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VANDEN PLAS And FREAK KITCHEN To Co-Headline PROGPOWER USA SHOWCASE

Germany's progressive metal icons VANDEN PLAS and Sweden's FREAK KITCHEN have been confirmed to co-headline the ProgPower USA VIII Showcase on Thursday, October 4, 2007. "As one of my favorite artists, VANDEN PLAS went immediately to the top of my want list after consulting with Glenn about this yea...

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NIGHTRAGE Guitarist Checks In From Finland

Guitarist/songwriter Marios Iliopoulos of the Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE, which is currently touring Scandinavia with VADER and BLOODTHORN, has issued the following update: "We are in Oulu, Finland tonight and the tour going really cool and smooth so far. We have quality time...

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ORPHANED LAND, PRIMORDIAL Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING FESTIVAL

ORPHANED LAND, PRIMORDIAL and NAER MATARON have been confirmed for the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): DESTRUCTION EKTOMORF FIREWIND MYSTIC PROPHECY NAER MATARON NIGHTRAGE ORPHANED LAND PRIMORDIAL...

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DOMAIN: New Lineup Announced

German melodic metal band DOMAIN has announced the addition of vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, AVALON, FARO) and bassist Steven Wussow (SHYLOCK) to the group's ranks. The band's new lineup will make its live debut on December 30 at the End of Dayz festival in Pratteln, Switzerland. DOMAIN rele...

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FIREWIND Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

Greek metal act FIREWIND has been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Also scheduled to appear are VIRGIN STEELE, REDEMPTION and RAINTIME. More acts will be announced in the coming months FIREWIND's latest al...

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ROTTING CHRIST, DESTRUCTION, FIREWIND Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING Festival

ROTTING CHRIST, DESTRUCTION, FIREWIND, WASTEFALL and SILENT RAGE have been confirmed for the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): DESTRUCTION EKTOMORF FIREWIND MYSTIC PROPHECY NIGHTRAGE ROTTING CHRIST S...

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NIGHTRAGE To Utilize NONE Guitarist For VADER Tour

Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE will once again utilize the services of Pierre Lysell from the Swedish band NONE as the second guitarist for its upcoming tour with VADER. "We are going to deliver the best live shows we can and we will also introduce a new song from the forthcoming...

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NIGHTRAGE Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING FESTIVAL

Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has been confirmed for the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Greece. Also scheduled to appear are THE HAUNTED, TO/DIE/FOR, MYSTIC PROPHECY and EKTOMORF. More acts will be announced soon. NIGHTRAGE recently announced the additio...

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ROB ROCK: South American Tour Cancelled

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has cancelled his previously announced South American tour. "We are unable to tour at this time because certain contractual commitments and deadlines were not met," reads a posting on Rob's web site. "Our sincerest apologies...

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FIREWIND Guitarist Reports On Asian Tour

Greek metal act FIREWIND has just completed three successful shows in Taiwan and Japan. Guitarist Gus G. has issued the following report: "We just got back home from an 18-hour trip from Tokyo. "Our journey started out in Taiwan where we played the Indie 2006 Wild Scream festival. We had some unforg...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

MYSTIC PROPHECY, the melodic power metal band featuring VALLEY'S EVE vocalist Roberto Dimitri Liapakis, ex-STORMWITCH bassist Martin Albrecht and SACRED STEEL drummer Mathias Straub, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007...

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NIGHTRAGE: New Drummer, Session Guitarist Announced

Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has announced the addition of drummer Alex Svenningson (ex-MINDFALL) to the group's ranks. "He came in the studio and he really nailed down our songs," stated Marios Iliopoulos, NIGHTRAGE guitarist/songwriter. "He is a great guy and a suberb musicia...

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FIREWIND To Make Taiwanese Live Debut Next Month

Greek metal act FIREWIND will make its Taiwanese live debut on October 8 at the Indie 2006 Wild Scream Festival. "This will be the first time the band will visit the country and they will perform on the main stage," the group writes on its web site. "Gus G. [guitar] will also perform a special ...

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POWERWORLD To Enter Studio Next Month

POWERWORLD, the new German band formed by ex-FREEDOM CALL bassist Ilker Ersin, will enter the studio on October 23 to begin recording its debut album for an early 2007 release. Two demo songs — "Your World Is Not Mine" and "Reach the Light" — are currently available for streaming on the group's MySp...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY To Perform 'Extraordinary' Show In Germany

MYSTIC PROPHECY, the melodic power metal band featuring VALLEY'S EVE vocalist Roberto Dimitri Liapakis, ex-STORMWITCH bassist Martin Albrecht and SACRED STEEL drummer Mathias Straub, has posted the following message on its official web site: "MYSTIC PROPHECY will perform their last show this year in...