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NEAERA To Release 'Ours Is The Storm' In March

German extreme metallers NEAERA will release their sixth full-length album, "Ours Is The Storm", on March 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, March 4 in the rest of Europe, and March 5 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Alexander Dietz's Chemical Burn studio in Bed K...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: More 'A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time' Box-Set Photos Available

"A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time", a strictly limited-edition BLIND GUARDIAN box set with 15 CDs in 13 high-quality digipacks and only 8000 copies worldwide, will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on February 1 and the rest of the world on February 4. Looking back over BLIND GUARD...

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VANDROYA: 'The Last Free Land' Song Available For Streaming

Inner Wound Recordings recently announced the signing of the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA. The group's debut album, "One", will be released on January 18. The Japanese edition of the album will be made available on December 19 through Spiritual Beast and the Brazili...

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STEVE VAI Talks About New Album 'The Story Of Light'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his latest album, "The Story Of Light": Steve: "I was looking to do a concept record, but maybe something a little unorthodox and contrary to typical...

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INFERNAL TENEBRA: 'Blood Stained Canvas' Video Released

"Blood Stained Canvas", the new video from the Croatia-based thrash metal act INFERNAL TENEBRA, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest CD, "New Formed Revelations", which was released on December 7 via Massacre Records. Brutally honest, creative and constantly evolving, INFERNAL TEN...

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It's Official: Heavy Metal Is A Bigger 'Religion' In U.K. Than Scientology

According to The Guardian, more than 6,000 citizens of of England and Wales have registered the religion they actively follow as "heavy metal" in the most recent U.K. census. More people registered heavy metal than they did Satanism, with only 1,893 declaring that they follow the church of Satan. At...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Official Wine Now Available

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have launched their own official wine, a full-bodied, rich and spicy red wine from the South of France. Says the band: "Wine, women and song. We know that we have female fans. You know that we have tons of songs. Up until now, only wine has been missing, but no...

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AIRLESS To Release 'Changes' In February

Spanish melodic hard rockers AIRLESS will release their fourth album, "Changes", on February 15, 2013 via Lion Music. The CD contains 11 tracks, including the title cut, which features a guest appearance by Danny Vaughn (TYKETTO). The cover artwork was created by Felipe Machado (BLIND GUARDIAN, RAGE...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time' 15-CD Box-Set Due In February

Save up your Christmas money for February when "A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time", a strictly limited-edition BLIND GUARDIAN box set with 15 CDs in 13 high-quality digipacks and only 8000 copies worldwide, is released. Germany, Austria and Switzerland have a release date of February 1, 2013 and...

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LORD: 'Because We Can' Video Released

"Because We Can", the new video from Australian melodic metallers LORD, can be seen below. Filmed by Dusk Music Video Production, the clip features ESP endorsees Lord Tim and Mark Furtner as they battle each other with their ESP weapons of choice, and also highlights a jaw-dropping bass solo by fell...

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MYSTERY BLUE To Release 'Conquer The World' In December

French metallers MYSTERY BLUE will release their seventh album, "Conquer The World", on December 21 via Road Show Productions. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered by Uwe Lulis (GRAVE DIGGER, REBELLION) at Black Solaris Studios in Frankfurt, Germany. The artwork and booklet were created by Jobert...

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Brazilian Female-Fronted Metallers VANDROYA Sign With INNER WOUND RECORDINGS

Inner Wound Recordings has announced the signing of the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA. The group's debut album, "One", will be released on January 18. The Japanese edition of the album will be made available on December 19 through Spiritual Beast and the Brazilian ed...

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INFERNAL TENEBRA Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Massacre Records has announced the signing of the Croatia-based thrash metal act INFERNAL TENEBRA. Brutally honest, creative and constantly evolving, INFERNAL TENEBRA withstood the test of time in the metal underground, originating with pure black metal in 1999, adding a death metal foundation in th...

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MICHAEL KISKE, DENNIS WARD To Begin Work On New PLACE VENDÔME Album

Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, ex-HELLOWEEN) has agreed to record a third PLACE VENDÔME album. His UNISONIC bandmate Dennis Ward will once again produce the CD, which will be tracked this winter for a tentative late summer/early fall 2013 release via Frontiers Records. PLACE VENDÔME's second album, "Stree...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Joins SINBREED

BLIND GUARDIAN guitarist Marcus Siepen has joined the German power metal band SINBREED as a full-time member. Siepen previously performed live with SINBREED at a couple of shows, including the ProgPower USA XIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Commented SINBREED leader Flo Laurin: "To welcome Marcus a...