Factory of Dreams just announced the cover ART & tracklisting for their upcoming new album Melotronical!

Factory of Dreams just announced the cover ART & tracklisting for their upcoming new album Melotronical!The 3rd album from Factory of Dreams is nearly complete and will be available for pre-order early January 2011 through Progrock Records. Check the short promo with the Cover! Both short promo, seen here, and full teaser (to be released in January) by Filip Walgraef. Promo tracks mastered by Chris Brown and mixed by Hugo. The cover artwork and the fantasic booklet are designed by Iribel and...

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The RoXx Show search unknown Bands!

For the restart of the Intependent Label 'The RoXx Show' we search unsigned female/male Artist's and Band's all around the globe with the x-factor!You will get your news on the most press pages, reviews, advertising, and much much more...The only thing you have to do is send us an email (sales@theroxxshow.tk) with the title 'sign' and some info about you and your band/work! News by: G...

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Marya Roxx Release Debùt Album!

Marya Roxx released her Debùt Album 'Payback Time'And got signed at Global Music!Produced by Kevin 'Cavemen' Shirley ( Anthrax, Him) with Paul Crook on guitar and much more great Musicians!Genre, Melodic Metal like the producer say!Debùt Song '21 ?!' (out on IMusic 1 Rocks and Scuzz TV)All info`s www.maryaroxx.com News by: Renee...

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Pavlovian Dogs

A brand new track from Pavlovian Dogs called Serenity to know.Pavlovian Dogs is a melodic metalproject fronted by Stella Tormanoff of Starqueen fame and Kari Kainulainen (ex-Amaran). News by:...

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Battlelore's Sixth Album 'Doombound' Release Dates Revealed!

Battlelore has finished working on their sixth full length album named "Doombound". The album consists of 11 songs, one of which is instrumental. This is Battlelore's first concept album – all the lyrics together tell the story of J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic hero Túrin Turambar and his kin. One of the songs is sung completely in Finnish in appreciation to Battlelore's beautiful home country Finland and Kalevala, the national Finnish epic. The songs themselves are more dynamic, atmospheric and epic than...

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IMPERIA IN THE STUDIO!

IMPERIA has started the new album recordings! As from today Steve started recording the drums at the Spacelab studio in Germany.The album will be released on 25th of February through Massacre Records.They have created a group in Facebook to announce their last news about the recording process,...IMPERIA - Official in Faceb...

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SIRENIA: Tracklist and cover artwork for The Enigma of Life revealed!

Sirenia have announced in their blog:01. The End Of It All02. Fallen Angel03. All My Dreams04. This Darkness05. The Twilight In Your Eyes06. Winter Land07. A Seaside Serenade08. Darkened Days To Come09. Coming Down10. This Lonely Lake11. Fading Star12. The Enigma Of Life13. Oscura Realidad (bonus track)14. The Enigma Of Life (acoustic version; bonus track)2010-11-16 - Norwegian-Spanish gothic metal icons SIRENIA lead by mastermind Morten Veland (MORTEMIA, ex-TRISTANIA) just revealed the tracklist...

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Guest female singer needed for Russian death metal band!

Russian death metal band FESTERGUTS needed guest female singer for their CD. For all information plase contact festerguts@mail.ru News by: Sergey...

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Angelical Tears Australian distribution

US Gothic Metal band Angelical Tears and BlueFreya have reached agreement for Australian distribution and promotion of the band's debut EP. Hailing from Oklahoma City, Angelical Tears are at the forefront of the emerging US Gothic Metal scene. 2010 has seen the release of the 6 track self-titled EP, and the band is looking to build on the solid foundation the success of the EP has provided. Bassist Glenn Flansburg commented "Angelical Tears is excited to be working with BlueFreya as our distributor...

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Midnattsol - New Album Title Announced

Midnattsol have announced the title of their new album: The Metamorphosis Melody in a video where you can listen some new sampl...

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Metal Female Voices Fest VIII

Last weekend took place in Wieze, Belgium, the famous festival Metal Female Voices. Its eighth edition had on the stage bands like Arch Enemy, Epica, Revamp or Leave's Eyes. Here you have some the videos of what happened there. Enjoy it! News by: J.S.S. http://www.metalfemalevoicesfest....

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MACBETH - news

MACBETH In pre production for the new album.Italian gothic metallers MACBETH have confirmed that the band is currently in pre-production for its fifth full-length.Commented the group: "We know. It has been a while since our last update and that is not without reason. This year has been a pretty busy and tumultuous one for band members. We've been hard at work writing material for the next album since last winter, but unfortunately we have been forced to take a break during this spring and summer...

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BETO VAZQUEZ: new album

The official release date of the new double album titled Existence by Beto Vazquez Infinity is November 1, 2010The list of guest musicians are:Timo Tolkki (Timo Tolkki / Del Imaginario Discos / Eric de Haas)Lady Angellyca (Forever Slave / SPV-Wacken Records)Dominique Leurquin (Rhapsody of Fire / Luca Turilli's Dreamquest)Melissa Ferlaak (Echoterra)Slava Popova (Operatika) Sonya Scarlet (Theatres Des Vampires)Alfred Romero (Dark Moor)Enrik García (Dark Moor)Cristian Bertoncelli (Renacer / Icarus...

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CREATION'S TEARS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Studio

Behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for the new CREATION'S TEARS album, "Methods To End It All", can be viewed below. The CD, which features guest appearances by former PARADISE LOST drummer Lee Morris and British vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva (who has toured and/or recorded with CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS and ANGTORIA), was released on October 4 on the Cure For Poison label."Methods To End It All" track listing:01. Another Collision02. I Fail03. Creation's Tears04. Odyssey...

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Tarja Turunen - Entire concert in video

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's entire October 11, 2010 concert at 013 in Tilburg, the Netherlands can be viewed at this location or at Female Metal...

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NIGHTWISH start the recording of their upcoming album

NIGHTWISH have officially started recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". Drummer Jukka Nevalainen writes on the band's official web site, "After spending an intensive summer camp on Finnish countryside and putting a final touch to [a pre-production/demo recording of all the songs that will be featured on the CD], we started recording the drums for our next album. We gathered together [on Thursday, October 14] and set up the drums and all the recording devices. [Friday, October 15]...

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SIRENIA: Album title revealed

'The Enigma of Life' is the title of the new album by Sirenia! The album will be up for an early 2011 release and Ailyn is in the studio now to record her vocals. Here you have the first pictures of Ailyn in the stud...

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Xe-NONE signs deal with CHAOTIC NOIZ

Russian Industrial Dance Metal band Xe-NONE have signed a record deal with CHAOTIC NOIZ (division of Russian major label SOYUZ) to release their second album.Lexy Dance (vocal) says: "Signing a deal to release our second full-length "Dancefloration" with CHAOTIC NOIZ is a big step for Xe-NONE. We're happy that the label put trust in our band and we're more than sure it's the beginning of a beautiful friendship! We entered a new level, which made us take our material and its realization more seriously....

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Lyraka Moves Up Release Date, Announces Pre-Order Offer

The Wagnerian opera metal project, Lyraka, has announced a pre-order offer for their debut CD, entitled "Lyraka.Volume 1". The CD, which is set for release November 27th, 2010, is available for pre-order at 15% off its release date price at Lyraka.com now. The project, which bills itself as "Wagnerian Opera Metal, Defined" features 4 songs performed by Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, ALCATRAZZ), one by Tommy Heart (ULI JON ROTH, FAIR WARNING), and one by Veronica Freeman (BENEDICTUM). Jeff Pilson (Dio,...

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Miami rediscovers it’s music heritage: Oblivious Signal to showcase at the 2nd annual Miami Music Festival November 12th.

With over 400 performances scheduled, Miami Music Festival will be one of the largest, most inclusive concerts of the year. The variety of talent showcased at this festival is rivalled only my the quality of the artists involved and the industry names represented. Both a festival and a conference, guests from all over the world will converge on Miami for a week of networking and live performances by some of the best bands in the country.Female fronted melodious metal band Oblivious Signal has been...

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'Whispering Eyes' Hits the Internet!

New Factory of Dreams SINGLE Released!--------------------------------------Me·lo·tron.i·caladj.1. Of or relating to Melody and Tronic elements: a mechanical melodic feeling/emotion;2. Readily affected with or stirred by music in symbiosis with tronic motion: an emotional melody in syncopation with pulsating machines;3. Arousing or intended to arouse music: an emotional appeal to music synchronized with electronics;4. Something inexplicable, a combination of melody, nature, atoms, ...MELOTRONICAL...

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TARJA: Second 'Until My Last Breath' Video Released

The second video for "Until My Last Breath", a brand new song from Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. Tarja says, "We filmed it with my talented friends from Same eYes company in Kuusankoski and Kouvola in Finland." She adds, "The most important thing was to get Mr. Arvi Lind as our guest for the video. Arvi is one of the most-known news anchors from Finland. "It was fun to search old photos and check some filmed material for the video. "I am happy with the final result. My friends did great! "The...

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One way or another, they're gonna getcha: Female-fronted bands, fans and artists getting ready to take over the Portage Theater in Chicago, IL.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEChicago, Illinois, United States of America September 8, 2010 - Hard rock, long hair, ripped jeans and disgruntled battle cries aren't only attributed to male musicians. Dame-Nation is quickly proving to the music world that there are quite a few talented female rockers out there. Dame-Nation's first event was last winter in Chicago, IL and was touted as a "female driven mega-show". It featured celebrity rock host Ambre Lake (from VH1's Bret Michaels Rock of Love 2), Jessica Robinson (a finalist from Rockstar INXS) with HighGlossBlack, Jodi Kell and Petra Sith with Losing...

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Des filles et des riffs - vol 1: A compilation dedicated to female fronted metal

The french webzine "Des filles et des riffs" is proud to present you its first compilation !CD1Epica (metal symphonique, Hollande)Kells (néo-metal symphonique, France)Pin-up went down (metal avant-gardiste, France)Interria (rock/metal electro, France)Dharma (gothic metal, Hongrie)The Outburst (thrash metal, France)Soulmaker (Thrash metal, France)Eths (néo-metal, France)L'endevi (gothic metal, Espagne)Pythia (gothic metal symphonique, Angleterre)E-Nora (metal prog symphonique, France) To-Mera (metal...

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Metal Queens Volume I Number VI

Featuring Exoterik, Factory of Dreams, KittenCadaver, Sophia Disgrace, Tainted Grace, Soulthorn, Errana, Vixen, Ardor, Epic Death, Rott, DJ Lovely Laura, Bone Shaker and so much more!Includes interviews and dozens of female Metal fans and what they love about Metal! http://rymfireebooks.com/carnifexmetal/ebookdisc.html----News by: Factory of Dreams press t...

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Hugo and Jessica interviewed for Progarchives and DVD

New album progression, views on 'Poles' and 'A Strange Utopia' and much more on this great interview for ProgarchivesHope you guys like it ;)We'd like to inform you about the release of the Gothic Visions II Sampler which is scheduled for the 22th October. This is a special DVD + CD edition, featuring several bands and including videos and music from Factory of Dreams as well. More info can be read here In addition to that we will have a feature in the next printed issue of Nachtaktiv Magazin ...

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Simone Simons has a personal blog

As other singers Anette Olzon, Angela Gossow, Tarja,... Simone Simons has created her personal blog. Here she talk about her hobbies:http://smoonstyle.blogspot.c...

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TARJA: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

You can now listen 90 seconds of every song of What Lies Beneath! HereEnjoy it!News by: Li...

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TRISTANIA - New videoclip online

We can watch the new Tristania's video. The song in from the new album and it's called "Year of the Rat".The video starts very cool and it's seem a very great production, but then you realize that is not true. The music is different from the old Tristania as you will know. They didn't choose a very powerful song to introduce their new album, but it's ok.News by: Debr...

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Liquid Society - New female frontend band

Liquid Society is a metal band from Seinäjoki, Finland. It was formed in 2007 but with current line-up it has been active since autumn 2008. LS plays melodic, female fronted metal but aims to create something own and unique by combining different styles. By the beginning of summer 2010 the band has released two self-made and self-financed recordings: "The Burning (Demo)" along with bonus track CD "Dreams" and "Broken Words EP".LS has also performed numerous live shows and has got a bunch of good...

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FOREVER SLAVE - About first teasers from their new album

The band FOREVER SLAVE have announced they will upload their first teaser from their upcoming album in September. Her singer told about this album in her personal FACEBOOK some weeks ago:"This new album is magic. We are including new elements. I use different colors and shades. We are very happy with the songs and the inspiration flow all the time. On the other hand we aren't in a hurry and we change and change thing till Sergio and me are 99% satisfied.That's why, perhaps this will be the best...

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FEMALE METAL AWARDS: and The band of Summer is ...

And the winner is ...Coronatus (Germany) with 370 votes. Our team will contact them very soon to start working with them.CORONATUS stands for Double-Female-Fronted-Metal from Germany. The unprecedented combination of the exceptional singer Carmen R. Lorch (formerly Schäfer) with the operatic vocals (also a guest musician at ILLUMINATE and BRAINSTORM, etc.) and rock voice Lisa Lasch sets new standards in their genre. The ingenious interplay between the two singers is the basis for both powerful and...

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TARJA TURUNEN: "I Feel Immortal", NEW VIDEO

"I Feel Immortal", the new video from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Iceland and was previously described by Tarja as "probably the most beautiful video I have ever done in my career. The country is just unbelievably amazing with its stunning landscapes, so we managed to find incredible places for shootings." "I Feel Immortal" comes off Turunen's sophomore solo album, "What Lies Benea...

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Liv Kristine : New videoclip

The LIV KRISTINE new videoclip called Skintight News by: Nef...

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WINTER'S EVE - Debut Album "Shards"

Another awesome female-fronted band has appeared in the UK Scene. London based symphonic gothic metal band Winter's Eve are ready to conquer the world with their recently released debut album "Shards". Apart from being influenced by bands such as Within Temptation, Nightwish and Evanescence, they also add some progressive touches to their music while keeping the brutality of metal and the beauty and subtlety of gothic music. Their members are: Lena (vocals), Axeman Jim (guitars and live vocals),...

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The new all female hard rock band called BOMBSHELLS

The EMMECIESSE MUSIC PUBLISHING and HEART OF STEEL RECORDS (Hard'n'Heavy Department) are proud to announce a publishing project that will see in the next summer, and will be called HEART OF STEEL 2020!All bands with the sound and the look devoted to 80's heavy metal!The desire to bring the sounds that have made a celebrated musical genre, music that has passed unscathed generational fashions and trends so as to make immortal!HEART OF STEEL 2020 is a project dedicated to "our" great singer RONNIE JAMES DIO, passed away recently.The first releases will be published in limited edition 150 copies...

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Photo galleries from Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 - Leaves Eyes, Doro, Epica, Tarja

In the first day of Kavarna Rock Fest, 23 July 2010, metal ladies offered great shows in the front of aprox. 15.000 people. Leaves Eyes Epica Doro TarjaNews by: And...

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TRISTANIA: New song online

A three-minute edit of the song "Year Of The Rat", a brand new song from Norwegian metallers Tristania, is available for streaming at this location."Year Of The Rat" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Rubicon, which is scheduled for release via Napalm Records on the following dates:Aug. 25 - SpainAug. 27 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, SwedenAug. 30 - Rest of EuropeAug. 31 - USA/Can...

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FOREVER SLAVE Collaborating With Frontwoman's Sister On New Album

Spanish gothic symphonic metallers, FOREVER SLAVE are working on material for their new studio album, which is tentatively due in early 2011.Lady Angellyca's sister, Lady Darkness, is collaborating in the lyrics. Lady Darkness was in charge of the keyboard and backing vocals of FOREVER SLAVE during 2001 and 2002 (demo SCHWARZER ENGEL 2001). The band is very happy, because they can work together again. And the result will be magic as in the past.Lady Angellyca made an announcement on her blog: her...

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Michael Kiske and Amanda Somerville - THE FULL VIDEO CLIP

"Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville — can be viewed below. The song comes off KISKE/SOMERVILLE's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 and in the U.S. on October 12 via Frontiers Records. The "Silence" single will precede the full-length CD on August ...

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Factory Of Dreams To Appear On "Gothic Visions II" Compilation Album

Portuguese/Swedish Prog Goth metal act Factory of Dreams has issued the following announcement about contributing a track to the upcoming "Gothic Visions Volume II" compilation:"Factory of Dreams are proud to announce that they'll be part of Gothic Visions Volume II (CD + DVD) with both a song and video clip. So, grab your hands on this fab compilation this October! After last year's first release of the Gothic Visions CD + DVD Special Edition compilation Echozone will release the second one in...

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KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI - New video online

KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI, the leading band in the extreme fantasy metal genre surprised every one with their latest offering "Betrayal, Justice, Revenge" and shows that good songwriting, instrumental skills and fresh ideas are the ingredients for a good album.Now the band follows up the successful album release with an epic video clip for the song new "Desolation: White Wolf". The video was again directed by Timo Puustinen of CopperSky, who also created the amazing last video. News by: ...

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Xe-NONE posts new single "Cyber Girl" online!

Russian industrial-dance-metal band Xe-NONE posts new single "Cyber Girl" online.Track-list:1. Cyber Girl2. Summertime3. North Capital4. Cyber Girl (remix)Lexy Dance (Xe-NONE, vocal): "At the moment we are working hard on our second LP. This single was released to remind our fans about us, to show them we do our best to provide them with maximum quality. We definitely have reached a new level which is important to establish but we're not gonna stop! The album level will be even higher'n'better...

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Simone Simons worried about her look (VIDEO)

Simone Simons has uploaded a video titled: "Girls just want to have fun" (how the title of an old rock/soul song). The resume of this video is: two girls buying make-up at Sephora's shop. Drinking juice all the time and eating vegetarian food. Ufff it's very funny! The last month Simone has posed for several photographers as a model, and people have started saying that she is more worry for her image (look and beauty) than her singing. If you compare Simone with Tarja, their behaviour and professionalism...

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MAGICA: 'Wait For Me' Video Released

"Wait For Me", the new video from the Romanian female-fronted bandMAGICA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's fifth album,"Dark Diary", which was released in May via AFM Records."Dark Diary" was produced and mixed by Ronny Milianowicz (DIONYSUS,SAINT DEAMON, WOLF), while the mastering was handled by Jens Bogren(SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, OPETH). According to a press release, the CD"is an ambitious conceptual album that will stun you from start tofinish."Sended by ...

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Anneke Van Giersbergen to release Live Album

Dutch singer Anneke Van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, ex-THE GATHERING)will embark on a tour of her home country in October/November in supportof her upcoming live album.The dates are as follows: Oct. 15 - Spot - Middelburg, Netherlands Oct. 22 - Tivoli de Helling - Utrecht, Netherlands Oct. 23 - Groene Engel - Oss, Netherlands Oct. 29 - De Peppel - Zeist, Netherlands Nov. 05 - Simplon - Groningen, Netherlands Nov. 06 - Burgerweeshuis - Deventer, Netherlands Nov. 12 - Nieuwe Nor - Heerlen, Netherlands...

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Berenice Musa, guest vocalist on Dark Moor's new album

Metal Band Dark Moor will have a special guest for their next album, the talented soprano Berenice Musa. The band's eight studio album will be recorded once more at New Sin Studios (Italy) with producer Luigi Stefanini and it will be available at the end of this year.Here is the last video of her band: Tears of Martyr News by: Nef...

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GRIGORI 3 release teaser single "BREATHE" for movie Jezebeth

The Chicago based alternative metal band GRIGORI 3 has been hard at work in the studio preparing for the release on their next album "ON YOUR SIX".The first single "Breathe" will be featured on the sound track for the upcoming movie " JEZEBETH" by Satania 666 Films/ Dark Star records/SGL Entertainment. The band was excited to get the call from producer Damien Dante and executive producer Jeffrey A .Swanson reporting that the wanted the soundtrack to include "Breathe" and a few other GRIGORI 3 favorites...

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NIGHTWISH Warn Of Fake Facebook Profiles

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following warning:"If you are a Facebook friend with Tuomas, Emppu, Jukka, Anette or Marco, you should know that all those "Tuomas Holopainen", "Emppu Vuorinen", "Jukka Nevalainen", "Anette Olzon" or "Marco Hietala" profiles are FAKE!We are not talking about fan sites, they are OK, but there are lot of profiles made by person who is acting like he (or she) really is, for example, Tuomas. This is not acceptable. We suggest you to write something...

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AMBERIAN DAWN - Tuska Festival Afterparty Show Announced For Helsinki

Finland's AMBERIAN DAWN have announced a Tuska Festival afterparty show for Helsinki.on July 1st at the Tavastia Club. Entrance is free with a Tuska Festival ticket or €10 at the door. EMBREACH are on the bill as support and will hit thstage around 9:00pm. Amberian Dawn will go on at 10:00...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Performs IRON MAIDEN's 'Flight Of Icarus' (video)

Fan-filmed video footage of WE ARE THE FALLEN — the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY CLARKSON, STATIC-X, METHODS OF MAYHEM,TOMMY LEE) — performing a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "Flight Of Icarus" on June 11, 2010 at Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland can be viewed below.In a recent interview...

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New Niobeth videoclip: Dreaming

The new videoclip from the Spanish band Níobeth is avaiable, this time with a song from their new EP, "Dreaming". News by: Niobeth News...

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FLOOR JANSEN, lead vocals in DARK FORTRESS (black metal band)

German black metallers DARK FORTRESS have issued the following update:"We will play a unique show — probably the last one for 2010 — on June 14th in De Boerderij in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. This show will be part of Seraph's final exam at the Conservatory of Rotterdam, thus all your support and help is needed, and will be highly appreciated. We will make this show a very special event, playing songs we've never performed live so far, including 'Wraith' from our latest album, 'Ylem'. Floor Jansen...

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