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LATEST NEWS
Wednesday, March 28. 2007
In Hassell, Belgium, Italy’s Lacuna Coil has been confirmed for the Pukkelpop festival, set to take place on August 18th.
Lacuna Coil vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro will appear on the ABC News Now program "The Mix" in early April.
Go to www.abcnews.com for more information and to watch the interview when it airs next month
Lacuna Coil is currently taking part in its first U.S. run of 2007 as part of the latest installment of the Jägermeister Music Tour alongside ‘Stone Sour’ and Shadows Fall’. The trek, which kicked off on March 23rd and runs through early May, is the group's fourth U.S. run in support of the "Karmacode" album; they are swapping out the direct support slot with ‘Shadows Fall’ in certain markets in addition to performing a handful of off-date shows together.
Lacuna Coil will immediately follow up this tour with their own headlining North America run with shows in both the U.S. and Canada, which will focus on markets they are not able to hit on the ‘Stone Sour’ tour. The direct support for this trek will feature either ‘Within Temptation’ or ‘The Gathering’, depending on the market. ‘Stolen Babies’ and labelmates in this moment will occupy the other support slots.
The group has prepared different set lists for each tour, so fans should not miss out on either event. The Jägermeister Music Tour also coincides with the launch of their new single for the track "Within Me". This is the fourth single from "Karmacode", and the latest video for the track was recently shot in Italy.
Tuesday, March 27. 2007
In November 2007 the band featuring Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio) will tour the U.K. with support from Lamb of God and Iced Earth. At the end of this week Tickets for the dates are expected to go on sale.
Heaven and Hell's March 30th performance at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City will be filmed/ recorded for the group's upcoming live CD/DVD, tentatively due this autumn. No opening acts are planned to appear at the New York City show, which is expected to feature an extended set from Heaven and Hell.
Several full-length video clips of Heaven and Hell performing on March 13th, 2007 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out at this location.
Heaven and Hell will wrap its Canadian tour with ‘Megadeth’ and ‘Down’ on March 28th in Ottawa. There will be a U.S. trek with support from ‘Megadeth’ and ‘Machine Head’ which will launch April 22nd in Phoenix, Arizona.
Lamb of God was nominated in the "Best Metal Performance" category at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, which was held February 11th at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.
Lamb of God's latest album, "Sacrament", has sold 197,000 copies in the United States since its August 21st 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD was produced by Machine (Clutch, King Crimson, Pitcher, Eighteen Visions, and Every Time I Die).
Iced Earth will release a new single, "Overture of the Wicked", in May or early June. A video for the track "Ten Thousand Strong" will be filmed a video during the coming months, most probably in June right around the band's appearance at the Sweden Rock festival.
Iced Earth guitarist/ main man Jon Schaffer is currently working on a two-part concept album based on the "Something Wicked This Way Comes" story that first appeared on Iced Earth's 1998 album of the same name. "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)" will be released in late August/early September period, to be followed by "Revelation Abomination Something Wicked (Part 2)" in February or March 2008.
Monday, March 26. 2007
Singer Lauren Harris, daughter of ‘Iron Maiden’ bassist Steve Harris, has uploaded behind-the-scenes and live footage from her March 14, 2007 concert as the support act for Maiden in Belgrade, Serbia. Watch the eight-minute clip at YouTube.
Daughter (singer Lauren Harris) of ‘Iron Maiden’ bassist Steve Harris has uploaded behind-the-scenes and live footage from her March 14th, 2007 concert as the support act for Maiden in Belgrade, Serbia. Watch the eight-minute clip at YouTube.
Lauren Harris is currently supporting ‘Within Temptation’ (which played at the Bloodstock Indoor Festival 2005), on their European tour in March and April.
Harris and her band were the openers on Maiden’s European tour for all dates from and including Den Bosch, Holland on November 26 through to the two nights at Earl's Court, London December 22-23. She also opened for Maiden at recent shows in the United Arab Emirates, Greece and Serbia.
Lauren's existing solo band features Ritchie Faulkner (Guitar which is also in Voodoo Six) from the U.K. Tom McWilliams (Drums: Jon Secada, Critical Mass) from U.S. and new bassist Randy Gregg (Thin Lizzy, Angel) also from the US, who takes over from Miguel Gonzales (Brian Howe).
Thursday, March 22. 2007
NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends Blitzkrieg have released the following update:
"Armageddon Music [Germany] has signed BLITZKRIEG. The band is just finishing the new album called 'Theatre Of The Damned' in the Absurd Studio in Hamburg, together with producer Schroedey. The album will be co-produced by Biff Byford (SAXON). The band visited with Armageddon label manager Sabina Classen at the SAXON show last Thursday in Hamburg, Markthalle.
"BLITZKRIEG is a band, which helped to start how we hear metal today and is now back with a contempary classic BLITZKRIEG record with songs, which will blow your mind. The new album is with a fresh sound of the year 2007, but maintains the essence of true British metal at it absolute best.
"The album will be released on 27th July 2007 and the band will also play live at Wacken Open Air 2007 on Thursday for the 'A Night to Remember' show along with headliner SAXON. More info will follow soon on the Armageddon Music website."
German metal queen DORO was supported by Blitzkrieg on her U.K. dates in early November.
In addition, the CD marks Ken Johnson's first studio album following his performance on "Absolutely Live".
Released in July 2005 through Metal Nation Records was Blitzkriegs most recent album “Sins and Greed”. The follow-up to 2002's "Absolute Power" was recorded at Trinity Heights Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom and features bass player Paul Brewis, who replaced Andy Galloway in 2004.
Friday, March 2. 2007
 'London's contemporary Heavy Rock/Metal Mistro's Kyrbgrinder - signed to metal label MAUSOLEUM Records in December 06 are to release their debut single 'My Heart Bleeds' from their forthcoming album ' Defiance' in April 2007. Catch them on their 37 gig Nationwide tour April 10 - May 20 07, organised by Rockoff tours, sponsored by Big Cheese and Planet Loud in association with UKUNSIGNED Rock & Redhill Takeover. Johanne James- Kyrbgrinder's 'front man',vocalist and drummer was also voted 'best drummer of the year 2006/7 for the second year running!!!!! Some of you may know him as Threshold's drummer!'
www.kyrbgrinder.com
www.myspace.com/kyrbgrinder
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