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The fans have had to wait for 8 years but on Monday (22nd) the new WINTERSUN Album ”TIME I” will finally be released via Nuclear Blast!
To shorten the wait, the band is currently streaming the whole album on their homepage and they have also revealed all lyrics to the songs.

Direct link to the stream: http://www.wintersun.fi/album-stream

The band will also be headlining the HEIDENFEST tour 2012.
Here you can find all info, dates, running orders and more: www.heidenfest.eu

“TIME I” track listing:

1. When Time Fades Away
2. Sons of Winter and Stars
I Rain of Stars
II Surrounded by Darkness
III Journey Inside a Dream
IV Sons of Winter and Stars
3. Land of Snow and Sorrow
4. Darkness and Frost
5. Time

The bonus DVD includes:

1. Land Of Snow And Sorrow (Live At Rehearsals, Helsinki)
2...

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We at Nuclear Blast are extremely excited to welcome extraordinary Swedish rockers, FREE FALL, to our ever-growing family!
Commented the band: ”We believe that the deal FREE FALL made today with Nuclear Blast will be a significant step towards our quest to liberate people through Freedom Rock; World domination through Power and Volume!”
FREE FALL features well known Swedish musicians Mattias Bärjed (guitar, SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES) and Ludwig Dahlberg (drums, INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY) who set out to create their own style in rock music: FREEDOM ROCK!
The bands debut album, ’Power & Volume’ is scheduled for an early 2013 release. A first impression of what their freedom rock is all about will be due on November 30, 2012 when the band releases the 7″ single of the albums title track...

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Californian up-and-comers HOLY GRAIL – vaunted for their innovative ’NWoBHM’ mixture of styles and talked about as L.A.’s most exciting metal band of the past two decades – have recently inked a European deal with Nuclear Blast Records!
The band sent a greeting message to all their fans in Europe: http://bit.ly/QShPKn

With their upcoming second studio album entitled “Ride The Void”, HOLY GRAIL will be vaulted to new heights of glory! The record is set to be released in Europe via Nuclear Blast on the 21/01/13 as a limited CD version incl. bonus track, a black 2LP version and a strictly limited clear 2LP version.

The track-listing reads as follows:

01. Archeus
02. Bestia Triumphans
03. Dark Passenger
04. Bleeding Stone
05. Ride The Void
06. Too Decayed To Wait
07. Crosswinds
08...

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Helsinki Vampires, THE 69 EYES, have just confirmed a UK Date to add to their already extensive European 2012/2013 tour for February 12th at Islington O2 Academy!

After the spectacular release of latest studio album ’X’, which hit the Finnish charts on position #4 and #47 in Germany in its first week, singer ’Jyrki’ said,

”Twenty years and ten albums later: THE 69 EYES’ loyal fanpires are standing strong! Our new album is as timeless as ever. Just goth’n’roll. Thank you people and see you on tour soon!”

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It is with great sadness and regret this morning that we have to report that Mitch Lucker, vocalist of SUICIDE SILENCE, passed away a few hours ago due to injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident.

NUCLEAR BLAST would like to offer our condolences to his family, friends, band members and fans worldwide who are affected by this loss.

He left us doing what he loved to do most. He was 28 years old and will be sorely missed.

Fans are encouraged to share their memories, photos of Mitch and condolences on the band’s official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SuicideSilence

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Steve Hackett’s latest album is a follow up to 1996’s ”Genesis revisited” (I’m sure you’d never have guessed that from the title would you). The album is going back to Genesis in the 70’s and taking some of those songs and remaking them. Recording new versions of songs is like remaking or updating a classic film – the results can be fantastic or they can bitterly disappoint fans. George Lucas updated the Star Wars films and divided opinions strongly, and caused controversy by doing so. Re-recording much loved classic songs has the potential to upset fans who are so used to the originals, but equally there is the potential to delight fans and fulfll the artists vision...

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In March 2012 Seth Lakeman played with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Plymouth Pavilions. This five track EP features recordings from that show. The songs chosen are some of his best known songs and are taken from four of his albums including his current album, ”Tales from the Barrel House”.

It’s an interesting combination – Seth Lakemans folky songs with an orchestra, and one I wasn’t sure how it would work, but it really has worked extremely well. The vocals are still the centre of attention, but the orchestra really adds a very rich full sound behind the vocals which really works well and at no point overpowers the vocals. Having heard how well this has turned out I can imagine Seth Lakeman wanting to work with an orchestra again in the future.

An excellent EP that’s definitely re...

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”The Nine” is the second album from Canadian metallers Harm. Originally released in Europe late in 2009, the album is being re-released to reach a wider audience. The band formed in 2003 and released their debut album in 2008

This is one of those albums that is quite hard to describe. It’s a metal album but there are definite grunge influences here too as well as more modern groove metal influences. The album has a lot of variety which shows lots of different influences (Tool and Queens of the stone ages for instance). Vocally it ranges from clean singing to a more screaming style.

I can imagine these songs sounding pretty damn impressive live – they sound great here on the album, but deserve to be played at deafeningly loud volume to get the most out of them.

An impressive album that...

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Trail of Murder are from Bollnas in Sweden – a small town that is already home to a number of bands including Tad Morose and Morgana Lefay. When singer Urban Breed left Tad Morose in 2005 he and former band mate Daniel Olsson formed Trail of Murder. They were joined by Morgana Lefay drummer Pelle Akerlind. The three then wrote and recorded the band’s debut album – ”Shades of art” before recruiting two new members on guitar and bass to complete the lineup.

So first of all, what are they like musically? Well think Europe or Kamelot with a load of melodic rock bands thrown into the mix and the result is Trail of Murder – Melodic rock/metal with catchy songs, great hooks and just great to listen to...

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Mike Tramp as a living legend tells his opinion and memories during five minutes at Rockmässan Malmö…

*Which was that moment when you decide to become a musician?

‘It was a kind of big surprise, because I have never planned that. Eventhough I’ve played a little bit of sort of guitar in my class, and things like that, you know. A guy had discovered me and decided he would move me in a band that was much older than me. But all before I knew it to join the band, I left everything, I left my mom, I left school, I was move out from the house, and I wasn’t even 16years old. And it just all happened. After you just look back, when you grow up, that you was only a teenager, and you say, oh my God..’

*Do you think that rocklyrics as ‘When the children cry’, could really help, or change ...