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CHTHONIC To Perform With Classical Oriental Orchestra At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR

Having performed twice at Wacken Open Air in Germany, Taiwanese metal band CHTHONIC will have its third performance at the music festival — and for the very first time, it will perform on the main stage Blackstage on August 1. The works of CHTHONIC stand out in the ring of metal bands around the wor...

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Ex-KING DIAMOND Bassist HAL PATINO Says He Was Offered 'Ridiculous' Salary For This Summer's Shows

Former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino has released the following statement regarding his departure from the band: "It's sad that it had to end this way after — 19 years. "I have always been 100% loyal to everyone in the band, and have always given my everything — onstage and offstage. "Since Day .....

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE's Performance Of SAVATAGE's 'The Wake Of Magellan' Captured On 'Live At Wacken (Official Bootleg)'

On August 22, earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group, will release "Live At Wacken (Official Bootleg)", the first-ever live album from CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band led by former SAVATAGE lead vocalist Zak Stevens. The CD is a recording of the band's A...

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NIGHTWISH Hard At Work On New Album: First Making-Of Clip Posted Online

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the first in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. Settled right in the middle of the beautiful wintery landscape...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Speaks To PROJECT ALPHA TV At HELLFEST (Video)

Project Alpha TV conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 20-22 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", was re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics o...

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EMPEROR: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire HELLFEST Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of EMPEROR's entire June 21 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their "In The Nightside Eclipse" album by making a number of festival appearances this year. In addi...

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SACRED REICH's PHIL RIND Interviewed At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL (Video)

Bassist/vocalist Phil Rind of reactivated Arizona metallers SACRED REICH was interviewed by Rock Hard magazine at this year's Rock Hard Festival on June 7 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Rind posted a message on SACRED REICH's Facebook page...

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CRIPPER Signs With METAL BLADE

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of German thrashers CRIPPER. CRIPPER is convincing with its enthralling mix of old-school and modern thrash metal. Served with technical refinement and a lot of groove, the band kicks ass while being varied and distinct. Since their formation in 2005, th...

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ANNIHILATOR: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of ANNIHILATOR's June 6 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", was re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics on CD and the full Wacken Open Air festival show on D...

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'Wacken 3D' Documentary To Premiere In German Cinemas In July

"Wacken 3D", a no-holds-barred exploration of the legendary Wacken Open Air, the biggest heavy metal festival of the world, will premiere in German cinemas on July 24. Director Nobert Heitker's feature documentary, shot in July and August of 2013, by producer and director of photography Tomas Erhart...

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Reunited EMPEROR Performs At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL (Video)

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their "In The Nightside Eclipse" album by making a number of festival appearances this year. In addition to performing at Germany's Wacken Open Air, the band will headline the 2014 edition of the the Bloodstock Open Air festiv...

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SACRED REICH: Video Footage Of Whisky A Go Go Performance

Video footage of SACRED REICH's May 29 performance at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. SACRED REICH bassist/vocalist Phil Rind posted a message on the band's Facebook page last October letting fans know that they should not expect a new studio album from the group....

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER To Undergo Neck Surgery In September

On May 14, Groovey of Groovey.TV conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer at Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he plans to do during ICED EARTH's break following the band's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Au...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Records Demo Of 12 Songs For Next Album

NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has spent the last two and half weeks in Hattula, Finland with the band's producer/crew member Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen recording a demo of the songs that will appear on NIGHTWISH's next studio album. Tuomas writes on his official web site: "It has come...

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ASSASSIN Anounces New Singer

German thrash metal veterans ASSASSIN have parted ways with vocalist Robert Gonella and have replaced him with Ingo "Crowzak" Bajonczak (LORD OF GIANT, SUPERSOMA, NEW DAMAGE). Comments ASSASSIN guitarist Michael Hoffmann: "We all were lying crippled on the floor, as, all of a sudden, this guy shows...