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Love Us Or Hate Us: The Very Best of the Noise Years 1985-1992

If you followed thrash from its infancy, the name Noise Records rolls through the mind as readily as Megaforce, Metal Blade and New Renaissance. The hallowed German imprint, founded by Karl-Ulrich Walterbach, exposed some of the most respected thrash, power, doom and experimental metal acts of the d...

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Former FIREWIND Singer APOLLO PAPATHANASIO To Release 'Waterdevils' Solo Album

Escape Music will release former FIREWIND and current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS vocalist Apollo Papathanasio's new solo album, "Waterdevils", on November 18. The CD was recorded and mixed at Global Musix Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Jalle Westergen. After more than two decades of contributing...

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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK To Release New Solo Album 'The Devil Rides Out' In November

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank will release a new solo album, "The Devil Rides Out", on November 18 via AFM. It will be made available as a CD, limited digipak (including a bonus track),limited silver vinyl and limited box set. The CD was produced by Frank and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLI...

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UNISONIC Taps GAMMA RAY Drummer For Bulgaria's Lovech Rock Fest

GAMMA RAY drummer Michael Ehré (pictured) will replace Kosta Zafiriou at UNISONIC's last show this year, on September 23 at Bulgaria's Lovech Rock Fest. Says UNISONIC bassist Dennis Ward: "After Kosta announced his departure from the band and retirement from professional metal drumming early Septemb...

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GOTTHARD To Release New Album In January

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD are putting the finishing touches on their as-yet-untitled twelfth studio album at the Yellow House Studio in Lugano. The third disc with lead singer Nic Maeder was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, BLIND GUARDIAN) and Leo Leoni and will be released on January 13...

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GAMMA RAY's KAI HANSEN: 'XXX - Three Decades In Metal' Audio Samples

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation are gearing up for the release of "XXX - Three Decades In Metal", the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. Hansen first made his name with the ground-breakin...

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GAMMA RAY's KAI HANSEN Releases 'Born Free' Video

Coinciding with the exclusive one-time performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, Kai Hansen (HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY) has premiered the official music video for his single "Born Free". It is the first time fans are able to listen to a song from Hansen's solo debut, "XXX - Three Decades In Me...

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PAGAN'S MIND, SECRET SPHERE, SYMPHONY X, Ex-HELLOWEEN Members Join Forces In SHADOWSPELL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of SHADOWSPELL, a new melodic metal act born from a collaboration between Italian guitarist/songwriter Aldo Lonobile and Norwegian vocalist Nils K. Rue. Lonobile is best known for his extraordinary work with power/progressive stalwarts SECRET SPHERE whil...

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Norwegian dynamo Jorn Lande may not always spring to the fore of metalheads' minds, but he's enjoyed a long and satisfying career doing what he does, which includes a rock opera project with guitarist Trond Holter last year, "Dracula - Swing of Death". Jorn's impeccable chops always demand attention...

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RAGE: Lyric Video For New Song 'War'

The official lyric video for the song "War" from German metallers RAGE, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "The Devil Strikes Again", which was released on June 10 via Nuclear Blast (July 8 in the U.S. through Metalville). The CD was recorded in September/October 2015 a...

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Listen To New RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Cover 'Lady Of The Lake' With LORDS OF BLACK

Spanish melodic progressive metal masters LORDS OF BLACK — who feature in their ranks new RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero — recorded a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Lady Of The Lake" during the sessions for their second album, "II". The track, which was released as a bonus cut with the new disc...

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HELLOWEEN Cancels Japanese Tour Due To Drummer's Appendicitis

German power metallers HELLOWEEEN have been forced to cancel their Japanese tour due to the sudden illness of drummer Daniel "Dani" Löble. In the morning hours of June 14, Löble was hospitalized with appendicitis. He underwent an emergency surgery and his doctors have strongly advised him to rest fo...

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RAGE Releases 'The Devil Strikes Again' Video

"The Devil Strikes Again", the new Ivan K. Maras-directed video from German metallers RAGE, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released on June 10 via Nuclear Blast (July 8 in the U.S. through Metalville). The CD was recorded in September/October 20...

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HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY Founding Member KAI HANSEN To Release 'XXX' Solo Album

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and the Wacken Foundation have announced the release of "XXX", the first "solo project" album by Kai Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. He first made his name with the groundbreaking band HELLOWEEN...

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Video: New RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Performs With LORDS OF BLACK In Bilbao, Spain

Fan-filmed video footage of Spanish melodic progressive metal masters LORDS OF BLACK — who feature in their ranks new RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero — performing on May 13 in Bilbao, Spain can be seen below. LORDS OF BLACK's second album, "II", was released on March 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. LORDS O...