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BEFORE THE DAWN Signs With Nuclear Blast Records

Finnish dark metal masters BEFORE THE DAWN have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's sixth album, "Deathstar Rising", is scheduled for release on February 25, 2011. The CD's cover artwork can be viewed below. Founded in 1999 and led by Tuomas Saukkonen, BEFORE THE DAWN has "managed to...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: New Song Sample Available

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will release their fourth album, "Delta", on February 25, 2011 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded Dreamscape Studios in Munich, Germany and marks the debut of the band's new singer, Maxi Nil, who joined the group last year. Working songtitles set...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'Blood Of The Nations' May Be Best Album We've Ever Done

Highwire Daze conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT on October 18, 2010 in Hollywood, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Highwire Daze: How did this ACCEPT reunion come about it, and was it almost derailed when Udo [Dirks...

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THE ROTTED Interviewed On Israeli Radio Show (Audio)

U.K. punk-infused death metallers THE ROTTED were interviewed for this past Saturday's (December 18) edition of the Israeli radio show "Met Al Metal" after landing in Israel for a short tour with local band THE FADING. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. THE ROTTED recently...

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DÉTENTE Calls It Quits

Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — whose most recent lineup featured original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal — have released the following statement: "Today the Cognitive Records reissue of 'Recognize No Authorit...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: 1988 Footage Of 'Victim Of Changes' Recording Sessions

Vintage 1988 footage of original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins laying down a version of the PRIEST classic "Victim Of Changes" for his "Judgement Day" solo album can be viewed below. Also available is a previously unseen footage of the recording sessions for the "Time After Time" song from "Judgem...

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PRIMAL FEAR Singer RALF SCHEEPERS' Solo Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has a February 18, 2011 European release date (February 15 in North America) for PRIMAL FEAR singer Ralf Scheepers' solo debut album, entitled "Scheepers". Scheepers has built himself quite a reputation for being one of the finest German heavy metal singers. With a career spanning...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: They Will Leave Us With A Legacy Of Brilliant Metal Anthems

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has commented on the band's recent announcement that it will head out on its farewell world tour beginning in 2011. The group intends to hit all major cities across the globe as they sign off on a career that has lasted for nearly 40 years. The "Epitaph" tour w...

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NOCTIS IMPERIUM: 'Unus In Nihil' Video Released

"Unus In Nihil", the new video from the Venezuelan extreme metal band NOCTIS IMPERIUM, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's latest EP, "Nihil", which contains songs from NOCTIS IMPERIUM's upcoming full-length album, "The Age Of The Golden Dawn", as well as previously unreleased and li...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Announces U.S. Headlining Tour

Florida-based death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION will embark on the "United Hate Across America Tour" in February with support from FULL BLOWN CHAOS, THE ABSENCE, HAVOK and BEYOND TERROR BEYOND GRACE. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 11 - Tampa, FL - Brass Mug Feb. 12 - Raleigh, NC - Volum...

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KATAKLYSM Uploads First Song To 'Rock Band Network' To Feature Double-Bass Application

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have uploaded another song to the Rock Band Network, a downloadable content service designed by Harmonix Music Systems with the help of Microsoft to allow musical artists and record labels to make their music available as playable tracks for...

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DARKEST ERA To Release 'The Last Caress Of Light' In February

DARKEST ERA, the heavy metal band based in Northern Ireland, has completed work on its new album, "The Last Caress Of Light", for a February 15, 2011 release (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. Commented vocalist Krum: "The album is a work of dark, stormy, epic heavy metal tha...

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MEGADETH Kicks Off 'No Sleep Til' Touring Festival In Auckland; Video Footage Available

MEGADETH kicked off the "No Sleep Til" touring festival last night (Friday, December 10) at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland, New Zealand. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due 02. Hangar 18 03. Take No Prisoners 04. Five Magics 05. Poison Was the Cure 06. Lucretia 07...

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KRISIUN, HEATHEN Members To Guest On New ABYSMAL DAWN Album

Moyses Kolesne (KRISIUN) and Kragen Lum (HEATHEN, PROTOTYPE) have recorded guest appearances on "Leveling The Plane Of Existence", the new album from Los Angeles, California's ABYSMAL DAWN. Kolesne provides a guitar solo on the track "Pixilated Ignorance" and Lum adds guitar solos on "Rapture Renown...

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HOLY GRAIL And THE FUNERAL PYRE Albums To Be Made Available On Vinyl

Prosthetic Records will release HOLY GRAIL's "Crisis In Utopia" and THE FUNERAL PYRE's "Vultures At Dawn" on vinyl for the first time on February 1, 2011. HOLY GRAIL's acclaimed debut album, produced by Danny Lohner (NINE INCH NAILS, A PERFECT CIRCLE),will be available on black wax, with a limited...