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LORD: 'Digital Lies' Lyric Video Released

Australian melodic metallers LORD will release their new album, "Digital Lies", on February 22. The official lyric video for the CD's title track can be seen below. Stated LORD mainman Lord Tim: "For this release, we thought long and hard about other options regarding labels and, frankly, it's a mes...

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Metal Cover Artist PAUL GREGORY Releases Career-Spanning Book

There is probably no other style of music where the linkage between cover artwork and music is as important as it is in the heavy metal genre. In other genres, the artists generally use their own pictures for their covers, but metal bands like to create stunning artwork to represent either single so...

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VAN CANTO Mastermind's HEAVATAR Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

HEAVATAR — the new project from VAN CANTO mastermind Stefan Schmidt — has inked a deal with Napalm Records. HEAVATAR's debut album, "Opus I - All My Kingdoms", will be released on February 22. Each song on the CD borrows — some more, some less — a motif from classical composers, ranging from Bach to...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Continuing Work On New Album

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following New Year's update: "First a late, but still fresh, Happy New Year to everyone. "After getting rid of some bonus pounds gained over the last few months due to live abstinence, we are now getting ready for a very b...

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LORD: 'Digital Lies' Release Date Announced

Australian melodic metallers LORD have set a February 22 Australian release date of their new album, "Digital Lies". Dates for New Zealand and Japan will follow, along with announcements for distribution partners for the rest of the world. Stated LORD mainman Lord Tim: "Finally! It seems like a life...

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VANDROYA: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Why Should We Say Goodbye?", a brand new song from the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the group's debut album, "One", which was released on January 18 via Inner Wound Recordings. The Japanese edition of...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time' Eight-Minute Preview Clip

An eight-minute preview of "A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time", a strictly limited-edition BLIND GUARDIAN box set with 15 CDs in 13 high-quality digipacks and only 8000 copies worldwide, can be seen below. The set will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on February 1 and the rest of...

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VANDROYA: 'One' EPK Available

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "One", the debut album from the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA, can be seen below. The CD will be released on January 18 via Inner Wound Recordings. The Japanese edition of the album was made available on December 19 through Spiritual...

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Former METALLICA Producer FLEMMING RASMUSSEN Talks About His Work On Classic Metal Albums

On December 10, 2012, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Danish producer Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA, RAINBOW, BLIND GUARDIAN, MORBID ANGEL, EVILE). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In a 2011 interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Rasmu...

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'Sweden Rock Cruise' With RAGE And 14 Other Bands: German TV Report Posted Online

Clas-Oliver Richter (ARD Stockholm) accompanied fans, bands and crew for 48 hours on the most recent Sweden Rock Cruise, which took place last fall. RAGE and 14 other bands took part in "the heavy metal cruise" aboard the ship Tallink Silja Galaxy, which departed from Stockholm, Sweden on October 4...

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POWER QUEST Calling It Quits

U.K. melodic metallers POWER QUEST will be calling it quits in 2013. Keyboardist and founding member Steve Williams commented as follows: "I've decided that now is the time to say that the QUEST is over. From a business perspective, it is getting harder and harder for us to break even. None of us ma...

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NEAERA To Release 'Ours Is The Storm' In March

German extreme metallers NEAERA will release their sixth full-length album, "Ours Is The Storm", on March 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, March 4 in the rest of Europe, and March 5 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Alexander Dietz's Chemical Burn studio in Bed K...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: More 'A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time' Box-Set Photos Available

"A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time", a strictly limited-edition BLIND GUARDIAN box set with 15 CDs in 13 high-quality digipacks and only 8000 copies worldwide, will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on February 1 and the rest of the world on February 4. Looking back over BLIND GUARD...

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VANDROYA: 'The Last Free Land' Song Available For Streaming

Inner Wound Recordings recently announced the signing of the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA. The group's debut album, "One", will be released on January 18. The Japanese edition of the album will be made available on December 19 through Spiritual Beast and the Brazili...

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STEVE VAI Talks About New Album 'The Story Of Light'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his latest album, "The Story Of Light": Steve: "I was looking to do a concept record, but maybe something a little unorthodox and contrary to typical...