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Report: Michigan Native Fronts Dutch Band EPICA While Lead Singer Recuperates

Timothy Flynn of The Flint Journal reports: For singer Amanda Somerville, making the leap from her hometown of Flushing, Michigan to Wolfsburg, Germany, was fairly easy. Now, after spending the past decade making a musical name for herself overseas, she's hitting the road. Somerville just began a mo...

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EPICA Schedules California Signing Session

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will take part in a signing session on Friday, April 18 at Rasputin Records in Mountain View, California between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The address is as follows: 630 San Antonio Ave. Mountain View, California 94070 In other news, Amanda Somerville the...

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EPICA To Perform Debut Album In Its Entirety

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will celebrate the five-year anniversary of the release of their debut album, "The Phantom Agony", by performing the CD in its entirety at Tivoli in Utrecht, The Netherlands on May 16. EPICA is currently utilizing the services of singer-songwriter and v...

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EPICA: First Performance Footage Featuring Stand-In Singer Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA performing last night (Saturday, April 5) at the Nokia Theater in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "celticyodels"). EPICA is utilizing the services of singer-songwriter and vocal coach Amanda Somerville as the stand-in vo...

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EPICA Stand-In Singer Posts Video Update

Amanda Somerville the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who has been tapped to replace EPICA vocalist Simone Simons on the band's North American tour with SYMPHONY X due to Simons' ongoing health issues has posted the following update: "My goodness, tomorrow [Friday, April 4] is the first s...

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BOSTON: More Tour Dates Announced

The legendary band BOSTON will headline the outdoor festival at Marina Park on Friday, June 6 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at one of the Canadian stops of the Great Race 2008. The 'round-the-globe motor sports event will be making a pit stop in Thunder Bay as a part of its centennial anniversary. The sh...

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DARKANE: 'Studio' Video Diary Part 5 Available

Guitarist Christofer Malmstrm of the Swedish thrashers DARKANE has issued the following update from the recording sessions for the group's new studio album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records: "Welcome to the fifth video blog post. Thanks to you who have followed us so far! "This post d...

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EPICA Singer: 'The MRSA Is Almost Out Of My System!'

EPICA lead singer Simone Simons who was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria has issued the following update: "One of the four tests was positive and we all decided that we shouldn't take any risks regarding my health and that...

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AVANTASIA: More Tour Dates Announced

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA has scheduled the following dates: June 06 - Rocksound Festival - Huttwil, Switzerland June 07 - Sweden Rock - Slvesborg, Sweden June 10 - Moscow, Russia - DK Gorbunova June 13 - Tokyo, Japan - Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball June 15 - Mexico City, M...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Issues Update

AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans who suffered a seizure last November while en route to a gig has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "Once more, I'd like to thank you all for all the messages we still receive supporting AFTER FOREVER! I've had good offers for gigs this year, but...

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EPICA Singer Forced To Sit Out North American Tour; Stand-In Vocalist Announced

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria have issued the following update: "The extra weeks of rest, as a result of the cancellation of most of this month's sho...

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STRYPER Frontman To Tour With BOSTON

The legendary band BOSTON will headline the outdoor festival at Marina Park on Friday, June 6 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at one of the Canadian stops of the Great Race 2008. The 'round-the-globe motor sports event will be making a pit stop in Thunder Bay as a part of its centennial anniversary. The sh...

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AVANTASIA: South American Dates Announced

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA has scheduled the following dates: June 06 - Rocksound Festival - Huttwil, Switzerland June 07 - Sweden Rock - Sölvesborg, Sweden June 18 - Obras - Buenos Aires, Argentina June 20 - Caupolican - Santiago, Chile June 22 - Credicard Hall - Sao Paulo,...

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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...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Completes Work On HDK Debut

AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans — who suffered a seizure last November while en route to a gig — has issued the following update: "First of all, again, I'd like to mention that I really appreciate your great support the past weeks! I know [AFTER FOREVER's decision to take a] break was a surpr...