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KING DIAMOND To Present Awards At '5th Annual Nomad Recording Studio Throwdown'

Legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) will present awards at the "5th Annual Nomad Recording Studio Throwdown" on Friday, January 27 at Tree's in Dallas, Texas. Scheduled performers include BORN & RAISED, SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD (featuring KING DIAMOND drumme...

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KING DIAMOND Announces Two 'Exclusive' European Summer Festival Appearances

Legendary Danish/American/Swedish heavy metal band KING DIAMOND will play only two shows in Europe this summer: June 09 - Sweden Rock Festival – Sölvesborg, SWE June 15 - Hellfest - Clisson, France A video message from KING DIAMOND's 55-year-old frontman/namesake in which he announces his band's app...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Interviewed On Croatia's 'Metal Eye' (Video)

Vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION was interviewed by Tea Fluksi of the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when the band performed at Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia on December 12, 2011 as part of the "Thrashfest Classics" European tour with SEPULTURA, EXODUS,...

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EKTOMORF To Release 'The Acoustic' In February

Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF will release a very special "acoustic" album, "The Acoustic", on February 17 via AFM Records. All artwork for the CD was created by Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands. "The Acoustic" track listi...

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DESTRUCTION Begins Work On 30th-Anniversary Album

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION have commenced work on their 30th-anniversary album. The CD is tentatively due before the end of the year. Inspired by IRON MAIDEN, MERCYFUL FATE, MOTÖRHEAD and VENOM, DESTRUCTION was formed as KNIGHT OF DEMON in 1982. The band's original lineup included voca...

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DISGUISE: New Album Preview

Italian black/death metal band DISGUISE will release its new album, "Second Coming", on January 16 via My Kingdom Music. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Fragile Certain Death 02. I Am Alone 03. The Origin Of The Unknown 04. Eclipse 05. Repressed Rage 06. To Dominate 07. Claustrophobi...

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VOLBEAT: 'Beyond Hell/Above Heaven' Certified Platinum In Germany

"Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", the latest album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) (The Federal Association of Music Industry) for sales in excess of 200,000 copies in Germany. Commented the band: "Together we made it happen. Th...

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ELUVEITIE: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"A Rose For Epona", a brand new song from Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Helvetios", which will be released on February 10 via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented ELUVEITIE vocalist Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann: "T...

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AUTOMAN.CA: New Album Details Revealed

AUTOMAN.CA, the Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based outfit featuring Darrell "Dwarf" Millar of KILLER DWARFS fame and the Nikki Sixx-produced LAIDLAW, will release its new album, "Backseat Surprise", on February 14 via UD Records. The CD was produced, engineered and mixed by Greg Looper (TOM PETTY AND TH...

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SANGRE ETERNA's 'Asphyxia' Due In February

"Asphyxia", the second album from Serbian melodic death metallers SANGRE ETERNA, will receive a worldwide release on February 17, 2012 via the Canadian label Maple Metal Records. The CD features guest appearances by Aleksi Sihvonen (NORTHER),Tapio Wilska (ex-FINNTROLL, NIGHTWISH),Juha Kylmänen (FO...

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METALLICA: Official 33-Minute Video Recap Of Second 30th-Anniversary Show

METALLICA has posted a 33-minute video recap of the second of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. Check it out below. Lou Reed, King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE),Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FAT...

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PIET SIELCK Quits SAVAGE CIRCUS

IRON SAVIOR mainman Piet Sielck has left SAVAGE CIRCUS, the multinational project featuring Jens Karlsson (vocals; PERSUADER),Emil Norberg (lead guitar; PERSUADER),and Mike Terrana (drums; AXEL RUDI PELL, RAGE, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, MASTERPLAN). He says in a statement, "After long and intensive thi...

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SATURNUS Signs With CYCLONE EMPIRE

Danish melodic doom metal masters SATURNUS have inked a deal with Cyclone Empire Records. The band's fourth album will be released in the spring. Commented the group: "We are extremely happy and excited about having signed with Cyclone Empire to release our new album. Cyclone Empire were one of the...

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KELLS: New Song Available For Streaming

French female-fronted symphonic metallers KELLS will release their third album, "Anachromie", on January 20, 2012 via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded and mixed by Yann Klimezyk (MYPOLLUX) at MS Studio and was mastered by Ted Jensen (KORN, DEFTONES, MUSE) at Sterling Sound Studio in New York City...

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JOHN ARCH: 'It Is Very Gratifying To Break Away From Early Comparisons And Find Your Own Voice'

Phil Swanson of Powerline recently conducted an interview with former FATES WARNING singer John Arch about ARCH/MATHEOS, the new progressive rock band featuring Arch and FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: Lyrically, in my opinion, you...