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Published: 15 September 2010

The Bloodstock team are delighted to announce that Italian symphonic power metal masters Rhapsody of Fire have been confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air 2011! This will be the band`s first UK show in over ten years and their ONLY UK SHOW of 2011! Rhapsody of Fire Will perform on Saturday August 13th as special guests to Immortal Rhapsody Of Fire have issued the following statement on their forthcoming Bloodstock appearance:

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Published: 15 September 2010

After a successful, sold-out show in Copenhagen (alongside Pretty Maids), celebrating the 25th anniversary of the album “Fear Of Tomorrow”, Artillery started working on new songs.

“6” is the working title of their forthcoming album scheduled for release on March 21st, 2011. The new album will include 11 songs. Some of the titles are "Ain’t giving in", "Concealed in the dark", "If only death was an illusion", "Monster" and "Warrior blood". The album will be available in minimum 3 different formats, which will include 4 bonus tracks: "The Eternal War", "Show Your Hate", "The Almighty" (these are all re-recorded versions of tracks taken from the band’s first album - "Fear Of Tomorrow") and "Computer god" (a cover version of the song by Black Sabbath).

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Published: 15 September 2010

NECRONOMICON, one of Germany’s longest running Thrash Metal bands, is currently in the Arsen Music Studios in Breisach am Rhein, working on what will be the band’s seventh release. The new album, to be titled “Invictus”, will be NECRONOMICON’s most ambitious work to date, and aside from nine new songs and a new version of “Possessed by Evil”, the double CD is set to include seven live tracks and four or five acoustic songs. Artwork for “Invictus” will be by the Brazilian artist Jobert Mello, who has worked with bands such as SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR and BENEDICTUM. A new label is being sought for the release of “Invictus”.

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Published: 15 September 2010

In December Avantasia will set off on a world tour to bring the prestigious "Metal Opera" onto stages around the world. Featuring frontmen Tobias Sammet, ex-Helloween companions Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen, Jorn Lande of Masterplan, Bob Catley of Magnum, Amanda Somerville and many more the ensemble just has been confirmed to play Japan & Brazil too. The complete tour now reads like this:

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Published: 14 September 2010

Matrix, Bochum, Germany
8th October 2010
Grendel, Heimataerde, Reaper, Orange Sector, Soman

Back in 2008, the Infacted Festival in Hannover was meant as a celebration of five years Infacted Recordings, five years, having seen a lot of qualitative releases and the Batschkapp became a single, big party. The festival raised a big demand for more, more party, more good music and another occasion to celebrate with good bands. So, under those circumstances it wasn’t a hard thing to start planning another festival.

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