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AT VANCE: 'VII' To Receive U.S. Release Next Week

Germany's AT VANCE will release its new album, "VII", in the U.S. on August 28 via Locomotive Records. The CD was issued in Europe in June through AFM Records. The group's seventh effort marks the debut of new singer Rick Altzi and features the band's "very own interpretation on neo-classical power...

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AT VANCE Adds New Bassist, Drummer

Germany's AT VANCE has announced the addition of bassist Manuel Walther and drummer Alex Landenburg to the group's ranks. AT VANCE released its new album, "VII", on June 29 via AFM Records. The group's seventh effort marks the debut of new singer Rick Altzi and features the band's "very own interpre...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: 'The Thing With All Music Is That It's Not For Everybody'

Greece's Metalzone recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: How about the identity of what is heavy metal. Do you feel it's lost within the experiments and the adoption of new elements...

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RushCon 7: Seventh Annual RUSH Fan Convention Returns to Toronto

This coming September, the city of Toronto will be teaming with multitudes of RUSH fans eager to see them on their current tour and attend the annual RushCon fan convention. With RUSH's highly acclaimed recent release, "Snakes & Arrows", making an impressive showing on the Billboard chart debuti...

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IMPALER, NEW EDEN, THE GATES OF SLUMBER Confirmed For Next Year's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR

AMULANCE, BLACK HAWK, IMPALER, MESSENGER, NEW EDEN, SEASONS OF THE WOLF and THE GATES OF SLUMBER have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping u...

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The End of All You Know

California's THE MAKAI fit well with the Seventh Rule aesthetic in that "The End of All You Know" is noisy, guitar-heavy, and cranked up to the maximum. The band blends thrash and extreme metal, Swedish-influenced melodic death, and a good bit of chaotic hardcore. And for the most part, the band suc...

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RATT Drummer Says JIZZY PEARL's Voice Didn't Fit The Band's Songs

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How has the tour (with POISON and VAINS OF JENNA) gone thus far? Have the audience reactions been as positive as you'd hoped? Bobby Blotzer: "The tour has been amaz...

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THE PROJECT HATE: 'In Hora Mortis Nostræ' Release Date Announced

THE PROJECT HATE — the Swedish band featuring vocalist Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),guitarist Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR),singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS) and drummer Dani...

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ELDRITCH Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH has issued the following update: "Due to personal problems and to other different point of views, ELDRITCH decided to replace the drummer Dave Simeone with the young and talented Raffahell Dridge. This is another important loss in the band's history...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: More Concert Footage, Video Interview Available

More video footage of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's July 27, 2007 performance at the Peninsula Festival in Romania has been posted at Metalhead.tv. Also available is a video interview with band in which they talk about the split with Liv Kristine and the direction of their next album. A 15-minute video inter...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Video Footage From PENINSULA FESTIVAL Posted Online

Video footage of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's July 27, 2007 performance at the Peninsula Festival in Romania has been posted at Metalhead.ro. A 15-minute video interview with THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's Nell Sigland (vocals),Frank Claussen (guitar) and Lorentz Aspen (keyboards) conducted by Metalcharge webzine ha...

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EVERGREY, NIGHTWISH, SONIC SYNDICATE Members To Take Part In SWEDISH METAL EXPO

The metal convention Swedish Metal Expo is set to take place at Fryshuset in Stockholm September 1-2. Now in its third year, Swedish Metal Expo will host clinics (former HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén and FREAK KITCHEN guitarist Mattias "IA" Eklundh),signing sessions (NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olz...

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STONE SOUR's JIM ROOT: 'Rock 'N' Roll, In A Way, Has Been Dead For A Long Time'

Sarah Owen of the Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root. The brief question-and-answer session follows: Q: Out of what need or drive for something different did STONE SOUR arise? Why stretch yourselves between two bands? Root: Well,...

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THE IRON MAIDENS Guest On El Paso's KDBC 4 NEWS; Video Available

THE IRON MAIDENS, the Los Angeles-based "world's only female tribute to IRON MAIDEN" (featuring members of the long-running Los Angeles hard rock act PHANTOM BLUE),were interviewed live on KDBC 4 News in El Paso, Texas on July 13, 2007. Watch the three-minute segment below. As previously reported,...

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SEVENTH CALLING Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Minneapolis, Minnesota metal act SEVENTH CALLING has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are Italy's ANCESTRAL, Germany's ABANDONED and Australia'...