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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Cold Embrace Of Fear' 35-Minute Symphony

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release an epic monument called "The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony" on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes d...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Takes Part In Online Chat: Video Available

Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD took part in an online chat with fans yesterday (Thursday, July 29) via Ustream. You can now watch the entire question-and-answer session below. "Nightmare", the fifth album from AVENGED SEVENFOLD, is likely to sell between 160,000 and 175,000 copies in...

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THE SWORD: U.S., European, Australian Tour Dates Announced

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD have scheduled the following tour dates: United States: Oct. 01 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre Oct. 02 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom Oct. 03 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre Oct. 04 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo Oct. 06 - Denver, CO ...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 'Nightmare' Headed For Top Of U.S. Chart

"Nightmare", the fifth album from Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD, is likely to sell between 160,000 and 175,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at the top of next week's The Billboard 200 chart, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The es...

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Coat of Arms

With the exception of folks that just can't stand power metal, most would agree that if nothing else SABATON's "Coat of Arms" is good 'ole over the top, head banging fun. Nothing is understated, nuance is thrown out the window, and the approach is pure power metal grandiosity. None of it adds anythi...

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Festival

Jon Oliva is one of the world's truly great rock music artists. Folks that disagree probably never heard his work in SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, or JON OLIVA'S PAIN. And it's not like I was ever a huge SAVATAGE fan. The simple fact is that from the moment I heard "Maniacal Renderings" I was...

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What Evil Have They Summoned…

Billy Nocera has been releasing so many quality old school gore and death metal releases for so many years on his Razorback label that the time must have seemed right to start his own band with wife Vanessa. Not that they've not contributed to past releases (as lyricists for example),but SCAREMAKER...

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MANIAC BUTCHER Releases New Album After Ten-Year Silence

Czech Republic's MANIAC BUTCHER has reformed after a ten-year hiatus and has released a new album, "Masakr", via Negative Existence. MANIAC BUTCHER is the longest-running true black metal band from the Czech Republic. Since the early '90s, they have maintained their motto "No keyboards!! No female v...

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ANGRA: More 'Aqua' Details Revealed

Brazilian metallers ANGRA will release their seventh studio album, "Aqua" (a Latin word which means "water" in English),in Europe on September 29 and in the U.S. on October 12 via SPV/Steamhammer. A conceptual effort, the follow-up to 2006's "Aurora Consurgens" was recorded at Norcal Studios in São...

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DERDIAN: 'Black Rose' Video Released

"Black Rose", the new video from the Italian power metal band DERDIAN, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "New Era Part III - The Apocalypse", which is available on Magna Carta Records. "The Apocalypse" is the third installment in the "New Era" series, a story that chro...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, REVOLVER And QMCODES Join Forces To Create Special Magazine

To celebrate the release of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album, "Nightmare", Revolver magazine has created a special collector's issue devoted to the band that features seven different cover images and interactive technology by QMCODES to unlock exclusive mobile content. The issue will hit newsstands on...

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IRON MAIDEN Cover Artist Discusses 'The Final Frontier'

Mark Morton of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN cover artist Melvyn Grant about Grant's work on MAIDEN's forthcoming album, "The Final Frontier". An excerpt from the chat follows below. Examiner.com: As there have been many different incarnations of Eddie that you have p...

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AMORPHIS' 'Forging The Land' DVD Tops Finnish Chart

After originally entering the Finnish Music DVD chart at position No. 8, AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", climbed to the top of the chart a week later and remains at No. 1 in its third week of release. "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes" was released on July ...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'I Don't Trust The Rhetoric From Any Politician Anymore'

Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/SONS OF LIBERTY mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: You're back with Century Media Records where you began your recording career. You voiced your displeasure on the label's m...

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SADIST: Bologna Soundcheck Footage Available

Video footage of Italian progressive death metallers SADIST soundchecking for their June 3, 2010 concert at Estragon in Bologna, Italy as the support act for MEGADETH can be viewed below. SADIST released its latest album, "Season In Silence", on March 19 via Liveglobal/Self. The CD was produced, eng...