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14/12/2021

May 19th at The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern - happy to see that another great European band is heading to Cleveland!

FIRST AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED!

We got so much fantastic feedback from our North American fans, now we can finally present you our first ever tour in the USA! We are super happy that we tour with our sisters in The Iron Maidens - what a great package this is. There are also some headline shows (marked with two star ** ) and the M3 Festival involved in this run on the East coast!

Nevertheless we are working on more dates in North America in the future, if the situation allows us too. Thanks a lot for the great support - more to follow! Also concerts in Latin America are planned in 2022! READY TO FIGHT!

Thursday, May 05, 2022 The Vault
Saginaw MI **

Friday, May 06, 2022 The Blue Note
Harrison OH

Saturday, May 07, 2022 The King of Clubs
Columbus OH

Sunday, May 08, 2022 M3 Rock Festival
Columbia MD **

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Wall Street Theaer
Norwalk CT **

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Rams Head Live
Annapolis MD

Thursday, May 12, 2022 The Landis Theater
Vineland NJ

Friday, May 13, 2022 The Vault at Greasy Luck Brewpub
New Bedford MA

Saturday, May 14, 2022 Wally's
Hampton Beach NH

Sunday, May 15, 2022 The Montage Music Hall
Rochester NY

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 The Dil's Center
Parkersburg WV

Thursday, May 19, 2022 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
Cleveland OH

Friday, May 20, 2022 The Token Lounge
Westland MI

Saturday, May 21, 2022 The Forge
Joliet IL

Sunday, May 22, 2022 Diamond Music Hall
Saint Peters MO

Thursday, May 26, 2022 Electric Room, The
Angola IN **

Friday, May 27, 2022 Diamond Concert Hall
Louisville KY **

Saturday, May 28, 2022 Amos Southend Music Hall
Charlotte NC **

** Burning Witches Only

***More dates to be added***

29/10/2021

Dragonforce coming in April - great group of bands for this tour!

The Agora | Apr. 6

27/10/2021

Still a ‘legendary’ album 24 years later! Land of Immortals is just as magical now as it was back then when I heard it for the first time.

24 years ago, on this date, 'Legendary Tales' saw the light of day and marked the beginning Rhapsody's journey!

An essential element on Legendary Tales are the Baroque Recorders and Flutes provided by Manuel Staropoli who since then has been present on every record and will be part of our upcoming album 'Glory For Salvation'.

What's your favorite song from this album?

27/10/2021

First song from the forthcoming Star One album - be sure to check it out!

This 10-minute epic is the first video clip/single of the new Star One album Revel in Time. The lyrics are inspired by the movie Interstellar.This is a sligh...

08/10/2021

Good news for the weekend!

Floor Jansen sings the track ‘A Hand on the Clock’ on CD1 of the new Star One album ‘Revel in Time’. Check out this video to hear a part of the song and don’...

13/09/2021

Insania Stockholm Official are back (at long last)!

Sweden’s power metal masters Insania (Insania Stockholm Official) return with their fifth album, the aptly titled “V (Praeparatus Supervivet),“ which is their first with Frontiers Music Srl. The album will be released on November 12, 2021. Today, fans can get their first look at the album with the release of the single and video, 'Praeparatus Supervivet'. Watch the video HERE: https://youtu.be/D5Db7B1GBek

Pre-order/save "V (Praeparatus Supervivet)" HERE: https://orcd.co/insania

After a 14 year hiatus and feeling energized and inspired, Insania are back with a powerful new record full of speedy, soaring tracks in the classic European power metal style with double-bass drums, great hooks, and amazing solos. The band's current line-up consists of Mikko Korsbäck (drums), Tomas Stolt (bass), Niklas Dahlin (guitar), Ola Halén (vocals), Dimitri Keiski (vocals), and Peter Östros (guitar).

The first version of Insania was formed in 1992 by drum player Mikko Korsbäck and guitar player Henrik Juhano. Bass player Tomas Stolt was added to the line-up shortly after and a few other musicians were also part of the band for short periods of time. The band initially started off playing covers of their favorite bands such as Helloween and Iron Maiden, but eventually Mikko´s classmate Niklas Dahlin joined as a second guitar player and they started writing their own tunes. The band then added keyboard player Patrik Västilä and began to pursue a more melodic style. Mikko took it upon himself to sing, even if he was playing the drums at the same time, as the band had not found a vocalist to match their ambitions.

In 1997, the band approached singer David Henriksson to join the band. The union between the band's ambitions and David’s vocals were a match made in heaven. The band felt complete now and sought to find a way to reach a bigger crowd. Later, the band was offered a deal with House of Kicks (later known as MNW and then Sound Pollution) and their debut album "World of Ice" was released in 1999. The band would go on to release three more albums over the course of the coming years while enduring some line-up changes and eventually going on hiatus in 2007.

Now the band has reformed and is ready to bring their power metal stylings back to metalheads around the globe!

Tracklist:
1. Praeparatus Supervivet
2. Solur
3. Prometheus Rise
4. Moonlight Shadows
5. My Revelation
6. We Will Rise Again
7. Like A Rising Star
8. Blood, Tears And Agony
9. Entering Paradise
10. Power Of The Dragonborn
11. The Last Hymn To Life

LINE-UP:
Ola Halén – Vocals
Dimitri Keiski - Vocals
Peter Östros - Guitar
Niklas Dahlin - Guitar
Mikko Korsbäck - Drums
Tomas Stolt - Bass

https://www.facebook.com/InsaniaStockholmOfficial/
https://www.instagram.com/insaniastockholm/
https://www.youtube.com/user/InsaniaOffical
https://insania.nu/

29/08/2021

⏪🎃 On this day in 1988 a true classic saw the light of day: The iconic "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II“ What’s your favourite track?

11/08/2021

Always a great day when there’s new music from Damian Wilson. What a lovely person and an amazing singer.

Pre-order the new album here: https://cutt.ly/LtL Damian Wilson’s new album, Limehouse to Lechlade, will be out on November 12th on LP, CD and download/strea...

07/08/2021

Be sure to check out The Grandmaster featuring Jens Ludwig of Edguy!

31/07/2021

Can’t wait to see that Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance again!

Das W:O:A BBQ heute Abend ab 17:00 Uhr im kostenlosen Livestream auf www.wacken.com, www.magenta-musik-360.de, Magenta TV oder hier auf Facebook. See you - rain or shine or online!

22/07/2021

Neil Zaza doing a show on August 12th at the new Knight Stage, an intimate venue at Akron Civic Theatre.

FLASH CONCERT at the new Knight Stage!

Surprise! Really excited to announce that the band and I will be doing a “pop up” show at the brand new Knight Stage on Thursday, August 12th at 7:30pm. We wanted to celebrate the grand opening of this intimate venue next to the Civic and send it off in grand style. If I’m being honest, though, being the impatient guy that I am, there’s no way I can wait until October and One Dark Night... to get back at it. I’ve been hard at work during the lockdown and we have a bunch of new tunes from the upcoming new CD, Vermeer, to give you a sneak peak at as well as diving back into my catalog and pulling out some old gems you haven’t heard in a while.

Tickets are insanely cheap at $20, there are only a limited number available as it is a vibey, intimate venue and this is a sure sell out. No hype, but don’t wait to get your tickets.

I can’t express how stoked I am to get back on stage and play some of the new album. In fact, it is the first Rock show to play The Knight! It’s going to be a special evening and I hope you can join us for this up-close and personal show and celebrate the opening of Akron’s newest, coolest venue, The Knight Stage!

Just click the link below:

https://www.ticketmaster.com/neil-zaza-akron-ohio-08-12-2021/event/05005AE6B5882E2F

Photo by Montegraph

16/07/2021

Can’t wait for my print from Eliran Kantor to show up. What a cover he did for this album - can’t wait to have it framed and on the wall!

09/07/2021

06/07/2021

Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Rage, and Powerwolf? That’s a pretty sweet lineup!

Neue Bands und Tickets - Alle Details zu Bullhead City
Alle Infos unter: http://wacken.click/vrUZA

06/07/2021

R.I.P. John Lawton!
One of the nicest guys in the whole music business and a great singer! We had the pleasure to share the stage together at my 25th Anniversary show in 2014. You´re gone way too early John! My deepest condolences to his wife Iris and his family.
😢

05/07/2021

Congratulations to Helloween - great to see metal on the charts. I’m back with a new show this Friday from 5-7pm on WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland which will feature an interview with Michael Weikath to talk about this new album and what’s in store for the band.

🎃🚀 Our new album "Helloween" has now reached top positions worldwide, more than ten Top 10 entries with an incredible number #1 in Germany and Spain, as well as more #1 positions at the physical charts in Sweden, Finland as well as the rock charts in the United Kingdom! THANK YOU, PUMPKINHEADS AROUND THE WORLD!

02/07/2021

ITALIAN FOLK METAL is officially out!

Get it in digital, physical, wearable or edible format here:
https://smarturl.it/ItalianFolkMetal
.. and be sure to blast it at full volume next time you're crossing the paths with an Italian restaurant!

Let the battle for the Polenta Peninsula begin!

01/07/2021

Congratulations to Maurizio Iacono - looking forward to Invictus!

Excited to announce this new major milestone !

🚨 INVICTUS signs worldwide deal with eOne Heavy 🚨

July 1, 2021 - INVICTUS, the new solo project spearheaded by Maurizio Iacono, lead singer of world renowned death metal cult band Kataklysm and rising theatrical Roman themed outfit Ex Deo, has signed to Entertainment One for the release of its debut full-length.

Notes Scott Givens, eOne Senior Vice President, Rock & Metal, “I'm very excited to finally be working with Maurizio Iacono. He has been a force in metal for years and we look forward to a great future together starting with the release of INVICTUS.”

Added Iacono, “I've explored many facets of the music business, from performing, writing, and producing, to managing bands’ careers but I’ve never explored that deep down energy inside my thoughts that drives me to always compete and, in many ways, survive everything thrown at me. I’ve found that I’ve matured enough now to release something that I’ve been waiting to do for a long time and explore different musical lines within the metal world to bring a more personal touch to what I have been doing over the years. You will obviously find some fragments of Kataklysm in INVICTUS, but you will explore a completely new approach. I'm very excited and honored that eOne showed so much enthusiasm to sign this project and bring it to light. I look forward to this new chapter in my life together with this great label.”

Iacono stands among the most prolific and hardest working soldiers of the metal underground. With INVICTUS, Iacono tackles a new personal quest, this time exploring a deeper and more personal outlook on his upbringing and the struggles within and around him. The as-yet-untitled debut album will feature a strong main collaboration with acclaimed singer songwriter and producer Chris Clancy (Mutiny Within) and longtime partner in crime producer/guitarist J-F Dagenais (Kataklysm , Ex Deo) both whom musically help Iacono enhance the many rock and metal influences that have made up the fabric of his career but also help him step into uncharted territory. There is nothing “safe” about the album; the focus is an old-school approach of unapologetic, straight forward metal destined to rev up your engines.

Further details on INVICTUS will be unveiled in the months to come.
http://www.iaminvictus.net
http://www.facebook.com/Maurizioiaconoofficial
http://www.instagram.com/maurizioiacono.official
http://eoneheavy.com
http://www.facebook.com/eOneHeavy
http://www.twitter.com/eOneHeavy
http://www.instagram.com/eone_heavy

30/06/2021

Great to see Neil Zaza back in action at the Akron Civic Theatre - Friday 10/29

PRESALE IS LIVE!

The Akron Civic and 97.5 WONE present One Dark Night... : A Rock Symphony of the Macabre! at the Akron Civic Theatre on Friday, October 29 at 8pm!

This production is back and bigger than ever with tickets available at various price levels starting as low as $25 all the way up to special VIP packages. Special presale starts today before regular ticketing begins at the link below:

https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005ADC0A6F372F?did=fan

Based on the orchestral rock CD, One Dark Night… this production is a terrifying orchestral exploration of all things evil and dark from the world’s greatest composers reimagined through the guitar of Neil Zaza. This symphony of fear mixes dark, powerful arrangements of macabre classical masterpieces by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns and others with the fury of a rock band, orchestra and ballet (Verb Ballets) for a sonic and sensory overload experience. Never before has Halloween and the season of the supernatural come to life like this!

Photo by Owlways Photography

29/06/2021

10/30 at the Cleveland Agora - what a great lineup!

Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the US leg of "The Bay Strikes Back Tour" featuring thrash legends TESTAMENT, EXODUS, and DEATH ANGEL. The 30 date trek will kick off on October 6th at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, CA and will make stops in Austin, New York, and Detroit before concluding at The Fox in Oakland on November 27th.

Testament's Eric Peterson comments, "Finally we are able to announce this suspended tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic! We are totally excited to get out on the road again and continue where we left off supporting our newest release 'Titans of Creation!' Along with our brothers of thrash EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL! Get your tickets now! Horns up!!!!!"

Exodus' Gary Holt states. "YES!! Finally back on the road! This time we are bringing the 'Bay Strikes Back' to our own shores with our good friends TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL! To say this is awesome would be an understatement! Cannot wait!!"

Death Angel comments. "At last the wait is over! We couldn’t be more pleased to announce the continuation of 'The Bay Strikes Back Tour' with our brothers TESTAMENT and EXODUS! This leg takes us across the United States to bring our brand of Bay Area Thrash to live onstage, coming soon to a theater near you. Join us for a long-overdue release of some serious pent-up energy! We’re gonna blow the roof off these joints! Come be a part of these explosive performances. See you soon!"

General admission tickets for the tour will go on sale on Thursday, July 1st at 10:00 AM local time. Blabbermouth will have a ticket pre-sale starting Tuesday, June 29th at 10 am local until Tuesday, June 29th at 10 pm local (PW: TITANS).

Before heading out on the tour, TESTAMENT will play the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Danville, Virginia on September 9th ~

Confirmed dates for "The Bay Strikes Back Tour" with TESTAMENT, EXODUS, and DEATH ANGEL are:
10/06/2021 Fremont Theater - San Luis Obispo, CA
10/07/2021 Aftershock Festival - Sacramento, CA ^^
10/08/2021 House Of Blues - San Diego, CA *
10/10/2021 House Of Blues - Anaheim, CA *
10/11/2021 Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
10/12/2021 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM *
10/14/2021 Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK *
10/15/2021 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill - Dallas, TX
10/16/2021 Emo's - Austin, TX *
10/17/2021 White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
10/19/2021 House Of Blues - New Orleans, LA
10/20/2021 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA *
10/21/2021 The Ritz - Raleigh, NC
10/22/2021 TLA - Philadelphia, PA *
10/23/2021 Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ *
10/24/2021 Balitmore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
10/26/2021 The Paramount - Huntington, NY *
10/27/2021 House Of Blues - Boston, MA *
10/28/2021 Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
10/29/2021 Madison Theater - Cincinnati, OH
10/30/2021 The Agora - Cleveland, OH
11/01/2021 Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA
11/02/2021 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
11/04/2021 The Majestic - Detroit, MI
11/05/2021 The Forge - Joliet, IL *
11/07/2021 Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
11/09/2021 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO *
11/10/2021 The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT *
11/11/2021 House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV ^
11/27/2021 The Fox - Oakland, CA

^^ Festival
^ No EXODUS
* Rescheduled TESTAMENT Dates
~ No EXODUS DEATH ANGEL

*Note* Tickets for the rescheduled TESTAMENT shows will be honored.

29/06/2021

New Brainstorm album is always worth the wait.

Attention! Release postponement!

Dear fans of the band Brainstorm. The current situation of the vinyl production is like bewitched. Unfortunately the release of the new album "Wall Of Skulls" has to be postponed by some weeks to September 17th, 2021.

This is mainly due to the fact that the medium "vinyl" is once again becoming more and more popular and the pressing plants are currently very busy. In addition, due to political developments, there is unfortunately a shortage of the main ingredient "polyvinyl chloride" (PVC). We regret very much that this also affects the pressing of BRAINSTORM's new album, but we decided to make the release identical for digipak, jewelcase, box as well as the vinyl in order not to unfairly disadvantage anyone.

For this we talked to the pressing factory and got 17.09.2021 as a guaranteed release date.

We are very sorry that you now have to wait a few weeks longer for the record, but the greatest pleasure lies in the anticipation and we promise the wait will be worth it!

Your AFM Team!

25/06/2021

🎃🇩🇪🔝 NOW IT'S TIME FOR HAPPINESS: Our new album "Helloween" has entered the official German album charts at the top position - the first time EVER for a HELLOWEEN album! Our gratitude and appreciation for all our fans, not only in Germany, but WORLDWIDE is beyond words!

24/06/2021

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24/06/2021

08/06/2021

A terrible loss two years ago today. An amazing musician and a sweet man. Crank some Angra, Viper, Shaman, Virgo, Avantasia, or his solo albums today.

(PT/BR) Há dois anos o mundo perdeu um dos artistas mais talentosos e especiais do rock. André Matos nos deixou trabalhos impecáveis para nos aquecer na hora da saudade. Para sempre, nosso maestro.

(EN) Two years ago the world lost one of the most talented and special artists in rock music. Andre Matos left us impeccable works to warm us up when we miss him. He is our Maestro forever.

27/05/2021

Official Statement!

Hello fans, friends and partners,

first of all we have to say that we are very confused about Urban‘s statement that he is leaving SERIOUS BLACK.

We were really suprised to hear about his comment via magazines and our crew - there was no conversation before.

We respect his decision!

It is true, that the production of „Suite 226“ and also the tour showed
the differences between how we want this band to be and his view.

Anyway, there is no reason for us to fight here with Urban.
He is an outstanding great singer and musician and we want to thank him for more than 100 concerts worldwide, great songs and his work on 4 amazing records!
We truly wish him all the best for his future!

AND NOW the GOOD NEWS of the day:

First:
We had a talk with our label „AFM Records“ a few minutes ago.
We have their full support to finish this record we are working on ... we have to thank them a lot for their given trust!

Second:
A good old friend offered us his helping hand to get this album done.
At this point many thanks to Bob Katsionis, it’s great to have you on our side!

One thing we can promise ... we will deliver a killer album with great new tracks at its very best, crafted in teamwork!

So stay tuned and rock on,

Rami, Dominik and Mario