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METALIUM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Germany's METALIUM are the latest band to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists (in alphabetical order): ANCIENT...
June 3, 2003
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ANCIENT CEREMONY 'Banned' From Performing At Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German "dark extreme" metallers ANCIENT CEREMONY have reportedly been banned by city officials from performing at this year's Summer Breeze festival "because of the band's Satanic and blasphemous attitude," according to an official statement from the group. "Promoters were even set under pressure by...
May 18, 2003
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FREEDOM CALL, SONATA ARCTICA, DARKANE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

FREEDOM CALL, SONATA ARCTICA, DARKANE, DARK AGE and TWISTED TOWER DIRE are the latest acts to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from th...
May 14, 2003
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ANCIENT Singer Joins Seattle's BYAXIS

ANCIENT vocalist Deadly Kristin has joined a technical Seattle-based progressive death metal band called BYAXIS. The band's current lineup is as follows: Deadly Kristin – vocals Shannon Sharp - 7-string guitars Kirk Meredith - 7-string guitars Justin Hoffman - 6-string bass Clint Clark - drums All m...
April 24, 2003
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HORTUS ANIMAE To Release Debut Next Week

HORTUS ANIMAE, the prog-black metal project of ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, will release their debut album, "Waltzing Mephisto", on April 22 through Black Lotus Records. The initial release will be made available in a limited-edition (1,500 copies) slip-case, featuring an alternate cover...
April 15, 2003
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BYFIST: New Lineup 'Unleashed'

Texas metalheads BYFIST, who feature in their ranks Davey Lee and Nacho Vara of Seattle's REVEREND, will unleash their new lineup with Rob Steele (ex-BITTER HARVEST),Jess Vara and Jay Wegener (REVEREND, ex-HEIR APPARENT) on April 26 at the Bonds 007 club in San Antonio, Texas. Also on the bill will...
April 1, 2003
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ANCIENT Hard At Work On New Album

Norwegian black metallers ANCIENT have returned from a very successful tour in Mexico with MAYHEM and SINISTER and are back in Italy working on their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Proxima Centauri" will be recorded at Denm...
March 31, 2003
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ANNIHILATOR, CIRCLE II CIRCLE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ANNIHILATOR and CIRCLE II CIRCLE are the latest acts to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: ANC...
March 15, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE, LYNYRD SKYNYRD To Tour Europe

DEEP PURPLE and LYNYRD SKYNYRD will be teaming up for a European tour in May/June. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 29 – Schwung Hallen - Roeselare, BEL May 31 - Filaforum - Milan, ITA Jun. 01 – Campo Fiera - Conegliano Veneto (Treviso),ITA Jun. 03 – Palaghiaccio - Roma, ITA Jun. 04 – ...
March 5, 2003
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BLOOD RED THRONE Added To GENERATION ARMAGEDDON FESTIVALS Tour

Norway's BLOOD RED THRONE have replaced Sweden's SOULREAPER on the bill of the upcoming 12-date European festival tour, dubbed "Generation Armageddon Festivals". Other bands set to appear are ANCIENT RITES, THYRFING, SEPTIC FLESH, PRIMORDIAL, and SKYFIRE. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 30 – Lo...
March 3, 2003
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ANCIENT RITES, THYRFING, SEPTIC FLESH To Tour Europe

ANCIENT RITES, THYRFING, SEPTIC FLESH, PRIMORDIAL and SKYFIRE will team up for a 12-date European festival tour, dubbed "Generation Armageddon Festivals", during April/May. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Apr. 30 – London, UK @ The Underworld May 01 – Leeuwarden, NETH @ Podium May 03 – Lyon,...
February 24, 2003
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IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, MASTERPLAN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

IN FLAMES, SOILWORK and MASTERPLAN are the latest acts to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists, among others: S...
February 18, 2003
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CRADLE OF FILTH Set American Release Date For 'Damnation And A Day'

CRADLE OF FILTH have set a March 25 American release date for their new album, "Damnation And A Day". A headlining U.S. tour will follow the release. "Damnation And A Day" was recorded in part at Parkgate Studio in Hastings, England, and was co-produced by Doug Cook and mixed by Scrap 60 Productions...
February 17, 2003
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EDGUY Frontman Checks In With Latest Update

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Here I am to give you some updates on our beloved Metal machinery of EDGUY / AVANTASIA. First of all, I really wanna thank you for having put my little baby AVANTASIA to the top of all sales lists again....
February 13, 2003
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RUNEMAGICK: New Music Posted Online

Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK have posted three-minute samples of three tracks from their upcoming "Darkness Death Doom" CD at this location. The songs available for download are as follows: 01. Ancient Incantations 02. Eyes of Kali 03. Darken Thy Flesh "Darkness Death Doom", which was r...
February 3, 2003