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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: More 'The Land Of New Hope' First-Week Chart Positions

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #7 Sweden: #42 Switzerland: #59 Norway: #80 Germany: #90 Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the...

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AMON AMARTH: First Part Of 'Forging Mjölnir' Mini-Documentary, New Song Available For Streaming

Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH have released part one of their mini-documentary, "Forging Mjölnir". Filmed and directed by Luke Daley, the up-close-and-personal clip — which includes stunning black and white nature footage and Norse artwork — celebrates the imminent release of the band'...

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METALLICA Bass Guitar Declared State Property In Conflict-Of-Interest Case

The governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, recently had to turn over his autographed METALLICA bass guitar to the government temporarily, while authorities determined whether the instrument was merely a gift or a violation of ethics rules. Widodo received the bass from METALLICA bassist Robert...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On Replacing K.K. DOWNING: 'I Was Confident I Could Do The Job'

John Katic of Guitar World recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: JUDAS PRIEST have a new DVD/Blu-ray, "Epitaph", which is the entire 220-minute set from the last night of the "Epitaph" tour. For the...

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TRIVIUM: New Album Title Revealed?

According to ThrashHits.com, Florida metallers TRIVIUM have set "Vengeance Falls" as the title of their recently completed sixth album, due late summer via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by DISTURBED/DEVICE frontman David Draiman at a studio in Austin, Texas and was mixed by Colin Richardso...

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MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE To Release 'Cancer Vulgaris' In July

MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE (formely known just as M.A.N) — the Swedish metal-hardcore-progressive four-piece featuring TRANSPORT LEAGUE/ex-MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich — will release its fourth album, "Cancer Vulgaris", in July via Dead End Exit Records and Sound Pollution Distribution. The CD was reco...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'The Land Of New Hope' Cracks Finnish Top 10

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has entered the official Finnish chart at position No. 7. Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the planet has been destroyed by natural dis...

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GHOST Is About 'Escapism," Says One Of The Nameless Ghouls

Ghost Cult recently conducted an interview with one of the nameless ghouls from Swedish occult rockers GHOST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: [GHOST's debut album] "Opus Eponymous" made quite an impact when it was released back in 2010. How do you look back on that perio...

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TIMO TOLKKI Discusses AVALON "The Land Of New Hope' Album With RockEyez (Audio)

On May 12, RockEyez conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki about his TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope". You can now listen to the chat below. "A World Without Us", the second single from TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope", has been releas...

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VANDROYA: 'Why Should We Say Goodbye?' Video Released

"Why Should We Say Goodbye?", the new video from the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA, can be seen 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 the album wasmade available...

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA In Philippines: Video Footage Of 'Pulp Summer Slam' Press Conference

New York progressive rockers COHEED AND CAMBRIA took part in a press conference prior to their performance at the 13th edition of Pulp Summer Slam, the premiere metal festival in Southeast Asia, which was held on April 27 at the historic Amoranto Stadium in Quezon City, Philippines. You can now watc...

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ENSIFERUM Keyboardist Forced To Sit Out South American Tour

Keyboardist Emmi Silvennoinen of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will be forced to sit out the band's South American tour — which is scheduled to kick off on May 28 in Bogota, Colombia — due to personal reasons. The group states: "The shows will go ahead as planned and the band will perform with Em...

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Video: WHITESNAKE Rejoined By Guitarist BERNIE MARSDEN On Stage In Manchester

Guitarist Bernie Marsden rejoined his WHITESNAKE bandmates on stage last night (Thursday, May 23) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England to perform two songs: "Fool For Your Loving" and "Here We Go Again". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Asked in a 2012 intervie...

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GOTHMINISTER: 'Someone Is After Me' Video Released

"Someone Is After Me", the new video from Norwegian industrial/electronic metallers GOTHMINISTER, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's concert film and concept album entitled "Utopia". Released on May 16 via AFM Records, the set includes both newly recorded songs and a horror concert fil...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Discusses Making Of 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here'

Steve Baltin of GRAMMY.com recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GRAMMY.com: One of the things I like about "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" is there's a real griminess and grittiness to it. Cantrell: I keep hear...