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Published: 09 October 2010

The legendary metal pioneers Helloween have chosen Avatar as support on selected parts of their upcoming European tour together with Stratovarius. Since before Avatar are also confirmed as support for Dark Tranquillity in Scandinavia. With their spectacular live show and perfect mix of metal and rock’n’roll, Avatar has made their name as one of the most promising young bands at the moment. They have previously supported such acts as Megadeth, In Flames and Stone Sour.

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Published: 08 October 2010

Stadthalle, Eisenberg, Germany
18th December 2010
Black Troll Winterfest 2010: Alcest, Finsterforst, Hardwaith, Heljareyga, Kings of Asgard, Kromlek, Nothgard, Pantheon I, Trollfest, Unlight, XIV dark Centuries

The label “Black Bards” invites you to the 2nd Black Troll Winterfest. It is the winter version of the Black Troll Festival. The one-day spectacle will be back for a resounding success and convinced already musically across the board.

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Published: 07 October 2010

Live-Music-Hall, Cologne, Germany
10th November 2010
Danko Jones, Young Guns

DANKO JONES from Canada already admitted that his love was bold, was getting a little paranoid with the statement that ‘Sleep In The Enemy’ and spread hits ‘Below The Belt’. The success story of the three-piece started already back in 1996 when they started building a reputation with touring. The infectious seed of their bluesy garage rock material spread far and wide and wherever they would go and perform in the following years they found themselves confronted with a gradually growing following.

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Published: 07 October 2010

Luxor, Cologne, Germany
10th November 2010
Slut, The Strange Death Of Liberal England

The band began their career in 1994 back then recording their first album in a cellar with ‘For Exercise And Amusemenent’. Their melody driven, melancholic tunes with powerful riffs met with acclaim and attracted attention quickly. With the second album, now recorded in their new home, a castle, they continued on that, say, reduced part of their musical way but in a matured and refined manner that strengthened their overall standing and revealed the huge potential still waiting to be uncovered.

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Published: 07 October 2010

E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
11th November 2010
OMD

Talking about OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark) means talking about an important representative within the Synth Pop genre. In their early works it was more audibly than with most others that they had been influenced by early pioneers of electronic music KRAFTWERK. With the second album ‘Organisation’ came ‘Enola Gay’, a song that was meant to last, which even more goes for the evergreen ‘Maid of Orleans’ from the third effort ‘Architecture & Morality’. The track led the German charts for over 4 weeks and became their probably most famous song until today. But not always there’s been luck in the land of OMD.

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