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OCEANS OF SADNESS: 'Pride And Shame' Video Posted Online

Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS have issued the following update: "We recorded a brand new video clip for 'Pride and Shame', one of the songs on the new 'Mirror Palace' album. The video was directed by Mirko Cocco, a great Dutch director who has already made videos and DVDs for bands...

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FINNTROLL, FIREWIND, HEAD ON Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Finland's FINNTROLL, Greece's FIREWIND and U.K.'s HEAD ON have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMY BENEDICTION BEYOND ALL REASON DARK TRANQUILITY DREAM EVI...

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EPICA Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA has signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Formed by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mark Jansen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) in 2002, EPICA has so far released three albums, among them a full-length soundtrack in the vein of Hollywood composers Hans Zimme...

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France's HELLFEST: Final Running Order Announced

The final running order has been announced for Hellfest, a three-day metal festival scheduled to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. It is as follows: Friday, June 22: Main Stage: KORN SLAYER MACHINE HEAD HATEBREED MASTODON CHIMAIRA LAMB OF GOD BLOODSIMPLE DEW-SCENTED Gibson Stage: CANNIBAL CO...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY And SABBAT Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

DARK TRANQUILLITY and SABBAT have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. DARK TRANQUILLITY will be second on the bill on Friday, August 17 while SABBAT will be third on the bill on Saturday, August 18. The festival b...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED (formerly OCCULT) have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMY BENEDICTION BEYOND ALL REASON DREAM EVIL EPICA IN FLAMES LE...

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PRIMAL FEAR: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have set "New Religion" as the title of their new album, due on August 31 via Frontiers Records. The complete track listing for the CD is as as follows (in no particular order): 01. New Religion 02. Drenched In Blood 03. The Curse Of Sharon 04. The Darkness a. Figh...

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EPICA Bassist Issues Studio Report

EPICA bassist Yves Huts has posted a lengthy studio report from the recording sessions for the band's new album, due later in the year. An excerpt follows: "The life of a musician isn't always glitter and glamour. Sometimes we do actually have to work. Recording sessions are one of these rare occasi...

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MANOWAR: New Concert Photos From Stuttgart Available

A number of high-quality photos of MANOWAR performing live in front of 14,000 fans (!) at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany on March 31, 2007 have been posted online at the Metalchroniques web site. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Manowar 02. Call to Arms 03. Gloves of Metal 04. Each D...

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EPICA, KIUAS Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

EPICA and KIUAS are the latest confirmed bands for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMY BENEDICTION BEYOND ALL REASON DREAM EVIL EPICA IN FLAMES KIUAS KORPIKLAANI LACUNA COIL...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...

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FIREWIND Announces U.S. Tour

This fall, FIREWIND pledges their allegiance to their U.S. fans by scheduling their first ever trip stateside. This Greek metal powerhouse is set to kick things off on September 19 by performing alongside EPICA and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, which will be immediately followed by a week-long headlining run...

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MANOWAR To Perform 'Black Wind, Fire & Steel' In Greek At Athens Festival

The production manager of the March Metal Day festival, set to take place April 4 at the Fencing Olympic Complex at Hellinicon in Athens, Greece, has revealed to the "Metalzone" radio show that MANOWAR will perform its song "Black Wind, Fire & Steel" in Greek at this year's event. MANOWAR will p...

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TAAKE Removed From TOMAHAWK FESTIVAL Billing Following Swastika Incident

Norwegian black metallers TAAKE — who found themselves at the center of another controversy last week when the group' singer appeared on stage in Essen, Germany with a swastika symbol drawn on his chest — have been kicked off the billing of the the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place March 31 at .....

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PRIMAL FEAR: Studio Update

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We had a great vocal/guitar session over the weekend! Stefan [Leibing, guitar] finished his guitar work for our new album at the U3 studio with our good friend Achim Köhler engineering. Ralf [Scheepers]...