LACUNA COIL new videoclip

"I Like It" (from their last album "Shallow Life") is the new video from the Italian rock/metal outfit LACUNA COIL, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Kevin Custer, who has previously worked with KINGDOM OF SORROW, TESTAMENT, DOPE, MADBALL and OVERKILL, among others

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NIGHTWISH: video Footage at GRASPOP METAL

Video footage of NIGHTWISH performing at this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting — which was held on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium — can be viewed below.

NIGHTWISH's video for "The Islander" was honored with a "Best Music Video" award at the Muuvi awards ceremony, which was held on April 17, 2009 in Helsinki.

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STREAM OF PASSION Keyboardist, Vocalist Perform At ArtEZ Conservatory

Keyboardist Jeffrey Revet of the Netherlands-based gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION - which is fronted by Mexican female vocalist Marcela Bovio (AYREON) - has issued the following update:

"About two weeks ago, on June 11, I passed my final exam for the study Music Technology at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Enschede. For me, the study meant four years of working on composition, arranging, studio engineering and playing keyboards as well. I wanted my final exam to be a reflection of all that and to give an overview of the work I do at the moment. Of course, STREAM OF PASSION forms a big part of that, so I thought it would be really cool to do a little live performance of one of the new STREAM OF PASSION songs. With the help of Marcela and special guest Lotte van Velthoven, we've played 'All I Know' in a special setting with just vocals, piano and cello. For those who missed it, we made a little video of it, so you can check it out [below]."

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EPICA: 'Metal Female Voices Fest VII' Performance To Be Filmed

EPICA's October 17, 2009 headlining performance at the Metal Female Voices Fest VII at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium will be filmed for a possible DVD release. The Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band states, "This is going to be a very special headliner show with many surprises and extras."

EPICA guitarist Mark Jansen revealed in a recent intervew that the band's next studio album will be called "Design Your Universe". The group entered Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany on March 2 with producer Sascha Paeth to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy", tentatively due in September/October via Nuclear Blast Records.

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY has finalized the track listing for its seventh album, "Forever Is The World", due in Europe on September 18 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Room 13 studios in Oslo with producer Alexander Møklebust, who has previously worked with ZEROMANCER, SEIGMEN, GÅTE, MONOMEN and DELAWARE, among others. The mastering was handled by Bjørn Engelmann at the Cutting Room in Sweden.

"Forever Is The World" will be available in three different versions: a limited digipack with one bonus song, a very limited double vinyl version with two bonus tracks (one exclusive to the vinyl edition!) and a regular jewelcase.

"Forever Is The World" track listing:

01. Hide and Seek
02. A Nine Days Wonder
03. Revolution
04. Transition
05. Hollow
06. Astray
07. Frozen
08. Illusions
09. Deadland
10. Forever is the World

The first audio sample will be released on August 1.

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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Belgium's MASS DEATHRUCT

ARCH ENEMY, VADER, HATESPHERE and SINISTER are among the confirmed bands for Belgium's Mass Deathtruction festival, set to take place October 3 at Cinex in Namur, and October 10 at Ferme du Biereau in Louvain-la-Neuve.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

Date: Saturday, October 3
Venue: Cinex
Address: Rue Saint Nicolas, 84 - 5000 Namur

Bands:

MARDUK (SWE)
VADER (POL)
ULTRA VOMIT (FR)
LENG TCH'E (BE)
NERVECELL (DUB)
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE (IT)
DAYS OF BETRAYAL (BE)
DARK SENSATION (BE)
LAMSTER (BE)
OIDEHEHE BAALTINNE (BE)
BLACK BLEEDING (BE)

Date: Saturday, October 10
Venue: Ferme du Biéreau
Address: Avenue du Jardin Botanique - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Bands:

ARCH ENEMY (SWE)
HATESPHERE (DK)
SINISTER (HOL)
BLOOD RED THRONE (NOR)
HATE (POL)
THIS ENDING (SWE)
HACRIDE (FR)
KRONOS (FR)
EMETH (BE)
MYSTICA (BE)
DAMARUS (BE)
CUTEEZLAXA (BE)
BURY THEM ALL (BE)

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DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA: New Album Artwork

The cover art for "Sing-Along Songs For the Damned and Delirious", the upcoming album from the Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, can be viewed below. Due in Europe on September 21 via Ascendance Records, the CD's cover art was made by the acclaimed Swedish illustrator Peter Bergting, most notable for his work with the graphic novel "Gängkrig", which is a #1 bestseller in Sweden right now.

Recorded at In Flames studio in Gothenburg with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR), "Sing-Along Songs For the Damned and Delirious" will come in two editions for the stores. The "normal" edition will be a four-panel digipack containing the CD and a 12-page booklet, while the "special" edition, limited to just 2000 copies, will come in a gorgeous eight-panel digipack containing the CD, a 12-page booklet and a bonus DVD featuring all sorts of goodies, like live footage, behind-thescenes material, photo albums and whatever else can be crammed in!

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