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ANGTORIA To Film 'God Has A Plan For Us All' Video

ANGTORIA, the new Swedish/British orchestral/metal band formed by female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS),composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA),will soon start filming their first music video as part of the worldwide promotion for their debut alb...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'Legend Land' Artwork Posted Online

The cover artwork for LEAVES' EYES new mini-album, entitled "Legend Land", has been posted online at this location. "Legend Land" will be released for the price of a single at the end of May/beginning of June in connection with the band's upcoming tours, which includes dates througout Europe, USA, C...

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ANCIENT RITES Guitarist Completes Work On AHRÁYEPH Demo: Audio Available

Raf, the guitar player in the Belgian black metal band ANCIENT RITES, completed a four-song demo called "Heralding The Marooned" with his project AHRÁYEPH prior to his current mixing and mastering duties for fellow countrymen THEUDHO's sophomore album, "The Völsunga Saga". The four songs on the demo...

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REBELLION To Enter Studio In April

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),have posted the following update on their official web site: "We're in the middle of the songwriting progress, and in April, we'll start to record the new album. The release...

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Ex-MEGADETH/ICED EARTH Bassist Selling Off More Band 'Swag'

Former MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough (also ex-ICED EARTH) — who was fired from the group on February, 10, 2006 due to "personal differences" — has made a number of new MEGADETH- and ICED EARTH-related merchandise items available for purchase via eBay. The new items available for fans to bid on i...

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LEAVES' EYES To Release 'Legend Land' EP

Continuing the successful journey of their critically acclaimed "Vinland Saga" CD, German/Norwegian act LEAVES' EYES have completed recording of a new mini-album, presenting five brand-new exclusive tracks, entitled "Legend Land". The EP will be released for the price of a single at the end of April...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Album Update

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has posted the following message at the band's web site: "A sign of life message just to let you know that Christmas is getting closer and we are still not done with recordings, yet. But that is the good news for the album: we are still on schedule. The descripti...

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RAISING FEAR: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By JAG PANZER Guitarist

Italian power metal band RAISING FEAR will enter Remaster Studios in Vicenza, Italy on January 15, 2006 with producers Toni Mad Fontò (WHITE SKULL guitarist and mastermind) and B.B. Nick Savio (former WHITE SKULL lead guitarist, now with VICIOUS MARY and BROKEN ARROW) to begin recording their new al...

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OPETH's 'Ghost Reveries' Named Best Album Of 2005 By Canada's UNRESTRAINED! Magazine

Canadian metal magazine Unrestrained! has named OPETH's "Ghost Reveries" the No. 1 Album of 2005 in their year-end issue that will be on stands December 15. Click here to view the cover of issue #29. Unrestrained! Top 20 Albums Of 2005 (as chosen by the staff): 01. OPETH - Ghost Reveries (Roadrunner...

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AMORPHIS To Perform At Second Annual FINNISH METAL EXPO

Finland's AMORPHIS will celebrate the release of their new album, "Eclipse", with a live appearance at the second annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will take place on February 17-18, 2006 at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland. Other bands scheduled to perform at the Expo include U.D.O., AJATTARA, SWA...

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AMORPHIS: More 'Eclipse' Details Revealed

The new AMORPHIS album, "Eclipse", is scheduled for release on February 17, 2006 on Nuclear Blast Records. The first single, "House of Sleep", will be released January 4, 2006. Introducing new vocalist Tomi Joutsen (SINISTHRA),AMORPHIS' seventh full-length release in their 15-year career marks a fr...

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Red For Fire: An Icelandic Odyssey Part I

There's a tendency in the metal press to elevate anyone classified in that nebulous, nearly-useless category of "post-black metal," as if the mere act of ditching corpse paint and hiring a violinist somehow makes one a more serious artiste. Much of the praise is warranted — after all, some of the be...

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LEAVES' EYES To Release New Mini-CD In Early 2006

LEAVES' EYES male vocalist/programmer Alex Krull revealed to Germany's www.sounds2move.de magazine that the group are planning on releasing a new mini-CD in early 2006. No further information is currently available. In addition to Krull, LEAVES' EYES features Alex's wife Liv Kristine (ex-THEATRE OF...

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LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY To Team Up For South American Tour

LEAVES' EYES, the new band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull),will be touring South America in April 2006. Also appearing on the bill will be ATROCITY. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 07...

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KALEDON: First Three Albums To Receive U.S. Release

According to a posting on KALEDON's official web site, the group's first three albums (2002's "The Destruction", 2003's "The King's Rescue" and 2005's "The Way of the Light") will be available for the first time in the United States exclusively through Mythic Silence Records as of January 1, 2006. K...