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Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Discusses New Solo Album, ANGRA's Future In Video Interview

Barbara Caserta of Italian web radio Linearock.it recently conducted an interview with Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro at Radio Lombardia / Linearock Studios in Milan. You can now watch the chat below. Kiko's new solo album, "Sounds Of Innocence", will be released in Japan at the end of June and i...

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LORD: New Album Details Revealed

Australian melodic metallers LORD will release their new album, "Digital Lies", later in the year through Dominus Records. The cover art was once again created by Felipe Machado (BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOR, ICED EARTH, GAMMA RAY). The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Incipio 02. Betrayal...

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POWER QUEST To Support FREEDOM CALL In October

Following on from an overwhelmingly successful first leg of the FREEDOM CALL tour in March this year, U.K.-based metallers POWER QUEST have been asked back to join the second leg of the "Journey To The Crimson Dawn" tour as special guests. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 16 - FR - Paris @ Le Di...

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JOE STUMP To Release 'Revenge Of The Shredlord' In August

Metal guitar master Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) will release his ninth solo album, "Revenge Of The Shredlord", on August 17 via Lion Music. The CD was engineered and mixed by Grammy Award winner Ducky Carlise (BUDDY GUY, JOHNNY WINTER) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (HALFORD, YNGWIE MALMST...

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Singer EDU FALASCHI Quits ANGRA

Singer Eduardo "Edu" Falaschi has left the Brazilian metal band ANGRA. He has issued the following statement about his departure: "Dear friends, fans and partners, "There comes a moment in a man's life when it is necessary to make a radical decision in order to move forward with dignity and renewed...

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ELVENKING Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING have parted ways with bassist Gorlan and have replaced him with Jakob. Commented the band: "[Jakob] already recorded the bass in the new album and the ones of you that have already seen him live [on the recent tour with RHAPSODY OF FIRE] know he's got some skil...

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VIPER To Reunite With Singer ANDRÉ MATOS For 'To Live Again Tour 2012'

According to Wikimetal, one of the greatest Brazilian heavy metal bands has rejoined forces with its original lead singer after 22 years. VIPER will reunite with vocalist André Matos (ANGRA, SHAAMAN) in order to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the release of the group's album "Soldiers Of Sunri...

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ALMAH Parts Ways With Guitarist

Guitarist Paulo Schroeber has left Brazilian metallers ALMAH "due to health problems." Commented ALMAH lead singer Edu Falaschi (also of ANGRA): "I think many of you already know about health problems that our brother, partner and member of the band, Paulo Schroeber, has recently faced. Due to these...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Says New Drummer Has Added 'Lots Of Energy And Motivation' To The Band

Sonic Violence recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of drummer Jean Dolabella, who played in SEPULTURA for five years (2006-2011): Kisser: "[Before he made the made t...

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ELVENKING To Enter Studio Next Month

Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING will enter Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland on February 24 with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA) to begin recording their new album for a mid-2012 release via AFM Records. Nino previously worked with the band on "The...

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DRAKKAR: 'When Lightning Strikes' Audio Teaser Available

Italian epic power metallers DRAKKAR will release their new album, "When Lightning Strikes", on January 16, 2012 via My Kingdom Music. The CD — which was recorded and mixed at Elnor Studio by Mattia Stanciou (LABYRINTH, CROWN OF AUTUMN) and mastered at House Of Audio by Jürgen Lusky (ANGRA, PINK CRE...

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JOE LYNN TURNER's SUNSTORM To Release 'Emotional Fire' In February

Joe Lynn Turner's popular AOR side project with German/American producer Dennis Ward, SUNSTORM, will release its third album, entitled "Emotional Fire", on February 24, 2012 in Europe (February 28 in North America) via Frontiers Records. Born after Turner met with Frontiers Records' president Serafi...

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KATAGORY V: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Far Too Long", another brand new song from the progressive/power metal act KATAGORY V, can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below. The track will appear on the band's upcoming fifth album, "Resurrect The Insurgence", to be released in 2012. Commented KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell:...

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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI: 'It Is Possible That I Will Never Record Anything Again'

Former STRATOVARIUS and current SYMFONIA guitarist/songwriter Timo Tolkki has released the following statement via his Facebook page: "I don't know how many of you are interested in reading this and quite frankly, I dont even care so much, but I am just writing down some early morning thoughts regar...

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ALMAH: New Video Interview Posted Online

RockNLive recently conducted an interview with Brazilian metallers ALMAH. You can now watch the chat below. ALMAH's third album, "Motion", was released in Europe earlier this month via AFM Records. The CD was recorded in May-June 2011 at Norcal Studios in So Paulo, Brazil and was mixed and mastered...