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EPICA Singer Preparing For 'Equilibrio' Stage Musical

EPICA singer Simone Simons recently confirmed her participation in the rock/metal opera "Equilibrio", which is said to be a collaboration between the Dutch metal band XYSTUS and Holland's oldest symphony orchestra, the USConcert. XYSTUS' new album, entitled "Equilibrio", contains 12 songs from the o...

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AVANTASIA Mainman Checks In From The Road

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet is in the middle of a short tour with his solo project AVANTASIA. He has issued the following update from the road: "I feel like being drunk although I am not. There was just an earthquake a few seconds ago and I am on the 21st floor of a hotel tower. ...

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GOTHIC METAL PALACE Festival Organizers Explain Cancellation

The Gothic Metal Palace festival, which was scheduled to take place June 20-21 in Zuidlaren, The Netherlands, has been officially cancelled. The organizers' statement regarding the cancellation reads as follows: "In spite of all our efforts to make this festival happen we simply cannot go through wi...

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EPICA: Footage From 'Classical Conspiracy' Concert Posted Online

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA took part in a special concert dubbed "Classical Conspiracy" this past Saturday (June 14) at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band performed a 45-minute set of metal adaptations of classical songs and movie soundtracks, accompanied by the orche...

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AVANTASIA: More Tour Video Blogs Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the next two in a series of video blogs (see below) from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Amanda Somerville is the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped to rep...

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IMPERIA To Perform At Holland's MYSTIC FAIR

Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Holland-based band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) will perform at the 2008 edition of the Mystic Fair on Saturday, July 19. The gothic and fantasy fa...

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AVANTASIA In Moscow: Quality Video Footage, Photos Available

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA performed a headlining show at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia on June 10, 2008. Check out photos from the concert: Darkside HeadBanger.ru Quality video footage from the show can be viewed below. AVANTASIA's touring lineup consists of the following...

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PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For Spain's ALTERNA VIGO Festival

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been confirmed for the Alterna Vigo festival, set to take place August 8-9, 2008 in Vigo, Spain. So scheduled to appear are OVERKILL, GAMMA RAY, EXODUS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, CYNIC and RATOS DE PORO. For more information, go to this location. PRIMAL FEAR has set...

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AVANTASIA: More Tour Video Blogs, ROCKSOUND Footage Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the second and third in a series of video blogs from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Also available is more fan-filmed video footage from the Rocksound concert (courtesy of YouTube user "...

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AVANTASIA: Footage From Tour Kick-Off Available

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA kicked off its European tour on Thursday, June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert's opening song can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "bomberman021"). AVANTASIA's touring lineu...

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Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE Releases First AVANTASIA Tour Video Blog

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the first in a series of video blogs from the AVANTASIA European tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound Festival in Huttwil, Switzerland. Watch the clip below. Amanda Somerville is the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was recently tapped...

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EPICA: Partial 'Classical Conspiracy' Setlist Revealed

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will take part in a special concert dubbed "Classical Conspiracy" on June 14 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. The band will perform a 45-minute set of metal adaptations of classical songs and movie soundtracks, accompanied by the orchestra and c...

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THE AURORA PROJECT Signs With THE LASER'S EDGE

Dutch progressive rock band THE AURORA PROJECT has inked a deal with the American label The Laser's Edge. The group's second album, titled "Shadow Border", is currently being mixed by Joost van den Broek (AYREON, AFTER FOREVER) for a September release. According to a press release, "Shadow Border" w...

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EPICA Guitarist Featured On WARBREED Debut; Audio Available

Mark Jansen, renowned guitar player and singer in EPICA, makes a guest appearance on "History Undone", the debut album from the Argentinean death metal band WARBREED. Mark recorded the vocals alongside WARBREED's Guillermo for the song "Rotterdam in Flames". The track is now available for streaming...

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MEMOIRA Signs With NIGHTMARE RECORDS

Nightmare Records has announced the signing of MEMOIRA, a young female-fronted Finnish band playing what the label calls "epic melancholic metal that has progressive and gothic orchestral parts." According to Nightmare, MEMOIRA carries on "in the fashon of bands such as NIGHTWISH, EPICA, KAMELOT, WI...