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Melodic metal act Freedom Call’s balance sheet is certainly something to be proud of: the group surrounding vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay have released a total of seven studio albums (including their sensational debut Stairway To Fairyland) and two haunting live releases. FREEDOM CALL are also ever-present live on the stage, having toured not only with the …
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BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR, HYPOCRISY and ENSIFERUM have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Metalfest festival. Metalfest 2011 was a huge success, having taken place over two weekends in five countries. Bands such as SABATON, CRADLE OF FILTH, AMON AMARTH, ARCH ENEMY and AMORPHIS rocked the Metalfest stages this year, with almost 100,000 fans …
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BIOHAZARD In search for new singer! Legendary Brooklyn hardcore mob BIOHAZARD have revealed that they are to hold open auditions to find a replacement for recently departed frontman Evan Seinfeld. The pioneering New York natives announced Evan’s departure in June, with one-time member Scott Roberts temporarily covering for him during the band’s well-received performances at …
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So far Nuclear Blast have had live chats with BLIND GUARDIAN, MOONSPELL, WINTERSUN, TROLLFEST, LEGION OF THE DAMNED and POWERWOLF and now they’ve confirmed another one with metal legends ACCEPT! On Monday 6th June they will bring you the chance to chat live with the band at 9 pm CET at http://www.metalcamp.co.uk The new ACCEPT …
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Metal and hard rock fans love to collect things, which is why a service like HeavyMetalBay.com is so useful. The new website is a unique online marketplace for the heavy metal community. The site features any product related in any way, shape, or form to the genre: new and used music, videos, memorabilia, clothing, jewelry, …
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Gamma Ray is a power metal band from northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter. The band is known as one of the most prominent bands of the German heavy metal scene. Despite having many lineup …
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SCELERATA is working on their third album, which is being partially recorded in Germany at Twilight Hall Studios. In April 24th the drummer Francis Cassol and the guitarist Renato Osorio flew to Germany. Check out below a few comments about the recording process. “We are in Twilight Hall Studios, Germany, for the past days, working in …
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Stairway To Fairyland, FREEDOM CALL`s first album landed them a tour with Saxon, Angra and Edguy which turned into a triumphal march, culminating in memorable shows with Savatage and Skew Siskin in August 1999 as part of the Popkomm music fair in Cologne. The band played almost fifty shows in 2000 and proved their worth at …
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Organizer and lifelong metalhead Samuel Douek shares an exciting addition to the Heavy Metal Film Festival‘s inaugural lineup: “We are proud to announce that Germany’s BLIND GUARDIAN have submitted a magical, one-of-a-kind, still-in-the-making film edited by Andreas Fiekers called ‘Travelers At The Edge Of Time’ for a world premiere to debut exclusively at the Heavy …
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SOLAR FRAGMENT In Our Hands Scarlet Records Release: 4/19/2011 Power Metal has been declared dead many times. However, it is still alive and breathing. Not only that, there is still room for innovations. With their debut ‘A Spark Of Deity’, Solar Fragment already brought a fresh and modern twist to traditional melodic metal but they …
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