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AMASEFFER Signs With INSIDEOUT MUSIC

AMASEFFER, the "holy project" featuring guest appearances by Mats Levn (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY) and Kobi Farhi (ORPHANED LAND),has inked a deal with InsideOut Music. The group's debut album, entitled "Slaves for Life" is the first in a trilogy about the histo...

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EPICA Schedules California Signing Session

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will take part in a signing session on Friday, April 18 at Rasputin Records in Mountain View, California between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The address is as follows: 630 San Antonio Ave. Mountain View, California 94070 In other news, Amanda Somerville the...

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EPICA To Perform Debut Album In Its Entirety

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will celebrate the five-year anniversary of the release of their debut album, "The Phantom Agony", by performing the CD in its entirety at Tivoli in Utrecht, The Netherlands on May 16. EPICA is currently utilizing the services of singer-songwriter and v...

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EPICA: First Performance Footage Featuring Stand-In Singer Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA performing last night (Saturday, April 5) at the Nokia Theater in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "celticyodels"). EPICA is utilizing the services of singer-songwriter and vocal coach Amanda Somerville as the stand-in vo...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Russian Dates Announced

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have scheduled two dates in Russia in September: Sep. 20. - RUS - St. Petersburg Orlandino Sep. 21 - RUS - Moscow - Tochka Club Commented the band: "For the first time in 10 years, PRIMAL FEAR will play two shows in Russia Moscow and St. Petersburg. We're really ex...

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EPICA Stand-In Singer Posts Video Update

Amanda Somerville the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who has been tapped to replace EPICA vocalist Simone Simons on the band's North American tour with SYMPHONY X due to Simons' ongoing health issues has posted the following update: "My goodness, tomorrow [Friday, April 4] is the first s...

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EPICA Singer: 'The MRSA Is Almost Out Of My System!'

EPICA lead singer Simone Simons who was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria has issued the following update: "One of the four tests was positive and we all decided that we shouldn't take any risks regarding my health and that...

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INTO ETERNITY Guitarist Checks In From The Road

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "Things are going great on our small headlining tour to the East coast, where we meet up with EPICA and SYMPHONY X. The Winnipeg show and the St. Paul gig were th...

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IMPERIA In Writing Mode

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) has issued the following update: "Right now IMPERIA is busy with writing songs for the new album, w...

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PRIMAL FEAR, ROSS THE BOSS Confirmed For Romania's B'ESTFEST

PRIMAL FEAR and former MANOWAR guitarist ROSS THE BOSS have been confirmed for the B'estfest on July 11 in Bucharest, Romania. Also scheduled to appear is JUDAS PRIEST. For more information, go to this location. PRIMAL FEAR recently parted ways with guitarist Stefan Leibing and replaced him with Mag...

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'Beautiful Voices Vol. 3' DVD+CD Due In April

The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records has set an April 11 release date for the "Beautiful Voices Vol. 3" DVD+CD combo featuring female-fronted rock and metal bands. It is the follow-up to the successful first and second parts in the series. The "Vol. 3" details are as follows: DVD track listing...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Issues Update

AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans who suffered a seizure last November while en route to a gig has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "Once more, I'd like to thank you all for all the messages we still receive supporting AFTER FOREVER! I've had good offers for gigs this year, but...

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EPICA Singer Forced To Sit Out North American Tour; Stand-In Vocalist Announced

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria have issued the following update: "The extra weeks of rest, as a result of the cancellation of most of this month's sho...

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SAXON, MOONSPELL Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival

SAXON and MOONSPELL have been confirmed for the Zwarte Cross festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. This is the first year that the rock event which is organized by the guys from Jovink en de Voederbietels (a Dutch group) has a metal stage (de Metalweide). Zwarte C...

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AFTER FOREVER, EPICA, ECHOES OF ETERNITY Featured On 'A World Of Sirens' Compilation

Sonic Cathedral, in cooperation with Nuclear Blast Records, The End Records, newly formed Ascendance Records, Sirenette Music, as well as a few other independent labels, will release "A World of Sirens" a two-CD set featuring music from female-fronted bands from over 13 countries in May. Some of the...