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DIMMU BORGIR DVD Footage Slated For Los Angeles Premiere

On September 30 at 10 p.m. at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, fans of Norwegian black metal will have the unique opportunity to attend an exclusive, advanced screening of footage from DIMMU BORGIR's "The Invaluable Darkness" DVD, a three-disc package of 2 DVDs plus a bonus audio CD scheduled...
September 15, 2008
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AVANTASIA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the latest video blog (see below) from the AVANTASIA world tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound festival in Huttwil, Switzerland and concluded last month at the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary. The latest clip features footage from the band's a...
September 15, 2008
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CYNIC: Video Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Press Conference Available

Video footage of CYNIC's press conference at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below (clip shot and uploaded by the Clairvoyant webzine). Season of Mist is currently taking pre-orders for a special CYNIC package featuring...
September 14, 2008
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LACUNA COIL: Video Interview With CRISTINA SCABBIA Available

Planet-Loud.com conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the six-minute chat below. LACUNA COIL has set "Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)" as the title of its first-ever...
September 12, 2008
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GAMMA RAY: Complete 'Hell Yeah!' DVD Details Revealed

GAMMA RAY's long-awaited 2-DVD/2-CD DVD package "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal", is scheduled for release on October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the U.S. via SPV. The set will feature a multi-camera re...
September 11, 2008
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WATAIN Frontman: 'The Devil Always Wins'

The October 2008 issue of Metal Maniacs features a special tour preview with bassist/vocalist Erik Danielsson of WATAIN, who will be headlining the Black Metal Magic U.S. tour with WITHERED and BOOK OF BLACK EARTH starting October 3. Excerpts follow: Metal Maniacs: What sort of rituals /preparation...
September 11, 2008
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Contraband Candy's Video Report From WACKEN OPEN AIR; Trailer Available

A trailer for Contraband Candy's forthcoming report on this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. The report will include interviews with such bands as SOILWORK, WATAIN, THE BERZERKER, THE ROTTED, UNEARTH, MERCENARY, WARBRIN...
September 10, 2008
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PRIMORDIAL Pulls Out Of Portugal's CAOS EMERGENTE Festival

Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have cancelled their appearance at this year's Caos Emergente festival, set to take place September 12-14 in Recarei, Porto, Portugal. Commented vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill: "It is sad indeed to be writing the same blog twice in as many weeks but there is n...
September 9, 2008
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BLOODBATH Launches 'The Fathomless Mastery' Mini-Site

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has launched a mini-site for its new studio album, "The Fathomless Mastery", which is scheduled for release on October 6 in Europe and October 28 in North America via Peaceville Records. According to the band, "the mini-site features album information, down...
September 9, 2008
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German 'A Cappella Metal' Band VAN CANTO To Play Free Amazon Showcase

German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — will play an exclusive Amazon showcase at the Metropolis Club in Munich, Germany on October, 9 2008. The concert will be part of the Amazon newcomer shows and the free tick...
September 8, 2008
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CARCASS: Photos From North American Tour Kick-Off Available

ReturnToThePit.com has posted several hundred photos from the first show of CARCASS' North American tour, which kicked off last night (Friday, September 5) at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Included are pictures of the following artists: (Note: One of the tour's scheduled support acts, A...
September 6, 2008
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CYNIC Guitarist/Vocalist Explains 'Traced In Air' Album Art

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC — whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal — will release their new album, "Traced In Air" on October 28 via Season of Mist Records (one day earlier internationally). The CD contains eight songs, and t...
September 5, 2008
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KAMPFAR, ELITE To Tour Europe In October

Norwegian bands KAMPFAR and ELITE will team up for a European tour, dubbed Tordenstorm Tour 2008, in October. Details are available on the flyer below. KAMPFAR will release its new album, "Heimgang" (said to be "the connection between the underworld and our own"),on September 26 via Napalm Records....
September 3, 2008
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CYNIC: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC — whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal — will release their new album, "Traced In Air" on October 28 via Season of Mist Records (one day earlier internationally). The CD contains eight songs, and t...
September 1, 2008
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NEVERMORE: Complete 'The Year Of The Voyager' DVD Details Revealed

Seattle metallers NEVERMORE will release their long-awaited new DVD, "The Year Of The Voyager", in Europe on October 20, 2008 via Century Media. The set covers the "This Godless Endeavor" touring cycle, starting with amazing live footage from the U.S. Gigantour 2005, the Metal Mania festival 2006 in...
August 29, 2008