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Published: 09 October 2014

Swedish heavy metal pioneers HAMMERFALL are still enjoying the success of their latest record '(r)Evolution', which has reached a.o. the world charts on #24. But for today, the band has to make a major announcement:

“Life in a heavy metal band is indeed filled with twists and turns, highs and lows, ups and downs. On Monday, we rolled out our own whiskey, Legacy Of Kings. Today is a shocking and monumental day for all, HAMMERFALL members and fans alike: Anders Johansson has decided to leave the band, after 15 years as the drummer. Brought on by increasing musical differences, as well as a career in the music industry that spans almost four decades, he has come to the conclusion that enough is enough.

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Published: 08 October 2014

„Solve et coagula“ - dissolve and coagulate – are the basic principles of alchemy. With “ALCHEMUSIC I – solve”, exceptional artist Meinhard presents part one of his alchemusical magnum opus on which he, yet again, defies any simple categorization. Right after leading us through a colorful and completely bonkers sonic interpretation of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland on is debut, the flamboyant musical wunderkind is now tackling nothing less than the attempt of solving one of the last riddles of mankind by creating a sonic rendition of the sorcerer's stone. What, at first glimpse, might sound like the mad fantasy of an utter megalomaniac is actually a quite logical next step when taking Meinhard's excessive creativity into account.

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Published: 08 October 2014

When blackness casts a veil over the lands and death and bane reach out for the defenseless mortals‘ souls with claws cold as ice, the end is near... or rather the beginning of Dark Metal‘s pitch-black triumphal march through Europe, led by the vanguards of their genre and flagship of their native country: MOONSPELL! Worshiping darkness since the early 1990‘s, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have been imprinted in the hearts of all connoisseurs of metallic melancholy through more than a dozen of high-class releases, from the venerated debut EP “Under The Moonspell“, their breakthrough record “Irreligious“ and the chart topper “Memorial“ to their latest output, 2012‘s double album “Alpha Noir / Omega White“.

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Published: 08 October 2014

013, Tilburg, The Netherlands
12th December 2014
With a.o. Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Geoff Tate (formerly of Queensryche), Joey Belladonna (Anthrax), Cronos (Venom), Dave Ellefson (Megadeth), Chuck Billy (Testament), Ross the Boss (Manowar), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath/Dio), Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart/Vanilla Fudge), Blasko (Ozzy), Gus G (Ozzy), Kobra Paige (Kobra and The Lotus)

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Published: 08 October 2014

After some festival appearances and smaller club shows this summer, COMBICHRIST finally will embark on abig European tour. Under the motto THE WE LOVE TOUR, the guys around mastermind Andy LaPlegua packed no one less than WILLIAM CONTROL as support. Tickets are available at www.poponaut.de, and at all known pre-sale offices. 

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