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TÝR Drummer Forced To Sit Out Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced
Faroe Islands metallers TÝR have issued the following update: "Due to injury, Kári Streymoy will not be able to man the drum kit during the coming Paganfest tour in Europe, Canada and the U.S. We are sad at not having him with us, but we have found a worthy replacement in 20-year-old Amon Djurhuus,...February 21, 2008
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PARADOX Confirmed For Norway's METAL ROCK FEST
Long-running German metallers PARADOX have been confirmed for the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ADAM BOMB ASTRAL DOORS CIRCUS MAXIMUS FREAK KITCHEN MANIFEST MY DYING BRIDE OPETH PARADOX...February 20, 2008
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MATT BARLOW Begins Laying Down Vocals For New PYRAMAZE Album
ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow has entered the studio to record his vocals for the upcoming PYRAMAZE album, entitled "Immortal". The vocal sessions are being helmed by producer Jim Morris, who has worked with ICED EARTH on the group's last few releases. The CD will be mixed in March, as the band will...February 20, 2008
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TÝR Announces New Album Title, Release Date
Faroe Islands metallers TÝR have set "Land" as the title of their fourth full-length album, due on May 8 via Napalm Records. According to the band, the follow-up to 2006's "Ragnarok" "contains mostly Faeroese, but also Icelandic and Norwegian traditionals, re-arranged into heavy metal. The second mo...February 20, 2008
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Denmark's BOIL Releases New Single
Danish prog-hard rockers BOIL have just released their new single, "Clarity". Mixed by the band and mastered by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, MERCENARY, THE BURNING),the single includes two brand new songs — "Clarity" and "Hypersomnia" — from the critically acclaimed five-piece band from Aarhus, Denmark....February 19, 2008
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GAMMA RAY: 'Land Of The Free II' To Be Released On Double-Gatefold Vinyl
On April 21, GAMMA RAY's latest album, "Land of the Free II", will be released worldwide as a double-gatefold vinyl special edition. More details will be revealed soon. METALIUM singer Henning Basse performed two shows in Spain with GAMMA RAY — in Lugo (Jan. 17) and Baracaldo (Jan. 18) — after vocal...February 19, 2008
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TRAIL OF TEARS Confirmed For Slovenia's METAL MANIA
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has been confirmed for the 2008 edition of Metal Mania Fest, set to take place August 14-16 in Slovenia. Commented the band: We had a blast playing Slovenia on the THERION/TRISTANIA tour in 2004 and we are really looking forward to get back and tear it up with our Slovenian f...February 18, 2008
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PILGRIMZ, MERCENARY, RAUNCHY To Team Up For MTV HEADBANGER'S BALL TOUR
Copenhagen, Denmark-based metal/hardcore act PILGRIMZ will team up with MERCENARY, RAUNCHY and one more as-yet-undisclosed band for the MTV Headbanger's Ball Tour 2008 beginning on August 8 in Copenhagen. The first show of the tour will also include performances by OBITUARY and AS WE FIGHT. For more...February 17, 2008
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Ex-KISS, MOTÖRHEAD, IRON MAIDEN Members Featured On 'The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute'
Cleopatra Records has released a two-CD set called "LedBox - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute" on the Deadline label. This 25-song double CD set contains contributions from many great classic rock artists, including the following: Eric Bloom (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) Brian Robertson (MOTÖRHEAD, THIN LIZZY...February 17, 2008
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VICIOUS ART Bassist To Sit Out This Weekend's Shows
VICIOUS ART bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (also of THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) has been forced to miss the band's two gigs this weekend and will be temporarily replaced by the group's sound engineer Linus Nirbrant, who is also in the band THIS ENDING. Sandström will resume his bass/voc...February 15, 2008
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AVANTASIA: More 'The Scarecrow' Chart Positions Revealed
According to a posting on EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's web site, the new album from Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA, "The Scarecrow", was "officially one of the 20 best selling albums in whole Europe during the fourth week of January. The record label has just announced that it has also reached #27...February 15, 2008
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TRAIL OF TEARS Issues Post-North American Tour Update
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has issued the following update: "TRAIL OF TEARS' first North American tour is now history! We've had a great time during the last month and there are a lot of impressions that will occupy our heads for the next few days. The first thing that struck us was how friendly and .....February 13, 2008
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RAUNCHY: New Album Title Announced
Danish metallers RAUNCHY have set "Wasteland Discotheque" as the title of their fourth album, due on June 30 via Lifeforce Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Straight to Hell", "Recovery", "Heavy Burden", "To the Lighthouse", "Destroyer", "Somewhere Along the Road", "Thieves", "Wes...February 13, 2008
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DESTINITY Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS
Lifeforce Records has announced the signing of the French melodic death metal band DESTINITY. The group's first release for the label will be the "The Inside" CD, which was previously issued in France through Rupture Music. "The Inside" was recorded, mixed and mastered in August 2007 with Jacob Hans...February 11, 2008
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RAUNCHY Prepares To Record New Album
Danish metallers RAUNCHY have issued the following update: "So it is finally happening — our gear's all packed and we're on our way to the recording studio [in Ribe, Denmark] to finish up our new album. We're really looking forward to enter the house of gun jack again and team up with our friend Jac...February 10, 2008
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