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NIGHTWISH: 'The Islander' Video Honored At Finland's MUUVI Awards

NIGHTWISH's video for the song "The Islander" was honored with a "Best Music Video" award at the Muuvi awards ceremony, which was held this past Friday (April 17) in Helsinki. "The Islander" clip was shot and directed by Tuomas "Stobe" Harju at the end of 2007 in Rovaniemi, Finland near the Arctic C...

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Ex-MEGADETH, ALICE COOPER Members Film 'Northern Lights Orchestra' DVD; Video Available

Bassist David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) performed with Northern Lights Orchestra in Phoenix, Arizona yesterday (Friday, April 17) at the Orpheum Theatre. The show was filmed for an upcoming DVD, entitled "The Spirit Of Christmas". Ellefson also played bass on the Northern Lights Orchestra album, wh...

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QUO VADIS Confirmed For Alberta's HARVESTING HELL METAL OPEN AIR

QUO VADIS and DEAD JESUS are among the confirmed bands for the first annual Harvesting Hell Metal Open Air festival, set to take place September 4-6, 2009 on Benalto Fairgrounds in Benalto, Alberta, Canada. The event will include three days of heavy metal, performance art as well as a fine arts exhi...

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NECRONOMICON: 'The Time Is Now' Video Released

"The Time is Now", the new video from Quebec's black/death metal trio NECRONOMICON, can be viewed below. The clip was shot last spring with Benoit Nantel (GHOULUNATICS, URBAN ALIEN, LES ECORCHES) who "did his best to capture the band's atmosphere and power." NECRONOMICON is said to be "really satisf...

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LAKE Of TEARS Signs With AFM RECORDS

Swedish metallers LAKE Of TEARS have inked a deal with AFM Records. A new studio CD from the band is expected before the end of the year. LAKE OF TEARS' latest album, "Moons and Mushrooms", was released in April 2007 via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2004's "Black Brick Road" was mixed by Christian S...

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RAZORMAZE Changes Album Name, Hits Studio

Boston thrash outfit RAZORMAZE, which achieved cult status through its relentless touring and widely traded demos, is ready to unleash its debut full-length upon the masses and ravage a town near you. The band, which has been melting faces since late 2007, quickly gained in popularity and was signed...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Album Artwork Unveiled

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have unveiled the cover artwork (see below) for their new album, due on June 23 via Roadrunner Records. The CD will follow 2006's "As Daylight Dies", which is approaching gold status in the United States (signifying 500,000 copies shipped). For the first tim...

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NIGHTWISH Interviewed In Zagreb; Video Available

Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and vocalist Anette Olzon of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were interviewed by the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when the band performed in Zagreb, Croatia on April 2, 2009. Watch the chat below. "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the new CD/...

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Absu

Had ABSU drummer/vocalist/lyricist/driving-force Sir Proscriptor McGovern tried to pick up where the earlier incarnation of the band left off with 2001's "Tara", this self-titled resurrection would more than likely been one of the biggest letdowns of the year. Without the blackened thrash riffery of...

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Depths

If there was ever a band to add credibility to the widely despised and often trendy subgenre of deathcore, that band is OCEANO. To be completely fair, the Chicago-based quartet is closer to an evolved and diverse take on modern death metal than they are to the throngs of faceless "breakdown-grind-gr...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Vocalist Interviewed On 107.3 WKLQ's 'Metal' Show; Audio Available

The "Metal" show on Grand Rapids, Michigan's 107.3 WKLQ radio station conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate on April 6, 2009. Listen to the nine-minute chat below. QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio LP, the epic concept album "American Soldier", sold 21,000 copies in the United State...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Schedules Signings At Military Bases

QUEENSRŸCHE has scheduled the following U.S. military base signings for servicemen/women only: Wednesday, April 8 Seattle - Fort Lewis Arrival Time: 3:15 pm CD Signing: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Monday, April 20 San Diego - Mirimar Air Force Base Arrival Time: 4:15 pm CD Signing: 5:00 pm Thursday, April 23...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Interviewed In Atlanta; Video Available

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE prior to the band's April 8, 2009 concert in Atlanta, Georgia during the Music As A Weapon IV tour with DISTURBED, LACUNA COIL and CHIMAIRA. Watch the six-minute chat belo...

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Former MEGADETH, ALICE COOPER Members To Perform With NORTHERN LIGHTS ORCHESTRA In Phoenix

Bassist David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) and drummer Ken Mary (ALICE COOPER, HOUSE OF LORDS) will peform with Northern Lights Orchestra in Phoenix, Arizona on April 17 at the Orpheum Theatre. The show will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. Free tickets are available by clicking here. According to the p...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Interviewed At EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE were interviewed by Altitude on the "black carpet" of Tuesday night's (April 7) Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Watch the chat below. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE recently completed work on its fourth album for Roadrunner Rec...