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SUFFOCATION, THE FACELESS Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
SUFFOCATION and THE FACELESS have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The complete festival billing is now as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS ANAAL NATHRAKH BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BE...June 11, 2009
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ANAAL NATHRAKH, CYNIC, THE RED CHORD, WALLS OF JERICHO Confirmed For SUMMER BREEZE
ANAAL NATHRAKH, CYNIC, THE RED CHORD, BENIGHTED, WALLS OF JERICHO and CARNIFEX have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS ANAAL NA...June 6, 2009
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THE GATHERING Confirmed For Portugal's VAGOS OPEN AIR
Dutch rock outfit THE GATHERING will headline the first night of the Vagos Open Air 09 festival, set to take place August 7-8, 2009 in Vagos, Aveiro, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, August 7: THE GATHERING KATATONIA EPICA KATHAARSYS PROCESS OF GUILT F.E.V.E.R. Saturd...June 5, 2009
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AMASEFFER Seeking New Label Home
Israeli heavy metal band AMASEFFER has issued the following update: "Due to reasons [that we will keep] to ourselves, we have decided not to implement the rest of our contract with InsideOut/SPV. We are now in negotiations with new record labels and will post news regarding that soon. "We are now in...May 31, 2009
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EPICA: 'The Classical Conspiracy' First-Week Sales Revealed
"The Classical Conspiracy", the new double live CD from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, sold around 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at...May 27, 2009
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EPICA Singer On 'The Classical Conspiracy', New Guitarist And Musical Roots
Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with singer Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: How did you decide to record a live album that included classical songs? Simone Simons: We got the offer to do an opera fe...May 25, 2009
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Former AFTER FOREVER Bassist Joins XYSTUS
Former AFTER FOREVER bassist Luuk van Gerven has joined the Dutch progressive metal band XYSTUS. XYSTUS' third album, "Equilibrio", was released in North America last September via Sensory Records. This rock opera was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra and a 30-member choir, and includes guest perfo...May 25, 2009
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Germany's death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI...May 23, 2009
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NECROPHAGIST, SUFFOCATION, SUICIDE SILENCE Pull Out Of Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
NECROPHAGIST, SUFFOCATION, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE FACELESS and DAATH have cancelled their participation in this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Commented the festival organizers: "DAATH have cancelled all European shows fo...May 23, 2009
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GRAND MAGUS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Sweden's GRAND MAGUS has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI BANG BLOODWORK BON SCOTT BORKNAGAR BRING ME...May 22, 2009
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DER W Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
DER W, the project led by Stephan Weidner, singer, songwriter, musician, producer and bassist for German hard rock band BÖHSE ONKELZ, has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as foll...May 21, 2009
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German AC/DC Tribute Band BON SCOTT Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German AC/DC tribute band BON SCOTT has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI BANG BLOODWORK BON SCOTT BORK...May 19, 2009
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COHEED AND CAMBRIA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
COHEED AND CAMBRIA has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 5TH AVENUE AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ASP AXEL RUDI PELL BAI BANG BLOODWORK BORKNAGAR BRING ME THE HORIZON...May 18, 2009
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BLACK SUN AEON Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
BLACK SUN AEON — the new "dark, death, doom" project from Tuomas Saukkonen (BEFORE THE DAWN, THE FINAL HARVEST, DAWN OF SOLACE) — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shapin...May 18, 2009
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KAMELOT Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Album
The German KAMELOT fan site recently conducted an interview with the band's guitarist, Thomas Youngblood. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: KAMELOT will enter the studio in June to record the new album. Will you start recording the new songs at that point, or will you use the time...May 17, 2009