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LEAVES' EYES: 'We Came With The Northern Winds' DVD Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "We Came With The Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia", the new double DVD from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be viewed below. Due on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records,...

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LACUNA COIL: Saint Petersburg Photos, Video Footage Available

Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted high-quality photos of LACUNA COIL's at December 17, 2008 concert in Saint Petersburg. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. To The Edge 03. Fragments Of Faith 04. Tight Rope 05. Senzafine 06...

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CRIMINAL: 'White Hell' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL have unveiled the cover artwork for their new album, "White Hell". The piece was created by Chilean designer / tattoo artist / drummer Fran Muñoz. "The original idea we were pursuing didn't really work out," comments vocalist/guitarist Anton Reisenegger, "so we...

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Finland's VANGUARD To Release New Album In January

"Hydralchemy", the follow-up to 2005's "Succumbra" by the Finnish gothic dark metallers VANGUARD, will be released in Finland on January 14, 2009 via Shadow World Records (with distribution through Supersounds Music). The limited digipak edition includes ten fresh VANGUARD tracks, and an alluring co...

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SPV Year-End Wrap-Up Podcast Featuring WHITESNAKE, ALICE COOPER, MOTÖRHEAD Available

The "SPV Audio Podcast Year-End Wrap-Up" hosted by Freeman features music from SPV, InsideOut Music and Wacken Records artists. Included on the podcast are WHITESNAKE, ALICE COOPER, MOTÖRHEAD, EVERGREY, HOLY MOSES, METAL CHURCH, and many more. Catch up with the year in SPV music and get ready for a...

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LEAVES' EYES: More DVD Details Revealed

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — will release its double DVD, "En Saga I Belgia", in early 2009 via Napalm Records. According to the label, the set "will have a total playing time of approximately si...

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DRAGONFORCE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that 50,000 tickets have already been s...

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LACUNA COIL: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available

Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted high-quality photos of LACUNA COIL's December 16, 2008 concert at Club Tochka in Moscow. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. To The Edge 03. Fragments Of Faith 04. Tight Rope 05. Senzaf...

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Former THE GATHERING Singer Hits The Road With MOONSPELL; Video Available

Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen joined Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL to perform the song "Scorpion Flower" at three consecutive shows on the band's tour with CRADLE OF FILTH: December 1 in London, December 2 in Paris and December 3 in Tilburg. Fan-filmed video footage of all thre...

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The Fathomless Mastery

Swedish "superstar" death metallers BLOODBATH have been the critical darlings of extreme metal for quite some time now, even more so since the release of the "Unblessing the Purity" EP and the "The Wacken Carnage" CD/DVD. At least some of that has to do with the now widely accepted role of OPETH's M...

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SUIDAKRA: 'Conloach' Studio Video Available

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have posted a studio video for their new song "Conloach". Watch it below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Crógacht", which will be released through Wacken Records/SPV on the following dates: Germany: February 20, 2009 Rest of Europe: February...

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LACUNA COIL: 'Shallow Life' Due In The Spring

Italian hard rock band LACUNA COIL, which offers the dual vocals of male singer Andrea Ferro and female vocalist Cristina Scabbia, has set "Shallow Life" as the title of its new album, due in the spring via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded earlier this fall at a studio in Los Angeles with...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Completes Work On New Album

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages last summer, has finished recording its new concept album, "Mirror Of Retribution", in Los Angeles with producer (and ANTHRAX guitarist) Rob Ca...

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STORMWARRIOR's 'If It's Not In Your Bloode' DVD/CD To Feature KAI HANSEN

German metal band STORMWARRIOR will release the "If It's Not In Your Bloode... You Will Never Understande! Live At W:O:A 2007" DVD and CD in early 2009. The track listing is as follows: 01. And The Northewinde Bloweth 02. Signe Of The Warlorde 03. Heavy Metal Fire 04. Heading Northe 05. Odinn's Warr...

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OVERKILL To Play Mexico In January

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will play two shows in Mexico in January: Jan. 23 - Monterrey, MEX - Rock Amerika Jan. 24 - Mexico City, MEX - Circo Volador OVERKILL's second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007", came out on February 5 via Bodog Music. The 50-minute disc was shot during the ban...