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SYMFONIA: Asian Deal Signed; Debut Album Release Date Revealed

SYMFONIA, the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA, will enter Studiomega in Varberg, Sweden on November 25 to begin recording 12 songs for its debut album, which is scheduled for a March 25, 2011 release. SYMFONIA has signed a four-...

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MEKONG DELTA Drummer Comments On STRATOVARIUS Gig

Alex Landenburg (pictured below; AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA) has commented on his new gig as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed. "I will be stepping in for Jörg Michael on the fir...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson of multi-national melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS has issued the following update: "Dear STRATOVARIUS fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind. It's about our friend and [German] drummer Jörg Michael [STRATOVARIUS]. "Jörg...

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KAKTUS PROJECT: 'Superstition' Artwork Unveiled

KAKTUS PROJECT, the brainchild of Sylvain Rouvière, will release its debut album, "Superstition", in early 2011 via Metalodic Records. The CD, which is "based on the melodic metal music of STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, sprinkled with HELLOWEEN," according to a press release, will feature cover art (see below...

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VINNY APPICE Performs With LION'S SHARE At 'Scandinavian Drum Day'; Soundcheck Footage

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performed four BLACK SABBATH and DIO classics — "Mob Rules", "Heaven And Hell", "Stand Up And Shout" and "We Rock" — with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO),during his Scandinavian Drum Day appearance on October 30 in St...

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Former STRATOVARIUS, HELLOWEEN, ANGRA Members Join Forces In SYMFONIA

SYMFONIA, the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA, will enter Studiomega in Varberg, Sweden later this month to begin recording its debut album for a spring 2011 release. A press release reads as follows: "They are all legends among...

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LION'S SHARE To Perform With VINNY APPICE At SCANDINAVIAN DRUM DAY

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE will perform two or three songs with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO),during his Scandinavian Drum Day appearance on October 30 in Stockholm, Sweden. LION'S SHARE was the main band that performed during the Ronnie Jame...

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ANCARA Begins Work On New Album

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA have commenced work on their fourth album for a 2011 release. No further details are currently available. "Nicole", the latest video from ANCARA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Chasing Shadows", which entered the official chart in the ban...

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VIOLET SUN Debut Due In November

"Loneliness In Supremacy", the debut album from VIOLET SUN, the Italian symphonic melodic metal band led by PLATENS/ex-THY MAJESTIE vocalist Dario Grillo, will be released on November 19 via MelodicRock Records. The CD comes with 12 powerful tracks and a deluxe 16-page booklet featuring the outstand...

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STRATOVARIUS: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS are putting the finishing touches on their thirteenth full-length studio album, "Elysium", at 5-by-5 studios in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. The CD will be released in Asia on January 12, 2011 via JVC and in the rest of the world on January 14, 2011 through...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Arctica' Video Released, Lineup Changes Announced

"Arctica", the new video from Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Markus Nieminen of Routafilmi. "Arctica" comes off AMBERIAN DAWN's third album, "End Of Eden", which is being released today (October 20) via Spinefarm Records. Accor...

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Swedish Heavy Metal Musicians Pay Tribute To DIO On SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE (Video)

Some of Sweden's finest heavy metal musicians gathered to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio during this fall's edition of the Sweden Rock Cruise, which sailed on October 7, 2010 from Stockholm, Sweden for Åbo, Finland and returned the following day. There was a long tribute concert with a number of gu...

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OPERATIKA's Cover Of DIO's 'We Rock' Released

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have released their cover version of the DIO classic "We Rock" via MySpace page. According to the band, the cover was originally planned as a bonus track for their upcoming album, but due to the untimely passing of the great Ronnie James Dio, the...

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Former/Current Members Of KAMELOT, MASTERPLAN, AVANTASIA Featured On KAKTUS PROJECT CD

KAKTUS PROJECT, the brainchild of Sylvain Rouvière, has inked a deal with Metalodic Records. The band's debut album, "Superstition", which is "based on the melodic metal music of STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, sprinkled with HELLOWEEN," according to a press release, is tentatively due before the end of the ye...

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TIMO TOLKKI: 'Loneliness Of A Thousand Years' Book Details Revealed

Former STRATOVARIUS and REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mainman Timo Tolkki will release his long-awaited book, "Loneliness Of A Thousand Years", on October 1 via Goldenworks. Tolkki is most well-known for his music and thought-provoking lyrics. In many of his songs lies just a hint of the pain he has suffer...