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AVANTASIA: New Album Titles Announced

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback next year with a new epic masterpiece, to be released as two separate albums entitled "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon". So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA...

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OUTLOUD: Greek Tour Announced

OUTLOUD — the brand new hard rock band featuring Chandler Mogel (TALON) on vocals, Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND) on guitar and keyboards, Mark Cross (FIREWIND, HELLOWEEN, KINGDOM COME) on drums, Tony Kash on guitar and Sverd on bass — will embark on a tour of Greece in December. Confirmed dates can be fo...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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POWER QUEST To Support MSG On U.K. Dates

U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST will support MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) on the following dates: Dec. 16 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy 3 Dec. 17 - Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy Sheffield Dec. 18 - Dudley, UK - JB's Dec. 20 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol POWER QUEST recently announced its n...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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MASTERPLAN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

MASTERPLAN, the melodic power metal band led by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, has released the following statement: "Next week Jorn [Lande, vocals] will be in Roland's studio [in Slovakia] to record the last two songs, some guitar lead work and the new MASTERPLAN album is finished! Then...

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SYMPHONY X Frontman To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Vocalist Russell Allen of U.S. progressive metallers SYMPHONY X has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA opus: *...

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GRIFFEN Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

Swedish hard rockers GRIFFEN have issued the following update: "We have now completed the mixing [of our debut album] at Pelle Saether's Studio Underground, Västerås who has made a fantabulous job. It's sounding just as raw and smooth as we intended it to. The stuff is now being mastered by Göran Fi...

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AVANTASIA's Next Chapter Will Be Spread Over Two Albums

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has decided that the forthcoming chapter from his AVANTASIA project will be spread over two albums. He explained: "I have always given my very best, but this new chapter in AVANTASIA's history is too much and too ambitious to be just a regular album. I have worked on it...

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JORN LANDE: Solo Dates Announced

Norwegian powerhouse hard rock singer Jorn Lande has scheduled the following solo dates: Nov. 26 - Logo - Hamburg, Deutchland Nov. 28 - Masters of Rock Novesta - Zlin, Czech Republic Nov. 29 - Zoe Club- Milan, Italy Nov. 30 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland Dec. 01 - Splendid - Lille France Dec. 03 - ...

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SIMON WRIGHT, TONY HARNELL Interviewed On 'Metal Rules! Radio'; Audio Available

Legendary drummer Simon Wright (DIO, RHINO BUCKET, TIM "RIPPER OWENS, UFO) and former TNT and current STARBREAKER singer Tony Harnell were interviewed for episode 22 of Metal Rules! Radio. The entire podcast can now be streamed using the audio player below. Wright recently took part in the recording...

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POWER QUEST Announces New Lineup

U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST have announced their new lineup. It is as follows: Pete Morten - Vocals Andy Midgley - Gutar Ben Randall - Guitar Paul Finnie - Bass Steve Williams - Keyboards Rich Smith - Drums According to a press release, "First addition to the now [entirely] U.K.-based six-piece...

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DORO, MASTERPLAN, DESTRUCTION, BRAINSTORM, SOIL Featured On 'All For Metal Vol. 2' Compilation

German label AFM Records will release second part of the "All For Metal" DVD+CD compilation on October 9. The DVD includes 24 video clips, including tracks from top acts like DORO, MASTERPLAN and DESTRUCTION; while the CD contains previously unreleased songs from BRAINSTORM, SOIL and DARK AGE. "All...

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POWER QUEST: More Lineup Changes Announced

U.K.-based metallers POWER QUEST have issued the following update: "Following on from the departures of long-standing members Steve Scott (bass) and Alessio Garavello (vocals) earlier in 2009, it is with great sadness that we bring you the news that Andrea Martongelli (guitar) and Francesco Tresca (...

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SKITLIV: New Song Available For Free Download

"Densetsu", a brand new track from SKITLIV — the brainchild of former MAYHEM singer Maniac — is available for free download at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below. "Densetsu" comes off SKITLIV's long-awaited debut album, "Skandinavisk Misantropi", which will be releas...