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AVANTASIA To Embark On Headlining Tour In April

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project is planning to embark on a headlining tour for in April 2013. Also in the works are several summer festival appearances, as well as South American and Asian tours at the end of the summer. Commented Tobias: "I know I once said we weren't gonna do it ag...

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EDGUY Frontman Taps URIAH HEEP Drummer For New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet entered VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Germany late last month with producer Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, EDGUY, EPICA, RHAPSODY) to begin recording the new album from Sammet's AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. The CD will once again be a rock opera based on a concep...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS To Release New Album In The Spring

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND) — is hard at work on its new studio album for a spring 2013 release via InsideOut Music. In other news, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will perform at...

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Former URIAH HEEP Vocalist JOHN LAWTON To Release New Concept Album

The music industry is buzzing about the new concept album by former URIAH HEEP/LUCIFER'S FRIEND vocalist John Lawton titled "The Power Of Mind". An innovative new CD, conceived, written and produced by the CGI member Dr. Milen Vrabevski, but performed by John Lawton and Bulgarian ensemble Diana Expr...

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BLACKGATES Schedules East Coast Live Debut

BLACKGATES — the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN) and guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) — will make its East Coast live debut on Saturday, November 3 at Saint Vitu...

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KORPIKLAANI Bassist Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Bassist Jarkko Aaltonen of Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Aaltonen interview begins around the 21-minute mark.) KORPIKLAANI's eighth studio album, "Manal...

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KRUK Recording Third Album

Polish hard rockers KRUK are currently in the studio working on the material for their as-yet-untitled third album, to be released in the fall. The CD is being produced by Marcin Kindla, previously associated with the Polish pop scene. "The material on which we are currently working is undoubtedly s...

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BOB DAISLEY Pays Tribute To JON LORD

Legendary bassist Bob Daisley (pictured below; OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, URIAH HEEP, GARY MOORE) has released the following statement regarding the passing of former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord: "[Monday was] a sad day. Jon Lord has 'left the building.' "Jon put the 'deep' into PUR...

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URIAH HEEP Guitarist: JON LORD 'Was One Of The All-Time Great Rock Keyboard Players'

Guitarist Mick Box of progressive rockers URIAH HEEP has released the following statement regarding the passing of former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord: "I was truly shocked to hear that Jon Lord had passed away. Jon was one of the all-time great rock keyboard players and composers, and he had th...

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URIAH HEEP Interviewed At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with progressive rockers URIAH HEEP at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of its classic fourth album, "Demons...

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URIAH HEEP Comments On RADIOHEAD Crew Member's Death In Stage Collapse

A member of RADIOHEAD's crew who was killed on Saturday (June 16) when a stage collapsed before the band's scheduled concert in Toronto that evening. 33-year-old drum technician Scott Johnson died when the top portion of the stage fell on him as he was setting up the band's equipment. Johnson also w...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist MICHAEL AMOTT Discusses Upcoming Album, DVD, Other Projects

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish / German / American extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of his brother Chris from ARCH ENEMY: Michael: "I think he's into other styles of...

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URIAH HEEP: New Video Interview Posted Online

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with Mick Box and Phil Lanzon of progressive rockers URIAH HEEP before the band's April 20 concert at Fabrik in Hamburg, Germany with NAZARETH. You can now watch the chat below. URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of its classic fourt...

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BOB DAISLEY To Serve As Patron Of 'Rock The House' Live Music Competition

Legendary bassist Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, URIAH HEEP, GARY MOORE) will serve a patron for Rock The House, the parliamentary live music competition which supports the U.K. live music industry and promotes the importance of intellectual property rights. Rock The House sees...

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URIAH HEEP To Perform Entire 'Demons And Wizards' Album On U.S. Tour

Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their classic fourth album, "Demons And Wizards" by performing the LP in its entity at select U.S. shows this fall. "Demons And Wizards" is regarded by many fans and critics alike as URIAH HEEP's best album, often r...