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STORMWARRIOR And KAI HANSEN To Perform 'Walls Of Jericho' Set At WACKEN OPEN AIR

German power metallers STORMWARRIOR will be joined by former HELLOWEEN and current GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen for a special "Walls of Jericho" set during their performance at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now...
October 4, 2006
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BELPHEGOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Austrian extreme black/death metal outfit BELPHEGOR has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORP...
September 30, 2006
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CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, RAGE Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, RAGE, TYR, JBO and AMORPHIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BLIND GUARDIAN CANN...
September 29, 2006
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WINTERSUN: Self-Titled Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus DVD

WINTERSUN, the band led by former ENSIFERUM singer Jari Mäenpää, will have its self-titled debut album, which originally came out in 2004, reissued in a "Special Tour Edition" on September 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. In addition to the regular album, the package will include a live DVD containing...
September 10, 2006
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BORKNAGAR: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

BORKNAGAR mainman Oystein G. Brun has issued the following message regarding the group's current activities: "The new BORKNAGAR album will be called 'Origin', and is set to be released in Europe through Century Media/EMI on the 30th of October (one day later in the U.S.). "Most of our fans will know...
August 29, 2006
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LET ME DREAM To Tour With DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, TYR

Finland's pioneering gothic/dark metal band LET ME DREAM will hit the road in September. The band will be playing club shows in Finland, Russia and Germany, as well as support DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER and TYR on their "Riders of the Storm" tour in Austria, Slovenia, Germany and Switzerland. The da...
August 24, 2006
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TYR: 'Ragnarok' Track Listing Revealed; Audio Sample Available

Faroe Islands metallers TYR will release their third album, "Ragnarok", in Europe on September 25 via Napalm Records (October 10 in the U.S.). The follow-up to 2003's "Eric the Red" was recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark and contains "more of the same, only better," according to the band. "...
August 24, 2006
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AMON AMARTH To Team Up With WINTERSUN, TYR For European Tour

AMON AMARTH will team up with WINTERSUN and TYR for a European tour beginning in early November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 02 - D Frankfurt, Batschkapp Nov. 03 - D - Osnabrück, B 51 Nov. 04 - D - Lichtenfells, Festhalle Nov. 05 - IT - Milano, Alcatraz Nov. 06 - CH - ...
August 19, 2006
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TONY MARTIN: 'It's Almost As If I've Been Written Out Of The BLACK SABBATH History Books'

Adam Harrold of RockSomething.com recently conducted an interview with former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On what "went wrong" with BLACK SABBATH: "Me and Geoff Nicholls [Martin's keyboardist and ex-SABBATH man] get asked about SABBATH a lot and we...
July 13, 2006
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TYR To Release 'Ragnarok' In September

Faroe Islands metallers TYR are putting the finishing touches on their third album, "Ragnarok", at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark for a September 22 European release via Napalm Records (October 10 in the U.S.). According to the band, the follow-up to 2003's "Eric the Red" will contain "more of the...
July 3, 2006
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BORKNAGAR Completing Work On Acoustic Album

BORKNAGAR mainman Oystein G. Brun has issued the following message regarding the group's current activities: "We are right now finishing the production of our upcoming, acoustic-based album. The music is hard to describe in simple words, but you should expect an album with a heart and a nerve that i...
June 12, 2006
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Eric the Red

To paraphrase the great Doug Stanhope, being the biggest band on the Faroe Islands is kinda like being the prettiest waitress at a Denny's diner. With a population of less than 50,000 and an area about the size of a large city, this group of tiny isles in the Norwegian Sea is home to numerous ...
May 1, 2006
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SIG:AR:TYR: Debut Album Finally Sees Light Of Day

Canadian "atmospheric viking metal" act SIG:AR:TYR have announced the release of their debut full-length CD, "Sailing The Seas Of Fate", via Morbid Winter Records. "It has been a very long wait for this CD to be released, and I am glad to have it finally see the light of the sun," stated the band's...
March 9, 2006
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Vocalist TONY MARTIN Says He Was Never Really A Member Of BLACK SABBATH

Spanish BLACK SABBATH fan site www.blacksabbath-es.com recently conducted an interview with former SABBATH frontman Tony Martin. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Why has [your new solo album, "Scream"] taken so long to come out? Tony Martin: "In the first few years after SABBATH, I want...
November 4, 2005
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SIG:AR:TYR Obtain Release From KARMAGEDDON MEDIA

Mainman Daemonskald of the Canadian "Viking metal" one-man band SIG:AR:TYR has posted the following message on the project's web site: "I have asked for, and obtained my release from Karmageddon. This is both bad and good news, as Karmageddon would have provided a good distribution for the release....
October 3, 2005