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DORO Added To Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival
DORO has replaced MAGNUM on the bill of this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place on June 28th and 29th in Balingen, Germany. MAGNUM had reportedly cancelled their appearance due to the failing health of guitarist Tony Clarkin. The complete list of artists currently set t...June 22, 2002
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Russia's LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Festival Gets Postponed
Russia's Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Festival, which was previously scheduled to take place on June 28-30 at the 15,000-capacity VVC (Vserossiyskiy Vystavochniy Center, All-Russian Exhibition Center) in Moscow, has now apparently been postponed until August 23-25. As previously reported, SAXON, CANDLEMA...June 18, 2002
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SAXON, GAMMA RAY, CANDLEMASS, Others Confirmed For Russia's LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Festival
SAXON, CANDLEMASS, SODOM, PRIMAL FEAR, SENTENCED, and GAMMA RAY are among the acts confirmed for Russia's Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Festival, which is scheduled to take place on June 28-30 at the 15,000-capacity VVC (Vserossiyskiy Vystavochniy Center, All-Russian Exhibition Center) in Moscow. The full...June 13, 2002
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BANG YOUR HEAD Festival: Final Running Order Announced
The final running order for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th is as follows: Friday, June 28th: RIVAL MÄGO DE OZ RHAPSODY JAG PANZER SYMPHONY X CANDLEMASS OVERKILL GAMMA RAY FOZZY NIGHTWISH SAXON Saturday, June 29th: S.A....May 29, 2002
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220 VOLT To Play Warm-Up Show Ahead Of SWEDEN ROCK Appearance
Veteran Swedish hard rockers 220 VOLT will play a warm-up show for their appearance at this year's Sweden Rock festival on Friday, May 17th in a village called Hackås, near the band's hometown of Östersund. As previously reported, 220 VOLT will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the release of the...May 10, 2002
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BIOHAZARD, MOONSPELL Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING Festival
BIOHAZARD and MOONSPELL are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 5th and Saturday, July 6th in Dessel, Belgium. The full list of artists set to appear at the event now looks like this: Friday, July 5th...May 2, 2002
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PARAGON To Issue "Law Of The Blade" In May
Germany's PARAGON will release the follow-up to their highly acclaimed Steelbound CD, entitled Law Of The Blade, on May 21st through Remedy Records/Zomba. The full track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Abducted 02. Palace Of Sin 03. Armies Of The Tyrants 04. Law Of The Blade 05. Across The...April 25, 2002
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SWEDEN ROCK 2002: Final Line-Up Announced
The following is a complete list of acts (in alphabetical order) confirmed to appear at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden: 220 VOLT BRUCE DICKINSON CANDLEMASS DAMNED NATION DESTINY DOC HOLLIDAY DORO DRE...April 19, 2002
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SAXON Issue Two-CD Compilation Containing Live & Rare Tracks
SAXON have issued a new two-CD compilation entitled Coming to the Rescue containing rare and live recordings dating, in part, back to the group's earliest days. The first disc of this SAXON compilation is made up of 14 unique recordings spanning the bands earliest works together from 1975s tapestry...April 15, 2002
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SAXON Add European Dates
SAXON have added the following European dates to their upcoming tour: Jun. 07 Lbeck, GER @ Holstetntorhalle Jun. 11 Dudley, UK @ JB's Jun. 12 Norwich, UK @ Waterfront Jun. 14 Bolton, UK @ Albert Halls ...April 12, 2002
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DREAM THEATER, IMMORTAL, DORO Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING
DREAM THEATER, IMMORTAL, and DORO are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 5th and Saturday, July 6th in Dessel, Belgium. The full list of acts set to appear at the event now looks like this: Friday, J...April 10, 2002
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BALLISTIC Reunite With Drummer For Upcoming Dates
BALLISTIC, the new band of former DEUCE / TENSION / WARDOG mainman Tom Gattis (which was previously going under the moniker AFTERBURN),will be rejoined by drummer Michael Scott for the group's upcoming dates with JUDAS PRIEST and SAXON this summer. Exact dates and venues will be announced shortly....April 10, 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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PRIMAL FEAR Lay Down Cover Tracks, Announce Upcoming Live Dates
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR was in the recording studio over the weekend and recorded two new songs for forthcoming tribute samplers to LED ZEPPELIN (Locomotive Records) and a brand new JUDAS PRIEST tribute album to be released through the Nuclear Blast label. In other news, PRIMAL FEAR will...April 8, 2002
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SAXON Announce UK Tour
SAXON are in the process of arranging several UK shows during June. So far the following gigs have been confirmed: Jun. 13 - Penningtons – Bradford, UK Jun. 15 - Rock City – Nottingham, UK ...April 6, 2002