Fans of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA recently submitted questions for the band via the Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page. Video footage of EPICA guitarists Mark Jansen and Isaac Delahaye answering the questions at this year's edition of the Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 16-18 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, can be seen below. EPICA will ...
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"One For Sorrow", the new video from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's latest album, which was released in October 2011 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden with sound engineer Daniel Antonsson (also bassist in ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of EPICA's September 29 performance at Fundição Progresso in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below. EPICA will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special performance, dubbed "Retrospect", which will take place on March 23, 2013 at Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland. "Retrospect" will be EPICA's most ambitious project to date, joined ...
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The official lyric video for "Ephemera", a brand new song from the extreme metal formation SYSTEM DIVIDE — featuring members of FEAR FACTORY and ABORTED — can be seen below. The track's release coincides with the start of the band's North American tour with EPICA, ALESTORM and INSOMNIUM. The single was mixed by producer Pete ...
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"Ephemera", a brand new song from the extreme metal formation SYSTEM DIVIDE — featuring members of FEAR FACTORY and ABORTED — can be streamed using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track's release coincides with the start of the band's North American tour with EPICA, ALESTORM and INSOMNIUM. The single ...
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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA are featured on the "Acoustic Dance Sessions" compilation album, featuring artists from different genres contributing exclusive acoustic cover versions of popular dance hits. EPICA recorded a cover version of ALEXIS JORDAN's "Happiness" for the CD, which also features TRIGGERFINGER and MILOW with their covers of LYKKE LI and 50 CENT, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of EPICA's September 25 performance at Teatro de Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be seen below. EPICA will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special performance, dubbed "Retrospect", which will take place on March 23, 2013 at Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland. "Retrospect" will be EPICA's most ambitious project to date, joined ...
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Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS have entered the studio to begin recording their fourth album for an early 2013 release. The first in a series of video updates from the studio can be seen below. TURISAS earlier in the year toured North America as part of "PaganFest: America Part III", the band's first-ever U.S. headlining ...
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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a special performance, dubbed "Retrospect", which will take place on March 23, 2013 at Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland. "Retrospect" will be EPICA's most ambitious project to date, joined by a 70-piece symphonic orchestra and choir, international guests and lots of special effects. Tickets will ...
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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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The Forest Clan returns from their zippy and zany Finnish coppices to throw us another pine-wafted, ale-guzzling metal party, albeit with a twist. From the beginning of their speed-folk tampering vocation with "Spirit of the Forest" and "Voice of Wilderness", KORPIKLAANI has managed to outpace the once-lightning fast Celtic punk of FLOGGING MOLLY. KORPIKLAANI has ...
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"I, Caligvla", the new video from EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, can be seen below. The clip, which was filmed last month in Philadelphia, features an appearance by Iacono's girlfriend, Colombian model Suzzy, and is described by the band as "a resurrection in time, blood and courage." The ...
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EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will release its sophomore album, "Caligvla", via Austria's Napalm Records on the following dates: Aug. 29 - Spain, Finland, Sweden, Greece Aug. 31 - Germany/Austria/Switzerland, Benelux Sep. 03 - Rest of Europe Sep. 11 - USA/Canada "Caligvla" was mixed by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François ...
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EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will release its sophomore album, "Caligvla", on August 31 via Austria's Napalm Records. The CD was mixed by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, who has previously worked with MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX and DESPISED ICON, among others. The artwork and layout for the album ...
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On June 6, SpaceKev of BlackWindMetal.com conducted an interview with Western Australia's masters of progressive metal experimentation VOYAGER at the Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota when they supported RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now watch the chat below. VOYAGER's fourth full-length album, "The Meaning Of I", came out last October via Sensory Records. Conceived ...
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EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will release its sophomore album, "Caligvla", on August 31 via Austria's Napalm Records. The CD was mixed by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, who has previously worked with MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX and DESPISED ICON, among others. The artwork and layout for the album ...
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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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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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German pagan metal pioneers ADORNED BROOD have inked a deal with Massacre Records. Vocalist and bassist Frost, drummer Mischa, guitarists Thorsten and Jan, keyboardist Niklas and flutist Anne are working on material for their eighth album, tentatively due in the fall. Commented the band: "We are looking forward to work with such an established label ...
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EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will film a video for the song "I, Caligvla" on June 23 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with American director Tommy Jones, who has previously worked with DEATH ANGEL, SOILWORK and KATAKLYSM. EX DEO states, "After much debate, we decided to go with a realistic ...
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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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"Superskum" (web site) conducted an interview with vocalist Christopher Bowes of Scottish folk/power metallers ALESTORM prior to the band's April 13 concert at the Marquis Theater in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is quality multi-camera video footage of the Denver concert. ALESTORM's "Shipwrecked" video was filmed in ...
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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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Singer Simone Simons of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA has posted behind-the-scenes photos and details about the band's "Storm The Sorrow" video shoot on her official blog. Check it out at this location. The clip, which deals with facing your demons, shows the band in a way you have never seen them before," ...
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EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will release its sophomore album, "Caligvla", on August 31 via Austria's Napalm Records. The CD was mixed by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, who has previously worked with MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX and DESPISED ICON, among others. The artwork and layout for the album ...
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On March 31, Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA at Markthalle in Hamburg, 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. ...
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"Anhedonia", the new video from Australian metallers TERAMAZE, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which is available now on Nightmare Records. A critique of modern man's diminishing ability to experience life's simple pleasures, the CD was produced and mixed by Dean Wells and mastered by Lasse ...
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The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias Nygård of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS prior to the band's April 19 concert at the 910 Live in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. TURISAS has just finished touring North America as part of "PaganFest: America Part III", ...
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"Superskum" (web site) conducted an interview with violinist Olli Vänskä of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS prior to the band's April 13 concert at the Marquis Theater in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. TURISAS has just finished touring North America as part of "PaganFest: America Part III", the band's ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of EPICA's April 24 performance at Le Bikini in Toulouse, France 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 previous CD, ...
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