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REBELLION Introduces New Drummer
Czech Republic-based drummer David Faifer has left German metallers REBELLION and has been replaced by Matthias Karle. The band said in a statement, "It was more difficult for [David] to move to Germany that we thought and the distance made regular rehearsals nearly impossible, so he decided to leav...August 20, 2011
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Keyboardist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Audio)
Natalie of Onslaught Radio conducted an interview with keyboardist Alex Staropoli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the...August 16, 2011
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Founding Members Go Separate Ways
After 15 years of friendship, hard work and big passion, fully invested in the creation of symphonic music and an epic saga that will remain in the history of heavy metal, keyboardist Alex Staropoli and guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE have decided to go the...August 16, 2011
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LEAVES' EYES Singer On Norwegian Tragedy: 'This Is Terrible And Must Never Happen Again'
Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) who has been living in Germany since 1996 with her now-husband, Alexander Krull, the vocalist for the German band ATROCITY has released the following statement regarding the reports that Norway had been rocked by a two-act tragedy f...July 23, 2011
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MANOWAR: U.K. Tour Dates Announced
MANOWAR will embark on a U.K. tour in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 01 - 02 Academy - Glasgow, Scotland Nov. 04 - 02 Academy - Leeds, England Nov. 05 - 02 Academy - Brixton, England Nov. 06 - The Great Hall - Cardiff, Wales Nov. 09 - The Academy - Dublin, Ireland ...July 21, 2011
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MANOWAR To Tour U.K. Later In The Year
MANOWAR bassist and producer Joey DeMaio has released the following statement to the U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine (also viewable in video clip below): "After 16 years, MANOWAR will return to the U.K. I mean, the whole of the U.K.: England, Scotland, Ireland, North Ireland and Wales. The 'Battle Hymn...July 20, 2011
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REBELLION: New Lineup Complete
Video footage of new REBELLION guitarist Stephan Karut answering questions fans posted on Facebook can be seen below. REBELLION last December parted ways with Uwe Lulis (guitar),Gerd Lcking (drums) and Simone Wenzel (guitar) and replaced them with Oliver Geibig, David Faifer and Karut, respectively...July 16, 2011
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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From North American Tour
Behind-the-scenes footage from DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT's North American tour with CHILDREN OF BODOM, OBSCURA and SEPTICFLESH can be viewed below. Devin Townsend's description of the clip: "Our bus broke down, so 15 of us got into the splitter van and drove from Saskatoon to Winnipeg in an epic displa...July 13, 2011
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
A five-minute teaser clip for "From Chaos To Eternity", the new studio album from Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE, can be seen below. It features 30-second audio samples of all tracks that appear on the CD and artwork by Felipe Machado Franco (BLIND GUARDIAN, ICED EARTH, AXEL RUDI P...July 11, 2011
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ICED EARTH: New Album Title Revealed
American power metallers ICED EARTH have set "Dystopia" as the title of their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media Records. The CD will mark the band's recording debut with singer Stu Block (INTO ETERNITY),who joined ICED EARTH in March following the departure of...June 13, 2011
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ICED EARTH: New 'Festivals Of The Wicked' Trailer Released
A new two-minute trailer for ICED EARTH's long-awaited live DVD extravaganza, "Festivals Of The Wicked", can be seen below. Also available is the DVD cover art featuring ICED EARTH "mascot" Set Abominae emerging from the fires of Hell, riffing on a Les Paul. "Festivals Of The Wicked" boasts nearly s...June 6, 2011
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GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA Classics Used During Dance-Off At 'Star Wars Weekends' (Video)
Video footage of "Star Wars" stars dancing to GUNS N' ROSES' "Welcome To The Jungle" and METALLICA's "Enter Sandman" during yesterday's (Saturday, May 21) Disney's Star Wars Weekends 2011 can be viewed below. Star Wars Weekends is an annual special event at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park that...May 22, 2011
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Song Available For Streaming
"Tornado", a brand new song from Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE, can be streamed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "From Chaos To Eternity", which is scheduled for release on June 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. Described by the band as "the natural evolution" from las...May 13, 2011
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FIREWIND Drummer's LOVE.MIGHT.KILL Releases New Album Trailer
A new five-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Brace For Impact", the debut album from LOVE.MIGHT.KILL, the German/Italian melodic metal band led by drummer Michael Ehr (FIREWIND, ULI JON ROTH, METALIUM),can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on June 17 via Massacre Records. "Brace For Imp...May 5, 2011
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URIAH HEEP: More 'Into The Wild' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Into The Wild", the 23rd studio album from legendary British hard rockers URIAH HEEP, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Czech Republic: #28 Sweden: #29 Finland: #31 Germany: #32 Switzerland: #42 "Into The Wild" was released on April 15 in Europe and will be made available on...April 29, 2011
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