Steve Gore Of Rascal Reporters Suddenly Passes

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TO-MERA, STREAM OF PASSION, CORONATUS Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST

TO-MERA (the U.K.-based dark progressive metal band fronted by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss), STREAM OF PASSION, CORONATUS and LAHANNYA have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest VII, set to take place October 17, 2009 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

AMBERIAN DAWN

AUTUMN

CORONATUS

DORO (25th-anniversary show)

FLOWING TEARS

KIVIMETSAN DRUIDI

LAHANNYA

MANIC MOVEMENT

MIDNATTSOL

STREAM OF PASSION

TO-MERA

TRAIL OF TEARS

UNSUN

VAN CANTO

WHYZDOM

For more information, visit www.metalfemalevoicesfest.be.

Commented TO-MERA: "We're delighted to be playing alongside some top-quality acts at such an esteemed festival!"The bands adds: "Work is now proceeding in earnest on writing the third album. So far, about 30 minutes worth of material has been written. Our aim is to complete writing by the summer and start recording by the autumn."Fan-filmed video footage of TO-MERA performing the song "The Lie" on July 24, 2008 at the Underworld in London can be viewed below.TO-MERA last year parted ways with bassist Lee Barrett (ex-EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DISGUST, MUSSOLINI HEADKICK) and replaced him with Mark Harrington, also of DEMAGOGUE.

The band released its sophomore album, "Delusions", on February 18, 2008 via Candlelight Records.