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CIRCUS MAXIMUS Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Norwegian progressive metal band CIRCUS MAXIMUS have parted ways with keyboardist Espen Storø. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "After five years, Espen has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons. After much consideration we also think that this is the right...

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Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Checks In With SAVAGE CIRCUS, COLDSEED Update

SAVAGE CIRCUS/COLDSEED drummer Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm really sorry for there hasn´t been any update from my side for so long, but as most of you might have known, I moved to another house in Spain where I will build my own st...

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COLDSEED: SOILWORK/BLIND GUARDIAN Collaboration Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

COLDSEED, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN/current SAVAGE CIRCUS skinsman Thomen Stauch and SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, have signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group's debut album is tentatively scheduled for release in the spring. Rough-mix audio samples of two track...

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DEICIDE Frontman Delivers 'Embarrassing' Performance At Danish Festival: Photos Available

DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton was "hammered and/or stoned out of his mind" during the band's headlining performance on the first day of the Aalborg Metal Festival 2005 in Aalborg, Denmark last Friday (Nov. 4),resulting in "one of the most embarrassing performances I've been witness to," according to...

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EDGUY To Support DRAGONFORCE In The U.K.

German melodic metallers EDGUY have announced six U.K. dates as the opening act for DRAGONFORCE. The rest of the European tour EDGUY will headline, withDRAGONFORCE as support. In addition, they have confirmed SAVAGE CIRCUS (the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSU...

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ASSAILANT Hard At Work On Debut Album

ASSAILANT, the Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring guitarist Oscar Norberg ("little brother" of Emil of PERSUADER/SAVAGE CIRCUS fame and Nils Norberg of NOCTURNAL RITES),have entered the studio in their hometown to begin recording their debut album, entitled "Nemesis Within". Guitar, bass and synthes...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Guest On New LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE have announced that former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will be making a guest appearance on their new CD, entitled "Soundtrack of a Soul". Sebastian is featured on the track "Another Nail", which was co-written by Bach, Mike Layne, Justin Murr, and Keri Kell...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: First Live Show Announced

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),will make their live debut on February 10, 2006 at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria. More dates will be announced soon. SAVAGE CIRCUS...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Will NOT Perform At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, SAVAGE CIRCUS — the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) — will **NOT** perform at next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival,...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germa...

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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Stage Fright' DVD To Receive U.S. Release In January

SPV USA has set a January 10, 2006 release date for MOTÖRHEAD's 30th anniversary DVD, entitled "Stage Fright". A four-minute trailer for the DVD has been posted online at this location (Real Media). "Stage Fright" was recorded during a show at the Phillipshalle in Düsseldorf on December 7, 2004. The...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Numbers From The Beast' Tribute Album Samples Available For Download

Several tracks from the upcoming IRON MAIDEN tribute album, "Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden", have been made available for streaming and download via Rykodisc-Media.com. On October 11, IRON MAIDEN fans the world over will have something new to get excited about as the newl...

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TOOL To Take Part In Online Chat

According to a posting at Toolband.com, the members of TOOL will conduct a "chat party" on Wednesday, October 12. "We did this last year, had some fun, so I thought we'd try it again," the posting adds. "Along with the members of the band, it's also your chance to chat with some of ...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Drummer THOMEN STAUCH Explains Distribution Problems

SAVAGE CIRCUS drummer Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following message on the group's web site regarding the relative unavailability of the band's debut album, "Dreamland Manor", in the European record shops: "After talking to our record company again, I figured out that there is a...

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BYZANTINE, HALO OF LOCUSTS, THE DREAM IS DEAD To Team Up For UNDER THE UNDERGROUND TOUR

BYZANTINE (Prosthetic Records),HALO OF LOCUSTS (featuring D. Randall Blythe of LAMB OF GOD),and THE DREAM IS DEAD (Escape Artists Records) are teaming up this fall for the "Under The Underground Tour". This trek will be a three-week run through the Midwest, South, and Northeast and will kick off O...