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ORPHANED LAND Schedules 'ORwarriOR' Launch Party In Tel-Aviv

Israel's progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND will celebrate the release of their highly anticipated fourth studio opus, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR", with a special "launch party" on February 4 at the Theatre Club in Tel-Aviv, Israel. For more information, see the poster below. Video...

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EXCALION: 'High Time' Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date Revealed

Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will release their third album, "High Time", on January 29, 2010 via Limb Music. The follow-up to 2007's "Waterlines" was recorded at Watercastle studio in Jyväskylä, Finland. The CD was produced by EXCALION and Arttu Sarvanne and was engineered and mixed b...

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ORPHANED LAND Female Vocalist Talks About 'Sapari' Single

Video footage of female vocalist Shlomit Levi from Israel's progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND talking about the meaning and creation of the band's new single, "Sapari", can be viewed below. "Sapari" is currently being streamed on ORPHANED LAND's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Albums

Tobias Sammet's (EDGUY, AVANTASIA) official webmaster Harmon Caldwell recently conducted an interview with the German singer/songwriter about AVANTASIA's forthcoming "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon" albums that will be released on April 3, 2010. The entire question-and-answer session is...

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EX DEO/KATAKLYSM Frontman Interviewed In Montreal

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with EX DEO/KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono when EX DEO performed at Medley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 3, 2009 with ENSIFERUM, SWASHBUCKLE and BLACKGUARD. Watch the chat below. Plans exist for EX DEO to film a video for the song "The Final War (Bat...

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'Full Metal Jackie Certified' Book-Launch Party Confirmed For Next Monday

To celebrate the release of her forthcoming book "Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The '80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics", Jackie Kajzer — a.k.a. "Full Metal Jackie" — will host a special book-signing/release party Monday, December 21 at House Of...

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D.R.I. Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 28-30 at Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, May 28: GORGUTS POSSESSED D.R.I. WATAIN COFFINS NAZXUL TRAP THEM GRIDE B...

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EX DEO Chooses Different Song For Next Video

EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono, recently returned home after making its North American debut alongside ENSIFERUM and BLACKGUARD. "If the debut shows in North America and Europe have had these results, the future looks bright as the empire rises fro...

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CREATION'S END Hard At Work On Debut Album

CREATION'S END, the new power/progressive metal band featuring vocalist Mike DiMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN),guitarists Rudy Albert (ZANDELLE) and Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE),drummer Dario Rodriguez, and bassist Joey Bones, is working on its debut album, "A New Beginning", with producer John Macaluso (JA...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Talks Wine On ShipRocked; Video Available

ShipRocked — the five-day rock and roll music cruise which departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 15, 2009 and sailed to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman, before returning on November 20 — featured performances by QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA and RATT, among others. The cruise also...

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SUPREME MAJESTY Announces New Keyboardist

Swedish metallers SUPREME MAJESTY have issued the following update: "Finally the great hunt for the right force behind the keyboard is over. The band would like to welcome Tommy Fälth (ISILDURS BANE, MONEY JOE) to the tight nest, with his cool gear and with his fresh and cool West Coast mind. "Tommy...

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The Mighty Swine

Considering the stacks upon stacks of CDs that are sent in for review, occasionally it is an album cover and a band name that causes one to spin a disc, at least as far as independent releases and albums on tiny labels are concerned. Precious time does not allow a spin of every disc received. ...

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MENTORS' 'You Axed For It!' Reissued On Vinyl With Two Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks

Out for the first time on vinyl in nearly 25 years, the MENTORS' "You Axed For It!" is ready to shock and gross the world all over again. Stool Sample Records has created an exact replica of the 1985 classic and has pressed a very limited edition of 500 on vivid pink "beef curtain" vinyl. ...

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KATATONIA Guitarist Discusses 'Night Is The New Day' Songwriting Process

David E. Gehlke and George Pacheco of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with KATATONIA guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Reports indicated you hit writer's block when compiling material for the new album. If that was t...

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TIMO KOTIPELTO To Play Acoustic Shows With CAIN'S OFFERING Bandmate JANI LIIMATAINEN

Finnish heavy metal singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, CAIN'S OFFERING, KOTIPELTO) has issued the following update: "While we are on a break with STRATOVARIUS, before our European tour in January, I will do some acoustic duo gigs with Jani Liimatainen [CAIN'S OFFERING, ex-SONATA ARCTICA]. I played...