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DREAMSHADE Completes Work On New Album

Swiss modern melodic death metallers DREAMSHADE have completed work on their sophomore album, "The Gift Of Life", for a January 25, 2013 release via Spinefarm. The CD was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen. DREAMSHADE parted ways with singer Iko Castelli last November due to musical differences and...

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STONE SOUR Taps CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Bassist For Upcoming Tour

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR members Josh Rand (guitar) and Corey Taylor (vocals). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The whole idea of doing such a huge project [referring to STONE SOUR's upcoming two-disc co...

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AMARANTHE: Audio Interview Posted Online

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AMARANTHE will enter the studio on September 24 to begin recording its s...

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GAMMA RAY To Release 'Skeletons & Majesties Live' In November

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release "Skeletons & Majesties Live" on double CD, Blu-ray and DVD on November 30. The set will feature footage of the band's April 29, 2011 performance at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. "Skeletons & Majesties Live" has a playing time of two...

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SCORPIONS: Severe Storm Forces Postponement Of Paraguay Concert

SCORPIONS' September 18 concert at Jockey Club in Asuncion, Paraguay was postponed due to a severe storm that claimed at least five lives and caused havoc in the capital and in several regions of the country. Over 16,000 tickets were reportedly sold for the outdoor show, which was called off two son...

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MIKE PORTNOY: Drum-Cam Footage Of ADRENALINE MOB's 'Indifferent'

Video footage of drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) performing the ADRENALINE MOB song "Indifferent" can be seen below. ADRENALINE MOB features in its ranks Portnoy bassist John Moyer (also of DISTURBED),vocalist Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) and gui...

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DESTINITY: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

French melodic death metallers DESTINITY have set "Resolve In Crimson" as the title of their sixth full-length album, tentatively due in late 2012/early 2013 via Lifeforce Records. The CD was recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacon Hansen (DESTRUCTION, MAROON, HATESPHERE, ILL...

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HELLENNIUM Taps KING DIAMOND Guitarist For New Album Recordings

Uddevalla, Sweden-based metallers HELLENNIUM have tapped Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) to produce their second album at his Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. La Rocque previously worked with HELLENNIUM on their self-titled debut CD, which came out in May via Gothenburg, Sweden's Rambo Music, a...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE Drummer KIM RUZZ Resurfaces In METALRUZZ

According to the En Lejemorder Ser Tilbage blog, former MERCYFUL FATE drummer Kim Ruzz (a.k.a. Kim Thyge Jensen) has resurfaced in a brand new Danish heavy metal band called METALRUZZ. The news of Kim's return to the rock scene was first reported by a local Danish newspaper, Ugenyt, which inexplicab...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. SCORPIONS spent the first three months of this year in the studio with producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and...

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HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY To Join Forces For 'Hellish Rock Tour Part II'

The Hellish Rock Tour in 2007/2008 — featuring HELLOWEEN and their very special guests GAMMA RAY — played 95 shows in 34 countries and left ecstatic metal fans in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America in its wake. HELLOWEEN's Hellish Rock Tour Part II has been announced and will start in March 2013...

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OCEANS OF TIME: 'Kingdom Falls' Video Released

"Kingdom Falls", the new video from the Norwegian symphonic metal band OCEANS OF TIME, can be seen below. The clip was produced by Golden Touch Film and directed by Andy Pett. "Kingdom Falls" is the first single from OCEANS OF TIME's debut album, "Faces", which was released in February via Melodic R...

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SELFMACHINE Recording Debut Album

Dutch modern metallers SELFMACHINE are recording their debut album, "Broadcast Your Identity", with producer Stef Hartog for a spring 2013 release. According to SELFMACHINE's official bio, "the first seeds for this band were planted by bassist Mark Brekelmans after his previous exploits XYSTUS and E...

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DESTINITY: New Footage From The Studio Posted Online

A 12-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of sixth full-length album from French melodic death metallers DESTINITY can be seen below. The CD is being recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacon Hansen (DESTRUCTION, MAROON, HATESPHERE, ILLDISPOSED,...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Orchestral Album Due In 2014

Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: Your musical style has been called power metal, speed metal, thrash, progressive … even bard metal … Doesn't it...