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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON To Release Debut Solo Album 'Shine'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will release her debut solo album, "Shine", on February 28, 2014 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. The CD, which was co-produced by Anette Olzon and Johan Kronlund, is a collaboration with some of the m...

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ISKALD To Release 'Nedom Og Nord' In January

Norwegian black metallers ISKALD will release their new album, "Nedom Og Nord", on January 14 in Europe via Indie Recordings. According to a press release, "this new masterpiece is a tribute to their artic, majestic and dark home — the northern part of Norway. ISKALD ('ice cold' in English) makes yo...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Reveals First Details Of 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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AMORPHIS Drummer Interviewed By Italy's UnderRadioRock.com (Audio)

On November 5, Italy's UnderRadioRock.com conducted an interview with drummer Jan Rechberger of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone fortress built in...

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HATE ETERNAL Bassist's 'Earthen Kings (We Three Kings)' Christmas Song Available For Streaming

Just in time for the holiday season, HATE ETERNAL bass maverick J.J. Hrubovcak vomits forth "Death Metal Christmas - Hellish Renditions Of Christmas Classics", a twistedly unholy rendition of some of the season's darkest hymns. Composed and produced by J.J. with vocals and artwork, by brother and MO...

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METAL CHURCH Guitarist Interviewed On New Zealand's 'The Sick Room' (Audio)

Caleb Smith of "The Sick Room" radio in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "Generation Nothing", the tenth studio album from METAL CHURCH — Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Ri...

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LAKE OF TEARS To Release Live Album

Swedish dark rock/metal pioneers LAKE OF TEARS finally fulfill the wish of many fans and release their first-ever live album on January 31, 2014. "By The Black Sea" includes a full concert with 16 songs recorded earlier this year in Bucharest, Romania and will be available as DVD/CD set. Bonus mater...

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AMORPHIS To Play Special Concert At Olavinlinna Castle

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone fortress built in 1475, on July 13, 2014 during the Savonlinna Opera Festival's 2014 season in Savonlinna, Finland. The idea of inviting AMORPHIS along to Savonlinna was, according t...

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HIM's VILLE VALO: 'I'm A Sucker For Sentimental, Melancholy Music'

O2 Academy TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on The Billboar...

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DESCEND To Release 'Wither' In January

Swedish progressive death metallers DESCEND will release their second full-length album, "Wither", on January 24, 2014 via Inverse Records. DESCEND was formed in 2003 and the current lineup dates back to 2008. After three demos, the debut album, "Through The Eyes Of The Burdened", was released throu...

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VINNY APPICE Comments On WAMI Project Featuring DOOGIE WHITE, MARCO MENDOZA

Vocalist Doogie White (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO) and bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) have joined forces with 16-year-old Polish guitarist Iggy Gwadera in WAMI, a brand new project which will see the light...

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EXORCISM: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Heavy doom metallers EXORCISM, who feature in their ranks guitarist Joe “Shredlord” Stump (RAVEN LORD, HOLYHELL),entered the studio this past summer to begin recording their as-yet-untitled debut album for an early 2014 release via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The third and fourth in a series of c...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Interviewed By RockRevolt (Video)

On October 8, RockRevolt conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) when SOULFLY played at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. SOULFLY's ninth album, "Savages", sold 4,700 copies in the United States in its first week of rel...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says BLACK SABBATH Reunion Didn't Contribute To His Relapse

During the making of BLACK SABBATH's new album, "13", singer Ozzy Osbourne relapsed back into the addictions that have haunted him throughout his career — he had previously been seven years sober — and as a result, his marriage was on the rocks. "It wasn't BLACK SABBATH," Ozzy tells Revolver magazin...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: 'Dark Wings Of Steel' Album Preview

Italian symphonic metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new studio album, "Dark Wings Of Steel", on November 22 in Europe and December 3 in the USA via AFM Records. The CD was produced by keyboardist Alex Staropoli, with all songs composed by Staropoli and Manuel Staropoli, with assistance f...