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AVANTASIA: Video Footage From European Tour

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project kicked off its European tour on Friday, April 12 at the Power Prog & Metal Fest at Lotto Mons Expo in Mons, Belgium. The first two in a series of video blogs from the road from American singer-songwriter Amanda Somerville, who is one of the guest...

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Video: AVANTASIA Mainman Discusses Collaboration With ERIC MARTIN, RONNIE ATKINS

Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with Eric Martin (MR. BIG) and Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS) on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" was released on March 30. The effort was made available as a regular CD, limited-...

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Video: AVANTASIA Kicks Off Tour At Belgium's POWER PROG & METAL FEST

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project kicked off its European tour last night (Friday, April 12) at the Power Prog & Metal Fest at Lotto Mons Expo in Mons, Belgium. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert, along with a short pre-show interview, can be seen below. AVANTASIA's new album...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Releases Two New Apps

Jordan Rudess, the keyboardist/Continuum-player/multi-instrumentalist for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons DREAM THEATER, along with his company Wizdom Music released their latest cutting-edge apps ShapeSonix and Maestro today, April 10 on the Intel AppUp center. ShapeSonix allows users to cre...

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AVANTASIA: 'The Mystery Of Time' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #9 Finland: #9 Norway: #19 France: #51 Netherlands: #85 UK: #97, #6 (Rock Chart) Japan: #17 (International chart) "The Mystery Of Time" was rele...

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MAJALIS Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS

Swedish abjection horde MAJALIS has inked a deal with Pulverised Records. The band's debut EP will be released later in the year. With this project, group suspended for several years and ultimately resurrected by the group's pivotal figures Tobias Netzell and Björn Pettersson, also of IN MOURNING fa...

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ABORYM: New Song Available For Streaming

"Dirty", the sixth full-length album from Italo-Norwegian hard-industrial-electro extreme metallers ABORYM, will be released on May 28 in Europe and June 11 in North America via Agonia Records. The 10-track double album (cover below) will be made available in digipak, jewel case and gatefold double...

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Video: AVANTASIA Mainman Discusses Collaboration With MICHAEL KISKE, BOB CATLEY

Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske and MAGNUM singer Bob Catley on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as...

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ABORYM: Official 'Dirty' Teaser Released

"Dirty", the sixth full-length album from Italo-Norwegian hard-industrial-electro extreme metallers ABORYM, will be released on May 28 in Europe and June 11 in North America via Agonia Records. The 10-track double album (cover below) will be made available in digipak, jewel case and gatefold double...

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GRAVE In Singapore: Video Report Available

Cynical Sounds has uploaded a six-minute video report on GRAVE's March 26 performance in Singapore. Check it out below. GRAVE's 10th studio album, "Endless Procession Of Souls", was released on August 27, 2012 in Europe via Century Media Records. The cover artwork for the CD was once again created b...

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AVANTASIA Mainman: 'I Don't Want To Reproduce Something That Someone Has Done Before'

Mark Dean of MyGlobalMind webzine recently conducted an interview with EDGUY and AVANTASIA mainman Tobias Sammet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MyGlobalMind: After the last AVANTASIA tour, you said the chapter for AVANTASIA is closed and now you are back with a new album and tour....

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Video: AVANTASIA Mainman Discusses Collaboration With BIFF BYFORD, JOE LYNN TURNER

Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with SAXON frontman Biff Byford and ex-RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as a re...

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AVANTASIA: 'Sleepwalking' Video Released

"Sleepwalking", the new video from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter's night and it features a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang.. Comments Tobias: "It was far below freezing. An...

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SAFFIRE Signs With INNER WOUND RECORDINGS

Inner Wound Recordings has announced the signing of the Swedish melodic hard rock band SAFFIRE. The group's debut album, "From Ashes To Fire", will be released on May 17. The CD was mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman (AT THE GATES, IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL) and was mastered by...

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AVANTASIA Films 'Sleepwalking' Video

On March 22, the single "Sleepwalking" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will be available as a digital download, featuring a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang. A video for the song was filmed in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter's night. Check out p...