MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR), has announced the addition of lead guitarist Jason Banks to the group's ranks. "The brother of bassist Wayne, already known in the scene when he was playing for Blaze Bayley, among others, came to rehearse at the MESSIAH'S KISS ...
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During the Magic Circle Festival, scheduled for July 7, 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany, MANOWAR will give a unique opportunity for some lucky fans. One fan will receive the opportunity to play guitar during MANOWAR's "The Gods Made Heavy Metal" while other fans will have the opportunity to join the band on stage for the ...
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MANOWAR has been confirmed as the headliner of the third day of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place at the Kaliakra Stadium in Kavarna, Bulgaria. Joey DeMaio (bass), Eric Adams (vocals), Scott Columbus (drums) and Karl Logan (guitar) will perform on June 30 (Saturday), the event's promoters Joker Media annonced earlier today. During ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY and DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (featuring former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle) have been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Headlining the event will be MANOWAR, with HOLYHELL, MESSIAH'S KISS (the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli) and MAJESTY ...
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On July 6, 2007, MANOWAR will release its as-yet-untitled new double live album. This more-than-two-hour-long manifest of pure power will feature the entire setlist of the recent Demons, Dragons and Warriors Tour 2007, including tracks that have never been played live, like "The Oath" and "Mountains", as well as immortal classics like "Warriors Of The ...
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THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "A couple of weeks ago I get off the bus in L.A. All I can see is a dumpster and I know that the walls surrounding us is the backside of Disney reality. The other side of the veneer. ...
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Germany's MAJESTY has been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with HOLYHELL and MESSIAH'S KISS (the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli) also scheduled to appear. Many more acts will be announced. MAJESTY's third ...
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ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY drummer Bryan Cox has commented on the reports that the cover of the group's new album, "Open Fire", created by legendary graphic designer Ken Kelly (KISS, MANOWAR), was previously used by OPEN FIRE, a Polish heavy metal band, in 1987 on their LP "Lwy Ognia". However, this album seemingly never saw the light ...
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In an exclusive interview in the latest issue of the U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio has suggested that the veteran metal warriors may be preparing to make their first U.K. appearance in over a decade. "We've decided that our U.K. fans should no longer be fucked over by the assholes who are ...
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HOLYHELL, the stunning female-fronted newcomer band from MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music, has been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with MESSIAH'S KISS (the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli) also scheduled to appear. Many ...
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David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki. A few excerpts from the chat follow: OnTrackMagazine.com: How are you feeling these days? Timo: Pretty okay. I mean I went through some really black depression after the last tour again, 'cause I get this. OnTrackMagazine.com: Really? Timo: Yeah, yeah. ...
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Rock radio DJ and PeteWay.net webmaster Joe Kleon has posted a new interview with UFO bassist Pete Way, talking about the recently completed UFO tour, the new DAMAGE CONTROL CD, and much more. Download the 17-and-a-half-minute interview, along with nine other interviews with Pete and one with Paul Chapman, at this location. Joe ...
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MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR), will take part in the Magic Circle Festival in the heart of Germany, Bad Arolsen on July 7. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with many more acts yet to be announced. MESSIAH'S KISS's third album, "Dragonheart", ...
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SHADOWS FALL's Atlantic Records debut, "Threads of Life", sold just over 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 46 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially less than the 39,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The War Within" (Century Media), which came out ...
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Ohio DJ Joe Kleon has posted 14 classic metal interviews from 1988-1994 at his personal web site. They are part of over 500 cassettes of local and national artist interviews that Joe is converting to digital. They include: Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND, 1988) - Length 6:03 Mikkey Dee (KING DIAMOND, 1988) - Length ...
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A number of high-quality photos of MANOWAR performing live in Moscow last night (Saturday, April 7) have been posted online at Russia's lDarkside e-zine. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro - The Miracle And The Finale 02. Manowar 03. Brothers Of Metal 04. Call To Arms 05. Gloves Of Metal 06. ...
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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER and former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano have been confirmed for the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. The first band will hit the stage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and at 12 noon on Saturday. Admission will ...
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A number of high-quality photos of MANOWAR performing live in front of 14,000 fans (!) at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany on March 31, 2007 have been posted online at the Metalchroniques web site. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Manowar 02. Call to Arms 03. Gloves of Metal 04. Each Dawn ...
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Throughout MANOWAR's legendary career, the band has delivered on its promise to return to each country where the band has performed. Still, the sold-out Schleyerhalle crowd was unprepared for what bassist Joey DeMaio would announce as he stepped to the front of the stage. On July 7, 2007, Manowar will headline the Magic Circle Festival ...
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After four successful albums and several tours with bands like MANOWAR, DIO, MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, U.D.O., ICED EARTH and NEVERMORE, Swedish heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE are back with their long-awaited comeback masterpiece, "Emotional Coma", due out on June 15 in Europe through AFM Records. The band features guitar player and founding member Lars Chriss, along ...
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The production manager of the March Metal Day festival, set to take place April 4 at the Fencing Olympic Complex at Hellinicon in Athens, Greece, has revealed to the "Metalzone" radio show that MANOWAR will perform its song "Black Wind, Fire & Steel" in Greek at this year's event. MANOWAR will play a two-and-a-half-hour set ...
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Roy Kristensen of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with MANOWAR frontman Eric Adams. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his performance on the new MANOWAR album, "Gods of War": "I put 110 % into each and every track. I have to do that. I mean, I wouldn't like Karl, Scott ...
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Former MANOWAR/DICTATORS guitarist Ross The Boss, SEVEN WITCHES, BRAND NEW SIN, MAGUS BEAST, CONSTRICTED, ZANDELLE and OVERLORDE are among the confirmed bands for the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. The first band will hit the stage at 7:00 ...
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MANOWAR's video for the song "Die for Metal" has been posted online at YouTube. Portions of the clip were filmed on February 24, 2007 in Bochum, Germany, during the release party for the band's new album, "Gods of War". Besides the fans, the video stars well-known German actor Tim Sander. "Die for Metal" ...
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German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We had a great vocal/guitar session over the weekend! Stefan [Leibing, guitar] finished his guitar work for our new album at the U3 studio with our good friend Achim Köhler engineering. Ralf [Scheepers] recorded another vocal track. We're only a ...
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Guitarist Anthony Nichols of Boston metallers MELIAH RAGE has been busy writing music for the band's next record, tentatively due before the end of the year. According to the group, "the music thus far is heavier and more riff-oriented than the last two releases, but has all the elements of classic MELIAH RAGE." A remastered ...
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DEATH ANGEL, THIN LIZZY, CRUCIFIED BARBARA and NAGLFAR have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH ARMORED SAINT AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT CRUCIFIED BARBARA DARK FUNERAL DEATH ANGEL ...
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HOLYHELL, the stunning female-fronted newcomer band from Magic Circle Music, is preparing to take the world by storm with their debut single "Apocalypse". The single will be available in stores in Germany, Austria, Switzerland on March 23 and will also be sold at the venues during the band's guest appearance on the current "Demons, Dragons ...
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"The Classic Metal Show", which airs Saturday nights between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. via www.theclassicmetalshow.com, has issued the following update on the program's March 24 episode: "This week on 'The Classic Metal Show' the guys will be in full interview mode as they will get the chance to talk with two of ...
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Luxembourg-based electronic metallers LE GRAND GUIGNOL (formerly VINDSVAL) have posted their video for the song "Madness and Her Thousand Young" at this location. "Madness and Her Thousand Young" comes off LE GRAND GUIGNOL's new album, "The Great Maddening", due this spring via Maddening Media. The CD was recorded at TidalWave Studios by Patrick ...
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