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PRIMAL FEAR Announces New Album, 'Metal Commando'

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will release their 13th studio album, "Metal Commando", on July 17 via Nuclear Blast. According to a press release, the title of the album speaks for itself — "Metal Commando" contains "110% PRIMAL FEAR and is full to the brim with power and energy." Pre-orders for...

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HELLOWEEN Is Putting Finishing Touches On Vocals For New Album

The "Pumpkins United" lineup of HELLOWEEN recently entered the H.O.M.E. Studios in Hamburg (where everything started in 1984) to work on brand new song material. The same recording console used for such HELLOWEEN albums as "Master Of The Rings", "Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" is now being...

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CYHRA Feat. Former IN FLAMES, AMARANTHE Members: 'Dreams Gone Wrong' Video

The official video for the song "Dreams Gone Wrong" from CYHRA, the band featuring vocalist Jake E (ex-AMARANTHE),guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES),guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-SHINING) and drummer Alex Landenburg (LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY),can be seen below. The track is taken from CYHRA'...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN On Former Drummer JUKKA NEVALAINEN: 'He's Doing Brilliant'

In a recent interview with United Rock Nations, NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen spoke about the status of the band's longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen, who stepped away from NIGHTWISH's touring and recording activities six years ago due to severe insomnia. Tuomas said: "He's doing brilliant....

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KATATONIA Releases Music Video For 'Behind The Blood' From 'City Burials' Album

Following the announcement that KATATONIA will be returning with a brand-new album, "City Burials", on April 24 via Peaceville Records, and the release of the album's debut single "Lacquer", the band present their next single and video for "Behind The Blood". This track is one of the highlights from...

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MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREE FALL To Release 'We Are The Night' Album In May

MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREE FALL will release a new album, "We Are The Night", on May 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single, "Hold Your Fire", featuring TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and ANIMAL DRIVE vocalist Dino Jelusick, can be streamed below. Aside from Dino, other guest vocalists on the album inclu...

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VOLBEAT Breaks Record For Most 'Mainstream Rock Songs' No. 1s By A European Act

According to Billboard, VOLBEAT's "Die To Live" has topped the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart. The song is the Danish/American band's eighth Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1, breaking the band out of a tie with U2 for the most No. 1s by an act based outside of North America, dating to the chart's 19...

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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's North American Tour Postponed Over Coronavirus Concerns

In an unfortunate turn of events, Italian orchestral-death metal giants FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have been forced to postpone their North American tour due to travel restrictions implemented in response to the spread of new coronavirus (COVID-19). What was to be one of metal's most anticipated spring tou...

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HELLOWEEN Pays Tribute To Drummer INGO SCHWICHTENBERG On 25th Anniversary Of His Death

German metallers HELLOWEEN have paid tribute to their founding drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg on the 25th anniversary of his death. Earlier today (Sunday, March 8),HELLOWEEN uploaded a four-minute video of a Schwichtenberg drum solo, along with the following message: "On this day 25 years ago our frie...

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BEYOND THE BLACK To Release 'Hørizøns' Album In June

German symphonic metallers BEYOND THE BLACK have released "Misery", the first single from their upcoming album "Hørizøns", to be released via Napalm Records on June 19. The explosive quintet manages to perform a tightrope act between scene solidarity and the constant motivation to conquer new musica...

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APOCALYPTICA Teams Up With SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN For 'Live Or Die' Single/Video

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have released a brand-new track and music video, "Live Or Die", featuring guest vocals from SABATON's Joakim Brodén. The song boasts an undeniably dynamic liaison in heavy metal — the spellbinding music of APOCALYPTICA and the potent vocals of Brodén coming togethe...

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KISS Is 'At Least Halfway' Done With Documentary, Says TOMMY THAYER

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has confirmed that the band is working on a "definitive" documentary which will include "rare and compelling" KISS-related media submitted by the group's fans. "I think we're at least halfway into it," Tommy told Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's RockSverige.se. "The direc...

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ROLAND GRAPOW Doesn't Know Why HELLOWEEN Members 'Still Have Problems' With Him

Roland Grapow says that he doesn't understand why the members of HELLOWEEN "still have problems" with him, almost two decades after he was dismissed from the group. Grapow joined HELLOWEEN in 1989 as the replacement for original guitarist Kai Hansen and stayed in the band for 12 years. He appeared o...

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KAMELOT: First Official Book, 'Veritas: A Kamelot Legacy', Coming Later This Year

"Veritas: A Kamelot Legacy", the first official book by and about KAMELOT, marking the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the band, will be released later this year via Rocket 88, one of music's most innovative publishing houses. Filled with personal, live and studio photos plus memorabilia an...

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IMONOLITH Feat. THREAT SIGNAL, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT Members: 'Dig' Lyric Video Released

IMONOLITH will release its debut album, "State Of Being", on March 27 via Imonolith Music. The official lyric video for the disc's latest single, "Dig", can be seen below. Featuring drummer Ryan "RVP" Van Poederooyen (DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT) guitarist Brian "Beav" Wadell (DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT),Jo...