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EPICA Working On Its 'Heaviest' Album To Date
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA has issued the following update regarding the recording sessions for its as-yet-untitled new album: "We've just finished the drum recordings and we can only say that [session drummer] Ariën [van Weesenbeek; GOD DETHRONED] is one of the most talented dr...January 17, 2007
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EPICA Singer Offering Private Lessons
Singer Simone Simons (photo) of the Dutch symphonic metal act EPICA has issued the following update: "From the beginning of February on I will be giving private lessons to those who are interested in learning more about vocal techniques, breathing techniques and stage performance. It will vary from...January 7, 2007
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EPICA Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BATTLELORE DISTORTED EPICA HOLY...January 4, 2007
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EPICA Taps GOD DETHRONED Drummer For Upcoming CD
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that Ariën van Weesenbeek will be the drummer on the next EPICA album. For those who aren't familiar with him yet, Ariën is the drummer of the Dutch death metal band GOD DETHRONED (who, by...December 13, 2006
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EPICA: Live DVD Delayed
EPICA's previously announced live DVD, which was filmed on May 4, 2006 at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland, has been delayed until next year, according to a posting on the group's official web site. "As you can imagine we feel really bad about this," the group writes. "We are now trying to work on a s...September 8, 2006
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EPICA: 'Deluxe Edition' Of 'Consign To Oblivion' To Arrive Next Month
To celebrate EPICA's upcoming U.S. tour debut alongside KAMELOT, Candlelight Records will release a deluxe edition of the Dutch female-fronted band's latest album, "Consign to Oblivion". Recorded in early 2005 and featuring guest contribution from KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan, the album will hit stores...August 16, 2006
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FOZZY Frontman To Sing On FOX's 'Celebrity Duets'
FOZZY frontman and former WWE star Chris Jericho will be taking part in "Celebrity Duets" — an unscripted series that pairs singing stars with celebrities outside the music industry to make "beautiful music" together. The show will follow the professional singers as they instruct their partners, cho...August 15, 2006
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KAMELOT Hard At Work On New Songs
KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Greetings from Wolfsburg, Germany! Home of Volkswagen, they are everywhere here. We are here working on the new songs for the upcoming album and follow-up to 'The Black Halo'. It is going very ver...July 26, 2006
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KAMELOT Cancel RAGNAROCK Festival Appearance
American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have cancelled their appearance at the Ragnarock Festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway. The group's manager, KMI Entertainment's Tim Norwood, states, "We have yet to receive a contract or deposits for thi...July 5, 2006
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LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE Pulls Out Of MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL Tribute Concert
LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page has been forced to cancel his participation in the June 30 concert in honor of Atlantic Records at this year's Montreux Jazz Festival due to medical reasons (a "surgery", according to a press release). On June 30 — the opening night of the festival — the Montreux Jazz...June 29, 2006
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KAMELOT: CASEY GRILLO Drum Solo Video Clip Available
A video clip of KAMELOT's Casey Grillo performing a drum solo for DDrum.com can be viewed at this location. As previously reported, KAMELOT will be traveling to Wolfsburg, Germany this summer to lay down the tracks for the follow-up to 2005's "The Black Halo" with co-producers Sascha Paeth and Miro....June 29, 2006
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Report: Former MOTÖRHEAD Roadie Warned Police About London Terrorist Attack
antiMUSIC is reporting that a former roadie for MOTÖRHEAD tried to warn police about two radical Muslims that helped carry out the July 7, 2005 terrorist attack in London. Martin Gilbertson worked as a computer technician for individuals involved with an Islamic bookshop and youth center Beeston, We...June 25, 2006
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CONCEPTION To Release Live Album
Long-defunct Norwegian progressive metallers CONCEPTION, who reformed for an appearance at last year's ProgPower USA festival, have issued the following update via their official forum: "We meant to [release] a DVD [containing footage filmed at the] ProgPowerUSA [festival] but there was some problem...June 13, 2006
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AXL ROSE's Assistant Gets Into Scuffle At New York Party
Tricia Romano of The Village Voice is reporting that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose and actor Sean Penn were enjoying a private party thrown by Nur Khan and Tommy Saleh Saturday night (May 13) at the Tribeca Grand in New York City when Rose's assistant Beta Lebeis, a striking older woman with plati...May 18, 2006
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KAMELOT Continuing Work On Live DVD, Planning Live Appearances
American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT are continuing to work on their first DVD, "One Cold Winter's Night", which was shot in Oslo this past February. "There is a lot of editing for our director Patric [Ulleaus]. We have 18 cameras on this shoot and the concert was nearly 2 hours long," state...April 28, 2006
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