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HAMMERFALL To Commence Recording Fourth CD
Sweden's HAMMERFALL are due to begin recording their fourth full-length album this week at Holland's Wisseloord studios, where they will track the drums before moving over to BLIND GUARDIAN's Twilight facility in Germany on May 13th to record the bass. The band will then head over to HELLOWEEN singe...May 6, 2002
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KONKHRA Continue Work On New CD, Line Up Live Appearances
Denmark's KONKHRA are currently tracking vocals and lead guitar for their forthcoming CD, which is being recorded at mainman Anders Lundemark's Starstruck Studios for a late 2002 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. In other news, the group are still confirmed for Turkey's Host Open Air fes...May 5, 2002
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KOTIPELTO, METALUCIFER, SABBAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finland's KOTIPELTOthe solo band of STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipeltoand Japan's METALUCIFER and SABBAT are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently schedu...May 4, 2002
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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 2-3 in Wacken, Germany. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY AMON AM...April 30, 2002
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Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan
Here are the latest sales figures for various current and catalog metal/hard rock releases in the US (in total units sold to date since the albums were issued),as reported by SoundScan for the week ending April 21st, 2002: KORN Issues: 3,047,076 KORN Follow The Leader: 3,414,717 LIMP BIZKIT Chocola...April 30, 2002
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DIAMOND HEAD To Go All-Electric At UK's BLOODSTOCK
DIAMOND HEAD will reportedly perform a full electric set at the UK metal festival Bloodstock on August 31st. Other artists set to appear at the event include BLIND GUARDIAN, GAMMA RAY, FREEDOM CALL, RETURN TO THE SABBAT, BIOMECHANICAL, THRESHOLD, BAL-SAGOTH, BALANCE OF POWER, ELVENKING and PRIMORDIA...April 29, 2002
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BLIND GUARDIAN To Film Stuttgart Show For Upcoming DVD
BLIND GUARDIAN's headlining show at Congresszentrum B in Stuttgart, Germany on May 7th will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. Additional concerts on the group's current world tour will also be recorded for the same purpose. No tentative release date for the DVD has yet been announced. ...April 29, 2002
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GAMMA RAY Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK Festival
German power metallers GAMMA RAY are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock UK metal festival, which is scheduled to be held at the Assembly Rooms in Derby on Saturday, August 31st. Other artists set to appear at the event include BLIND GUARDIAN, FREEDOM CALL, RETURN TO THE...April 26, 2002
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KONKHRA Enter Studio, Tentative Track Listing Released
Denmark's KONKHRA commenced the recording sessions for their brand new album on April 8th at Starstruck studio (owned by mainman Anders Lundemark) for a late 2002 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. Among the tracks that are set to appear on the forthcoming CD are: 01. Reality Check 02. Th...April 17, 2002
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BLIND GUARDIAN Announce Swedish Leg Of Upcoming Tour
BLIND GUARDIAN have added the following Swedish dates to their upcoming world tour: Sep. 05 - Lund, SWE @ Mejeriet Sep. 06 - Göteborg, SWE @ Karen Sep. 07 - Umea, SWE @ Corona Sep. 08 - Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan ...April 17, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Outline Recording Schedule For Fourth CD
Sweden's HAMMERFALL are scheduled to enter Holland's Wisseloord studios with producer Charlie Bauernfeind (i.e. BLIND GUARDIAN, GAMMA RAY, RAGE) in early May to begin recording their as-yet-untitled fourth full-length album for a late 2002 release through Nuclear Blast Records. According to guitaris...April 9, 2002
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KONKHRA, BLIND GUARDIAN, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Turkish Metal Festival
Denmark's KONKHRA have been confirmed for a Turkish metal festival that is scheduled to take place on June 29th in Istanbul. Also set to appear at the event are BLIND GUARDIAN, ROTTING CHRIST, and AUTUMN BLAZE, among others. More bands will be added soon. ...April 5, 2002
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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: No New Music Until Spring/Summer 2003
ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has completed work on the music for four songs for the next DEMONS & WIZARDS album—Schaffer's hugely-acclaimed collaboration with BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kursch—but has yet to share the material with Kursch, who is presently busy promoting the recently-rel...April 5, 2002
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MOLLO/MARTIN Set Release Date For "The Cage 2"
Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin's collaboration with Italian guitarist Dario Mollo, which goes by the name, will release their sophomore effort, entitled The Cage 2, in Europe and Japan on May 22nd. No US release date has been scheduled as yet. The final track listing for the album is as f...March 30, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Complete Work On "The Templar Renegade Crusades" DVD
HAMMERFALL's long-awaited second DVD/VHS release, entitled The Templar Renegade Crusades (not The Second Crusade as Nuclear Blast Records erroneously reported earlier this month),will run two and a half hours, and will include highlights from the last three years on it: the presentation of the band...March 29, 2002
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