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MAYAN Begins Recording Sophomore Album

MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — has entered the studio to begin recording 11 new songs for its sophomore album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Professionally filmed video footage of MAYAN...

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ATLANTEAN KODEX To Release 'The White Goddess' In October

German underground metal titans ATLANTEAN KODEX will release their long-awaited second album, "The White Goddess - A Grammar Of Poetic Myth", on October 4 on CD and vinyl through 20 Buck Spin Records (USA) and Cruz del Sur Music/Ván Records (rest of the world). The follow-up to 2010's "The Golden Bo...

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EPICA: New Video Interview With ROB VAN DER LOO

Marine Crepiat of Stalker magazine recently conducted a video interview with bassist Rob Van Der Loo of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. As previously reported, EPICA singer Simone Simons and her longtime boyfriend, keyboardist Oliver Pal...

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EQUILIBRIUM To Release 'Waldschrein' EP

German epic metal heroes EQUILIBRIUM will release their very first EP on August 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by guitarist René Berthiaume at Helion Studios and mixed and mastered by the Resetti Brothers — Joerg Umbreit and Vincent Sorg — at their Principal Studios, "Waldschrein" includes t...

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TANKARD: German-Language Biography Coming Soon

Michael "Schumi" Schumacher, a musicologist at the University Of Cologne and longtime TANKARD fan, has penned the German alcoholic thrashers' first official biography called "Life In Beermuda", featuring many photos and commentary from musicians from all over the world. Says TANKARD: "Our biography/...

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WOLF Launches Branded Absinthe

Swedish metal titans WOLF have launched their own Wolf label absinthe. The Scandinavian four-piece are longtime patrons of absinthe (indeed it is their favourite tipple on the road) and even wrote a song (see video below) dedicated to the infamous drink on their most recent album, "Legions Of Bastar...

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MERCYFUL FATE And WITCHFINDER GENERAL Albums Remembered In New Ebooks

Two new one-dollar short ebooks tell the stories of the making of influential black metal and doom metal albums from 1983 — MERCYFUL FATE's "Melissa" and WITCHFINDER GENERAL's "Friends Of Hell". Author Martin Popoff explains: "We explore one of the most imposingly scary and skilled metal classics ev...

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DEW-SCENTED: Another New Song Available For Streaming

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED will release "Insurgent" in North America on May 28 via Prosthetic Records. The 19-track effort will contain over an hour's worth of music, including three new songs mixed alongside live tracks and covers celebrating more than 20 years of restless, deadly thrash metal. T...

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KADAVAR: 'Come Back Life' Video Released

"Come Back Life", the new video from German psychedelic hard rockers KADAVAR, can be seen below. The clip was directed, filmed and edited by Nathini van der Meer and Annikki Heinemann of Oddisee Films. "Come Back Life" comes off KADAVAR's second full-length album, "Abra Kadavar", which entered the G...

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ATROCITY: 'Pandaemonium' Video Released

"Pandaemonium", the new video from German gothic death pioneers ATROCITY, can be seen below. The song comes off part one of their album trilogy, "Okkult", which will be released in North America on May 7 via Napalm Records. The CD features a three-continent treasure hunt where the band hides a track...

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Video: BLACKGATES Performs New Songs In Rehearsal

Video footage of BLACKGATES playing instrumental versions of a couple of new songs during rehearsal can be seen below. Guitarist Melissa Evila joined BLACKGATES in February. The band's drummer, Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN),stated at the time: "Melissa came out to our first...

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Video: BLACKGATES Guitarists Working On New Song

Video footage of BLACKGATES guitarists Jeremy Von Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) and Melissa Evila working on a new song can be seen below. Melissa Evila joined BLACKGATES in February. The band's drummer, Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN),stated at the time: "Melissa came out to our...

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Dutch prog rockers FOCUS may not be the first ensemble that leaps to mind when discussing the genre, just like NEKTAR, GENTLE GIANT and TANGERINE DREAM ominously seem to get cut from the thread once folks get stuck on immediate notables such as YES, EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, THE MOODY BLUES, KING CR...

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ATROCITY: New Song 'Pandaemonium' Available For Streaming

German gothic death pioneers ATROCITY have unveiled the cover artwork and track listing for part one of their album trilogy, "Okkult". The CD will feature a three-continent treasure hunt where the band will hide a track for one fan to find for each of the three releases, the first in Europe this yea...

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Video: VINCE NEIL Discusses Music Business, Outside Projects On 'Money With Melissa Francis'

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil discussed the business of music during a guest appearance earlier tonight (Wednesday, April 3) on "Money With Melissa Francis" on the Fox Business Network. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Neil launched his Tatuado vodka in November 2012 at two s...