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DORO: 'Herzblut' Video Available

"Herzblut", the latest video from German metal queen Doro Pesch, can be viewed below. The "Herzblut" single recently entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 72. "Herzblut" was released in December via AFM Records. It features four versions of the title track, each recorded in a differ...

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VOLBEAT: New Video Interview With THOMAS BREDAHL Available

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with guitarist Thomas Bredahl of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT on January 26, 2009 in Tampere. You can watch the 10-minute chat below. "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio album from VOLBEAT, will receive a U.S. release...

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NOVEMBRE Forced To Pull Out Of HELLHOUNDS FEST; Band To Tour Europe With EVERGREY

Italy's NOVEMBRE has been forced to pull out of the upcoming Hellhounds Fest 2009 tour (see poster below) featuring TIAMAT, THE 69 EYES and AVA INFERI, which is scheduled to kick off February 10 in Hamburg, Germany. According to the trek's organizer, Henk Mol of Holland's Vain Productions, "[Berlin,...

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NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Germany's M'ERA LUNA FESTIVAL

NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA and OOMPH! have been confirmed for the M'era Luna Festival, set to take place August 8-9, 2009 in Hildesheim, Germany. The festival blling is shaping up as follows: ALEXANDER VELJANOV APOCALYPTICA ASHBURY HEIGHTS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER FROZEN PLASMA GRENDEL NIGHTWISH OOMP...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Working Title For New Album Revealed

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has set "What Lies Beneath" as the working title of her new solo album, tentatively due before the end of the year. She says, "With [2007's] 'My Winter Storm', I chose the name of the album in the early stages and that helped me to create the concept for the ...

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VOLBEAT: New Video Interview Available

Keskisuomalainen's Teijo Argillander conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen and guitarist Thomas Bredahl of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT on January 23, 2009 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Watch the chat at this location. "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third stu...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Japanese Version Of 'Rethroned' To Include Bonus Track

"Rethroned", the second album from NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — will be released in Japan on February 25 via Warner Music J...

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THEOCRACY Announces New Guitarist

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has issued the following update: "THEOCRACY is proud to welcome Val Allen Wood as their new lead guitarist! Val is an amazing talent, and will be taking over the guitar duties along with Jon [Hinds], allowing Matt [Smith] to step fully into the voca...

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VOLBEAT: 'Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood' To Receive U.S. Release

"Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, will receive a U.S. release on March 17 via Mascot Records. An e-card for "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood" can be found at this location. The follow-up to "Rock The Rebel / Metal The De...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)' CD/DVD Pushed Back A Week

Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the release date of "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the new CD/DVD from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, to March 13 from the previously announced March 6. The set will contain a DVD documentary (with a running time of approximat...

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DELAIN: 'April Rain' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has revealed the track listing and cover art of its eagerly awaited new album, "April Rain", which hits stores March 30 via Roadrunner Reco...

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FINNTROLL: New Video Interview With VRETH Available

Ross Empson, TOURETTES bass player and presenter of metal TV channel Rockalarm!, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth) of the Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL in Hamburg, Germany. Vreth compares touring experiences in the U.S. and Europe, talks about the curr...

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EVEMASTER Continuing Work On New Album

Finnish "dark metal" band EVEMASTER, which features in its ranks BATTLELORE's Tomi Mykkänen, is continuing work on its long-awaited new CD. According to Tomi, "We have sported the old-school way of recording with the album. As the drums are pretty much one take with no quantizing or corrections, I d...

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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Explains Decision To Hire Personal Manager

The latest issue of MeNaiset, the most popular women's magazine in Finland, features a cover story on NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon. The Swedish singer was interviewed for the article, which focuses on Anette's personal life and the behind-the-scenes politics that comes along with being in one o...

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AMORPHIS Interview To Air On MTV Nordic's 'Headbangers Ball'

The MTV Nordic edition of "Headbangers Ball" will air a new interview with Finnish metallers AMORPHIS in Norway on January 25 and in Denmark on February 1. Professionally filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' performance at the Radio Rock Finlandia 2008 awards on December 5, 2008 at the Ice Hall in Hels...