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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Quality multi-camera video footage of HUNTRESS's April 13 performance at Marquis Theater in Denver, Colorado as part of the "Paganfest America Part III" tour with TURISAS, ALESTORM and ARKONA can be seen below. HUNTRESS's debut album, "Spell Eater", is being released in Europe on April 27 via Napalm Records. "Spell Eater" track listing: 01. Spell ...
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"Storm The Sorrow", the new video from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, can be seen below. Also available are photos from the video shoot. The clip, which deals with facing your demons, shows the band in a way you have never seen them before," according to a press release. "Storm The Sorrow" comes off EPICA's ...
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According to Musica Metal, EPICA singer Simone Simons was hit in the face by a flying drumstick that slipped out of drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek's hands during the opening song of the band's April 17 concert at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy. Simone briefly left the stage to regain her composure before returning a ...
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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will embark on an extensive North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM, SYSTEM DIVIDE, DESTINY POTATO. EPICA will offer special VIP tickets to all shows, which include VIP meet-and-greet, one-hour-early entry and commemorative poster signed by the band. Tickets go on sale today ...
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Mathias Nygård of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS was interviewed on this past weekend's (April 13-15) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to
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EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, has completed work on its sophomore album, "Caligvla", for an August 31 release 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 ...
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"Spell Eater", the title track of the debut album from Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HUNTRESS, can be streamed at the band's Facebook page. The CD will be released on April 27 via Napalm Records. "Spell Eater" track listing: 01. Spell Eater 02. Senecide 03. Sleep and Death 04. Snow Witch 05. Eight of ...
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"Ideomotor", a brand new song from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted melodic death metallers THE AGONIST, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of GuitarWorld.com ). The track comes off the band's long-awaited third studio album, "Prisoners", which is scheduled for releaase on June 5 (one day earlier internationally) via Century ...
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