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POWER QUEST To Support FREEDOM CALL In October

Following on from an overwhelmingly successful first leg of the FREEDOM CALL tour in March this year, U.K.-based metallers POWER QUEST have been asked back to join the second leg of the "Journey To The Crimson Dawn" tour as special guests. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 16 - FR - Paris @ Le Di...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'The Ultimate Unauthorized History Of The Beast' Book Due In June

"The Ultimate Unauthorized History Of The Beast", a new book by Neil Daniels, will be released in June via Jawbone Books in the U.K. and Voyageur Press in the U.S. Formed in east London in 1975, IRON MAIDEN went on to become one of the most successful rock acts in history. With more than 85 ...

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PARAGON Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

German power metallers PARAGON recently entered Piet Sielck's (IRON SAVIOR) studio to record their tenth album for a late summer/early fall release. The band states, "We are now almost finished with the recording of our new album. We only have to add some more backing vocals as well as some more lea...

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RAGE: New Audio Interview With VICTOR SMOLSKI

Steel And Fire recently conducted an interview with guitarist Victor Smolski of German power metallers RAGE. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RAGE's 21st studio album, "21", was released on February 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Had Talked About Doing A Project Together'

Metal Shock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On whether he knew Ronnie James Dio personally and if he ever had any dreams of collabor...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Plays First-Ever U.S. Show; Video Available

ARCH/MATHEOS — the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch — played its first-ever U.S. show last night (Saturday, May 5) at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. The band's lineup for the performance was as follow...

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ARCH/MATHEOS: More Video Footage Of First-Ever Performance Posted Online

ARCH/MATHEOS — the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch — played its first-ever show this past Saturday night (April 28) at the Keep It True XV festival Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The band's lineu...

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TOMMY VITALY: 'Misanthropy' Video Released

Tommy Vitaly, the guitar player for the Italian power metal band SEVENGATES, will release his second album, "Hanging Rock", on May 3 via IceWarrior Records/Rock It Up Records. The CD features "fantastic cover and booklet art" by Felipe Machado Franco, who has previously worked with RHAPSODY, AXEL RU...

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FATES WARNING's 'Inside Out' Album To Be Reissued As 3-Disc Package

Metal Blade Records has set a June 5 release date (one day earlier internationally) for the reissue of FATES WARNING's classic 1994 album "Inside Out". This re-release comes as a double CD plus bonus-DVD. It contains the classic original album as well as live tracks from a German show FATES WARNING...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Performs Live For First Time; Video Available

ARCH/MATHEOS — the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch — played its first-ever show last night (Saturday, April 28) at the Keep It True XV festival Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The band's lineup fo...

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BURNING POINT: 'The Ignitor' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers BURNING POINT will release their new album, "The Ignitor", on June 19 via Scarlet Records. The CD was recorded at HelGate and Reindeer Horns Studios and mastered at Tico Tico Studios (SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED) by Ahti Kortelainen. The cover artwork was created by Felipe Ma...

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Brazil's 'Biggest Heavy Metal Festival Ever' Turns Into Fiasco

At least 30 bands have officially canceled their appearances at this weekend's (April 20-22) Metal Open Air — billed as "the biggest heavy metal festival ever organized in Brazil" — due to organizational and technical problems. The event, which was being headlined by MEGADETH, Rock 'N' Roll Allstars...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Rejoined By Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer THOMEN STAUCH

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the multinational project featuring Jens Karlsson (vocals; PERSUADER) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar; PERSUADER),has issued the following update: "After quite a while of silence from SAVAGE CIRCUS, we're again ready to drop some news your way. "Some of you might have thought 2009's 'O...

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BURNING POINT Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

Finnish melodic metallers BURNING POINT have inked a deal with Scarlet Records. The band's new album, "The Ignitor", will be released later in the year. The CD was recorded at HelGate and Reindeer Horns Studios and mastered at Tico Tico Studios (SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED) by Ahti Kortelainen. The be...

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SECRETS OF THE MOON: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Seven Bells", the new album from German black metallers SECRETS OF THE MOON, is available for streaming in its entirety on YouTubeYouTube. Due on March 16 via Prophecy Productions, the follow-up to "Privilegivm", "Seven Bells" was mixed at Woodshed Studio in Bavaria, Germany with former HELLHAMMER/...