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MANTICORA Complete Work On New CD

Danish power metal merchants MANTICORA have posted an update on their official web site regarding the recording sessions for their as-yet-untitled fourth album, tentatively due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label. The group's last CD, "Hyperion", was released in October 2002 throu...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: DVD Details Revealed

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set a tentative June 14 German release date for their upcoming live DVD, "Imaginations Through The Looking Glass". The disc, which was recorded primarily at the Blind Guardian Open Air festival in Coburg, Germany last June, will come with a bonus DVD, featu...

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HIDDEN IN THE FOG Ink Deal With TWILIGHT, Mini-CD To Be Reissued

German symphonic black metallers HIDDEN IN THE FOG have inked a deal with the German company Twilight-Vertrieb GbR. The group's five-song CD, "Abstract Maelstrom Paragon", which originally came out last year, will be released worldwide via Twilight on May 3. A brand-new full-length CD will follow in...

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HAMMERFALL Singer Talks About Solo Album: Audio Available

Audio clips of HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans talking about each track on his upcoming solo album, "Beyond the Gates", have been posted online at this location. As previously reported, "Beyond The Gates" is scheduled for release on April 19 through Sanctuary Records. The album was recorded between No...

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JOACIM CANS Has No Intention Of Leaving HAMMERFALL

HAMMEFALL singer Joacim Cans has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, after traveling around Europe for 11 days, promoting [my solo] album ['Beyond the Gates'] in Finland, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany and Holland, I am finally home to continue the promotion...

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THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT To Team Up With ELEMENT 80 For U.S. Tour

THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT, the California-based band featuring former P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel, will be teaming up with ELEMENT 80 for a U.S. tour beginning in early April. Confirmed dates so far as follows: Apr. 07 - Phoenix, AZ @ Mason Jar Apr. 09 - El Paso, TX @ Club 101 Apr. 10 - Abilene, TX...

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LORDI To Release Sophomore Album In April

Finnish "monster metal" band LORDI have set an April 14 release date for their second, as-yet-untitled album. The group shot a video for the album's first single, "Blood Red Sandman", at a Helsinki studio last week. The CD was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., SENTENCED, AMORPHIS) and will contai...

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VIRTUOCITY: Live Video Clip Posted Online

Finnish melodic neo-classical heavy metal band VIRTUOCITY have posted a short video clip of their live performance at Klubi in Hyvinkää, Finland on February 7 at this location (Real Media, file size approx. 6.6 MB). The show served as a record-release party for the band's sophomore album, "Northern...

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Finland: The Most 'Heavy Metal' Country In The World?

Heavy metal/hard rock music continues to thrive in Finland, where bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM regularly top the chart with their single and full-length releases. Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared on the Finnish Pop Album (Top 120) chart for the week ending February 21, 2004: 04. EVANESCEN...

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WALTARI: European Tour Dates Announced, New Song Available For Download

A brand-new WALTARI track, titled "Dreamworld", has been made available for download in MP3 format at this location (user name: waltari, password: metalheart). "Dreamworld" comes off WALTARI's eleventh album, "Rare Species", due on March 1 through Stars in the Dark/Soulfood. WALTARI will be joining...

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SINNERS BLEED Secure Distribution Deal For Full-Length Debut

German technical death metal band SINNERS BLEED have inked a deal with Twilight distribution for the release of their full-length debut, "From Womb To Tomb". The album is expected to be issued worldwide on February 23. "From Womb To Tomb" track listing : 01. Agony Of Self Denial 02. The Ludo Game 03...

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Former TWILIGHT OPHERA Singer Passes Away

Former TWILIGHT OPHERA vocalist Sauli Lehtisaari (a.k.a. Sauli Karkkunen) passed away on Thursday, February 12. "The band and friends would like to take a part of grief for Sauli's two young daughters, wife and relatives," the group write in an official statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "Everythin...

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WOLF Secure U.S. Deal For 'Evil Star'

Swedish metallers WOLF have secured a U.S. deal with Prosthetic Records for the release of their third full-length album, "Evil Star". The album will be released in Scandinavia on February 25 through MNW/No Fashion Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Black Wings" was produced by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCR...

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WOLF To Film Video For 'Wolf's Blood'

Swedish metallers WOLF will enter Flatfish studios on Saturday (January 17) to film a video for the track "Wolf's Blood". The theme of the clip, according to a posting on the band's web site, is "THIN LIZZY at 'Top of the Pops' '77 meets JUDAS PRIEST at Budokan in '81." "Wolf's Blood" comes off WOLF...

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BATHORY: New Album To Be Recorded In The Spring

According to the BATHORY fan site Twilight, BATHORY mainman Quorthon has been writing new material at his home base in Sweden and is planning to enter the studio late this winter or early in the spring to record the group's twelfth album (which apparently has the unserious working title of "Dra Ball...