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ENEMY OF THE SUN Frontman Checks In From The Studio

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band featuring guitarist Waldemar Sorychta — former member of GRIP INC./DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL — entered the studio on October 13 to begin recording its second album for an early 2010 release. Vocalist Jules Näveri (also in PROFA...

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Utopia

Do the Germans know power metal or what? It never ceases to amaze me the traditional/power metal talent originating in that country, including acts as diverse as HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, BRAINSTORM, RAGE, GAMMA RAY, PRIMAL FEAR, GRAVE DIGGER, and BLIND GUARDIAN. The common denominator? Big, fist-pumping ho...

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...Of Mountains...

Far be it from me to say that metal bands must continually reinvent the wheel. Derivation is generally not an issue — a good song is a good song and a good riff is a good riff, regardless of the influential reference points. It is only when an act pays tribute in either a soulless ...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's Cover Of MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Beat It'; Audio Sample Available

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will release a new album called "High Impact" on December 8 (one day earlier internationally). The set is described as "a mind-boggling, high-paced compilation record" featuring a "surprise" bonus track — Yngwie's never-before-released interpretation of t...

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TESLA Gets 'ShipRocked'

Video footage of TESLA performing the song "What You Give" on the ShipRocked five-day rock and roll music cruise can be viewed below (courtesy of "The Tour Bus"). ShipRocked departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 15, 2009 and sailed to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman, bef...

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SCAR OF THE SUN To Open For PAIN OF SALVATION In Greece

Greek atmospheric metal band SCAR OF THE SUN will support PAIN OF SALVATION in Greece: Jan. 23 - Athens, GRE @ Gagarin 205 Club Jan. 24 - Thessaloniki, GRE @ Principal Club Theater Also scheduled to appear at both shows are DISILLUSION (Germany),AGUA DE ANNIQUE (The Netherlands),LAKE OF TEARS (Swe...

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HATESPHERE, ILLDISPOSED, LOUDBLAST Confirmed For France's CHAULNES METAL FEST

HATESPHERE, ILLDISPOSED, LOUDBLAST and DARK AGE are among the confirmed bands for the Chaulnes Metal Fest, set to take place April 3-4, 2010 in Chaulnes, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, April 3: HATESPHERE ILLDISPOSED BENIGHTED MISTAKEN ELEMENT OM MANI KRISTENDOM THR...

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DARK FORTRESS: 'Ylem' Track Listing Available

German black metallers DARK FORTRESS will release their new album, "Ylem", via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: January 22, 2010 Rest of Europe: January 25, 2010 USA: February 9, 2010 The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Ylem 02. As The World Ke...

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POISONBLACK To Release 'Of Rust And Bones' In March

POISONBLACK — the Finnish band featuring former SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala — has set "Of Rust And Bones" as the title of its fourth album, due in Europe on March 22, 2010 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "A Dead Heavy Day" was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who...

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ULVER Issues 2009 Recap

Progressive Norwegian black metal band ULVER has issued the following update: "This has been a foreign year. "Our first gig after Lillehammer was at the Brutal Assault festival in the Czech Republic early August. A strange thing, with a crowd of about 10,000 people — so many at a loss — and severe m...

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THE ETERNAL: New Album Title Announced

Melbourne, Australia's dark rockers THE ETERNAL have set "Under A New Sun" as the title of their fourth full-length album, tentatively due in early 2010. The band will enter 301 Studios in Byron Bay on December 4 with acclaimed producer and multi-platinum recording artist Jeff Martin (THE ARMADA, TH...

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DREAM EVIL To Release 'In The Night' In January

Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL have signed a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band's new studio album, entitled "In The Night", will be released on January 25, 2010 in Europe and January 26, 2010 in North America. Commented the band in a statement: "Finally, after three long years it...

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DEADWALK: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Scandalous", the new album from DEADWALK — the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based hardcore/metal outfit which now features ex-TOO PURE TO DIE frontman Greg Kepka — is being streamed in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. DEADWALK has also announced that founding bassist Gates Pompizzi has rejoined...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'New Moon' First-Week Sales Revealed

"New Moon", the fifth album from Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN, sold around 400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 148 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums b...

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TURISAS Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album; Video Available

A seven-minute video clip of vocalist Mathias "Warlord" Nygård of Finnish folk metal overlords TURISAS talking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's third album can be viewed below. "We've done great progress," he said. "Of course, there's still a lot of pre-production and wo...