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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Announces New Singer

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have announced the addition of singer Joanna Nieniewska (pictured below) to the group's ranks. According to the band, "This 20-year-old Austrian girl offers a wide range and a strong soprano combined with a great natural feeling for vocal harmonies."...

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SAXON Films 'Battalions Of Steel' Video

British heavy metal legends SAXON have just shot a video for the song "Battalions Of Steel". The track comes off the band's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", which sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 o...

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HYDROGYN: 'Candles Light Your Face' Video Available

"Candles Light Your Face", the new video from Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN, can be viewed below. The clip was shot at many different locations over a period of a couple of weeks. It was written and produced by Scott Neill for Mule Media along with some input by HYDROGYN vocalist Julie We...

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SINBREED Featuring BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer; New Song, Video Available

German power metal band NEOSHINE, which features in its ranks 26-year-old guitarist Flo Laurin alongside BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Frederik Ehmke and SEVENTH AVENUE vocalist Herbie Langhans, has changed its name to SINBREED. The group's recently recorded debut album, "When Worlds Collide", was produced...

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RAPE PILLAGE & BURN To Release Debut EP This Week

Long-running death metal act RAPE PILLAGE & BURN"Songs of Death... Songs of Hell", on January 27 via Ibex Moon Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Served Cold 02. 1911 03. Faith of the Blind 04. Wolf Code Pagan 05. With Venomous Tongues Formed more ...

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SCARPOINT Drummer To Undergo Heart Surgery

Drummer Erik Thyselius of the Swedish metal band SCARPOINT has issued the following update: "The next couple of months we will take a break and only write material for the next record. The reason for this is that I have a cronic heart condition that I have to take care of. Within a month, I ...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: New Singer Announcement Coming Next Week

Keyboardist Martin Harb of Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has issued the following update: "Within the next week we will present you the name and the face of our new female voice and bandmember! At the moment she's at the shooting for her first VISIONS OF ATLANTIS promotional pictu...

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LEVERAGE Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS

Finnish melodic metal band LEVERAGE has inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. Commented LEVERAGE guitarist and main songwriter Tuomas Heikkinen: "Actually, this is LEVERAGE's first real artist deal with a record company. Before, we've had distribution and licensing agreements. Personally, I have no c...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'As A Father, I Feel A Bit More Secure Today With OBAMA As Our President'

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I, for one, have been an Obama supporter since day number one. He is a guy that is just plain smart in...

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PATH To Release 'De-Evolution' In April

Kenosha, Wisconsin-based death metal band PATH, which features in its ranks Jerry Sturino (ex-JUNGLE ROT),will release its debut album, "De-Evolution", on April 7 via Crash Music. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Diversity 02. Psychodrama 03. Broken Vow 04. No Regret 05. Blind 06. Ob...

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EPHEL DUATH: New Audio Interview Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded an English-launguage audio interview with Davide Tiso (songwriter, guitar, keyboard, vocals) and Luciano Lorusso George (vocals) of Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH. (Note: Luciano left the band a few weeks after EPHEL DUATH's new CD, "Through My...

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STRATOVARIUS: More Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic power metal legends STRATOVARIUS have scheduled the following dates: May 15 - Wolverhampton, England, UK @ Wulfrun Hall May 16 - Nottingham, England, UK @ Rock City May 17 - Glasgow, Scotland, UK @ Cathouse May 18 - London, England UK @ Islington O2 Academy May 19 - Manchester, Engla...

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BRUTAL TRUTH Completes Work On New Album

Reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has completed work on its first full-length album in 10 years. Entitled "Evolution Through Revolution", the CD was recorded at Watchman Studios in Lockport, New York with engineer Doug White (PSYOPUS). Songtitles set to appear on the album...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Talks Censorship

Censorship and extreme music have clashed on many occasions, and more than once death metal's CANNIBAL CORPSE has been the catalyst for conflict. Speaking in the new issue of the U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine, CORPSE bassist and founding member Alex Webster reflects upon his band's run-ins with cen...

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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...