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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman Discusses New Album, Possibility Of Solo CD

Clare B. of the Canada-based metal webzine Sacred Embrace recently conducted an interview with SONATA ARCTICA vocalist Tony Kakko. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Sacred Embrace: Have there been any responses yet to the [new SONATA ARCTICA] album ["Unia"]? Tony Kakko: I haven't seen any r...

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SOULFLY Mainman Discusses Upcoming Album

For the past month, SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera has been holed up inside his home in Arizona writing songs for the band's next album, recording demos, and letting his creativity flow. The following question-and-answer session with Max was posted on the group's official web site, SoulflyWeb.com: Q:...

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MANOWAR: New Concert Photos From Stuttgart Available

A number of high-quality photos of MANOWAR performing live in front of 14,000 fans (!) at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany on March 31, 2007 have been posted online at the Metalchroniques web site. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Manowar 02. Call to Arms 03. Gloves of Metal 04. Each D...

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DØDHEIMSGARD: Another Song From Upcoming CD Posted Online

A brand new track from Norway's avant-garde/black metal band DØDHEIMSGARD, entitled "Apocalypticism", has been posted at the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's new album, "Supervillain Outcast", due in North America on April 17 via Moonfog/The End Records. "Supervillain Outcast" is...

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Marketing Metal: Easton Entrepreneur Turns High-School Business Into Online Rock Empire

Dustin Schoof of The Express-Times reports: When heavy-metal beckons, IMosh.com founder David Gesnar is quick to answer the call. The quiet, reserved 38-year-old Easton resident and Warren Hills Regional High School graduate doesn't sound like your typical metal-head over the phone. But that's all p...

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Beautiful Tragedy

MySpace strikes again! The buzz generated from over a million plays of IN THIS MOMENT's tunes on the popular Internet community apparently got the attention of the Century Media folks and the rest, as they say, is history. And surprisingly (at least to me),the hype over this band's melodic, Swedish...

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JUDAS PRIEST Is Working On 'Nostradamus' Album 'Day And Night'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How is "Nostradamus" coming along? K.K. Downing: We are working on it day and night. It's going really, really well. It's a long project i...

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Poland's VEDONIST Signs With TRINITY RECORDS

Polish death metallers VEDONIST have inked a new deal with Hong Kong's Trinity Records. The band has entered Sophiria Studio to begin recording its second full-length album, "The World of Reversed Decalogue", tentatively due in August. According to a press release, the CD will contain "eight songs o...

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SONATA ARCTICA Finishes Filming 'Paid In Full' Video; Photos Available

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have finished filming the video for their new single, "Paid in Full". Click here to read the band's diary and see a few pictures from the video shoot. "Paid in Full" comes off the group's new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due in North American on May...

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YEARNING Finishes Recording New Album

Finnish dark metal band YEARNING has just finished the recordings of its fifth album, entitled "Merging into Landscapes", at D-Studio, Klaukkala, Finland. The CD features guest vocals by T.K. of SAATTUE and LET ME DREAM and female vocals by Tiina Sitomaniemi, who also sang on YEARNING's second album...

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CIVILIZATION ONE Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

CIVILIZATION ONE, an international musical entity which features in its ranks vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, AVALON),guitarist Aldo Lanobile (SECRET SPHERE),drummer Luca Cartasegna (ex-SECRET SPHERE),and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE; ex-HEAVENLY),has signed a deal with Me...

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SONATA ARCTICA To Host 'Unia' Listening Party In New York City

SONATA ARCTICA lead vocalist Tony Kakko and keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg will host a listening party for their new album, "Unia", at Lit Lounge (93 Second Avenue - between 5th & 6th Streets) in New York City on Monday, April 2. Scheduled for North American release on May 22, "Unia" will be pla...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion': New EARACHE Collection Due In April

Earache Records will release a six-CD collection, entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion", on April 23. Headbang away to over 100 all-out blistering tracks on six separate discs, featuring Earache's own genre-defining, groundbreaking artists. The set will be priced only £9.99 (U.K.) or $15.98 (U....

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CLAWFINGER: New Album Title Announced

Frontman Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER has issued the following update on the writing/ recording sessions for the group's new studio album: "Yes, we are absolutely terrible at updating our news/diary page, especially when we're in the middle of things but I'll have a go at it so...

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ALCEST Signs With PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS

France's ALCEST has signed a five-album deal with Prophecy Productions. The group's debut CD, "Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde", will be released in the summer. After making a small stir in the black metal underground with its 2004 mini-CD "Le Secret", ALCEST has musically left its origins in that scene...