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NIGHTWISH Singer's REVAMP Reveals New Album Title, Cover Artwork

Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen will release the second album from her REVAMP project, "Wild Card", in Europe on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER...

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DEADLOCK To Release 'The Arsonist' In July

German melodic death metallers DEADLOCK will release their sixth full-length album, "The Arsonist", on July 26 via Napalm Records. The drums for the CD were laid down at the Chemical Burn Studios with Alexander Dietz (HEAVEN SHALL BURN) at the helm. Eike Fresse (CALLEJON, OOMPH!, GAMMA RAY) mixed th...

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CRYSTAL TEARS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

Greek/Danish metallers CRYSTAL TEARS have set "Hellmade" as the title of their third album, due later in the year via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded with producer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis (MYSTIC PROPHECY, SUICIDAL ANGELS, DEVIL'S TRAIN) and was mixed and mastered at Prophecy & Music Fact...

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MASTODON-Designed ZIPPO Lighter To be Sold During 'Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival'

An exclusive lighter designed by Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will be sold at the Zippo booth during Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival starting this month. Zippo Encore recently caught up with a few of the MASTODON guys in Atlanta and discussed among other things, their inspirations, f...

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THREE LIONS Sign With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of the British three-piece rock band called THREE LIONS. This new group consists of Vinny Burns (DARE, TEN, ASIA) on guitar, Greg Morgan (DARE, TEN) on drums and introduces the talents of Nigel Bailey on vocals and bass guitar. THREE LIONS formed when Vinn...

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CRYSTAL BALL Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Swiss hard rockers CRYSTAL BALL have inked a deal with Massacre Records. Armed with a brand new lineup featuring a great new vocalist, Steven Mageney, they're working on their seventh album for a late 2013 release. Everything started back in 1995, when CRYSTAL BALL was a cover band named CHERRY PIE....

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NIGHTWISH Singer's REVAMP Announces New Bassist

Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has recruited bassist Henk Vonk for her REVAMP project. He replaces Jaap Melman, who left REVAMP before the group entered the studio to begin recording its second album. The CD was eventually completed with the help of...

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NIGHTWISH Singer's REVAMP To Release New Album In September

Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of the second album from her REVAMP project. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER)...

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KING KOBRA To Release 'II' Album In July

Frontiers Records will release KING KOBRA's new studio album, "II", on July 5 in Europe and July 9 in North America. KING KOBRA's long-awaited self-titled reunion album, released on Frontiers Records in 2011, left no doubt that this was a band to be reckoned with. Even though nearly 25 years had pas...

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DISTURBED Frontman Posts Sonogram Photo Of Unborn Son

DEVICE and DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has posted a sonogram photo of Samuel Bear Draiman, the the unborn baby boy he and his wife, Japanese-American model, actress and wrestler Lena Yada, are expecting later this year. Draiman revealed the news of the pregnancy last Thursday (May 2) on Twitter...

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MASTODON 'Very Busy Writing And Putting Songs Together' For Next Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have issued the following update: "For those of you who are interested, yes, we have been VERY busy writing and putting songs together for the next studio MASTODON album. We are down at our space hammering out riffs that can be friends and working our fingers t...

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DISTURBED Frontman Says There Is No Excuse For Jealousy And Hatred In Hard Rock And Heavy Metal

DISTURBED and DEVICE frontman David Draiman has posted the following message on his Twitter account: "There is no room for/excuse for jealousy/contempt/hatred between those who should be supportive/caring brothers and sisters in the world of hard rock and heavy metal. "In the wake of the news of the...

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SONS OF SEASONS Parts Ways With Singer HENNING BASSE

SONS OF SEASONS — the progressive/symphonic metal band led by keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO) — has parted ways with singer Henning Basse. The group states: "The musical and professional plans have been going into different directions since a while so that we finally made this d...

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ANGRA Still Hoping For Reunion With Singer ANDRÉ MATOS

"Lokaos Rock Show" recently spoke with Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA. The eight-minute interview, which was conducted in Portuguese (with English subtitles),can be seen below. ANGRA tapped acclaimed Italian vocalist Fabio Lione (VISION DIVINE, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT) to front the band for th...

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COAL CHAMBER: 'The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1997-2003' Now Available

"Coal Chamber: The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1997-2003" was made available digitally in the U.S. last month and will be released in Europe both digitally and on CD at the end of May/early June. As the title implies, the collection features COAL CHAMBER's entire Roadrunner Records catalog: * "Co...