American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT will embark on a North American headling tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from DELAIN and EKLIPSE. The dates are as follows: Sep. 02 - Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa Sep. 03 - Baltimore, MD 2 Soundstage Sep. 05 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Sep. 06 - ...
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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN will release a special album, "Interlude", on the following dates: May 1 - Spain, Sweden, Norway May 3 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Benelux May 6 - Rest of Europe May 7 - USA, Canada "Interlude" is described in in a press release as "a fantastic blend of brand-new songs, ...
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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN have inked a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. A statement from the label reads as follows: "Last week, DELAIN's Charlotte and Martijn hopped on a plane to Austria in order to pay the Napalm Records headquarters a visit and to sign a worldwide contract. As you can see in the ...
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Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY have posted the first in a series of "Serenity Specials" episodes featuring footage from the road as well as anything band-related that they wish to share with the fans. The group states: "This first episode has a pretty obvious title introducing one specific aspect of the band, starring Mario Hirzinger ...
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On December 5, Delain Poland conducted an interview with keyboardist and main composer Martijn Westerholt of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN. You can now watch the chat below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment handled ...
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A few years back, I was stranded outside a venue as guest of a band opening for symphonic metallers KAMELOT. My hosts had been detained at customs on the same day as the gig, hence their late arrival. Fortunately for me, I'd interviewed former KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan a week prior and the band spied ...
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Metal4 conducted an interview with Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest, which was held on October 19-21 at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the ...
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Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY have released the following statement: "With great mourning we have to tell you all that [Mario Hirzinger], our dear friend, keyboardist, song and lyrics writer as well as founder of SERENITY leaves the band as of now... "We already knew his decision for quite some time and fully understand Mario's ...
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Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY have released the following statement: "SERENITY wants to inform you that we had to cancel all shows for November/December 2012 in the Netherlands as support to the dutch band DELAIN. "Please believe us that this was a really hard decision for all of us as there is no worse case ...
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The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY before their September 14 performance at the ProgPower USA XIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia. You can now watch the chat below. SERENITY's third album, "Death & Legacy", was released in February 2011 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by Oliver Philipps, ...
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"We Are The Others", the new video from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's third full-length studio album, which was released in North America via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment handled the release in The Netherlands and ...
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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have already written "about 11 new tracks" for their sixth studio album, which the band plans to record sometime in 2013. The group says on its Facebook page, "This material sounds killer so far." EPICA's fifth full-length album, "Requiem For The Indifferent", sold 4,800 copies in the United States in ...
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Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the New Jersey-based ...
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Raymond Westland of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with keyboardist and main composer Martijn Westerholt of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: A lot of things happened before [the new DELAIN album] "We Are The Others" got released. Can you ...
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Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN will film a video for an as-yet-undiclosed song off their third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", on July 29 in Zwolle, Holland. Commented the band: "Our fans have been a huge support and inspiration in the making of our latest record, so for our next video, we'd like to ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MAYAN's June 24 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium can be seen below. Making a special guest appearance with the band at the concert was REVAMP/ex-AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen. MAYAN is the Dutch band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and ...
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The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Martijn Westerholt of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment ...
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Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN have uploaded a four-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the first leg of the band's "We Are The Others" European tour. Check it out below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", will be released in North America this summer via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of TRILLIUM — the metal project launched by American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville — performing on May 9 at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium as the support act for DELAIN can be seen below. TRILLIUM released its debut album, "Alloy", on November 1, 2011 in North America (three days later in Europe) via ...
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Kalle-Rock.de conducted an interview with guitarist Isaac Delahaye of Dutch female-fronted metallers EPICA on May 20 in Berlin, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA's fifth full-length album, "Requiem For The Indifferent", sold 4,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 104 on The ...
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REVAMP/ex-AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen will join MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — on stage at the ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta, Georgia in September. The ProgPower USA event will take place September 12-15 at Center State in Atlanta. MAYAN's debut album, "Quarterpast", ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of EPICA's May 18 concert at Masters of Rock Café in Zlín, Czech Republic can be seen below. EPICA's fifth full-length album, "Requiem For The Indifferent", sold 4,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 104 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's ...
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The second, third and fourth video clips in which vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN talks about the tracks that make up the band's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", can be seen below (courtesy of Classic Rock magazine). The CD will be released in North America this summer via the ...
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The first video clip in which vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN talks about the tracks that make up the band's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", can be seen below (courtesy of Classic Rock magazine). The CD will be released in North America this summer via the New Jersey-based top-tier ...
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Audio samples of several songs that appear on "We Are The Others", the third full-length studio album from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD will be released in North America this summer via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment will handle ...
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Coming Soon recently conducted an interview with guitarist Isaac Delahaye of Dutch female-fronted metallers EPICA. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA's fifth full-length album, "Requiem For The Indifferent", sold 4,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 104 on The Billboard 200 chart. The ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of TRILLIUM — the metal project launched by American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville — performing on May 13 at Corporation in Sheffield, United Kingdom as the support act for DELAIN can be seen below. TRILLIUM released its debut album, "Alloy", on November 1, 2011 in North America (three days later in Europe) via ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN performing on May 13 at Corporation in Sheffield, United Kingdom can be seen below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", will be released in North America this summer via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment will handle the release ...
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A three-and-a-half-minute video clip in which singer singer Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN reveals some of her "singer secrets" can be seen below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", will be released in North America this summer via the New Jersey-based top-tier progressive metal label Sensory Records. CNR Entertainment will ...
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Singer Simone Simons of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA has posted behind-the-scenes footage from the band's "Storm The Sorrow" video shoot. Check it out below. More photos and details about the shoot can be found on Simone's official blog. The clip, which deals with facing your demons, shows the band in a way ...
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