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LEAVES' EYES: Footage From Pratteln Available

Fan-filmed video footage of LEAVES' EYES' November 16, 2009 performance at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland as part of the "Beauty & The Beast Tour" (with ATROCITY, SIRENIA, ELIS and STREAM OF PASSION) can be viewed below (courtesy of "lorenznightwish"). Due to health concerns, LEAVES' EYES bassist A...

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RAGE: European Tour Announced

German power metallers RAGE will embark on a European headlining tour in March 2010. Support on the trek will come from JADED HEART. Confirmed dates are as follows: March 03 - München, Germany - Backstage March 04 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel March 05 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters of Rock Cafe Ma...

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SHRINEBUILDER Live In West Hollywood; Video Available

Video footage of SHRINEBUILDER — the project that features in its ranks Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE HIDDEN HAND),Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS),Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP),and Dale Crover (MELVINS) — performing a couple of songs (including a cover of JOY DIVISION's "24 Hours") on November 11, 2009...

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EKOTREN To Release New EP This Month

Cape Coral, Florida-based band EKOTREN will make its new EP, "The Confessions Of Gladys White", available for purchase at the CD-release party at The Spot in downtown Fort Myers, Florida on November 28. The EP will also be available online and at the group's official web site at www.ekotren.com. "Th...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Issues New Album Update

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of long-running German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "We finally have started the production of BLIND GUARDIAN studio album number nine. Frederik [Ehmke; drums] is literally rushing through the songs already. Who knows, this time we may deliver the f...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Announces Plans For New 'Insania' White Wine Blend

Hot on the barrels of his sold-out "Insania" red wine signature blend, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate has announced a new collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based Three Rivers Winery for a white wine blend of the same name. The new "Insania" — an artfully balanced offering that shines with...

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ANVIL: 'The Story' Director Talks About Band's Appearance In 'The Green Hornet'

Sacha Gervasi — the director of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfi...

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LEVERAGE's 'Circus Colossus' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Circus Colossus", the third full-length album from Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 27. "Circus Colossus" was released on November 4 via Spinefarm Records. A song from the CD, "Legions Of Invisible", is available for streaming...

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RAGE: Limited-Edition Digibook Version Of 'Strings To A Web' Detailed

Veteran German metallers RAGE will release their new album, "Strings To A Web", on February 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio and was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HAMMERFALL). The cover artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA,...

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BRAINSTORM To Release 'Just Highs No Lows' Digital Best-Of- Collection

German metallers BRAINSTORM will release the ultimate best-of collection, "Just Highs No Lows - 12 Years Of Persistence", just in time for Christmas. This two-CD edition contains all of the band's hits, including two rare and old live songs with vocals by Andy B. Franck as well as rarities, Japanese...

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LEAVES' EYES Taps TARJA/BLIND GUARDIAN Bassist For 'Beauty & The Beast Tour'

Due to health concerns, LEAVES' EYES bassist Alla Fedynitch will sit out the band's shows for the remainder of the year. Her temporary replacement will be Oliver Holzwarth (TARJA TURUNEN, BLIND GUARDIAN),who previously joined LEAVES' EYES on stage for two songs during the German/Norwegian female-fr...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist's ARMAGEDDON: Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

The second ("Embrace The Mystery") and third ("Three") albums from ARMAGEDDON — the Swedish melodic metal project of ARCH ENEMY guitarist Chris Amott — will get a proper and domestic release outside of Japan, where they originally came out back in the years 2000 and 2002, respectively. "Embrace The...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY's 'Where Death Is Most Alive' Tops Swedish Music DVD Chart

"Where Death Is Most Alive", the new DVD from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY, has entered the Music DVD chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. Commented guitarist Niklas Sundin: "We are immensely pleased to report that the people of Sweden still have a great taste in...

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RAGE: 'Strings To A Web' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Strings To A Web", the forthcoming album from veteran German metallers RAGE, can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA, THERION),and it shows the soundchaser as a spider, caught in a web. RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is currently working on t...

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The Great Cessation

Okay, first there was YOB, with songs longer than God's beard hair, creepy otherworldly vocals beamed in from some other planet, and riffing so slow and heavy it ground lesser music into sediment like a sonic glacier. Then the rhythm section left, and Mike Scheidt, being one of the most gracious dud...