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MANTICORA: Romanian Concert Footage Available

Video footage of MANTICORA's July 8, 2007 performance at the Romanian festival The Fest Of Oradea has been posted at Metalhead.ro. MANTICORA released their sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus Part 2 - Disclosure", in the U.S. on June 26 via Locomotive. The companion CD to last year's "The Bla...

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FATAL SMILE Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has parted ways with singer H.B. Anderson and has replaced him with Thomas E. Blade. FATAL SMILE recently inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", was released in the U.S. on February 20. The f...

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ELVENKING: 'The Scythe' Audio Samples Available

One-minute audio samples of three songs ("Infection", "The Divided Heart" and "The Scythe") from the forthcoming album from Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have been posted on the band's MySpace page. ELVENKING will release its new CD, "The Scythe", in Europe on September 14 via AFM Records....

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ELVENKING: Photos From 'The Divided Heart' Video Shoot Available

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted photos from the video shoot for the song "The Divided Heart" at this location. The clip was recently shot with director Mirco Andreis (ELDRITCH, MACBETH, DISARMONIA MUNDI). ELVENKING will release its new album, "The Scythe", in Europe on September 1...

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ICED EARTH: Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I' Release Dates Announced

SPV has set the following release dates for ICED EARTH's new studio album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I": Germany: September 7 Rest of Europe: September 10 North America: September 11 "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part 1" (cover artwork) expands the "Something Wicked" story...

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COLISEUM Debuts Two New Songs

COLISEUM has posted two brand new tracks from its Relapse debut, "No Salvation". The songs "No Benefit" and "The Fate of Men" can be heard exclusively via the band's MySpace page. "No Salvation" is set for an August 21 North American release (August 27 internationally). The CD is available for pre-o...

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CONTEMPT: Entire 'Death From Below' Album Available For Free Download

Danish power thrashers CONTEMPT have made their previously unreleased second album, "Death from Below", available for free download at this location. "Death from Below" was produced by Jacob Hansen (HATESPHERE, ROB ROCK, RAUNCHY) and features cover artwork by Mattias Norén. Since the band did not su...

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ELVENKING: First 'The Scythe' Webisode Posted Online

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted the first webisode covering the recording process of their new album, "The Scythe". According to a posting on the band's web site, "this first video is about the drums and guitars." Watch it at YouTube. ELVENKING will release its new album, "The Scy...

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Legendary MAIDA VALE Studios To Close

According to NME.com, the BBC is planning to close its famous Maida Vale studios in west London — where such rock heavyweights as LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN and NIRVANA have laid down sessions — explaining it's not suitable for the "21st-century digital age." The closure of the studio, which was home...

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WRETCH To Release 'Make This Garden Burn' CD At HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland band WRETCH will release a new CD on Auburn Records, entitled "Make This Garden Burn", to support its appearance at this year's Headbanger's Open Air Festival. The 13-track disc is a specially-priced collection of previously unreleased new songs, demos, album outtakes and live tracks. The...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist WEAD Launches PROBULATOR

Swedish guitarist Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has launched a brand new project called PROBULATOR. Joining Wead in the new band is vocalist Mouth from the Swedish black/thrash metal act NATTAS. No further information is currently available. Wead co-produced NATTAS' latest album, "Inde Deu...

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KING DIAMOND: European Tour Postponed

KING DIAMOND's management has issued the following statement: "Most regretfully we have been forced to postpone the KING DIAMOND Europe tour, scheduled for the fall of '07. King has, over the past month and a half, been suffering from severe pain in his back, and following several visits to doctors,...

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Reunited SENTINEL BEAST Working On New Album

Reunited '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST is currently working on its second album, due out before the end of the year. In the meantime, the group has scheduled several Sacramento dates, including July 20 at the Kennel Club, August 11-12 at The Roadhouse, and August 19 at The K...

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BELIEVER Drummer's FOUNTAIN OF TEARS Project Secures Distribution Deal With NIGHTMARE

Drummer Joey Daub of the the much-missed late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER recently issued a new album with his FOUNTAIN OF TEARS project, entitled "Fate". He checks in with the following update: "FOUNTAIN OF TEARS has inked a distro deal with Nightmare Records. We are very e...

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SIG:AR:TYR Releases Two New Demo Songs

Canadian viking/pagan metal act SIG:AR:TYR has posted two new demo songs, "King of the World" and "Under the Mountain", from the forthcoming album "Beyond The North Winds" on the band's MySpace page. A three-track demo is being distributed to record companies to try to garner interest in supporting...