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EPHEL DUATH Announces New Singer

Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH have announced the addition of vocalist Guillermo Gonzales to the group's ranks. EPHEL DUATH guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso comments: "Guillermo has been close to EPHEL DUATH for some time — he almost joined the band before in 2003! He was going t...

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STRATOVARIUS Keyboardist To Guest On STYGIA Debut

STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has recorded a guest solo for "Divine Allegiance", the debut album from STYGIA, the project led by Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz. Todd says, "The song ['The Hunter'] is partially inspired by one of my favorite video gam...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Explains New Album Concept

Brazil's SEPULTURA is a prime example of an intelligent thrash metal act whose powerful compositions continue to tackle exciting and ingenious subjects. 1996 saw the band devote its landmark release "Roots" to the fate of the Xavante Indians on the border of Brazil and Bolivia; in spring 2006 the mu...

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KING DIAMOND Talks About OZZFEST Appearance With METALLICA; Audio Available

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #66),featuring legendary Danish metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND). King discusses his appearance at this year's Ozzfest with METALLICA as well as his spookiest encounters from beyond. The interview lasts approximately 5...

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RAINTIME To Enter Studio In March

Italian melodic death metallers RAINTIME will enter the studio in March/April 2009 to begin recording their new album for a late 2009 release via Lifeforce in Europe, Replica in France, Soundholic in Japan and Bieler Bros. in the U.S., Canada, U.K. According to the band, "These are going to be the b...

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STYGIA: 'Divine Allegiance' Track Listing Revealed

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has finalized the track listing for the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance". It is as follows: 01. Colossus 02. The Hunter 03. Journey Through The Sea 04. Spirit Bomb 05. Moonlight 06. Oblivion Overc...

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DORO To Release New Single In December

German metal queen Doro Pesch will release a new single, "Herzblut", on December 12 via AFM Records. It will feature four versions of the title track, each recorded in a different language. "Herzblut" track listing: 01. Herzblut (Single Version) 02. Herzblut (Album Version) 03. A Fond Le Coeur - Her...

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ENSIFERUM: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available

The MetalList webzine has uploaded quality photos of ENSIFERUM's November 15, 2008 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia. Fan-filmed video footage from the concert can be viewed below. ENSIFERUM vocalist/guitarist Petri Lindroos was forced to miss the group's shows in Russia "due to serious illne...

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OPERA DIABOLICUS Completes Mixing Debut Album

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),has finished mixing its debut album at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. The CD will be...

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FATE Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Reunited Danish hard rockers FATE have parted ways with singer Per Johansson. "The decision is mutual but this does not mean that this it is the end of FATE; couldn't be more far from it!" the band writes in a statement. "FATE will continue playing and is now looking for a new singer to fill ...

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I AM GHOST Releases Behind-The-Scenes Footage From European Tour

Southern California's I AM GHOST has released behind-the-scenes video footage from its current European tour with Century Media recording artists BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART. "This European tour has been dream-like and surreal. From playing the beautiful town of Athens, Greece to selling out the Melkw...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: Milan Video Footage, Photos Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of Finnish symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN performing the song "Evil Inside Me" on November 9, 2008 in Milan, Italy (as part of the band's European tour as the opening act for EPICA). Photos from the show are available at this l...

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SYLOSIS: 'Teras' Video Available

"Teras", the new video from UK-based modern thrash hopefuls SYLOSIS, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Conclusion Of An Age", which was released on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Grindstone Studios with producer Scott Atkins, who is being d...

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CRYSTAL EYES: New Songs Posted Online

Swedish/Danish metallers CRYSTAL EYES have posted four new songs — "The Fire Of Hades", "Waves Of War", "Shadow Rider" and "Dying In The Rain" — on their MySpace page. The tracks come off the band's new album, "Chained", which is scheduled for release on November 21 via Metal Heaven. The CD's cover...

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Former BLOOD FEAST Guitarist To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Adam Tranquilli, singer/guitarist for WITHOUT END and former guitarist of '80s thrash band BLOOD FEAST, will be interviewed on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com on Sunday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to thi...