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U.D.O., VREID, ZYKLON Confirmed For Norway's METAL HEART Festival

U.D.O., VREID and ZYKLON are among the newly confirmed bands for Metal Heart, a brand new two-day metal festival set to take place August 17-18 at Tapperiet in Notodden, Norway. A total of 10-to-12 acts will perform at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALL ENDS AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL...

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ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY, NOCTURNAL RITES, TRAIL OF TEARS, NOVEMBER and ALL ENDS have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALL ENDS AM...

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UNLEASHED, NORTHER, THRESHOLD, FEAR MY THOUGHTS Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

UNLEASHED, NORTHER, THRESHOLD, FEAR MY THOUGHTS and HATESPHERE have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): DEW-SCENTED ELUVEITIE FEAR MY THOUGHTS FREEDOM CALL GAMMA RAY H...

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MEAT LOAF Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MEAT LOAF has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS DIMMU BORGIR ELDRITCH FALCONER GOV'T MULE HARDCO...

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MEGADETH Guitarist To Guest On New LION'S SHARE Album

MEGADETH/EIDOLON guitarist Glen Drover has recorded a guest solo on the new album from Swedish melodic metal band LION'S SHARE. Also scheduled to appear on the CD are drummer Richard Evensand (CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK),guitarist Bruce Kulick (KISS),and singer Mats Levén (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION, AT VA...

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FREEDOM CALL To Release 'Dimensions' In April

German melodic speed metallers FREEDOM CALL are tentatively scheduled to release theeir new album, "Dimensions", on April 20. According to drummer Daniel Zimmermann (also in GAMMA RAY),the CD will contain 11 "fast and melodic speed hymns," which will be similar in style to the band's 2002 album, "E...

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MAJESTY Drummer To Sit Our METAL FOREVER Festival Appearance

German metallers MAJESTY have posted the following update on their official web site: "MAJESTY drummer Michael Graeter contracted a typewriter's cramp and due to a medical opinion he is not allowed to play drums within the next two weeks. So Jan Raddatz (MIDNIGHT SYMPHONY) will again help out on dru...

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ANNIHILATOR, PRETTY MAIDS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ANNIHILATOR, POINT BLANK and PRETTY MAIDS have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIM...

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DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS DI...

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MAJESTY Signs Management Deal With MANOWAR's MAGIC CIRCLE MUSIC

MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music has announced the signing of German heavy metal act MAJESTY to an exclusive management agreement. MAJESTY was formed in 1997 and has released five albums, with 2006's "Hellforces" being the most recent release. Fronted by vocalist/songwriter Tarek Maghary, the current MA...

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CRYSTAL BALL Signs With MTM MUSIC

Swiss melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL have inked a deal with MTM Music. The group is currently writing material for its sixth album, due next year. CRYSTAL BALL's latest effort, "TimeWalker", entered the Swiss national album chart at position No. 56 in September 2005. The follow-up to 2003's "Hellvet...

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MONTERREY METAL FEST Pre-Party Final Details Revealed

The official 2006 Monterrey Metal Fest pre-party will be held on Friday, November 17, 2006 at the Cafe Iguana in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico with mini-sets from the following bands: JOE STUMP HYDROGYN BLUDGEON VAINGLORY FORLORN VALE HERENWEN SOULS ON FIRE BLACKSMITH PENTAGRAM The cost of the ticke...

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KROKUS Drummer Completes Tour Despite Ruptured Hernia

According to a posting on KROKUS' official web site, the band's drummer, Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-ACCEPT, U.D.O., HELLOWEEN),played the group's entire first leg of the European "Hellraiser" tour with a ruptured (umbilical) hernia. Stefan reports that he will get the hernia operated sometime in the fi...

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KROKUS: European Tour Setlist Revealed

Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have revealed the setlist for their current European tour in support of the band's "Hellraiser" album. It is as follows: 01. Hellraiser 02. Too Wired To Sleep 03. Hangman 04. Angel Of My Dreams 05. Long Stick Goes Boom! 06. Bad Boys Rag Dolls 07. Screaming In The Ni...