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EXODUS Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON...

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POWERGLOVE Signs With E1 MUSIC

Boston video game metal masters POWERGLOVE have signed a North American deal with E1 Music. The band will release a new full-length album this fall. "We are all extremely proud to announce E1 as our new label," the group says in a statement. "And really, what better label for us than one who is home...

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FORBIDDEN Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up a...

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SOLUTION .45: Debut Album To Receive North American Release In May

"For Aeons Past", the debut album from the Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION .45 — which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW) — will be released in North America on May 11. The CD, which was i...

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SONATA ARCTICA Members Get Inked At KAT VON D's High Voltage Tattoo

On Friday, April 23, SONATA ARCTICA keyboard player Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg and bassist Marko Paasikoski ventured out to Kat Von D's High Voltage Tattoo in Hollywood, California for some ink work. The "Skull in a Top Hat" design on Klingenberg's left forearm took roughly 90 minutes to complete....

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A...

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VANISHING POINT: Eight Songs Completed For New Album

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT is currently writing material for its as-yet-untitled fifth studio album, to be released in late 2010/early 2011. The group states, "So far there's about eight pre-production songs and they're sounding very very cool. Soon we will discuss who will pr...

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NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS Members Featured In New Finnish Metal Documentary

AMORPHIS, HANOI ROCKS, Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH),KORPIKLAANI, SONATA ARCTICA and Eicca Toppinen (APOCALYPTICA) are among the artists who were interviewed for "Rautaa Rajan Taa", a new documentary about the Finnish metal scene which will have its premiere in Helsinki tonight (Friday, April 16)....

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RAVEN, ORDEN OGAN, KETZER Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

RAVEN, ORDEN OGAN and KETZER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCEPT ARTILLERY BLOODBATH BULLDOZER CRASHDI...

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SONATA ARCTICA: New Video Interview Available

Nina Miceli of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA. Watch the chat below. SONATA ARCTICA will film its September 30, 2010 concert at the Alcatraz in Milan, Italy for the band's second live DVD, to be r...

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SONATA ARCTICA To Film Live DVD In Milan

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have issued the following update: "SONATA ARCTICA are extremely excited to announce their upcoming recording of their second DVD which will take place at the Alcatraz in Milan, Italy on September 30th, 2010. "The band will perform a pretty unique show of at l...

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EDGUY, CAST IN SILENCE Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR Festival

EDGUY and CAST IN SILENCE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-10 at Flugplatz in Ballenstedt/Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MESSIAH BURNING SKIES CAST IN SILENCE DARK AGE DEVILDRIVER DELAIN DIE A...

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EVILE, BONDED BY BLOOD, MITHRAS Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival

Thrash metallers EVILE and BONDED BY BLOOD have been added to the main stage at the 10th-anniversary edition of the Bloodstock festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Commented BONDED BY BLOOD: "This is BONDED BY BLOOD's first big festival. We are r...

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DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:...

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RAGE & LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA, SACRED STEEL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

RAGE & LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA and SACRED STEEL have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCEPT ARTILLERY BLOO...