Light The Universe' Video Shoot Posted Online

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have uploaded photos from their recent video shoot for the upcoming single, "Light the Universe". The shoot took place at the castle Veldenstein in the southern part of Germany with renowned director Alex Diezinger (NEGATIVE, L'AME IMMORTELLE, EXILIA) of AVA Studios....

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EDGUY Singer: 'Life Is Too Short To Live Up To Expectations'

MichaelKiske.net, ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske's Official Fan Club's web site, recently conducted an interview with EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. An excerpt from the chat follow: MichaelKiske.net: Will Michael Kiske be on another album of yours? Maybe in the future? Tobias Sammet: I don't know....

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HELLOWEEN Films 'Light The Universe' Video

German power metallers HELLOWEEN recently shot a video for the track "Light the Universe" in Burg Veldenstein, Germany. The clip features a guest appearance by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night. HELLOWEEN announced over the weekend that it has cancelled its previously scheduled North American t...

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Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I

In the present day, when HELLOWEEN fans argue about the band's continued relevance or lack thereof, and debate which album or era holds the most merit, it's easy to forget the time when this band could absolutely do no wrong. They pretty much wrote the rule book in 1987 with "Keeper of the Seven Key...

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HELLOWEEN Cancels North American Tour

HELLOWEEN's tour manager, Nikolas Krofta of Bottom Row Promotion, has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Due to unforeseen logistical and organizational problems, the German melodic metal act HELLOWEEN unfortunately has to call off the planned USA shows and the BW&BK festival in...

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IRON FIRE To Record New Album In September

Vocalist Martin Steene of the Danish power metallers IRON FIRE (also in FORCE OF EVIL) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The time has come for the recording of a new IRON FIRE album. We are starting on the first of September and will be mixing in late December. The ....