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TRIPTYKON Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
TRIPTYKON, the group formed by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior, has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Also scheduled...October 12, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: European Tour Announced
Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will embark on a European headlining tour in February 2011. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 07 - Pratteln (CH) Preproduction Feb. 08 - Pratteln (CH) Z7 Feb. 09 - Lyon (F) Transbordeur Feb. 11 - Bilbao (SP) Rockstar Live Feb. 12 - Madrid (SP) La R...October 12, 2010
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JIMMY PAGE And EDDIE VAN HALEN Top 'Greatest Guitar Solo' List
According to The Pulse of Radio, Jimmy Page's 1971 solo to LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway To Heaven" topped the Gibson.com list of the "Top 50 Guitar Solos Of All Time." Coming in at No. 2 is Eddie Van Halen's 1978 groundbreaking instrumental "Eruption" from VAN HALEN's self-titled debut, with Jimi Hendri...September 29, 2010
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DIMMU BORGIR: 'Abrahadabra' European Mailorder Edition Detailed
A special European mailorder edition of DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "Abrahadabra", is available for pre-order at this location. The lush box version of the CD (see artwork below) includes the digipak, featuring three bonus tracks, book, numbered certificate of authenticity and vocalist Shagrath's mask...September 22, 2010
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DIMMU BORGIR Kicks Off European Tour With KORN; Video Available
Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR played the first show of their European tour as the support act for KORN last night (Sunday, September 19) at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Holland. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Xibir (intro) 02. Spellbound (By The Devil) 03. Dimmu B...September 20, 2010
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DIMMU BORGIR: 'Abrahadabra' Exclusive Editions Announced
Nuclear Blast Records has announced the various exclusive editions of DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "Abrahadabra", which will be released in Germany on September 24, in the rest of Europe on September 27, and in North America on October 12. ** "Abrahadabra" worldwide iTunes digital edition - available f...September 14, 2010
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QUEEN: 'Singles Collection 4' Detailed
The final volume in the massively impressive retrospective four box set, "Queen: The Singles Collection 4", will be released October 18. The closing chapter to the entire history of QUEEN's worldwide singles releases, Volume 4 tracks the band's output through the latter years of 1989 to 1999. The 13...September 12, 2010
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LORD: 'Return Of The Tyrant' EP Details Revealed
Australian melodic metallers LORD will release a new EP, "Return Of The Tyrant", later in the year. Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "Finally we can release all of the details about our forthcoming EP, 'Return Of The Tyrant', that will be out in the next few weeks. For something that started out as...August 20, 2010
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AVANTASIA: First Six Tour Dates Announced
AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle Dec. 04 - Germany - Kaufbeuren...August 16, 2010
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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December
AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...August 8, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Cold Embrace Of Fear' 35-Minute Symphony
Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release an epic monument called "The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony" on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes d...July 30, 2010
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MANTICORA Bassist To Guest On HEXFIRE Debut
Kasper Gram of the Danish metal act MANTICORA recently laid down a guest bass solo on one of the tracks that will appear on the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE Commented HEXFIRE guitarist Jacob Liszko: "As you can see, more and more well-known musicians are agreeing to guest on our debut a...July 27, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Audio Interview With LUCA TURILLI Available
On July 10, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the U...July 16, 2010
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BIOMECHANICAL Drummer Completes Tracks For HEXFIRE Debut
English drummer Jonno Lodge (BIOMECHANICAL, ex-PAUL DI'ANNO) has completed the drum tracks for the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE. The recording session took place at the Staffordshire Phoenixx Studios with engineer Stephen Parkinson. Drummers Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, AVANTASIA)...July 16, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Guitarist Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE
Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the United S...July 11, 2010
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