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BLUTVIAL To Release 'I Speak Of The Devil' In July

BLUTVIAL — the band featuring Aort of renowned U.K. avant-garde black metal act CODE as well as DECREPIT SPECTRE and INDESINENCE, and Ewchmylaen, formerly of REIGN OF EREBUS — will release its debut album, "I Speak Of The Devil", on July 20 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was recorded and mixed by the...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': Two Songs Available For Streaming

Two songs from the forthcoming third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted", are available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Fire-Hearted" and "Last Breath of Love" (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala)...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW's 'Children' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Children of the Dark Waters", the sixth album from the Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, has entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 19. "Children of the Dark Waters" was released in Finland on May 27 via Suomen Musiikki. As was the case with ....

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AMORAL Pulls Out Of AGENT STEEL Tour

Finnish metallers AMORAL have issued the following update: "AMORAL will not be part of the AGENT STEEL tour in November. The booking agency responsible for the tour failed to give us ANY information concerning the specific dates etc, and after tons of emails that we never got any replies to we decid...

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CHTHONIC To Release New Album In August

Taiwan is a country where history and folklore work very much hand in hand, and both of these elements are central to the latest studio album from that country's premier metal outfit, CHTHONIC (pronounced "Thonic"). "Mirror of Retribution" will be released August 10 on Spinefarm Records UK. Formed i...

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BACKYARD BABIES Interviewed On Germany's 'Strike'; Video Available

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES were recently interviewed by "Strike", a weekly metal show which is broadcast on Germany's StreetClip.tv. Watch the seven-minute chat below. BACKYARD BABIES will support MÖTLEY CRÜE on select dates in Europe. Also appearing on the bill is DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED....

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': More Details Revealed

Spinefarm Records has set a June 24 Finnish release date for the third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted". According to the label "there will be 12 tracks on the album and 10 of the tracks will be instrumental." Guest musicians on the CD include vocalist...

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DEAD BY APRIL Interviewed In Helsinki; Video Available

Anna Saurama of Domination TV conducted an interview with DEAD BY APRIL, the Swedish "pop/metal" act featuring former members of NIGHTRAGE, BY NIGHT, EVILDOER, MINDFALL and DEATHDESTRUCTION, before the group's May 26, 2009 concert at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the six-minute chat below. DEA...

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FINNTROLL Hard At Work On New Material

Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL is currently working on material for the follow-up to 2007's "Ur Jordens Djup". Keyboardist Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali states, "It seems we are going to have nine songs on the album, and it will last about 39 minutes. But notice the punctuation on the word 'seems.' E...

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ELECTRIC BOYS: Footage From First Reunion Concert Posted Online

The Sweden Rock Blog, which is hosted by Close-Up magazine writer Daniel Josefsson, has uploaded video footage of the opening track, "Psychedelic Eyes", from the first official concert by the reunited original ELECTRIC BOYS lineup — Franco Santunione (guitar),Andy Christell (bass),Niklas Sigevall...

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DRAGONFORCE: New Video Interview With HERMAN LI Available

Musician Photo Journal conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE prior to the band's May 8, 2009 concert in Clifton Park, New York. Watch the chat below. DRAGONFORCE's debut LP, "Valley Of The Damned", will be reissued this spring via Spinefa...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Announces New Drummer

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have issued the following update: "We are glad to announce that Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN, ex-ROTTEN SOUND) will be playing drums on our forthcoming album and live shows next summer. "We have known Kai for years, and we have worked with him earlier when he played wi...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Children of the Dark Waters", the sixth album from the Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, are available on the Amazon.co.uk web site. "Children of the Dark Waters" will be released in Finland on May 27 via Suomen ...

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DRAGONFORCE: Rescheduled Latin American Dates Announced

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE were recently forced to postpone their debut tour of Latin America due to the swine flu pandemic. The rescheduled dates are as follows: Nov. 06 - Brazil, Porto Alegre - Casa do Gaucho Nov. 07 - Brazil, Curitiba - Opera 1 Nov. 08 - Brazil, Sao Paulo -...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Parts Ways With Drummer

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have issued the following update: "There is no easy way to phrase this, so let's get straight to the point: due to a mutual decision Pasi Pasanen [drums] will no longer be playing with SWALLOW THE SUN. Pasi, as one of the founding members, has been an integral...