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KAMELOT Announces New Singer

American/German symphonic metallers KAMELOT have announced the addition of Scandinavian singer Tommy Karevik to the group's ranks. The general public may not be overly familiar with the 30-year-old Swede Karevik, but people in the industry know him as the immensely talented frontman of the Swedish b...

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KAMELOT: New Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Video footage of Amanda Somerville (TRILLIUM) and Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE) recording backing vocals for KAMELOT's new album at Wolfsburg, Germany's Gate studios under the direction of producer Sascha Paeth (EDGUY, AVANTASIA, RHAPSODY) can be seen below. KAMELOT laid down the drums for the new CD at Mor...

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OPERATIKA 'Going Through A Major Transformation'

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have issued the following update: "To stop any ongoing rumors, we'd like to let everyone know that our band is going through a major transformation but please stay tuned for a lot more news to come soon. We'll reveal details on the changes, new mu...

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DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS: New Song Available For Streaming

Polish blackened death metal act DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS recently inked a deal with Lifeforce Records. The band's third album, "Simulacra", will be released on July 30 in Europe and July 31 in North America. Wrapped in breathtaking artwork created by Xaay (NILE, KAMELOT, NECROPHAGIST),the CD features...

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HARTMANN: 'Balance' Trailer Available

HARTMANN, the band led by former AT VANCE singer Oliver Hartmann, released its long-awaited fourth album, "Balance", on June 1 via Avenue Of Allies. The CD was once again mixed by Sascha Paeth (AVANTASIA, EDGUY, EPICA, KAMELOT) at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany. A trailer for "Balance" can be se...

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NIGHTWISH Keyboardist Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival (Video)

Metal Hammer TV conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH will e...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: 'Ascending To Infinity' Trailer Available

A six-minute trailer for "Ascending To Infinity", the new album from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, is available below. LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY has made its new single, "Dark Fate Of Atlantis", available for free download in its original album version of six minutes and...

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TRILLIUM: Vosselaar Performance Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of TRILLIUM — the metal project launched by American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville — performing on May 9 at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium as the support act for DELAIN can be seen below. TRILLIUM released its debut album, "Alloy", on November 1, 2011 in North Am...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Says New Vocalist Fits The Band 'In Terms Of Sound, Writing And Image'

KAMELOT's official Facebook page has been updated with a brand new interview with the band's guitarist/mainman Thomas Youngblood. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: So how are recordings [for the new KAMELOT album] going? Thomas: It's going fantastic!! We just finished the choir sessi...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival (Video)

Michelle of Total Rock conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH earlier today (Friday, June 8) at the Download festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH will embark on a...

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KAMELOT: New Video Update From The Studio

American melodic metallers KAMELOT have posted a new three-minute video update from Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida where they are currently laying down drum tracks with renowned engineer Jim Morris for their new album, to be released on September 25 (one day earlier internationally) via Stea...

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BLACK MAJESTY: New Album Cover Artwork, Release Date Revealed

Australian melodic power metallers BLACK MAJESTY will release their new album, "Stargazer", on July 20 via Limb Music. Dirk Illing (SCORPIONS, WIZARD) once again handled the album's artwork, which continues the theme of the band's past works. BLACK MAJESTY began recording drums back in October 2011...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Ascending To Infinity' Album

Audio samples of all tracks that are featured on "Ascending To Infinity", the new album from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, can be heard in the YouTube clip below (with commentary from Luca Turilli in Italian). LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY has made its new single, "Dark Fate...

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FATAL SMILE: 'Welcome To The Freakshow' Single Certified Gold In Sweden

"Welcome To The Freakshow", the new single from Swedish hard rockers FATAL SMILE, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magazine, was certified gold in that country by the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. (Note: Each co...

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EUROPE: New Video Interview Posted Online

Italian web site SpazioRock recently conducted an interview with Joey Tempest and John Norum of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE. You can now watch the chat below. EUROPE's ninth studio album, "Bag Of Bones", entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 2. "Bag Of Bones" was released in Europe on...