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LAY DOWN ROTTEN Signs With APOSTASY RECORDS

German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN has inked a deal with Apostasy Records. The band's new album will be released before the end of the year. Commented the band: "After it was quiet for quite a long time with LAY DOWN ROTTEN, we can finally spread some news again! "First, we want to announce that...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'The Land Of New Hope' Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has announced the release of an exciting new concept album — TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON new metal opera, "The Land Of New Hope". Due out in North America on May 21, the CD's story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the planet has been destroyed by natural disasters...

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FINNTROLL: Official 'Blodsvept' Album Trailer

The official trailer for "Blodsvept", the sixth album from Finnish metal marauders FINNTROLL, can be seen below. The CD will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: * Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Norway: Friday, March 22 * Spain, Italy: Tuesday, March 26 * Sweden, Hu...

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FINNTROLL Films 'Häxbrygd' Video; Photos Available

Finnish metal marauders FINNTROLL filmed a video for the song "Häxbrygd" on March 8-9. Photos from the video shoot can be found on the Facebook page of Soundi magazine (courtesy of Timo Isoaho). "Häxbrygd" comes off FINNTROLL's sixth album, "Blodsvept", which will be released via Century Media Recor...

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MAGENTA HARVEST To Record Full-Length Debut In May

MAGENTA HARVEST, the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, MYGRAIN and ...AND OCEANS, will enter SoundSpiral Audio in May and to begin recording as-yet-untitled full-length debut with Juho Räihä. A summer/fall release via the Finnish label Inverse Rec...

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STRATOVARIUS: Drum-Cam Footage From Helsinki

Drum-cam footage of STRATOVARIUS drummer Rolf Pilve performing the song "Abandon" on March 8 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. Pilve joined STRATOVARIUS in June 2012 following the departure of Jörg Michael, who characterized the band's sound for over a decade. STRATOVARIUS' new alb...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Halcyon Days' Video Released

"Halcyon Days", the new video from Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, can be seen below. The clip was shot in Lithuania by Pekka Hara and perfectly captures the song's theme of finding one's peace of mind. At once aggressive and sinister in its almost techno-influenced stormy moments, t...

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ACCEPT Bassist Executive-Producing New POWER THEORY Album

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based metallers POWER THEORY have set "Driven By Fear" as the title of their third album, due later this year via Pure Steel Records. The CD is being recorded at a new studio with Matt DiFabio (SINGLE BULLET THEORY, Hard Attack Entertainment) as engineer and associate prod...

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STRATOVARIUS: Teaser For 'Halcyon Days' Video

Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS recently finished filming a video for the song "Halcyon Days". A teaser for the clip can be seen below. "Halcyon Days" comes off STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", which was released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD was made available as a standard...

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HELLDORADOS: 'Never Gonna Stop' Video Released

"Never Gonna Stop", the new video from the Stuttgart, Germany-based sleaze metal band HELLDORADOS, can be seen below. The song comes off the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on July 13, 2012 via Massacre Records/Soulfood. The CD was recorded between February 2012 and April 2012 at...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: New 'The Land Of New Hope' Video Teaser Posted Online

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON, the new metal-opera project from ex-STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki, will release its debut album, "The Land Of New Hope", on May 17 in Europe and May 21 in North America via Frontiers Records. Guests on the CD include Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, ex-HELLOWEEN),Sharon Den Adel...

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STRATOVARIUS Road Movie 2013 'Nemesis' Album Promotion in Paris And New York

A six-minute video clip featuring footage of vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS as they make their journey across the world, promoting the band's new album, "Nemesis", can be seen below. "Nemesis" was released on February 22 via e...

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Video: Former TRUST Bassist Talks About 30th Anniversary Of BON SCOTT's Death

French webmagazine Hard Force has posted the latest episode of "Metal XS", featuring an interview with former TRUST bassist Yves "Vivi" Brusco (now in HANDFUL OF DUST) about the 33rd anniversary of the tragic death of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. Just days before Scott's death, Vivi was in the studio w...

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STRATOVARIUS: New Audio Interview With TIMO KOTIPELTO

On January 21, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with vocalist Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMU...

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AETERNUS: New Album Details Revealed

Details of "...And The Seventh His Soul Detesteth", the new album from dark metallers AETERNUS, have just been revealed. The ten-track CD, which will be the band's seventh full-length release, will first appear as a limited edition containing AETERNUS' classic 1995 debut EP, "Dark Sorcery", as a bon...