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EPICA Singer To Perform With SONS OF SEASONS Tonight

EPICA vocalist Simone Simons will perform the song "Wintersmith" with SONS OF SEASONS tonight (Thursday, May 14) at Garageland in Dortmund, Germany. SONS OF SEASONS is the new progressive/symphonic metal band led by keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO),who also happens to be Simone'...

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KIUAS: Audio Interview Posted Online

An interview with Finnish power metallers KIUAS conducted at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival (which was held April 24-25 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom) is available for streaming on the MySpace page of Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom's "Metalheadz" show (scro...

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RAGE: 'Soundchaser' Released On Limited-Edition Heavy Vinyl

RAGE's "Soundchaser" album, which originally came out in 2003, has just been released on limited-edition heavy vinyl with hand-forged steel labels via Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records. It is limited to 250 copies and available at this location. The follow-up to 2002's "Unity", "Soundchaser" was recor...

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MILITIA: Video Interview, Performance Footage Available

"The Atheena Show" conducted an interview with reunited Texas heavy metallers MILITIA on December 5, 2008 at the Rockstar Sports Bar in Fort Worth, Texas. Watch the three-minute chat below. Also available is footage of the band performing the song "Search For Steel" on April 26, 2009 at Die Halle in...

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ELUVEITIE: 'Evocation I' Lands On Swiss, German Charts

"Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion", the new acoustic/folk album from Swiss folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Switzerland: #20 Germany: #60 "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion" was released on April 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. It contains 15 folk...

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RAGNAROK: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian black metallers RAGNAROK have completed work on their new album, "Collectors Of The King", due later in the year via Regain Records. The CD was recorded at Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden and features the following track listing: 01. Introduction 02. Stabbed By The Horns 03. Burning...

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ELUVEITIE To Play Special Radio Showcase Tomorrow

Swiss folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE will play a very special 20-minute showcase tomorrow (Friday, April 24) for Radio Chablais at the Pont Rouge Club in Monthey, Switzerland. Entry is FREE! The set will include only acoustic songs off the band's new album, "Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion", and wi...

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VADER: Second Video Report From The Studio Posted Online

Polish death metallers VADER will release their new album, "Necropolis", in late August via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is being recorded at Hertz studios in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski Bros.. Tue Madsen, who previously worked with such bands as MOONSPELL, CATARACT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and...

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'Brütal Legend' Action Game Gets Release Date

The Brütal Legend game — which features the voices of a number of metal superstars, including Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST, Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD and Ronnie James Dio from BLACK SABBATH — will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer en...

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UNANIMATED: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"In The Light Of Darkness (The Covenant Of Death)", the new album from UNANIMATED — the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER — is available for streaming in its entirety on the group's MySpace page. Released this month via Regain Records, the C...

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In Brazil With IRON MAIDEN: KERRANG! Video Podcast Available

The Kerrang! podcast team went behind the scenes of this week's IRON MAIDEN cover feature (see image below). Take in the chaos of the "Flight 666" premiere, look around the band's Ed Force One jet and watch frontman Bruce Dickinson burn rubber around Sao Paulo, Brazil's Grand Prix circuit. Watch the...

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DEVILS WHOREHOUSE: 'Blood & Ashes' Pushed Back To May

DEVILS WHOREHOUSE — the "horror-death rock" side-project of MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson — has had the release date of its new full-length album, "Blood & Ashes", pushed back to May 11 from the previously announced April 13 (via Regain Records). "Blood & Ashes" track listing: 01. Oceans...

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EXODUS Guitarist Says Illegal Music Downloading Is Killing The Industry

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt is quick to acknowledge that the music industry is a changing place and the ground that the band is standing on these days is shaky, with the Internet's facilitation of illegal downloading sapping the album's potential for moneymaking. And while METALLICA takes much of the...

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EDEN'S FALL, ANCIENT CREATION, DIVISION Confirmed For MIDWEST METAL ANTHEM

ANCIENT CREATION, DIVISION and EDEN'S FALL have been confirmed for the Midwest Metal Anthem 2009 festival. The fourth annual event is set take place August 21-22 at J.J. Kelleys in Lansing, Illinois. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EDEN'S FALL DIVISION ANCIENT CREATION SACRED DAWN CON...

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NILE To Enter Studio In June

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with Karl Sanders of the South Carolina-based technical death metal band NILE. An excerpt from the chat follows below. About.com: When and how did you first become interested in Middle Eastern culture, mythology and music? Sanders: Years ago, m...