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MASTERPLAN To Enter Studio In September

MASTERPLAN, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, will enter the studio in September to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in March 2007 via AFM Records. The recordin...

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CELTIC FROST Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place August 3-7 at the Black Sea resort of Varna in Bulgaria. Also scheduled to appear are MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, UFO, KREATOR, ONSLAUGHT, MASTERPLAN, U.D.O., OVERKILL, DORO PESCH, NEVERMOR...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Drummer KUSCH Rejoins MEKONG DELTA

Former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch has rejoined legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA as the replacement for Peter Haas (ex-KROKUS, POLTERGEIST),who is reportedly too busy to take part in the new album recording sessions. Kusch is no stranger to MEKONG DELTA...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Confirmed For Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL

German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has been confirmed for the the Ragnarock Festival, set to take place August 17-19 in Norway. Also scheduled to appear are TWISTED SISTER, W.A.S.P., THUNDERBOLT, CHINCHILLA, CORNERSTONE, MORGANA LEFAY, PAGAN'S MIND, HIGHLAND GLORY, MASTERPLAN, BRAINSTORM and ASTRAL DOO...

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BRAZEN ABBOT, DREAMLAND Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

BRAZEN ABBOT and DREAMLAND are among the newly confirmed bands for the "Monsters of Rock" festival, set to take place August 3-7, 2006 near the Black Sea in Bulgaria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABLEPSIA AXEL RUDI PELL BRAZEN ABBOT THE BRONX CASKET CO. CORNAMUSA DELIRIOUS DOOMFOXX...

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ASTRAL DOORS Confirmed For Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS have been confirmed for the the Ragnarock Festival, set to take place August 17-19 in Norway. Also scheduled to appear are TWISTED SISTER, W.A.S.P., THUNDERBOLT, CHINCHILLA, CORNERSTONE, MORGANA LEFAY, PAGAN'S MIND, HIGHLAND GLORY, MASTERPLAN and BRAINSTORM, among othe...

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MASTERPLAN Frontman Enters Norwegian Album Chart At No. 54

MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has entered the Norwegian national album at position No. 54 with his fourth solo album, "The Duke" (AFM Records). The CD was produced by Lande and PAGAN'S MIND guitarist Jörn Viggo Lofstad, and was mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark by Tom...

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MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, UFO, KREATOR Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, UFO, KREATOR and NEVERMORE are among the confirmed bands for the "Monsters of Rock" festival, set to take place August 3-7, 2006 near the Black Sea in Bulgaria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AXEL RUDI PELL THE BRONX CASKET CO. CORNAMUSA DELIRIOUS DOOMFOXX DORO EDGU...

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MASTERPLAN Drummer To Release BEAUTIFUL SIN Debut

BEAUTIFUL SIN, the new project featuring ex-HELLOWEEN/GAMMA RAY and current MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch, have completed work on their debut album, "The Unexpected", due in May via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Kusch in 2005 in Belgium and Norway and was mixed by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Stud...

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JORN LANDE To Replace NEVERMORE At PROGPOWER USA VII

JORN LANDE, one of metal's most renowned and prolific vocalists, has been tapped to replace NEVERMORE as the Saturday night headliner at ProgPower USA VII. The singer, whose credits include MASTERPLAN and ARK, will close the show with a unique set covering not only his solo career but songs from the...

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STRYPER Replace TWISTED SISTER At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Reunited Christian hard rockers STRYPER have replaced TWISTED SISTER on the billing of this year's Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is now as follows: Friday, March 10: BRAINSTORM 17:00 VIRGIN STEELE 18:20...

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ATARFE VEGA ROCK: Complete Schedule Announced

The complete schedule has been announced for this year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, March 10: BRAINSTORM 17:00 VIRGIN STEELE 18:20 IMPALED NAZARENE 19:...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'Damage Case' Anthology Due Next Month

Sanctuary Records has set a February 6 release date for "Damage Case: The Lemmy Anthology", a unique career overview of the MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian Fraser Kilmister — otherwise known as Lemmy. The two-CD compilation pulls together a wild and oft-unlikely range of tracks from right across his recording...

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MASTERPLAN Frontman JORN LANDE: New Solo Album Details Revealed; Audio Available

MASTERPLAN vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will release his fourth solo album, "The Duke", shortly through Germany's AFM Records. The CD was produced by Lande and PAGAN'S MIND guitarist Jörn Viggo Lofstad, and was mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark by Tommy Hansen. Recording musici...

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VIRGIN STEELE: New Audio Interview With DAVID DEFEIS Posted Online

A 30-minute audio interview with VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis, conducted earlier in the month by MetalCovenant.com, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 4.3 MB). VIRGIN STEELE are about to begin mixing the long-awaited followup to 2002's "Book of Burning", tentatively d...