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BLIND GUARDIAN Members Featured In New 'The Cursed Crusade' Trailer
Guitarists Marcus Siepen and Andr Olbrich of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN attended the launch of the new medieval third-person action-adventure video game The Cursed Crusade at this year's installment of the Gamescom convention, which was held August 18-21 in Cologne, Germany. The pair visi...September 1, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR, HYPOCRISY, ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Next Year's METALFEST
BLIND GUARDIAN, KREATOR, HYPOCRISY and ENSIFERUM have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Metalfest festival. Metalfest 2011 was a huge success, having taken place over two weekends in five countries. Bands such as SABATON, CRADLE OF FILTH, AMON AMARTH, ARCH ENEMY and AMORPHIS rocked t...September 1, 2011
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BLACK MAJESTY To Work With ROLAND GRAPOW Again On New Album
Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY will enter Grapow Studios in Slovakia in October to begin recording its fifth album with producer (and MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist) Roland Grapow. Due in June 2012 via Limb Music, the CD will feature the following songtitles, among others: "The...August 25, 2011
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VIRGIN STEELE Singer To Guest On TOMMY VITALY Album
VIRGIN STEELE singer David DeFeis will guest on "Hanging Rock", the second solo album from Tommy Vitaly, the guitar player for the Italian power metal band SEVENGATES, Due in 2012 via IceWarrior Records , the CD will feature "fantastic cover and booklet art" by Felipe Machado Franco, who has previou...August 24, 2011
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SHADOWSIDE: New Song Available For Streaming
"Waste Of Life", a brand new song from Brazilian female-fronted metallers SHADOWSIDE, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off the group's third album, "Inner Monster Out", which will be made available digitally on August 30 via via SHP Records, with a retail CD and vinyl rel...August 22, 2011
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W.A.S.P. Mainman Leads Crowd In Prayer For Victims Of Norwegian Massacre (Video)
During W.A.S.P.'s August 15, 2011 concert at Glassheim in Jevnaker, Norway, the band's mainman, Blackie Lawless, led the crowd in a prayer for the victims of the July 22 bomb attack in central Oslo and shooting rampage in Utya island. Anders Breivik, the man responsible for the massacre, a white nat...August 17, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN Fan Joins Band In Studio To Create New Version Of 'The Bard's Song'
In April, EMI Music launched a program to help out victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN helped out by offering an exclusive studio session for two at their own Twilight Hall Studio in Grefrath, Germany. This studio time was auctioned off on eBay and t...August 13, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN performed at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival on Thursday, August 4 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The concert, which was broadcast live on German TV station ZDFkultur, can now be seen below. Featured song...August 10, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks About Forthcoming Orchestral Album In New Audio Interview
On August 1, Jorge Ciudad of Chile's PowerMetal.cl web site conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Krsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN about the band's upcoming concert in Santiago and the group's orchestral project. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Question: Why did B...August 8, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Slams Norwegian Mass Murderer, Says Band's Music 'Unites People' (Video)
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has slammed Anders Breivik, the man responsible for killing 77 people in Norway, as an "asshole." Breivik, a white native Norwegian, was described by the Guardian as "a Christian fundamentalist with a deep hatred of multiculturalism, of the left, and of Muslims." D...August 6, 2011
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BRING ME THE HORIZON 'Really Disappointed' Not To Have Been Nominated For MERCURY PRIZE
Drummer Matt Nicholls of the British metalcore act BRING ME THE HORIZON has admitted that he and his bandmates are "really disappointed" not to have been nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize. The Guardian recently launched a poll to find out who its readers thought should win the Mercury Priz...July 27, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Issues Update On Orchestral Album
Vocalist Hansi Krsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "Busy seasons are usually harbingers of great things to come. Festivals, regular studio work and, above all, the orchestral album are making this a very exciting summer for us. Let's keep the focus on the...July 23, 2011
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ARCH/MATHEOS: New Audio Interview Posted Online
On Friday, July 8, Jorge Ciudad of Chile's PowerMetal.cl web site conducted an interview with ARCH/MATHEOS, the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch. You can now listen to the chat in 16 parts below. ARCH/MATHEOS has re...July 20, 2011
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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER To Open For METALLICA In Halifax
According to The Guardian, the Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada-based band DEATH VALLEY DRIVER will open for METALLICA this Thursday, July 14on the Halifax Garrison Grounds at Rock The Hill 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "I can't wait," said DEATH VALLEY DRIVER vocalist Dan Hodgson. "Going...July 12, 2011
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
A five-minute teaser clip for "From Chaos To Eternity", the new studio album from Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE, can be seen below. It features 30-second audio samples of all tracks that appear on the CD and artwork by Felipe Machado Franco (BLIND GUARDIAN, ICED EARTH, AXEL RUDI P...July 11, 2011
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