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NIGHTWISH Kicks Off World Tour In Los Angeles; Video Footage Available

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their world tour this past Saturday, January 21 at the 6,000-capacity Gibson Ampitheater in Universal City, California. The concert — which was reportedly attended by between 3,000 and 4,000 fans, some of whom travelled from as far away as Aus...

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NIGHTWISH Plays 'Secret' Gig In Hollywood; Photos, Video Footage Available

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH played a "secret" gig last night (Thursday, January 19) under the name RUBBER BAND OF WOLVES at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Storytime 02. Wish I Had An Angel 03. Amaranth 04. Scaretale 05. The Siren...

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DISTURBED Frontman Sounds Off On Cyber-Bullying, Online Hate Speech

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has commented on anti-social Internet behaviors, including hate speech and cyber-bullying, which is defined as the use of technology such as the Internet and phone texting to harass or humiliate others. According to experts, hate speech on the Internet is increasing...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Imaginaerum' Cracks U.S. Top 30

"Imaginaerum", the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2007's "Dark Passion Play", opened with 11,000 units t...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'Damage Control' Details Revealed

Legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, JOURNEY) will release his new solo album, "Damage Control", on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records. An extraordinary performer and amazing vocalist, Jeff Scott Soto blasts through these hard-ro...

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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

I'm no clinical psychologist or even a substance abuse counselor, but I'm quite certain you've got some sort of problem if you get so intoxicated that the next day you can't remember attempting to strangle the life out of your wife. That's exactly what heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne tried to do to h...

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LACUNA COIL's Tribute To Fallen TYPE O NEGATIVE Frontman

Vocalist Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL revealed in a new interview with Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock radio (stream audio below) that "My Spirit", the last song on the band's new album, "Dark Adrenaline", is dedicated to Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE, who died a couple of years a...

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DEATH: 'Zero Tolerance' From Upcoming Double Live Album 'Vivus!' Available For Streaming

The next chapter in Relapse's DEATH reissue campaign is "Vivus!", a deluxe two-CD collection compiling two separate DEATH concerts, both of which were recorded in 1998. Disc One features the band at the height of its prowess, tearing the roof off the infamous Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California,...

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PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION Featuring IRON MAIDEN, SIKTH Members: More Debut Album Details

Very often, musicians — especially established ones — like to remain within their musical comfort zone, preferring to walk the tried-and-tested path rather than breaking out in search of pastures new. PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION don't fit that bill. The brainchild of Adrian Smith and Mikee Goodman, U.K. m...

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ANVIL's 'Juggernaut' Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

ANVIL's "Juggernaut Of Justice" took the number one spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" Top 25 year-end album countdown show, which aired live on January 6. ANTHRAX's "Worship Music" finished a close second. "It feels like my hometown team just won the Super Bowl!" says "Metal On Metal" host Bill Peters...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Imaginaerum' Certified Gold In Germany

"Imaginaerum", the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has been certified gold in Germany for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Commented NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen: "Germany never fails us! Only five weeks since the release and 'Imagin...

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OBSCENITY Signs With APOSTASY RECORDS

German death metallers OBSCENITY have inked a deal with Apostasy Records. The band is preparing to enter Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn, Germany to begin recording its eighth album, tentatively titled "Atrophied In Anguish", for a June release. OBSCENITY last year announced the addition of bassist...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Issues New Album Update

Finnish melodic death metallers ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have issued the following update: "The year 2011 was intriguing for us. We recorded the first half of the forthcoming album. If everything had gone as planned, we would have had our seventh album almost finished by now. However, due to some unf...

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MISERATION: 'Dreamdecipher' Video Released

"Dreamdecipher", the new video from Sweden's MISERATION — the collaboration between SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (ESSENCE OF SORROW, DIVINEFIRE) — can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Markus Rytilahti of Ekman & Winroth. "Dreamdecipher" comes off MISERAT...

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SACRED STEEL Taps Producer BART GABRIEL For Next Album

German true metal act SACRED STEEL will enter MP Studio in Czestochowa, Poland in February 2012 with producer Bart Gabriel (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, CRYSTAL VIPER, LONEWOLF) to begin recording its eighth studio album, "The Bloodshed Summoning". A late 2012 release is expected. SACRED STEEL's last...