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SIRENIA: New Audio Interview With MORTEN VELAND Available

MetalSymphony.com has posted a new audio interview with SIRENIA mainman Morten Veland, conducted before the band's performance at the Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium on October 20, 2007. Check it out at this location. SIRENIA has launched a vocalist search following the recent departure o...

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AYREON: New Song Posted Online

A new AYREON track, entitled "The Fifth Extinction", has been posted online at this location. The song is divided in two parts due to MySpace limitations (the track is just over 10 minutes long). "The Fifth Extinction" comes off AYREON's new album, entitled "01011001", which is scheduled for release...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Launches Vocalist Search

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have officially launched a search for a new female singer. The band says, "If you feel like having the talent, commitment and dedication for joining VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, please send a demo of your vocal abilities and 2-3 pictures to this e-mail addres...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Rejoined by Guitarist WERNER FIEDLER

Thomas Caser, drummer for the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement that the group's Minnesota-based vocalist, Melissa Ferlaak, and her boyfriend, guitarist Wolfgang "Wops" Koch, were leaving the band: "In the past seve...

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FREEDOM CALL: European Tour Diary Available

German metallers FREEDOM CALL recently completed a European tour with HYDROGYN, NIGHTMARE and KRAGENS. A tour diary documenting some of the trek's highlights is available at this location. FREEDOM CALL's video for the song "Far Away" can be viewed below. The track comes off the melodic metal band's...

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ONE HOUR HELL: Debut Album Samples Available

Swedish thrash/death metal act ONE HOUR HELL has posted audio samples from its upcoming debut album, "A Product of Massmurderer", on the group's MySpace page. The CD was recorded at Studiomega (BY NIGHT, THE CROWN, IMPIOUS, ANATA, OLD MAN'S CHILD) in Varberg, Sweden with producer Johan Örnborg. A Ja...

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AMON AMARTH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, EDGUY, EVERGREY Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2007' DVD

EMS GmbH has set a December 6, 2007 German release date for the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-DVD set, featuring performance footage from "almost every single" one of the 24 acts that performed at this year's event. Recorded on June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany, the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-D...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Singer, Guitarist

Minnesota-based vocalist Melissa Ferlaak and guitarist Wolfgang "Wops" Koch have officially left the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. Commented the group in a statement: "Yes, you read right, Melissa, as well as her boyfriend Wolfgang are not in VISIONS OF ATLANTIS anymore. We were...

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AYREON: '01011001' Video Teaser Available

A video teaser for the forthcoming AYREON album, entitled "01011001", can be viewed below. AYREON is the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen. The group will make its new rock opera, entitled "01011001", available in three editions: * a regular two-CD edition with a 28 page booklet....

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Footage From Hometown Gig Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of BLIND GUARDIAN's hometown show on November 10, 2007 at Königspalast in Krefeld, Germany can be viewed below. In other news, BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch recently issued the following update: "We are happy to inform you about our musical participation in the upcomi...

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LEAVES' EYES Parts Ways With Bassist, Drummer; Seeks Replacements

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — has issued the following update: "LEAVES' EYES played their last show of the year together with BLIND GUARDIAN and...

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LEAVES' EYES Frontwoman Sharing Her Luck, Love, Fortune And Happiness

LEAVES' EYES frontwoman Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull has issued the following update: "It's already a week since we played our last show for this year in Krefeld, Germany, with BLIND GUARDIAN, and now we're back in the studio, composing songs for our third album. It was very, very nice to meet 'the G...

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And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw

Many death metal bands have been heard discussing a steadfast dedication to a music and lifestyle rarely accepted by those in the mainstream and that is afforded little support outside traditional media outlets. Few of those bands have been able to persevere long enough and truly starve for their ar...

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They Rise

Former MASSACRE and DEATH member Kam Lee hasn't let his time away from the limelight dampen his enthusiasm for all things gory, or rust his bloodsoaked vocal cords. He has, however, let some campy horror influences seep out since we saw him last — how else to explain the MISFITS chants and Saturday...

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…And Back to Earth Again...

I cannot think of any circumstance in which I would have guessed that I'd be giving a compilation album a perfect score. There are some great collections out there, but one always seems to find a reason, no matter how small, to take the rating down at least a notch. Then again, I never thought ...