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A Light In the Dark

Kurdt Vanderhoof is on top of his game lately. You'd have to be, to resurrect a band name sullied by years of indifference and a half-assed reunion, back it with a lineup of near-unknowns, and still come back out of the gate with the great reviews that 2004's "The Weight of the World" saw. That, ...

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MERENDINE ATOMICHE To Release Sophomore Album In August

Veteran Italian thrash metal stalwart MERENDINE ATOMICHE will release their second full-length album, "Raw", on August 21 via Mausoleum Records. MERENDINE ATOMICHE's 2003 release, "Walk Across Fire", along with their demo, mini-CD, and tribute to METALLICA, established the band's powerful sound, mix...

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F5 Featuring Ex-MEGADETH Bassist: East Coast Dates With MARC RIZZO, ALEX SKOLNICK Announced

For six nights only (Thursday, July 6 through Tuesday, July 11),F5 — the new Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, drummer David Small, and guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis — will headline a brief tour on the East Coast with S...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Headline Next Year's PROGPOWER UK Festival

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have been confirmed as the headliners of next year's ProgPower UK festival, set to take place March 31, 2007 in Chelltenham, England. Also scheduled to appear are SCAR SYMMETRY, CLOUDSCAPE, DREAMSCAPE and HAGGARD. Oliva and company wil...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: 'Burden Of Truth' Details Revealed

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Burden of Truth", due on August 4 via AFM Records. CIRCLE II CIRCLE have created a very special record based on the "Holy Blood Holy Grail" and "The Da Vinci Code"...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist SKOLNICK To Perform At Tennessee's RIVERBEND FESTIVAL

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will be featured at this year's annual Riverbend Festival, set to take place June 9-17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Other performers this year include HANK WILLIAMS, JR., ANGIE STONE, KENNY ROGERS, AUDIO AD...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: More Tour Dates Announced

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Jun. 23 - Balingen, GER @ Bang Your Head Jun. 24 - Dessel, BEL @ Graspop Jun. 26 - Hamburg, GER @ Headbangers Ballroom (acoustic) Jun. 27 - Berlin, GER @ White Thrash (acousti...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Answer Fans' Questions

Metal legend Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and JON OLIVA'S PAIN bandmates are the next participants in the "meet-and-greet" section of Germany's Metal Hammer magazine forum. Fans are invited to post their questions until June 6, to be answered at a later date by the bandmembers them...

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Speak of the Dead

Career arc-wise, RAGE seems to take a page from the SAVATAGE playbook (except for the fact that they, like, release records and work and stuff). Starting from more raw and coarse origins in the early 1980s, both bands have evolved into increasingly graceful, orchestral, even theatrical outfits. But...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Comments On Possible Folding Of BLACK LOTUS RECORDS

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DOCTOR BUTCHER) — who is currently in the studio mixing his new solo album, entitled "Pins and Needles" — has released the following statement regarding the possible folding of his record label, the Greece-based Black Lotus Records: "The m...

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JORN LANDE To Lead All-Star Performance At PROGPOWER USA VII

ProgPower USA promoter Glenn Harveston has confirmed that there will be a very special "all-star" performance led by vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) during his headline set at ProgPower USA this year. Confirmed thus far to join Lande on stage are Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIR...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Explain New Album Concept

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, have set "Burden of Truth" as the title of their third album, due on August 4 via Germany's AFM Records. Regarding the album's concept, CIRCLE II CIRCLE have issued the following explanation via the AFM web site: "Just im...

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BLACK LOTUS RECORDS: New Releases Postponed 'For An Undetermined Amount Of Time'

Greek label Black Lotus Records has posted the following statement on their official web site: "Black Lotus Records announces the postponement of the currently announced titles, for an undetermined amount of time, as it's in the process of reconstruction and on the lookout for new collaborators." Ke...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: 'Half Way' Done Mixing New Solo Album

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DOCTOR BUTCHER) is currently in the studio mixing his new solo album, entitled "Pins and Needles". Caffery has posted the following update on his official web site: "OK... Four days in and we are about half way through with the mixing. 'Pi...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK, TWISTED SISTER's OJEDA To Guest On CHRIS CAFFERY's New Solo CD

TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick and TWISTED SISTER axeman Eddie Ojeda will be making guest appearances on the upcoming solo album from SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery, entitled "Pins and Needles". Skolnick will be contributing a guest solo to the outro of the song "S.A.D.", while Ojed...