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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

CANNIBAL CORPSE, SONATA ARCTICA, DEMONICAL, SUICIDAL ANGELS, OMEGA LITHIUM, ACELDAMA, LUJURIA and ENOCHIAN THEORY have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSTINENZ...

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EPICA: 'Design Your Universe' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Design Your Universe", the new album from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, sold 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-sell...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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LEAVES' EYES, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, POWERWOLF Confirmed For Germany's METALFEST OPEN AIR

LEAVES' EYES, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, POWERWOLF and HEIDEVOLK have been confirmed for the Metalfest Open Air festival, set to take place May 13-15, 2010 in Dessau, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM BOLT THROWER DECAPITATED ENFORCER EPICA HEIDEVOLK LEAVES' EYES LEGION OF...

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THREAT SIGNAL: 'Severed' Video Posted Online

"Severed", the new video from Canadian modern metallers THREAT SIGNAL, can be viewed below. Edited by vocalist Jon Howard, the clip features live and behind-the-scenes footage from the band's summer 2009 tour with SYBREED, THE AGONIST and THE AUTUMN OFFERING. "Severed" comes off THREAT SIGNAL's soph...

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ECHOTERRA Joined By Former VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Singer, INTO ETERNITY Drummer

ECHOTERRA, the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN),and bassist Brian Hollenbeck, has issued the following update: "We would like to officially welcome our new bandmates; singer Melissa Ferlaak and drummer Ad...

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EPICA Singer's Illness Forces Madrid, Lisbon Cancellations

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have issued the following update: "With pain in our hearts, we have to announce that the EPICA shows in Madrid [Saturday, October 31] and Lisbon [Sunday, November 1] are cancelled. Simone [Simons] has no voice and the specialised doctor told her to be s...

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EPICA, AMBERIAN DAWN In Milan: Photos Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded 40 photos of Dutch female-fronted band EPICA and their opening act, Finnish opera rockers AMBERIAN DAWN, performing at Club Alcatraz in Milan on Tuesday, October 27. Epica Amberian Dawn Also available are photos from MetalItalia.com. EPICA's setlist was as...

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BOLT THROWER, DECAPITATED, EPICA, NEVERMORE Confirmed For Austria's METALFEST OPEN AIR

BOLT THROWER, DECAPITATED, EPICA and NEVERMORE are among the confirmed bands for next year's Metalfest Open Air, set to take place May 13-15 at Schloss Mamling in Mining am Inn, Austria. Three stages will feature 90 bands for only 59 euros. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM BOL...

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THREAT SIGNAL Replaces DAATH On EPICA Tour

Canadian modern metallers THREAT SIGNAL have replaced DAATH as direct support on EPICA's upcoming North American tour. Commented THREAT SIGNAL in a statement: "This will be THREAT SIGNAL's first tour supporting our new album, 'Vigilance'. We are excited to be tearing apart North America with EPICA a...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer Performs With EPICA At METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST; Video Available

Former AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen joined EPICA (featuring ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen [no relation to Floor]) on stage at the Metal Female Voices Fest VII on October 17 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium to perform the AFTER FOREVER song "Follow In The Cry". Fan-filmed video footag...

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EPICA: Acoustic Performance Of 'This Is The Time' Posted Online

Video footage of EPICA's Simone Simons and Isaac Delahaye performing an acoustic version of the song "This Is The Time" (which was written for the World Wildlife Fund) during a fan-club meeting on October 9, 2009 at Escape in Veenendaal, The Netherlands can be viewed below. EPICA performed the band'...

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EPICA: New Audio Interview With MARK JANSEN Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen of the Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA. The entire 20-minute chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. EPICA performed the band's new album, "Design Your Universe", in its...

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EPICA: Footage From 'Design Your Universe' CD-Release Party Available

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA performed their new album, "Design Your Universe", in its entirety at the sold-out record-release party this past Saturday night (October 10) at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland. The band will also play all of the new CD on November 6 at the first of two...