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ACHERON Issues Brazilian Tour Recap
ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley has issued the following update: "Last weekend was the GRAVE / ACHERON 2008 Brazilian assault. It did not start off too well. Kyle [Severn; INCANTATION, WOLFEN SOCIETY] and I had to deal with airline weather issues in Columbus, Ohio that delayed our flight to Newark,...December 19, 2008
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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January
IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...December 13, 2008
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RAGE Guitarist's MIND ODYSSEY To Release New Album In February
MIND ODYSSEY, the German metal band featuring RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski, will release its new album, "Time To Change It", on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Yellow Prison studio in Berlin with Mario Le Mole and Dan Udhen (PANDEA, ex-MIND ODYSSEY) at the helm. Accordi...December 13, 2008
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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: South American Tour Postponed
REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has issued the following statement: "We are forced to postpone our [South American] tour due to lack of professionalism and responsibility of the promoter. They approached us with an offer for the tour in June, w...December 2, 2008
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RAGE Frontman Offers Track-By-Track Breakdown Of New EP
Frontman Peter "Peavy" Wagner of German power metal veterans RAGE has posted a track-by-track breakdown of the band's upcoming EP, "Gib Dich nie auf", which will contain German version of the songs "Never Give Up" and "Full Moon" as well as two bonus tracks, one brand new song and a video clip. Read...December 1, 2008
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Remixers Needed For PRONG's 'Power Of The Damager' CD
13th Planet Records is preparing a remix CD as a follow-up to PRONG's latest studio album, "Power of the Damager". Chris Kniker of Amped Records Inc. has been named executive producer of this project. Deadlines for consideration on this release are as follows: November 30, 2008 – Initial contact wit...November 30, 2008
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BILLY SHEEHAN Talks About His Bass Clinic Tour; Video Available
Japan's WeROCK City conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) earlier this month when he held a bass clinic in Tokyo. Billy talks about his 19-country bass clinic tour and introduces his brand new bass, Yamaha BB series, designed by Billy himself an...November 30, 2008
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BILLY SHEEHAN: Tokyo Bass Clinic, WHY Benefit Event Footage Available
SatomiMusicumentary has uploaded video footage of legendary bassist Billy Sheehan's (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) November 2008 clinic in Tokyo, Japan. The three-minute clip, which also includes footage of Billy at a WHY (World Hunger Year) benefit event at the Hard Rock Café in Tokyo, can be vie...November 27, 2008
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RAGE: New Dates Announced
German power metallers RAGE have scheduled the following dates: Mar. 07 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle (with BRAINSTORM) Mar. 13 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal Mar. 14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 Mar. 17 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma Mar. 18 - Wien, Austria - Szene All shows will include s...November 25, 2008
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RAGE Announces '25 Years In Rage' Anniversary Concert
German power metallers RAGE have announced a special "25 Years In Rage" anniversary concert on March 7, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. Support at the gig will come from BRAINSTORM and MIND ODYSSEY (featuring guitarist Victor Smolski of RAGE). RAGE will play a 30-minute acoustic set, f...November 21, 2008
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HARBINGER Signs With PLANET METAL
Planet Metal has announced the signing of the obscure Michigan speed metal group HARBINGER. The band's sound is a frenzied melding of early metal styles, incorporating the melody of vintage British metal and the adrenaline of foundational U.S. speed metal, all fighting for space within the youthful...November 20, 2008
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DOPE STARS INC. Begins Recording New Album
Italian alternative/industrial rockers DOPE STARS INC. have entered Subsound Studio to begin recording their third full-length album for a spring 2009 release. DOPE STARS INC.'s latest CD, "Gigahearts", was released in November 2006. The CD was produced by Victor Love and includes "11 tracks to kick...November 17, 2008
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TIMO TOLKKI Discusses STRATOVARIUS 'Publicity Stunt'; Video Available
Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mainman Timo Tolkki has released the second part of his three-part interview via the RR web site. During this lengthy interview which lasts almost an hour, Tolkki talks about the STRATOVARIUS period between 1996 and 2008. He discusses the diffic...November 13, 2008
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DANZIG, DIMMU BORGIR, MOONSPELL: Photos From L.A. 'Blackest Of The Black' Show Available
OnTrackMagazine.com has uploaded photos of DANZIG, DIMMU BORGIR and MOONSPELL taken at the Los Angeles stop of the "Blackest of the Black" tour on November 5, 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheater. Also available is a review of the show. DANZIG's lineup for the band's 20th anniversary tour as part of this...November 11, 2008
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SATYRICON Rumored To Have Landed U.S. Deal With KOCH RECORDS
Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON is rumored to have inked a deal with Koch Records for the North American release of its new album, "The Age Of Nero". The CD, which was issued in Europe yesterday (Monday, November 3) via Roadrunner Records, is tentatively due in the U.S. in January in time for t...November 4, 2008