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JON OLIVA To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Jon Oliva (JON OLIVA'S PAIN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Sammet: "Jon will appear on a theatrical song called 'Death Is Just A Feeling'. "We just...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Says New SLAYER Album Is 'Definitely A Great Record'

Raoul Hernandez of Austin Chronicle recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A few excertps from the chat follow below. Austin Chronicle: Are you surprised that 19 years into your career BEHEMOTH is making its best albums? Ner...

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AVANTASIA: 'The Wicked Symphony', 'Angel Of Babylon' Cover Artwork Unveiled

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback this spring with a new epic masterpiece, to be released on April 3, 2010 as two separate albums and in a limited deluxe edition (in one box set) entitled "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon". The cover artwork for t...

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OPETH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BEHEMOTH (PL) BIGELF (...

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BEHEMOTH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BEHEMOTH (PL) BIGELF (US...

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Female Singer Confirmed For AVANTASIA Project

Germany-based singer Cloudy Yang (pictured below) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I know people have speculated and thrown in a lot of names [about which female vocalist will a...

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HIGH ON FIRE's 'Snakes For The Divine' To Receive European Release Via CENTURY MEDIA

Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE will release its long-awaited, fifth studio album, "Snakes for the Divine", in Europe on March 8 via Century Media Records (under exclusive license from E1 Music). The follow-up to 2007's "Death is this Communion", which will be made available in Nor...

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STRATOVARIUS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BIGELF (US) D-A-D (...

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HIGH ON FIRE: 'Snakes For The Divine' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE will release its long-awaited, fifth studio album, "Snakes for the Divine", on February 23 via E1 Music. The follow-up to 2007's "Death is This Communion" was recorded at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman and is described in...

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The Spider Queen

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. "The Spider Queen" from Austin's IGNITOR is to my ears the most disappointing release of 2009. I was one of many that heaped massive amounts of praise on 2007's "Road of Bones", a very well-written, catchy, and rip-roaring heavy metal album that ended up as one of my...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Brice Kulick has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I met Bruce in 2008 in Los Angeles. KISS drummer Eric Singer (who has played...

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ALESTORM Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BIGELF (US) D-A-D (...

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STEEL PANTHER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Californian rockers STEEL PANTHER have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALDO NOVA (CAN) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BIGELF (US) D-A-D (DK) DANZIG (US) JOR...

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HIGH ON FIRE: 'Snakes For The Divine' Track Listing Revealed

Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE has completed work on its long-awaited, fifth studio album, "Snakes for the Divine", for a February 23, 2010 release via E1 Music. The follow-up to 2007's "Death is This Communion" was recorded at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fi...

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PERSEFONE To Support OBITUARY In Europe

Andorran symphonic death metal band PERSEFONE will support Florida death metallers OBITUARY on their upcoming European "The Darkest Day Tour 2010". The dates are as follows: March 04 - Helling - Utrecht, NETH March 05 - Watt - Rotterdam, NETH March 06 - Maximum HXC & Metal Fest - Espace Magnum C...