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Celebrating all things rock ‘n’ roll Gibson Guitartown London pays homage to the iconic electric guitar by bringing together the cream of the music industry including Noel Gallagher, Robert Plant, James Blunt, Slash, Kasabian, Graham Coxon, Brian May, Mark Knopfler, Ronnie Wood, Ozzy Osbourne, KT Tunstall, Mark Ronson, Razorlight, Stereophonics, The Kooks, Hard-Fi, The View, Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis, Editors, Dirty Pretty Things and The Magic Numbers (to name a few) with visual artists including the great Sir Peter Blake and Gerald Scarfe, to create a unique charity inspired public art exhibition at More London and O2.

Unfortunately Aghora has canceled their performance at ProgPower Europe this year.

Allthough we are disappointed in the band's decission, we do respect them and who knows we will be able to book them for any future edition. We have booked a decent replacement, the very talented Belgian band OCEANS OF SADNESS. They have released their latest album 'Mirror Palace' earlier this year, the album got overwhelming reviews worldwide. We are sure you will not be disappointed by this band, so we hope to see you all in October in Baarlo, The Netherlands.

Check out the ProgPower website for all the details and the latest information about tickets.

Ted Poley was kind enough to send us his comments on the songs that are included in his forthcoming album "Smile" due for release on October 19th on Frontiers Records. Get also ready for a major surprise about Ted and Danger Danger soon!

Don't miss Ted Poley performing with Danger Danger at the forthcoming UNITED FORCES OF ROCK Festival in Ludwigsburg on September 30th.

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Anticipation surrounding the new Arch Enemy album, “Rise of The Tyrant” is at an all-time high as the band kicked off their Black Tyranny co-headlining North American tour with Machine Head past week.

Prior to leaving for North America, the band has shot two video clips for new songs “Revolution Begins”, the new album’s first single available in stores now, and “I Will Live Again”, both with acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Lacuna Coil, etc.).

The newest sensation in Swedish extreme metal - DEVIAN, the violently thrashing black/death outfit featuring former Marduk-members Legion (vocals) & Emil Dragutinovic (drums) – presents you the first appetizer for its devilish metal delicacy “Ninewinged Serpent” (OUT in Europe October 22nd, 2007!). Just surf to http://www.myspace.com/truedevian and listen to the brand-new track “Scarred”!

A second single ”Dead Silent” from Silentium's fourth album ”Seducia” (2006) has been published. The first two songs on the single are new versions of songs of the same name on their album, and the third track is a brand new song called ”My Dark Messenger”. The links to the stores, from which you may download the single, are to be found on Silentium's website.

Epic-thrash metallers Biomechanical have announced the completion of their upcoming release Cannibalised, mixed by famed producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest). The band have posted an exclusive advance track entitled 'Fallen In Fear' on their MySpace page for fans to get a taste of what to expect from the hotly anticipated release, currently streeting in February 2008.
To listen to the track head to www.myspace.com/biomechanical.

6 CDs for the price of 1 is the best value that a metaller can get!

The mind-blowing sequel to 'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion' is out today in the UK/Europe. Featuring a further 100+ legendary tracks from some of the most infamous names in extreme metal, 'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' serves as the ideal box-set for both extreme metal devotees and entry level metallers alike.

This mega-value box set features the likes of Carcass, Napalm Death, Clutch, The Haunted, Morbid Angel, Dillinger Escape Plan, Pitch Shifter, Akercocke and many many more spread over 6 genre-specific discs, which include Extreme Metal Essentials, Cult Rock Classics, The New Rock Breed, Live Metal Destruction, Metal Remixed and Sickest Ever Metal.

It is truly something very special what infamous Finnish folk metal warriors Turisas unleash upon you now with their fantastic new clip “Rasputin”, an insane cover version of the old Boney M. classic every fan should already recognise from their unforgettable live shows.

Winds of Plague have inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Hailing from Los Angeles, these youngsters have their share of Southern CA hardcore roots running in their backyard, though the atmospheric sounds of Scandinavian black metal and classic American metal reign supreme in the band's music, too.

Threshold's latest album has spent quite a lot of time in my CD player lately. Once again the band has crafted an amazing progressive metal album, which doesn't relapse too much on gimmickry but instead is quite a focused record. It has intriguing song structures, varying compositions and enticing hooks. However, a lot has happened since the interview I did with Richard West. Andrew "Mac" McDermott parted ways with the band, which must have come as a surprise to everyone. On a sidenote, in a way I always was more of a fan of the first singer Damian Wilson, because Mac's voice is a bit colder than Damian's. Regardless, Mac handles his part on this album well, and especially he seems to shine on the slower sections and ballads.