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EDGUY: 'Age Of The Joker' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Age Of The Joker", the new album from German melodic metallers EDGUY, sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD debuted at No. 21 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as...September 21, 2011
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AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Release TRILLIUM Debut In November
Frontiers Records has set a November 1 North American release date (three days later in Europe) for "Alloy", the debut album from TRILLIUM, the new metal project masterminded by American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville. "Alloy" is a collection of songs that's charged with emotion and exploration...September 20, 2011
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EDGUY: More 'Age Of The Joker' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Age Of The Joker", the new album from German melodic metallers EDGUY, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #3 Czech Republic: #10 Sweden: #10 Switzerland: #13 UK (Rock Chart): #14 Finland: #15 Norway: #26 Austria: #30 Spain #44 France: #63 Japan: #74 Italy: #79 Commente...September 19, 2011
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EDGUY: New Video Interview With JENS LUDWIG
Patty's Pit conducted an interview with guitarist Jens Ludwig of German melodic metallers EDGUY at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 4-6, 2011 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. EDGUY's new album, "Age Of The Joker", entered the German Medi...September 13, 2011
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U.D.O. To Headline Germany's 'Metal Addiction' Festival
U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will headline the Metal Addiction festival, a special event to celebrate AFM Records' 15th anniversary, on November 26 at Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany. 15 of the label's top artists and new hopefuls will perform at the event,...September 13, 2011
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KALEDON Working On Best-Of Release: More Behind-The-Scenes Clips Available
Italian power metallers KALEDON are currently working on a best-of release, to be made available in the coming months. The latest three behind-the-scenes clips from the making of the set can be seen below. KALEDON's latest album, "Legend Of The Fogotten Reign: Chapter VI - The Last Night On The Batt...September 12, 2011
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Singer LORI LEWIS Gets 'Permanent' Status In THERION
AESMA DAEVA singer Lori Lewis has officially joined Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION as a "permanent" member. THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson states, "[Lori] has been a fantastic partner of the band being a great friend and making the best operatic performance known to the meta...September 11, 2011
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RAGE To Enter Studio In October
German metallers RAGE will enter Twilight Hall Studio in Grefrath, Germany in October to begin recording their new album for an early 2012 release. RAGE's latest CD, "Strings To A Web", was released in February 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio and was produ...September 7, 2011
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EPICA Begins Recording New Album
Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA have issued the following update: "As of today, EPICA has started the recordings for their fifth full-length album. This still-untitled album will expectedly be released by Nuclear Blast on March 9th, 2012. EPICA entered the famous Gate studios in Germany once more to...September 7, 2011
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EDGUY: 'Age Of The Joker' Cracks German Top 3
"Age Of The Joker", the new album from German melodic metallers EDGUY, has entered the Media Control chart in the band's home country at position No. 3. Commented the group: "Thank you all for getting an original copy of 'Age Of The Joker' and making this possible. It might have been the strongest c...September 6, 2011
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EDGUY Singer: 'Creating Music Is Not Only A Profession For Me, It's Something I Need To Do'
David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tobias Sammet of German melodic metallers EDGUY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: With all of the work you have done recently with AVANTASIA, is it easy to get back into EDGUY mode? Sammet...September 6, 2011
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KALEDON Working On Best-Of Release; Behind-The-Scenes Clips Available
Italian power metallers KALEDON are currently working on a best-of release, to be made available in the coming months. Two behind-the-scenes clips from the making of the set can be seen below. KALEDON's latest album, "Legend Of The Fogotten Reign: Chapter VI - The Last Night On The Battlefield", was...September 6, 2011
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Live in Black
Always wondered about all the fuss over this Jorn Lande fellow or were curious about the quality level of the material on his eight studio albums? Then "Live in Black" is the album — make that a double-CD/DVD combo — for you since it offers a nice cross section of music from a band called ...September 6, 2011
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EDGUY: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Age Of The Joker' Album Available
A six-minute YouTube clip featuring audio samples of all the songs that appear on "Age Of The Joker", the new album from German melodic metallers EDGUY, can be found below. Released in Europe on August 29 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at Peppermint Park studio (SCORPIONS, PHIL COLLI...August 31, 2011
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EDGUY Guitarist Interviewed By 'Infernal Masquerade' (Audio)
Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dirk Sauer of German melodic metallers EDGUY. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Interview (audio):August 30, 2011
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