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AYREON: First Guest Singer For New Album Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the first singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Magali Luyten (VIRUS IV, BEAUTIFUL SIN). Twelve vocalists have been confirmed so far, with a number of s...

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BELIEVER Drummer's FOUNTAIN OF TEARS Project Secures Distribution Deal With NIGHTMARE

Drummer Joey Daub of the the much-missed late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER recently issued a new album with his FOUNTAIN OF TEARS project, entitled "Fate". He checks in with the following update: "FOUNTAIN OF TEARS has inked a distro deal with Nightmare Records. We are very e...

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FARMAKON Singer To Guest On GALEXIA CD

FARMAKON lead singer/bassist Marko Eskola has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians on the self-titled album from GALEXIA, the project led by Orange, Connecticut-based musician Kenneth Joseph Spaziani. Also scheduled appear on the CD are Arjen A. Lucassen (AYREON),Joost Dan Ven Broek (AFTER...

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AYREON: First Vocals For New Album Recorde; Audio Sample Available

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's webmaster has issued the following update: "The very first vocalist for the seventh AYREON album was recorded in the Electric Castle Studio last week. We're not revealing the name of the vocalist just yet, but you can listen to a sample of the voice (without instru...

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AFTER FOREVER Keyboardist, AYREON Mastermind To Guest On GALEXIA Debut

AFTER FOREVER keyboardist Joost van den Broek and AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen are among the guest musicians who will appear on the self-titled album from GALEXIA, the project led by Orange, Connecticut-based musician Kenneth Joseph Spaziani. A 30-second preview of the track "Rose of Thorns", fe...

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AMASEFFER Parts Ways With VANDEN PLAS Singer ANDY KUNTZ

Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of AMASEFFER has issued the following update: "With sad hearts and mixed emotions we are sadly announcing that Andy Kuntz [lead singer of German progressive metal band VANDEN PLAS] will not sing on our trilogy of albums and the lead singer role is now open. "...

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GOREFEST Members' THIN LIZZY Tribute Band; Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of the THIN LIZZY cover band LIVE & DANGEROUS — featuring GOREFEST members Boudewijn Bonebakker and drummer Ed Warby along with bassist Peter Vink (Q65, FINCH AND THE BOXX, STAR ONE, AYREON) and singer Ross Curry (SEED, SPO-DEE-O-DEE, SHAMUS) — performing on May 1...

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AYREON to Enter Studio In June

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Arjen just finished recording the demos for his seventh AYREON album. "As previously reported, Arjen went through a difficult time last winter. Since then he's been doing a lot better. He discovered th...

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AMASEFFER: Final Recording Sessions Postponed

Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of AMASEFFER — the new "holy project" from Andy Kuntz, lead singer of German progressive metal band VANDEN PLAS — has issued the following update: "Due to unsolvable time schedule with Andy Kuntz we are postponing the final recording sessions in Germany. As w...

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SPHERE OF SOULS Parts Ways With Lead Guitarist, Drummer

SPHERE OF SOULS, the Dutch progressive metal formation featuring ex-SUN CAGED vocalist André Vuurboom, has amicably parted ways with guitar virtuoso Anand Mahangoe and drummer Ruud van Diepen. The band is currently searching for replacements. Interested parties should contact rhythm guitarist Rob Ce...

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STREAM OF PASSION: More Lineup Changes Announced; Band Vows To Carry On

STREAM OF PASSION members Johan van Stratum (bass),Davy Mickers (drums) and Marcela Bovio (vocals, lyrics, violin) have issued the following statement: "Since our last tour we've received a lot of inquires about the future of STREAM OF PASSION. As you may have [read] on the AYREON website, Arjen [L...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Releases Song From HDK Project

AFTER FOREVER guitarist/songwriter Sander Gommans has uploaded a song from his HDK project to his MySpace page. Entitled "Request", the track "is one of the more melodic ones with André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIRGO) on vocals," says Sander. "[I] have to redo the grunts but I just wanted to give y...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN Quits STREAM OF PASSION, Begins Work On New AYREON Album

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's official web site has posted a brand new interview with Arjen in which he speaks candidly about the difficult past few months, the future of STREAM OF PASSION and his plans for the new AYREON album. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: First off, a lot has happened in t...

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Former ANGRA Frontman Records Guest Appearance With HDK Project

AFTER FOREVER guitarist/songwriter Sander Gommans has issued the following update on his HDK project: Just returned from Germany, where we recorded some vocal parts of André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIRGO) for HDK!!! I'm proud to be able to work with this experienced and appreciated singer in the m...

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STREAM OF PASSION: Immigration Problems Lead To English Concert Cancellations

STREAM OF PASSION, the new band featuring AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen, has issued the following update: "STREAM OF PASSION suffered a terrible blow on Friday afternoon [Feb. 2] when the band arrived at Calais, France to board the ferry to England. The Mexican band members were instantly separat...