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STORMWARRIOR, EXCITER Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
STORMWARRIOR and EXCITER are the final two confirmed bands for this year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival running order is as follows: Friday, May 9: 15:00 - 15:35 THE CLAYMORE 15.55 - 16.40 STORMWARRIOR...March 28, 2008
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JOE SATRIANI: New Album To Be Released On Special-Edition CD+DVD
Currently ranked the seventh best electric guitarist in the world, Joe Satriani will release his highly anticipated 13th solo album "Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock" as a single disc CD and "Special Edition CD + DVD" (the latter featuring over 40 minutes of bonus DVD footage). The...March 26, 2008
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CIPHER SYSTEM Joined By WITHIN Y Vocalist
Swedish metallers CIPHER SYSTEM have announced the addition of singer Andreas Solvestrm (WITHIN Y, ex-EVILDOER) to the group's ranks. The band comments, "Andreas is no stranger to the metal scene, and absolutely no stranger to us. With him onboard we know that we will deliver a great album and he is...March 25, 2008
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ENEMY OF THE SUN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band featuring guitarist Waldemar Sorychta also former member of GRIP INC./DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL has been confirmed for this year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsen...March 25, 2008
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TESLA, STEPHEN PEARCY, BULLETBOYS Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST
TESLA, STEPHEN PEARCY and BULLETBOYS have been confirmed for the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas. The festival...March 21, 2008
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ICED EARTH Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
ICED EARTH has been confirmed for this year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ICED EARTH will headline the event on Sunday, May 11. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMORPHIS ASPHYX CELTIC FROST DIE APOKAL...March 19, 2008
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DRACONIAN: Spanish Dates Announced
Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN has scheduled the following dates in Spain: April 04 Barcelona, SPA - Salamandra 1 April 05 - Madrid, SPA - Ritmo y Comps DRACONIAN recently entered the album chart in Sweden at position No. 68 with the band's latest release, "Turning Season Within". The CD was reco...March 17, 2008
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BATTLELORE: New Finnish Concert Footage Available
Quality footage of Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE performing live in Finland in late January 2008 during the group's two support gigs with BAL-SAGOTH can be viewed below (courtesy of Toni Salminen of www.metalscope.net). More footage is available at this location. In other news, BATTLELORE...March 15, 2008
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Y&T, L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT Confirmed For 'Rock Against Diabetes' Charity Event
Y&T, L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT and BANG TANGO are among the confirmed performers for the second annual Rock Against Diabetes charity event, set to take place August 23 at Deep Rock Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rock Against Diabetes was created in early 2007 by music writer/web site and newly dia...March 7, 2008
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NILE: New Audio Interview With DALLAS TOLER-WADE Available
Mexico's Search & Destroy has posted an audio interview with NILE guitarist/vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade conducted during the band's recent visit to the country. Listen to it at this location (scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the audio player). Lacey Conner, villainess co-star of...March 6, 2008
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WITHIN Y's 'The Cult' Lands On Swedish Chart
"The Cult", the third album from the Swedish melodic death metal band WITHIN Y, has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 24. The CD artwork was created by Niklas Sundin of DARK TRANQUILLITY and Cabin Fever Media. "The Cult" track listing: 01. Deathtrip 02. 21 03. The Cult 04. Bitterswe...March 6, 2008
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MAR DE GRISES To Release New Album In April
Chilean progressive/doom metallers MAR DE GRISES will release their new album, "Draining the Waterheart", on April 14 via Firebox Records. Two separate versions of the LP will be made available: the regular album and a limited-edition digipack (A5 format) that will include a bonus mini-CD, entitled...March 5, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE, DOKKEN, PRETTY BOY FLOYD Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST
Nikita Productions, Miller Lite and Harley-Davidson will presenting the South Texas Rock Fest on July 11-13 at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds. The lineup is as follows: Friday, July 11: QUEENSRŸCHE Y&T SKID ROW PRETTY BOY FLOYD Saturday, July 12: DOKKEN FASTER PUSSYCAT BIG COCK L....March 5, 2008
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Oblivion Beckons
It already sucks that West Virginia prog-thrash wizards BYZANTINE had to break up, but to do it just as their new album, "Oblivion Beckons", was being released? I mean, that's taking your album title to literal extremes, for one thing. For another, so much for the CD release party — or much chance o...March 5, 2008
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TIGERTAILZ Frontman: 2007 Was 'Our Best Year Ever And Our Worst'
Reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ have updated their official web site with a new interview with guitarist/lead vocalist Kim Hooker. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: 2007 – your thoughts? Kim: Yes, I know, our best year ever and our worst. We had some great times and bad. Pepsi [Tate, late TIGER...March 3, 2008
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