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HELLOWEEN: '7 Sinners' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"7 Sinners", the 13th studio album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Japan: #6 Finland: #16 Greece: #10 Germany: #25 Czech Republic: #9 Switzerland: #38 Sweden: #40 Spain: #51 Austria: #57 France: #65 "7 Sinners" sold around 1,900 copies...

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WASTEFALL Is Back!

Two years after announcing their split, Greek progressive metallers WASTEFALL have reformed. The band states, "We are more than glad to announce that Domenik [Papaemmanouil; vocals, guitar, keyboards] returned from exile and Alex [Katsiyiannis, guitar] decided to abandon his haven. The only differen...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson of multi-national melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS has issued the following update: "Dear STRATOVARIUS fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind. It's about our friend and [German] drummer Jörg Michael [STRATOVARIUS]. "Jörg...

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HELLOWEEN: '7 Sinners' First-Week Sales Revealed

"7 Sinners", the 13th studio album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, sold around 1,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, d...

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Drummer MIKE TERRANA Interviewed At KAVARNA ROCK FEST (Video)

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) at Bulgaria's now-traditional Kavarna Rock Fest, which took place July 23-25, 2010 at the Black Sea coast's town stadium. You can now watch the chat bel...

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KAKTUS PROJECT: 'Superstition' Artwork Unveiled

KAKTUS PROJECT, the brainchild of Sylvain Rouvière, will release its debut album, "Superstition", in early 2011 via Metalodic Records. The CD, which is "based on the melodic metal music of STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, sprinkled with HELLOWEEN," according to a press release, will feature cover art (see below...

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TNT: New Album Samples Available

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT will release their new album, "A Farewell To Arms", in Japan on December 15 via Avalon/Marquee. The CD will be issued in Europe (excluding Norway) on January 21, 2011 via Metal Heaven. With the release of "A Farewell To Arms", the group's third album with the curre...

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TNT To Release 'A Farewell To Arms' In December

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT will release their new album, "A Farewell To Arms", in Japan on December 15 via Avalon/Marquee. The CD will be issued in Norway at the end of December. "A Farewell To Arms" track listing: 01. Engine 02. Refugee 03. Ship In The Night 04. Take It Like A Man - Woman!...

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OUTLOUD To Debut New Material At One-Off Concert In Athens

OUTLOUD — the hard rock band featuring Chandler Mogel (TALON) on vocals, Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND) on guitar and keyboards, Mark Cross (FIREWIND, HELLOWEEN, KINGDOM COME) on drums, Tony Kash on guitar and Sverd T. on bass — will perform on Friday, November 19 at the Revenge Of Rock in Athens, Greece....

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RAVAGE: 'Grapes Of Wrath' Video Released

"Grapes Of Wrath", the new video from Boston, Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed back in the summer of 2009 but had to be sent back for a number of re-edits due to some controversial parodic subject matter, violent content and special-effects issues. The video w...

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Former STRATOVARIUS, HELLOWEEN, ANGRA Members Join Forces In SYMFONIA

SYMFONIA, the new melodic metal project featuring former members of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS, ANGRA and SONATA ARCTICA, will enter Studiomega in Varberg, Sweden later this month to begin recording its debut album for a spring 2011 release. A press release reads as follows: "They are all legends among...

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Former SAVATAGE, TOKYO BLADE Members Join Forces In REVERENCE

REVERENCE, the new Detroit, Michigan-based power metal band featuring vocalist Todd Michael Hall (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, HARLET),guitarist Bryan Holland (TOKYO BLADE, ARREST),drummer Steve "Dr. Killdrums" Wacholz (SAVATAGE, CRIMSON GLORY) and bassist Frank Saparti (TOKYO BLADE, OVERLOADED, MI...

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HELLOWEEN Members Discuss '7 Sinners' In New Video Interview

Swiss web site Medazzarock recently conducted an interview with German power metallers HELLOWEEN. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. "7 Sinners", the 13th studio album from HELLOWEEN, will be released in North America on November 9 via The End Records. If there is a golden thread throu...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer MICHAEL KISKE Discusses His Involvement With AVANTASIA

The webmaster of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's official web site recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske about Kiske's involvement with Sammet's AVANTASIA project, both in the studio and on the road. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Michael, in 19...

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THE QUILL: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Two new songs from Sweden's THE QUILL — "Bring It On" and "Medicine" — are available for streaming using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab). Four years after the release of the group's most recent studio album, THE QUILL is ready to once again spread its musical gospel. We are...