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Legendary Actor CHRISTOPHER LEE To Release 'Symphonic Metal' Album

Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has appeared in such cinematic milestones as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Dracula", will release "Charlemagne", a concept album with original words and symphonic metal music, on March 15, 2010. Composer Marco Sabiu, best kn...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Brice Kulick has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I met Bruce in 2008 in Los Angeles. KISS drummer Eric Singer (who has played...

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ANDRÉ MATOS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIPER) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Tobias met André in 1999 when EDGUY supported ANGRA on a French tour, and he immediately invited his Brazil...

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LAMB OF GOD Song Featured In RHAPSODY Ad

LAMB OF GOD's song "Laid To Rest", from the band's 2004 album "Ashes Of The Wake", is featured in Rhapsody's latest ad, which can be viewed below. Rhapsody is an online music service run by RealNetworks and available in the U.S. only. Having recently wrapped up U.S. their tour with METALLICA, LAMB O...

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ANDRÉ MATOS: 'Mentalize' To Receive European Release In February

"Mentalize", the second solo album from Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIPER),will be released in Europe on February 1, 2010 via SPV/Steamhammer (three days earlier in Germany) "Mentalize" was released in Japan on August 26 via Avalon/Marquee Inc. The Japanese edition of the album...

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Former MEGADETH, DOKKEN, ANNIHILATOR Members Featured On SHREDDING THE ENVELOPE CD

George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),Chris Poland (MEGADETH),Glen Drover (MEGADETH),Michael Angelo Batio (NITRO),Mike Mangini (ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, STEVE VAI) and Joe Stump (HOLYHELL) are among the guest musicians who appear on the debut album from thrash metal virtuoso Dave Reffett's band SHREDDIN...

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THE MURDER OF MY SWEET: 'Divanity' Album Details Revealed

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band THE MURDER OF MY SWEET will release its debut album, "Divanity", will be released on January 29 in Europe and February 9 in the USA on Frontiers Records. THE MURDER OF MY SWEET is an exciting new band formed in early 2007, when drummer/producer and songwriter D...

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DIVINITY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers DIVINITY are streaming their second full-length album, "The Singularity", in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. The CD was just made available through most major online music stores such as iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, TuneCore, CD Baby, etc. "The Singular...

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STRATOVARIUS' JENS JOHANSSON To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Keyboardist Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I've known Jens for years now; there has always been a friendship between EDGUY...

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QUEEN's 'Absolute Greatest' Ships More Than 250,000 In U.K. First Week

QUEEN's "Absolute Greatest", released by EMI Records, entered the album charts at 3 yesterday, having shipped in excess of 250,000 units in the first week of sales. After Brian May and Roger Taylor's triumphant appearance on the QUEEN-themed "X Factor" (U.K. reality-TV talent competition) the weeken...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", on March 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli and it was mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at the Gate Studio (AVANTASIA, EPICA) in Wolfs...

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AVANTASIA: New Album Titles Announced

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback next year with a new epic masterpiece, to be released as two separate albums entitled "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon". So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA...

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RECIPROCAL: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

The self-titled debut album from Southern California technical death metallers RECIPROCAL is being streamed in its entirety on the band's official web site. The CD was recorded at Mad Dog Studios with engineer Samur Khouja and will be released independently on November 19 via all major digital distr...

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QUEEN's MAY, TAYLOR To Perform On U.K.'s 'The X Factor'

The Sun reprots that QUEEN legends Brian May and Roger Taylor will perform the band's classic song "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the U.K. reality music talent show "The X Factor". According to the report, May and Taylor have been secretly coaching the remaining contestants ahead of tomorrow's show — which...

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QUEEN Members Perform At Opening Night Of 'We Will Rock You' In Edinburgh

According to STV Entertainment, Brian May and Roger Taylor, the guitarist and drummer of the original QUEEN lineup, appeared onstage in Edinburgh on Monday night (November 9) during the opening night of "We Will Rock You", the QUEEN juke-box musical, to play live in the final encore, the classic "Bo...