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LORD: 'Return Of The Tyrant' EP Details Revealed

Australian melodic metallers LORD will release a new EP, "Return Of The Tyrant", later in the year. Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "Finally we can release all of the details about our forthcoming EP, 'Return Of The Tyrant', that will be out in the next few weeks. For something that started out as...

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SONISPHERE Storms BT DIGITAL MUSIC AWARDS Nominations

Having asserted its position as the world's largest touring rock festival and achieved sell-out status for the U.K. leg at Knebworth in just its second year, Sonisphere is now gaining high recognition in the digital realm. As an exceptional case, Sonisphere is the only brand to have gained two short...

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RAGE With LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA: Footage From ROCK HARD Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of RAGE's performance with the LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA at this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival — which was held May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany — can be viewed at this location (courtesy of WDR's [German public TV] series...

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ANTHRIEL: 'The Pathway' Release Moved Up A Month

Finnish progressive metal outfit ANTHRIEL will release its debut album, "The Pathway", on September 17 via Lion Music. The CD was produced by Timo Niemistö and was mixed by Jussi Kulomaa at MSTR Studio. The mastering duties were handled by Henkka Niemistö at Chartmakers. The album cover art and layo...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE

Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", has entered the German Media Control chart at posi...

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IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, RONNIE JAMES DIO Honored At Germany's METAL HAMMER Awards

The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine celebrated the second edition of its annual awards at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7 in Wacken, Germany. The winner in each category was chosen via an online vote, a musicians' jury, and the Metal Hammer staff. Some of...

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GOTTHARD Singer's Guardian Angel

Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD has released the following statement: "I want to inform you that I have been involved in a horrible car crash in Italy on Saturday, August 7 while I was on my way home from a little vacation. A car crashed into us on the motorway near Firenze, ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'At The Edge Of Time' Enters German Chart At No. 2

BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 2 — the band's strongest chart showing ever in its home country. Commented vocalist Hansi Kürsch: "Unbelievable. With each new record we get closer to the top and I am quite happy t...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'At The Edge Of Time' Bonus Content Detailed

BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Sale pricing runs from August 10 to August 23. The 10-track standard version is available for the pre-order price of $7.99. On August 24 (North American street date),it will increase to $9.99. The...

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GRAVE DIGGER: Official 'The Clans Will Rise Again' Artwork Revealed

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will release their new album, "The Clans Will Rise Again" in Europe on October 1 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded between mid-May and mid-July at the Meadow Studios, which is owned by GRAVE DIGGER's new guitarist Axel Ritt, and Principal Studios, where all...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT

On August 9, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. BLIND GUARDIAN's new album, "At The Edge Of Time", will be released in North America on August 24 vi...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, AVANTASIA Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and AVANTASIA are the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Wacken Open Air was first held in 1990 as a small eve...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'A Voice In The Dark' Video Released

"A Voice In The Dark", the brand new video from German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "At The Edge Of Time", which will be released in North America on August 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. An e-card for the album can be accessed at ...

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Update: 'Unofficial' GRAVE DIGGER 'The Clans Will Rise Again' Artwork Revealed

**UPDATE**: According to GRAVE DIGGER, the cover artwork below "has not been authorized by the band and the record company and does not illustrate the final artwork" of the band's new album. The "official" cover artwork will be made available on Monday, August 9.*** German power metallers GRAVE DIGG...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Members Discuss New Album With Italy's 'Loudvision' (Video)

Italy's Loudvision recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch and guitarist André Olbrich of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. You can now watch the chat below. BLIND GUARDIAN will release its new album, "At The Edge Of Time", in North America on August 24 via Nuclear Blast Reco...