SOULRELIC, the Finnish band whose lineup includes current TO/DIE/FOR guitarist Antza Talala, have entered the single chart in Finland at position No. 13 with their latest single "Tears of Deceit". View the entire chart at this location. An audio sample of the track can be downloaded here. "Tears of Deceit" comes ...
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Acclaimed guitarist/producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, GRIP INC., TIAMAT, MOONSPELL) is seeking a female singer for a professional project in the "gothic rock/metal" vein. A record deal is said to be in the works for the as-yet-unnamed band, which will perform and record music composed by Sorychta. For more information, write to [email protected] Serious inquiries ...
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LACUNA COIL frontwoman Cristina Scabbia will be joining the Revolver magazine staff this fall with her own monthly advice column. Fans are encouraged to send their questions to the following e-mail address: [email protected] LACUNA COIL are continuing to work on the follow-up to 2002's "Comalies", which recently surpassed the 200,000 U.S. SoundScan plateau. The new ...
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PARADISE LOST guitarist Aaron Aedy was interviewed Tuesday (Aug. 16) on "Natasha's Batcave" show on Total Rock. The interview is available in MP3 format and can be downloaded at this location (12.3 MB). As previously reported, PARADISE LOST were forced to cancel their appearance at last weekend's Metalway festival in Gernika, Spain due ...
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Portuguese record label Sound Riot Records has launched a new official web site at this location. A posting on the site reads as follows: "Sound Riot Records was founded in March 1994. The small company started as a mailorder service in the Brazil distributing demo-tapes and 7" EPs of bands such as: MOONSPELL, ...
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PARADISE LOST have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Metalway festival in Gernika, Spain due to an illness in the band. Replacing the group on the bill will be Portugal's MOONSPELL. Other acts scheduled to perform at the festival — which will take place this weekend (August 12-14) — include ACCEPT, APOCALYPTICA, BEYOND ...
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FLOWING TEARS' latest album, "Razorbliss", will receive its long-overdue U.S. release on July 12 via Magick Records (a division of Cleopatra Records). "We're just about to start some promotional work to support the release and can't wait to get your reactions on the album," the German band write on their web site. "Apart from that ...
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Century Media Records has uploaded a number of new LACUNA COIL pictures from the band's latest photo shoot. Check them out at this location. LACUNA COIL — the Italian hard-rock sensation whose breakthrough performance on Ozzfest 2004 led Billboard to name them one of last year’s biggest success stories — are spending the ...
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FourteenG webzine recently conducted an interview with SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka. A few excerpts from the interview follow: FourteenG: How sad was it during the writing process for "The Funeral Album" once you knew this was going to be your swan song? Sami Lopakka: "We made the final decision when six or seven ...
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MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I reckon May was left out in blank yet nothing really exciting happened anyway besides a few gigs and assorted practises so nobody missed much, really. In any case as I just finished MOONSPELL's new calendar, filling all days up ...
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Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have lined up the following dates during the summer: Jun. 11 - Alta Tensão Festival - Elvas, POR * Jun. 13 - Festas de Abrantes - Abrantes, POR** Jun. 25 - Nummirock Festival - Nummiarvi. FIN Jul. 02 - Cellos Rock na Barragem - Barcelos, POR Jul. 23 - Festival da Juventude, ...
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According to a post at EmptySpiral.net, LACUNA COIL premiered one new song from their upcoming album during their appearance at the Rotonde Festival in Hirson, France Saturday night (May 21). Additionally, the band's setlist included tracks from their self-titled EP (originally released in 1998) as well as rarely performed material from their more ...
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Century Media Records will be re-releasing LACUNA COIL's back catalog this July (July 25 in Europe; the North American release date has yet to confirmed). Included in the reissues will be the band's first two full-length albums, "In a Reverie" (1999) and "Unleashed Memories" (2001), plus a combined release of the band's two EPs, "Lacuna ...
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Music Video Distributors and Metal Mind will be releasing the "Metalmania 2004" DVD/CD in the U.S. on June 21. Metalmania is the biggest and the most prestigious metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe. Every year the main stage hosts the top metal bands from all around the world (DVD), while on the side stage there's a ...
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Sweden's HYPOCRISY have been forced to cancel their previously announced appearance at Finland's Nummirock festival "due to family reasons within the band." Replacing them on the festival billing are reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION. As previously announced, Nummirock festival is scheduled to take place June 24-25 in Nummijärvi. The festival billing is shaping up as ...
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LACUNA COIL's critically acclaimed 2002 album, "Comalies", has just surpassed the 200,000 U.S. SoundScan plateau. This marks the first time a Century Family artist has reached this illustrious benchmark. The accomplishment comes on the heels of the Active Rock radio success of the powerful singles "Heaven's A Lie" and "Swamped", which also exploded at Fuse ...
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Portugal's MOONSPELL have posted the following message on their official web site: "First off, we are cancelling our headliner show at Salon de Provence on the 23th of March due to low presale. We can not compromise the rest of the tour on the account of this and also it could come as a financial ...
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In a recent interview with the German online magazine Walls of Fire, MOONSPELL vocalist Fernando Ribeiro revealed some details about the group's next album. The band have already written eight new songs and will continue working on the material as soon as their current European tour with CRADLE OF FILTH is finished. In ...
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VIRGIN STEELE, MOONSPELL, HYPOCRISY and SONATA ARCTICA are among the bands confirmed for Finland's Nummirock festival, set to take place June 24-25 in Nummijärvi. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: VIRGIN STEELE MOONSPELL HYPOCRISY KOTITEOLLISUUS SONATA ARCTICA MOKOMA AJATTARA VIIKATE TERÄSBETONI PAIN CONFESSOR NICOLE STAM1NA Headliners VIRGIN STEELE will be performing for the ...
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Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have cancelled their previously announced gigs in Denmark (Feb. 12 in Copenhagen and Feb 13 in Århus). "Our Danish fans still have the option of watching THE HAUNTED live in Malmo, Sweden on [February] 10th at KB," the band write on their web site. As previously reported, THE HAUNTED have been ...
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Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have been confirmed as the support act for CRADLE OF FILTH's upcoming European tour with MOONSPELL. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 09 - Wien, AUT - Planet Music Mar. 10 - Budapest, HUN - Petofi Hall Mar. 11 - Zlin, CZR - Sport Hall* Mar. 12 - Katowice, POL - ...
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Sweden's KATATONIA have posted the following message on their official web site: "During the following six months, we'll be very busy with the making of our new album. Nevertheless, we won't be locked up in the studio the entire time as we have just confirmed three live dates in March — the Metal Mania
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Germany's FLOWING TEARS have posted the following message on their web site: "Right now we're about to start writing new songs and developing our vision of the next album. We will take all the time we might need to explore some exiting new ground without any pressure of a deadline in mind, and we're sure ...
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MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "These days are strangely long and short. One minute of distraction and you are caught in the night’s mantle without a warning and when you awake up in the mourning of a new day (sic) it seems like you just ...
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PANZER X, the solo project of VADER vocalist/guitarist Peter, will enter Studio X in Olsztyn, Poland on March 1 to complete the recording sessions for their upcoming mini-CD, "Steel First". "There are some things left to finish the work: vocal lines (Grzegorz Kupczyk), guitar solos, mixes and finally — mastering," reads a posting on VADER's ...
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Finnish goth-metallers THE 69 EYES have completed work on a video for their new international single, "Lost Boys", from the album "Devils" in Philadelphia and Hollywood with director and MTV star Bam Margera and his crew. As previously reported, THE 69 EYES' new album, "Devils", entered the Finnish album chart at No. 1. upon its ...
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According to Metal-Rules.com, Finnish metallers SENTENCED revealed the track listing for their as-yet-untitled new album during a recent listening session for members of the media. The follow-up to 2002's "The Cold White Light" was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., MOONSPELL, THE 69 EYES) and is scheduled for release in April 2005 via Century Media Records. ...
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THE 69 EYES drummer Jussi 69 has recovered from surgery for a ruptured appendix and has rejoined the group on the road, according to a posting on the band's web site. "Lacu from HANOI ROCKS was an awesome sick-leave replacement, thank you all for the support and THANK YOU LACU!!!" the group write. In other ...
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Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have been invited by longtime friends CRADLE OF FILTH to support them on their upcoming European tour between the end of February and the beginning of April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 23 - (B) Brussel - Ancienne Belgique Feb. 24 - (NL) Hardenberg - Podium Feb. 25 - (NL) Amsterdam ...
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HANOI ROCKS drummer Lacu will play the following shows with THE 69 EYES: Dec. 03 - Savonlinna, FIN @ Savonlinnasali Dec. 04 - Tampere, FIN @ Pakkahuone Dec. 09 - Oulu, FIN @ 45 Special Dec. 10 - Vaasa, FIN @ Hullupullo Dec. 11 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia Lacu will be filling in for ...
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