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SHADOWSIDE To Support HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY In Europe

Brazilian female-fronted metallers SHADOWSIDE will support legendary German bands HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY on the “Hellish Rock Tour Pt. II”. The 37-date trek will kick off on February 28 in Barcelona, Spain and will make stops in Switzerland, Italy, Greece,

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Headlining Tour In April

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet‘s AVANTASIA project is planning to embark on a headlining tour for in April 2013. Also in the works are several summer festival appearances, as well as South American and Asian tours at the end of the

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LOCK UP Announces European Tour

International grindcore “supergroup” LOCK UP — featuring Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR), Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM, CRIMINAL), Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA, VENOMOUS CONCEPT) and Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR) — will embark on a brief European club

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Legendary Guitarist ULI JON ROTH To Embark On 40th-Anniversary North American Tour

German guitar legend Uli Jon Roth will return to North America for a special tour commemorating his 40th anniversary of joining the SCORPIONS. Uli plans on celebrating this anniversary with a one-of-a-kind show that features an entire set of SCORPIONS

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: European Tour Canceled

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have released the following statement: “It is with great frustration that we have to announce the cancellation of our participation in the planned European tour ‘Metal Attack Over Europe’. “The reasons are several. The

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FIREWIND: Australian Tour Postponed

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND — who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.— have released the following statement: “Due to circumstances beyond the band’s control, FIREWIND‘s previously announced tour of Australia [which was scheduled to take place

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TURISAS To Tour North America With FIREWIND

After successfully headlining the North American Paganfest tour this past spring, Finnish battle metallers TURISAS will once again return to the United States in February/March 2013 for a headlining tour featuring FIREWIND and STOLEN BABIES as special guests. Commented TURISAS:

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MANOWAR Announces First Dates For ‘The Lord Of Steel World Tour’ Leg 2

MANOWAR will resume “The Lord Of Steel World Tour” in 2013 and has already confirmed shows in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Leg 2 of this tour will continue with a power-filled set, including songs from the brand new studio

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VAN HALEN: Rescheduled Japanese Tour Dates Announced

According to Pollstar.com, VAN HALEN‘s rescheduled shows in Japan will now take place in June 2013 — June 21 at the Tokyo Dome; and June 24 and 26 at Osaka’s City Central Gymnasium. Tickets purchased for the original dates will

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KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, THIN LIZZY To Join Forces For Australian Tour

It‘s the news Australian fans have been waiting for with the spectacle of all spectacles announced today, KISS with very special guests MÖTLEY CRÜE will tour Australia in March 2013. Presented by McManus Entertainment, the summer’s biggest, baddest rock tour

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