Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HELLOWEEN) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are SAXON frontman Biff Byford, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and drummer Russell Gilbrook of URIAH ...
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Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013 via Sony Music. The band has recorded another cover song inspired by their time at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. KROKUS covers the early THE BEATLES classic "Help" with Tommy Heart (FAIR WARNING, SOUL DOCTOR) contributing guest vocals ...
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Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Hallelujah Rock'n'Roll 02. Go Baby Go 03. Rattlesnake Rumble 04. Dirty Dynamite 05. Let The Good Times Roll 06. Help 07. Better Than Sex 08. Dög Song 09. Yellow ...
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30 years after his departure from KROKUS, guitarist Mandy Meyer has now officially returned. Founder Chris Von Rohr and Fernando Von Arb are thrilled to have him back in the fold. Fernando says: "Now the KROKUS family is complete again." Meyer replaced original KROKUS guitarist Tommy Kiefer for the remainder of 1980's "Metal Rendez-Vous" tour ...
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Lima, Peru's ElCuartelDelMetal.net recently conducted an interview with Kai Hansen of GAMMA RAY and UNISONIC. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD in Europe on November 30 and in North America on December 4 ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD in Europe on November 30 and in North America on December 4 through via Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. ...
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Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, ex-HELLOWEEN) has agreed to record a third PLACE VENDÔME album. His UNISONIC bandmate Dennis Ward will once again produce the CD, which will be tracked this winter for a tentative late summer/early fall 2013 release via Frontiers Records. PLACE VENDÔME's second album, "Streets Of Fire", was released in February 2009 through Frontiers. ...
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EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet entered VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Germany late last month with producer Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, EDGUY, EPICA, RHAPSODY) to begin recording the new album from Sammet's AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. The CD will once again be a rock opera based on a conceptual story very similar to the early ...
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According to UnisonicFanClub.com, UNISONIC was forced to cancel its scheduled German concerts in Langen (Nov. 9) and Ravensburg (Nov. 10) as the special guest of GOTTHARD after UNISONIC lead vocalist Michael Kiske (formerly of HELLOWEEN) came down with a bad case of the flu. Michael was fighting symptoms of the illness for days, ...
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EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet is preparing to enter VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, EDGUY, EPICA, RHAPSODY) to begin recording the new album from Sammet's AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. The CD will once again be a rock opera based on a conceptual story very similar to the early ...
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Lima, Peru's ElCuartelDelMetal.net recently conducted an interview with UNISONIC, the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS), bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (both of Germany's PINK CREAM 69). You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC's self-titled ...
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German power metallers PARAGON will release their tenth album, "Force Of Destruction", via Napalm Records on the following dates: October 19 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland October 24 - Spain, Finland, Sweden, U.K. October 26 - Benelux October 29 - Rest of Europe November 6 - USA, Canada The CD was produced by Piet Sielck (GAMMA ...
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Torr of Metalovision.tv conducted an interview with Kai Hansen (UNISONIC, GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) after UNISONIC's October 12 concert at La Riviera in Madrid, Spain as the support act for GOTTHARD. You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Hansen alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. A five-minute for the set can be seen below. "Skeletons & Majesties Live" has a playing ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. A one-minute video clip in which GAMMA RAY bassist Dirk Schlächter checks out the artwork for ...
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PopKorn Music conducted an interview with UNISONIC on September 15 at the V-Hall in Seoul. Korea. You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS), bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. "Skeletons & Majesties Live" has a playing time of two hours and is a tour de ...
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German power metallers PARAGON will release their tenth album, "Force Of Destruction", via Napalm Records on the following dates: October 19 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland October 24 - Spain, Finland, Sweden, U.K. October 26 - Benelux October 29 - Rest of Europe November 6 - USA, Canada The CD was produced by Piet Sielck (GAMMA ...
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German power metallers PARAGON will release their tenth album, "Force Of Destruction", at the end of October via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by Piet Sielck (GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOUR) at Powerhouse in Hamburg. Guest vocals on the bonus version of the song "Blood & Iron" were laid down by Kai Hansen ...
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EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet is working on a new CD from his AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. According to a post on Sammet's web site, "Concept-wise, the album will be a classic rock opera/metal opera. It's going to be a timeless fairytale that despite its fantasy appeal was inspired by happenings of our ...
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German power metallers PARAGON have inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band's tenth album, "Force Of Destruction", will be released at the end of October. The CD was produced by Piet Sielck (GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOUR) at Powerhouse in Hamburg. Guest vocals on the bonus version of the song "Blood & Iron" ...
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Former STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE and SYMFONIA mainman Timo Tolkki, who recently launched a PledgeMusic.com campaign to support the release of his fourth solo album, "Classical Variations 2: Credo", has issued the following update: "While I have been working on the new 'Credo' album, I have started to speak with several friends in the ...
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MetalSickness.com conducted an interview with UNISONIC guitarist Mandy Meyer at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer ...
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Brazil's Stay Heavy conducted an interview with guitarist Leo Leoni of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD after the band's May 18 concert at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo with UNISONIC. You can now watch the chat below. GOTTHARD's new album, "Firebirth", entered the chart in the band's home country of Switzerland at position No. 1 — ...
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Alberto of Heavyworlds.com conducted an interview with UNISONIC mastermind and bass player Dennis Ward at last month's Gods Of Metal festival in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, ...
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Video footage of UNISONIC's June 15 performance at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which took place June 15-17 in Clisson, France, can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Unisonic 02. Never Too Late 03. King for a Day 04. My Sanctuary 05. March of Time (HELLOWEEN cover) 06. Over ...
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On May 8, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) about UNISONIC, Kai's new band with former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske, Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, ...
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Former STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE and SYMFONIA mainman Timo Tolkki recently launched a PledgeMusic.com campaign to support the release of his fourth solo album, "Classical Variations 2: Credo". Tentatively due on October 29, 2012, the double album will include over two hours of music and will feature guest appearances by Michael Kiske (
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The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the rehearsal sessions for UNISONIC's current tour can be seen below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS), bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou ...
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Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD made their official live debut with new singer Nic Maeder last night (Saturday, May 12) at Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina as the support act for UNISONIC. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dream On 02. Starlight 03. Top of the World 04. Give Me Real 05. Need To ...
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