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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'Dark Wings Of Steel' In November
Italian symphonic metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new studio album, "Dark Wings Of Steel", on November 22 in Europe and December 3 in the USA via AFM Records. The CD was produced by keyboardist Alex Staropoli, with all songs composed by Staropoli and Manuel Staropoli, with assistance f...September 12, 2013
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OPETH Mainman Says Next Album Will Have 'More Sinister-Sounding Riffs'
This coming Friday, September 6, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will set sail on Melloboat 2013, a two-day cruise between Stockholm, Sweden and Riga, Latvia featuring performances by a number of progressive cult bands and heavy hitters, including Morgan Ågren (featuring a guest appearance by De...September 2, 2013
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Documentary About Late '80s Hard Rock Band TUFF LUCK In The Works
For every rock and roll band striving to grab that ever elusive brass ring and "make it" in the music business, there are a million others equally talented, equally inspired, equally hard-working that unfortunately never get their shot for a confluence of reasons... timing, fate and just plain dumb...September 1, 2013
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist's 'Live At Metalworks': Official Trailer Available
On September 10, Magna Carta will release DAVE MARTONE / GLEN DROVER's "Live At Metalworks" as an audio CD with bonus DVD. A trailer for the effort can be seen below. "Live At Metalworks" captures audio/video performances by Martone and Drover which were streamed live over the internet on September...August 30, 2013
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist's 'Live At Metalworks' To Include 'Symphony Of Destruction' Cover
On September 10, Magna Carta will release DAVE MARTONE / GLEN DROVER's "Live At Metalworks" as an audio CD with bonus DVD. "Live At Metalworks" captures audio/video performances by Martone and Drover which were streamed live over the internet on September 25, 2011. This show was viewed by over 25,00...July 30, 2013
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Parts Ways With Guitarist TOM HESS
Italian symphonic metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE have "respectfully" parted ways with their American guitarist Tom Hess due to "philosophical differences." The band states: "RHAPSODY OF FIRE and Tom both sincerely wish each other the very best for their respective futures." RHAPSODY OF FIRE released a n...June 25, 2013
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Mind Control
For most hard rock and metal fans, the release of UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS' "Mind Control" will feel like joining a long-running horror movie franchise - be it "Evil Dead", "Friday the 13th", whatever - midway through, or more precisely, episode three. The pertinent question being: did they mi...June 16, 2013
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PHENOMENA Featuring GLENN HUGHES, JOHN NORUM, NEIL MURRAY To Perform At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
PHENOMENA, the rock project formed by record producer Tom Galley, will make its first-ever live appearance at next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2014 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Special guest musicians during PHENOMENA's performance will tentatively include Glenn...June 8, 2013
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BONAFIDE To Release 'Messin' In Wales - Live At Hard Rock Hell 2012' DVD
Swedish hard rockers BONAFIDE will release a new concert DVD, "Messin' In Wales - Live At Hard Rock Hell 2012", on July 1 via Off Yer Rocka Recordings. In December 2012, BONAFIDE played the last show of its "Ultimate Rebel Tour", their most successful U.K. tour to date, and as you have probably gues...May 31, 2013
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Tears On Tape
For better or worse, HIM has embraced their identity as pop metal archangels for the "Twilight" demographic. For the band to turn back to their duskier roots when they still called themselves His Infernal Majesty would end up spelling their demise at this point. HIM hit an accessible course of no re...May 15, 2013
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: 'Dawn Of Victory' Live Video Released
Italian symphonic metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release a new live album, "Live - From Chaos To Eternity", on May 3 in Europe and May 7 in the USA via AFM Records. It will be available as two-CD digipak and as limited three-vinyl set. The material (a mixture of old classics and newer tracks) was ....April 23, 2013
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The Moles of a Dying Race
BLUE ASIDE's introductory EP from 2010, "The Orange Tree", showed promising musical glimpses from a band as creatively indebted to BLACK SABBATH as PINK FLOYD, but possessed of enough common sense to combine the two into novel shapes, the better to erect imposing monuments of mesmerizing space doom....April 14, 2013
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KALEDON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Altor: The King's Blacksmith'
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Altor: The King's Blacksmith", the new album from Italian metallers KALEDON, can be seen below. Due on April 23 via Scarlet Records, the CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE) and it features a guest appearanc...April 2, 2013
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'Live - From Chaos To Eternity' In May
Italian symphonic metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release a new live album, "Live - From Chaos To Eternity", on May 3 in Europe and May 7 in the USA via AFM Records. It will be available as two-CD digipak and as limited three-vinyl set. The material (a mixture of old classics and newer tracks) was ....March 25, 2013
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KALEDON: 'Childhood' Video Released
Italian metallers KALEDON will release their new album, "Altor: The King's Blacksmith", on April 23 via Scarlet Records. The CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE) and it features a guest appearance by Italian vocalist Fabio Lione (VISION DIVINE, RHAPSODY...March 13, 2013
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