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HAMMERFALL: 'Threshold' Enters German Chart At No. 15

HAMMERFALL's new album, "Threshold", has entered the album chart in Germany at position No. 15. The group's previous records also managed to break the German Top 20: "Chapter V - Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" (2005): #12 "Crimson Thunder" (2002): #13 "Renegade" (2000): #17 "Legacy of Kings" (1998): #15...

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THRESHOLD Confirms Album Cover Artist

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have confirmed that their new CD artwork will be created by Thomas Ewerhard, whose credits include KING'S X, VANDEN PLAS and ASIA. Thomas Ewerhard has been responsible for THRESHOLD's artwork since 1998, including the iconic "Hypothetical" and "Subsurface" covers...

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HAMMERFALL's CANS, DRONJAK To Guest On 'Metal Reigns' Internet Radio Show

HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak will guest live on the "Metal Reigns" Internet radio show on Sunday, October 29 beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in to www.kwftworldwide.com to stream the broadcast and ask your questions in the chat. As previously reported, HAMMERFALL's ne...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Threshold' Tops Swedish Chart

HAMMERFALL's new album, "Threshold", has entered the album chart in Sweden at position No. 1. This is the band's first #1 in their home country since 2000's "Renegade". View the chart at this location. As previously reported, HAMMERFALL members Oscar Dronjak and Joacim Cans will host a listening par...

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HAMMERFALL To Host Listening Party In New York City

HAMMERFALL members Oscar Dronjak and Joacim Cans will host a listening party for their new album, "Threshold", at Lit Lounge (93 Second Avenue - between 5th & 6th Streets) in New York City on Monday, October 30. Scheduled for North American release on October 31, "Threshold" will be played in it...

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TRIBE OF GYPSIES: Rare Video Posted, New Album Released Domestically

A rare, never-before-released promotional video of the TRIBE OF GYPSIES' epic "We All Bleed Red" has been posted at YouTube.com. It was filmed in London, England in the fall of 1993 as the band were in town to record the "Balls to Picasso" album with BRUCE DICKINSON and features the same lineup asse...

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DEFIANCE: Studio Update

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have entered Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SKINLAB, VILE) to begin laying down tracks for their fir...

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HAMMERFALL Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For 'Threshold'

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: The new album followed "Chapter V" really quickly. Not even a year passed since its release... Joacim Cans: There was such a big break be...

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THRESHOLD: New Album Title Revealed

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD are currently tracking the follow-up to their 2004 album "Subsurface". Recording is taking place at Thin Ice Studios and Bray Studios in the south of England, produced by Karl Groom and Richard West. The new album has a working title of "Pilot In The Sky Of Dream...

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DEFIANCE Working On DVD Release

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have entered Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SKINLAB, VILE) to begin laying down tracks for their new...

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Palace of Mirrors

Let's get it straight right now: "Palace of Mirrors" by Santa Cruz's ESTRADASPHERE is not a metal album. BUT, it is a fine jam with a smattering of guitar-based heavier parts amidst the violins, upright bass, accordion, bass clarinet, harpsichord, organ, and Japanese Shamisen. And yes, this 13-track...

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POWER QUEST: Early Albums To Be Reissued

Plans are underway for deluxe two disc reissues of the first two POWER QUEST albums, "Wings of Forever" (2002) and "Neverworld" (2003),via Majestic Rock Records. The Anglo-Italian melodic power metal band is currently compiling material for the releases, which will include a second DVD disc that wi...

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EDENBRIDGE Announces Touring Guitarist

Austrian "angelic bombast metal" act EDENBRIDGE has announced the addition of Robert Schoenleitner as the "second guitar player for live shows from now on." EDENBRIDGE has scheduled three U.K. dates in November. The details are as follows: Nov. 13 - Bradford, UK - Rios Nov. 14 - Stratford, UK – Cox'...

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POWER QUEST: New Album Title Revealed

Anglo-Italian melodic power metal band POWER QUEST has set "Master of Illusion" as the title of its fourth album, which the group plans to record next spring. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Hearts and Voices", "The Vigil", "The Right Place and the Wrong Time", "Count My Sins" and "The T...

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DEFIANCE Begins Recording New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have entered Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SKINLAB, VILE) to begin laying down tracks for their fir...