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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...

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EMPEROR To Release 'Live Inferno' In April

Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR will release "Live Inferno", a special live series features various releases recorded/filmed during the band's sold-out 2005-2007 reunion performances, on April 16 (in Europe) via Candlelight Records. Several formats will be available, including a two-CD/slipcas...

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MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MOTÖRHEAD has 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 sold for next year's event. The remaining...

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SUIDAKRA: New Album Artwork, Release Dates Revealed

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will release their their new album, titled "Crógacht", through Wacken Records/SPV on the following dates: Germany: February 20, 2009 Rest of Europe: February 23, 2009 U.S.: March 3, 2009 The CD was recorded at Gernhart Studios and features cover artwork (...

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CRIMINAL: Another Demo Track Posted Online

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL have posted another new demo track, titled "Eyes of Temptation", on their MySpace page. The band is currently in the final stages of production of its new album, "White Hell", for a February 27, 2009 release via Massacre Records. The CD will be made available in...