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BLIND GUARDIAN: First Episode Of 'Guardian TV' Available

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have posted the first episode of Guardian TV in which they field questions submitted by their fans on Facebook. Check it out below. "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20 vi...

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SERAPHIEL: Entire 'Euphory Amplified' EP Available For Streaming

"Euphory Amplified", the second EP from Finnish power metallers SERAPHIEL, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The effort was produced by Vili Itäpelto, Samuli Hyttinen and Pekka Posio, who also took care of mixing duties. The cover artwork was created by Timo Paananen while the logo...

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DRAKKAR: 'When Lightning Strikes' Audio Teaser Available

Italian epic power metallers DRAKKAR will release their new album, "When Lightning Strikes", on January 16, 2012 via My Kingdom Music. The CD — which was recorded and mixed at Elnor Studio by Mattia Stanciou (LABYRINTH, CROWN OF AUTUMN) and mastered at House Of Audio by Jürgen Lusky (ANGRA, PINK CRE...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Talks To Brazil's 'Wikimetal' About 'Memories' Collection (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Marcus Siepen of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN about "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, which will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. You can n...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks 'Memories Of A Time To Come' In New Audio Interview

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN was recently interviewed on Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock radio about "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, which will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. A couple of e...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'The Bard's Song (In The Forest)' Orchestral Version Audio Sample

"Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. It will be available as a double CD, three-CD deluxe limited edition, including the band's demo recordings when they were called LUCIFER'S HERITAGE, a...

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MEGADETH Guitarist: 'Sometimes You Can't Deny The Way A Song Wants To Go'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A couple of excerps from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Who made you first want to pick up a guitar? Chris: I had a friend in fifth grade that I'd just met. I went to his...

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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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SLAVES ON DOPE: 'Over The Influence' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Reformed Montreal rockers SLAVES ON DOPE will release their new album, "Over The Influence", on February 28, 2012 via THC: Music/Rocket Science Ventures. The CD will feature a guest appearance by Jonathan Cabana, lead singer of Quebec deathcore band BLIND WITNESS, on the track "Dear Enemies". A two-...

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'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Episode Featuring BRET MICHAELS' To Air Next Month

POISON singer Bret Michaels will appear on the Friday, January 6 episode of the heart-tugging original feel-good series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". In the episode, entitled "Gibbs Family", "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" travels to Fayette County, Iowa to surprise the Gibbs family. Audrey Gib...

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ICED EARTH, BLIND GUARDIAN Leaders Promise Another DEMONS & WIZARDS Album

The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from ICED EARTH's European leg of the 2011-2012 "World Dystopia Tour" can be seen below. In the latest four-minute clip, ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch discuss the future of their long-ru...

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New DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'I Am Almost Speechless At The Level Of Acceptance I Have Received'

Chris Epting of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisecreep: This has been quite a year for you. Mangini: Just amazing. Almost indescribable. As I see it, as I look b...

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SPYDER BABY Mainman Gets Probation In Dead-Cow Case

According to The Oakland Press, Steven Banch Jr. a member of SPYDER BABY, the Michigan-based industrial metal band that describes its music online as "unapologetically dark and edgy" was sentenced Monday (December 5) to probation and community service for allegedly failing to bury a dead cow and neg...

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SODOM, KRUX, NOCTURNAL RITES Confirmed For Next Year's 'Sweden Rock Cruise'

SODOM, KRUX and NOCTURNAL RITES have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Cruise 2012. Headlining the event will be BLIND GUARDIAN, with two more acts due to be announced soon. The ship Tallink Silja Galaxy will depart from Stockholm, Sweden on March 29 and make a round trip to Turku, Finland to retur...