The new DAVID SHANKLE GROUP album, "Hellborn", will be previewed exclusively on Dementia Radio's program "Raise the Horns" on Saturday, June 23. "Raise the Horns" airs every Saturday at 3:00 p.m. EST on www.dementiaradio.com. DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG) is the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle. The group will release "Hellborn" ...
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IMPERIA and SAIDIAN have been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place on July 6-7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Due to visa and immigration complications, GALAXY was forced to cancel its appearance. Besides different sets of MANOWAR on each day, the Magic Circle Festival will also feature performances of GAMMA RAY, MAJESTY, ...
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Joker Media has announced the complete billing for this year's edition of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place on June 28-30 at the Kaliakra Stadium in Kavarna, Bulgaria. It is as follows: Thursday, June 28, 2007: HEAVEN AND HELL B.T.R. SOLARIS Friday, June 29, 2007: MOTÖRHEAD SJK GRANULOM Saturday, June 30, 2007: MANOWAR ...
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MANOWAR's Magic Circle Festival has been officially extended to two days. The festivities will now begin on July 6, 2007, in addition to the original date of July 7, 2007. The festival will take place in Bad Arolsen, Germany with the amazingly low admission price of 10 euros for each day. Tickets for July 7 ...
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MANOWAR's new double live album, "Gods of War Live" will be released on July 6, 2007. This over-two-hour-long manifestation of pure power will feature the entire set list of the recently completed leg of the "Demons, Dragons and Warriors Tour 2007". The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Manowar 02. Call To ...
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LION'S SHARE, one of Sweden's finest melodic metal groups, and HEAVENLY, a French power metal band in the vein of GAMMA RAY and HELLOWEEN, have been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place on July 7, 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: MANOWAR GAMMA ...
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German death metallers DEBAUCHERY have posted their video for the song "Lords of Battle" at this location. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Back in Blood", which was released in March via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at House of Music studios in Winterach, Germany with producer Dennis Ward and ...
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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG), the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle, will release its new album, "Hellborn", on July 6 through Magic Circle Music. According to a press release, "Hellborn" is "a very different animal to [its predecessor], 'Ashes to Ashes' [2003], and offers something for all fans of true metal. "David is ...
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Drummer Mike Sabatini will perform double duty at the Brooklyn Metalfest, which is set to take place in July at The Hook in Brooklyn, New York. Sabatini will appear with Ross The Boss for an evening of classic MANOWAR on Friday, July 22. He will then sit in with SEVEN WITCHES on Saturday, July 23. ...
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Polish death metal veterans VADER have just returned home from Germany, where they appeared at three festivals: Sundown (May 25), Rock Hard (May 26) and Hellraiser (May 27). Commented VADER frontman Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek: "With the shows in Abtsgmund, Gelsenkirchen and Wurzen we started the festivals in Germany. Three really great hits in the land, ...
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HOLYHELL, the female-fronted newcomer band from MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music, has been confirmed for the the third day of the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place June 30 at the Kaliakra Stadium in Kavarna, Bulgaria. Closing the day's festivities will be the headliners MANOWAR. During the first two days of the Kaliakra Rock Fest ...
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MANOWAR's new double live album, "Gods of War Live" will be released on July 6, 2007. This over-two-hour-long manifestation of pure power will feature the entire set list of the just-completed leg of the "Demons, Dragons and Warriors Tour 2007", including songs like "The Oath", "Mountain", "Warriors Of The World", "The Gods Made Heavy Metal" ...
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German band STORMWARRIOR has been added to the lineup of the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place on July 7, 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. STORMWARRIOR will not be performing only their own material but will also feature GAMMA RAY's Kai Hansen on vocals during a very special set which will include many of ...
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Italian "film-score metal" icons RHAPSODY OF FIRE (formerly RHAPSODY) will release their first-ever DVD, "Visions from the Enchanted Lands", on July 6 through MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music. The disc chronicles the 2005 tour and production for the albums "Symphony of Enchanted Lands, II" and "Triumph or Agony". Highlights of this double DVD are recordings from ...
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More high-quality photos taken at this year's Rock Hard Festival, which was held May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com: Friday, May 25: Photos Saturday, May 26: Photos Sunday, May 27: Photos Included in the batch are pictures of the following artists: AMON AMARTH ARMORED ...
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German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have replaced NAGLFAR on the billing of this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The lineup is now as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH ARMORED SAINT AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT CRUCIFIED BARBARA DARK FUNERAL DEATH ANGEL DEW-SCENTED GRAVE DIGGER HAMMERFALL ...
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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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