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KREATOR, EPICA, MOONSPELL, PRETTY MAIDS Confirmed For Holland's ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL

KREATOR, EPICA, MOONSPELL and PRETTY MAIDS are among the confirmed bands for the third edition of the Alcatraz Metal Festival, set to take place on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CIRRHA NIVA EPICA EVILE KREATOR LIZZY BORDEN M...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Song Available For Free Download

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli and it was mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at the Gate Studio (AVANTASIA, EPICA) in Wolf...

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THREAT SIGNAL Forced To Pull Out Of (HED) P.E. European Tour

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have issued the following update: "We sincerely regret to inform you that our 2010 European tour dates with (HED) P.E. and ATILLA have been officially cancelled. The tour will still go on; however, we will not be performing on it. "We had worked very hard to make thi...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH EPICA FINNTROLL MOONSPELL RAVEN SAXON SODOM SO...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Pulls Out Of NORWAY ROCK Festival

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has cancelled its appearance at this year's Norway Rock festival — set to take place July 7-11, 2010 in Kvinesdal, Norway — in order to take part in a "major U.S. tour" during the same period. Norway Rock festival billing is now as follows: TWISTED SISTER MEGADETH IMMORTAL QUEENS...

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AMBERIAN DAWN's Next Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Professional Opera Singer

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN entered the studio on November 23, 2009 in Hyvinkää, Finland to begin recording its new album for a late spring release. Commented the band: "We are proud to announce that professional opera singer, baritone Markus Nieminen is going to [guest]...

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SAXON Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. SAXON will play two unique shows. One night they will perform the "Wheels Of Steel" LP in its entirety...

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EPICA: Footage From West Coast Leg Of North American Tour Posted Online

The sound engineer for Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA has posted more video footage from the band's current North American tour. The latest clip, which can be viewed below, includes footage from the West Coast leg of the trek. In a recent interview with Metal Assault, EPICA guitarist/vocalist Mark...

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EPICA Guitarist Says Singer's Solo-Album Plans Won't Affect Band

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA on February 18, 2010 when the band played the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: How's th...

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EPICA Frontwoman To Guest On New KAMELOT Album

Singer Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA recently recorded her vocal parts that will be featured on KAMELOT's forthcoming CD. Simone joins KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan on the band's newest ballad, "House On A Hill", as well the title track of KAMELOT's new album. Simone — the longtime gi...

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RAVEN Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH EPICA FINNTROLL RAVEN SODOM...

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EPICA: Video Footage Of Canadian Bus Crash Scene Posted Online

The sound engineer for Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA has posted more video footage from the band's current North American tour. The latest clip, which can be viewed below, includes footage from the early hours of Friday, February 12, when EPICA's tour bus crashed on Canadian Highway 1 in the Rocky...

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ECHOTERRA: All-Orchestral Version Of Debut Album Available

ECHOTERRA, the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN),bassist Brian Hollenbeck, vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS) and drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY),has released an all-orchestral version of i...

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EPICA Tour Bus Involved In Road Accident

In the early hours of Friday, February 12, EPICA's tour bus crashed on Canadian Highway 1 while driving in the Rocky Mountains when a car lost control and went spinning for the bus. The bus driver, Dave Mabry, managed to avoid a head-on collision by running the bus against the rail-guard. Although t...

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EPICA Interviewed In New York City; Video Available

Frank of Metal Injection conducted an interview with vocalist Simone Simons and guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA when the band played the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on January 29, 2010. Watch the chat below. Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA...