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HELLOWEEN: 'Are You Metal?' Video Released

"Are You Metal?", the new video from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on September 30 in Beelitz, Germany. "Are You Metal?" comes off HELLOWEEN's 13th studio album, "7 Sinners", which will be released in North America on November 9 via The End Records. Audio...

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FIREWIND: 'Days Of Defiance' Track By Track

Video footage of Apollo Papathanasio (vocals) and Gus G. (guitar) of Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND offering a track-by-track breakdown of the band's new album, "Days Of Defiance", can be viewed below. "Days Of Defiance" is scheduled for release on October 26 (one day earlier internationally) via...

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RAINTIME Parts Ways With Guitarist, Bassist; Replacements Announced

Guitarist Matteo Di Bon and bassist Michele Colussi have left Italian melodic metallers RAINTIME for "personal reasons" and have been replaced by Ivan Odorico (ex-SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE) and Dario Battiston, respectively. RAINTIME's third album, "Psychromatic", was released in North America in March....

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HELLOWEEN Guitarist Talks '7 Sinners' In New Interview

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Weikath of German power metallers HELLOWEEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Your new album, "7 Sinners", is going to be released in October. How are you feeling at this p...

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OPERATIKA's Cover Of DIO's 'We Rock' Released

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have released their cover version of the DIO classic "We Rock" via MySpace page. According to the band, the cover was originally planned as a bonus track for their upcoming album, but due to the untimely passing of the great Ronnie James Dio, the...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Are You Metal?' Video To Debut This Friday

German power metallers HELLOWEEN filmed a video for the song "Are You Metal?" on September 30 in Beelitz, Germany. The clip will make its online debut on Friday, October 8 via MySpace. A photo from the video shoot can be viewed below. "Are You Metal?" comes off HELLOWEEN's 13th studio album, "7 Sinn...

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HELLOWEEN Bassist's KICKHUNTER: 'Mine All Mine' Video Released

"Mine All Mine", a brand new video from KICKHUNTER, the German rock band featuring HELLOWEEN bassist Markus Grosskopf, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's latest album, "All In", which was released on July 23 via AFM Records. "All In" track listing: 01. Mine All Mine 02. Revolution 0...

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Opposing Forces

Well, what do you know? It's another band on the Stormspell Records roster that takes a tried and true style and performs it with passion, balls, and skill. Greece's CROSSWIND plays what most would call power metal, the difference being that on "Opposing Forces" that playing sounds far fresher and m...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: 'If I Had A Wish' Video Released

"If I Had A Wish", the second video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville — can be viewed below. The song comes off KISKE/SOMERVILLE's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on Septem...

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Former/Current Members Of KAMELOT, MASTERPLAN, AVANTASIA Featured On KAKTUS PROJECT CD

KAKTUS PROJECT, the brainchild of Sylvain Rouvière, has inked a deal with Metalodic Records. The band's debut album, "Superstition", which is "based on the melodic metal music of STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, sprinkled with HELLOWEEN," according to a press release, is tentatively due before the end of the ye...

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ROTTEN Recruits New Guitarist

Dutch death metallers ROTTEN — who feature in their ranks members of RADICAL NERVE DISTORTION, REBORN and HACKSAW — have announced the addition of guitarist John to the group's ranks. The band states, " It only took one session to find out that John was the man for ROTTEN. Both John and ROTTEN feel...

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MANTICORA: 'From The Pain Of Loss' Video Released

"From The Pain Of Loss (I Learned About The Truth)" , the new video from the longstanding Danish metal band MANTICORA, can be viewed below (courtesy of WackenTube.com). The track comes off MANTICORA's seventh full-length album, "Safe", which will be released in North America on October 12 via Nightm...

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FREEDOM CALL: 'Thunder God' Video Released

"Thunder God", the new video from German metallers FREEDOM CALL, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Legend Of The Shadowking", which was released in February via SPV/Steamhammer Records. According to a press release, "stylistically, 'Legend Of The Shadowking' is a succ...

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MIKE TERRANA's 'Sinfonica' Combines Classic Music With Rock Drumming

Drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has completed work on his third solo album, "Sinfonica", which contains 11 famous classical orchestral tracks accompanied by his drumming. Commented Terrana: "The idea for the 'Sinfonica' project...

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HELLOWEEN To Film 'Are You Metal?' Video

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will film a video for the song "Are You Metal?" on September 30 in Beelitz, Germany. Fans who are interested in participating in the video shoot should send an e-mail to [email protected] no later than September 24 (include your picture and mobile number so t...