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LORD: European Tour Diary Part 1 (Video)

Australian melodic metallers LORD performed at this year's edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which took place July 26-28 in Brande-Hoernerkirchen, Germany. It marked the first time the mebers of LORD have been to Europe since 2005, when they toured as DUNGEON. The first part of LORD's Eu...

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PARAGON Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

German power metallers PARAGON have inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band's tenth album, "Force Of Destruction", will be released at the end of October. The CD was produced by Piet Sielck (GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOUR) at Powerhouse in Hamburg. Guest vocals on the bonus version of th...

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HOLY GRAIL Completes Work On 'Ride The Void'

Los Angeles-based metallers HOLY GRAIL have finished recording their sophomore album, "Ride The Void", for a late fall release via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Crisis In Utopia" was recorded with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, HATEBREED, CHILDREN OF BODOM) throughout the year, working a...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman: No More Shows Before Late 2014

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "A long (far longer than expected) journey has more or less come to an end. "After having had great fun with our Greek and German friends some weeks ago, we are now preparing ourselves for the final show...

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HOLY GRAIL Cancels Dates

California-based traditional metal revivalists HOLY GRAIL have announced the cancelation of the last two weeks worth of shows with VALIENT THORR, ROYAL THUNDER and THEKICKASS "due to multiple levels of shit we gotta handle back home and this monstrous album that's been lurking over our heads the pas...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: New Audio Interview With TUOMAS SEPPÄLÄ

Tina Kilianová of the Czech web portal Kultura21.cz recently conducted an interview with guitarist/keyboardist Tuomas Seppälä of female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...

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IN VAIN: 'Dark Prophets, Black Hearts' Video Released

"Dark Prophets, Black Hearts", the new video from Norwegian progressive metallers IN VAIN, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Mantra", which came out in January 2010 via Indie Recordings. "Mantra" track listing: 01. Captivating Solitude 02. Mannefall 03. Ain't No Lovi...

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LORD: New Album Details Revealed

Australian melodic metallers LORD will release their new album, "Digital Lies", later in the year through Dominus Records. The cover art was once again created by Felipe Machado (BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOR, ICED EARTH, GAMMA RAY). The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Incipio 02. Betrayal...

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POWER QUEST To Support FREEDOM CALL In October

Following on from an overwhelmingly successful first leg of the FREEDOM CALL tour in March this year, U.K.-based metallers POWER QUEST have been asked back to join the second leg of the "Journey To The Crimson Dawn" tour as special guests. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 16 - FR - Paris @ Le Di...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'The Ultimate Unauthorized History Of The Beast' Book Due In June

"The Ultimate Unauthorized History Of The Beast", a new book by Neil Daniels, will be released in June via Jawbone Books in the U.K. and Voyageur Press in the U.S. Formed in east London in 1975, IRON MAIDEN went on to become one of the most successful rock acts in history. With more than 85 ...

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PARAGON Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

German power metallers PARAGON recently entered Piet Sielck's (IRON SAVIOR) studio to record their tenth album for a late summer/early fall release. The band states, "We are now almost finished with the recording of our new album. We only have to add some more backing vocals as well as some more lea...

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RAGE: New Audio Interview With VICTOR SMOLSKI

Steel And Fire recently conducted an interview with guitarist Victor Smolski of German power metallers RAGE. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RAGE's 21st studio album, "21", was released on February 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Had Talked About Doing A Project Together'

Metal Shock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On whether he knew Ronnie James Dio personally and if he ever had any dreams of collabor...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Plays First-Ever U.S. Show; Video Available

ARCH/MATHEOS — the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch — played its first-ever U.S. show last night (Saturday, May 5) at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. The band's lineup for the performance was as follow...

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ARCH/MATHEOS: More Video Footage Of First-Ever Performance Posted Online

ARCH/MATHEOS — the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch — played its first-ever show this past Saturday night (April 28) at the Keep It True XV festival Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The band's lineu...