German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. Two songs from the CD, "Avalon" and "Pale Rider", can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The "Empire Of The Undead" title track was already been made ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The fourth part of a new video interview with GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen about "Empire Of The Undead" can be seen below. The "Empire Of The Undead" ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The second part of a new video interview with GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen about "Empire Of The Undead" can be seen below. The "Empire Of The Undead" ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The first part of a new video interview with GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen about "Empire Of The Undead" can be seen below. The "Empire Of The Undead" ...
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On March 13, Metalholic.com conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris. You can now listen to the chat below. Deris has returned with his first solo album since 1999. Not so much a solo effort in its original sense, but recorded in a band environment to achieve a real band feeling, "Million Dollar Haircuts ...
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Chicago-based rock outfit THE LAST VEGAS will release its fifth studio album, "Sweet Salvation", on May 12 in Europe and May 13 in North America via The ILS Group. The follow-up to 2012's "Bad Decisions" was recorded at the end of 2013 in Los Angeles, California by renowned producer and engineer Roy Z. (HALFORD, BRUCE ...
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German power metallers RAGE will celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of a unique collection of songs from their outstanding back catalogue. Due on May 23 via Nuclear Blast, "The Soundchaser Archives" will contain 30 tracks spread out over two CDs, covering everything from previously unreleased material to alternate versions, demo recordings and incomplete ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The "Empire Of The Undead" title track was already been made available on the single/EP "Master Of Confusion", an appetizer the band released in 2013, just before touring ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The "Empire Of The Undead" title track was already been made available on the single/EP "Master Of Confusion", an appetizer the band released in 2013, just before touring ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The "Empire Of The Undead" title track was already been made available on the single/EP "Master Of Confusion", an appetizer the band released in 2013, just before touring ...
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"Into The West", the new video from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — can be seen below. The song is taken form the group's new studio album, "Dawn Of The Brave", which was released on February 7 ...
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HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris was interviewed on a recent episode of the French show "Une Dose 2 Metal" on L'Enôrme TV. You can now watch the entire chat below. Deris has returned with his first solo album since 1999. Not so much a solo effort in its original sense, but recorded in a band environment ...
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In a mutual decision, co-founder Jacob Ziemba (guitar), Neil Salmon (bass) and Andy Midgley (guitar) have decided to leave I AM I, the band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart. Ziemba, Salmon and Midgley explain in a statement: "Due to internal struggles and ongoing issues within the band, we feel it is our time ...
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Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Dawn Of The Brave", the new studio album from German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "Dawn Of The ...
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France's Louder! Magazine recently conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris. You can now watch the chat below. Deris has returned with his first solo album since 1999. Not so much a solo effort in its original sense, but recorded in a band environment to achieve a real band feeling, "Million Dollar ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Fantasy" from Spanish metallers KILMARA can be seen below. The track, which features guest appearances by Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) and Pilar Villatobas (RESILENCE), is taken from the band's third album, "Love Songs And Other Nightmares", which will be released later in the year. The CD was tracked ...
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The song "The Ten Plagues" from the Slovak melodic metal band SIGNUM REGIS can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the group's third album, "Exodus", which was released on November 15 in Europe and December 3 in North America via Ulterium Records. The CD features guest vocals by Lance King ...
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On October 13, myRockworld conducted an interview with MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. MASTERPLAN's new album, "Novum Initium", was released in Europe on June 14 and in North America on June 18 via AFM Records. Joining guitarist Roland Grapow (ex-HELLOWEEN) in MASTERPLAN's new lineup ...
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Spanish metallers KILMARA have finished recording their third album, "Love Songs And Other Nightmares", for an early 2014 release. The CD was tracked at Grapow Studios with Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) at the helm. The cover artwork was created by Canadian artist Jessica Allain, known for her work in digital photo manipulation. Photos were taken ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of the December 19 concert of this year's Christmas Metal Symphony European tour at Incheba Arena in Prague, Czech Republic can be seen below. Magnum Opum Rockestra (under conductor Marcel Heijnen), a 32-strong orchestra accompanied by the METALFORCE 1 rock band and led by singers/vocalists which influenced the metal scene in recent ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their 11th studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", in early 2014. The CD's title track, "Empire Of The Undead", has already been made available on the single/EP "Master Of Confusion", an appetizer the band released in 2013, just before touring the world with HELLOWEEN. GAMMA RAY recorded the ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Badaboom", the new video from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — can be seen below (courtesy of EMP Rock Invasion). The song is taken from the group's new studio album, "Dawn ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of the December 18 concert of this year's Christmas Metal Symphony European tour at RuhrCongress in Bochum, Germany can be seen below. Magnum Opum Rockestra (under conductor Marcel Heijnen), a 32-strong orchestra accompanied by the METALFORCE 1 rock band and led by singers/vocalists which influenced the metal scene in recent years and ...
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Heavy metal shredders EXMORTUS will release their full-length Prosthetic debut, "Slave To The Sword", in North America on February 4. Recorded earlier this year at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, California with producer Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, SUFFOCATION, IMMOLATION), the album features cover artwork by legendary heavy metal painter Philip Lawvere (KREATOR, CELTIC FROST, ...
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"Dare You", the new video from U.K.-based modern hard rockers TAINTED NATION, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's debut album, "F.E.A.R.", which was made available on January 25 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by Pete Newdeck and mixed/mastered by Dennis Ward. Newdeck, who is mostly known for his ...
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David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: There's been some talk lately of a potential reunion between you and the HELLOWEEN guys, so I wanted to get your thoughts. Any truth to these rumors? Kiske: No. ...
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German power metallers HELLOWEEN have uploaded video footage from their Hellish Rock Part II world tour 2013. The clip was which filmed using iPhone5 and Nikon D800, can be seen below. HELLOWEEN recently completed a 10-date North American tour. The band travelled across the U.S. and Canada, bringing its power hooks and catchy melodies to ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of the first two shows of this year's Christmas Metal Symphony European tour — which kicked off this past Friday night (December 13) in Trollhättan, Sweden and played again last night (Saturday, December 14) in Kristianstad, Sweden — can be seen below. Magnum Opum Rockestra (under conductor Marcel Heijnen), a 32-strong orchestra ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske performing a couple of the band's classic songs at the opening show of the Christmas Metal Symphony European tour — which kicked off last night (Friday, December 13) in Trollhättan, Sweden — can be seen below. In a recent interview with Myglobalmind, Kiske stated about his ...
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"Badaboom", the new video from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's new studio album, "Dawn Of The Brave", which will be released on February 7, 2014 ...
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