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Therion - Possible Final Live Performance For Christofer Johnsson At 70000 Tons Of Metal

Therion have shared some bad news recently. Mastermind Christofer Johnsson has two spinal disc herniations in his neck and his performance at the upcoming 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise could be his last in case he has to do a neck surgery. However, that is the worst case scenario as he is trying to treat it without going under the knife.

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Posted: 29.01.2017 by Dominus | Comments (10)


Bruce Dickinson - Sarajevo Documentary Trailer Online

The official trailer for "Scream For Me Sarajevo", a documentary telling the story of a 1994 concert given by Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson during the siege, can be seen below. "Scream For Me Sarajevo" received its world premiere at the at 22nd edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, which was held last August in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the film picked up the Special Jury Award, the Human Rights Award and the Audience Award. The documentary is expected to receive a commercial release before the end of 2017.

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Posted: 29.01.2017 by Bad English | Comments (3)


Uriah Heep - Cancel Shows, Singer To Undergo Surgery

Uriah Heep have been put in the unprecedented situation where they have been forced to cancel their European shows in February due to an important medical procedure that vocalist Bernie Shaw needs to get done.

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Posted: 29.01.2017 by Bad English | Comments (1)


Lethe - Stream New Album Title Track

The first sounds from Lethe's new album, The First Corpse On The Moon, are here. February 24th, 2017 is the official release date via My Kingdom Music of the second album from the avantgardish duo which are Tor-Helge Skei (Manes, Manii) and Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling, ex-Eluveitie). If you are curious, dive into the 7-minute title track right now below.

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Posted: 29.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (0)


Black Sabbath - Former Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dies

Another fallen cancer victim, this time former Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls, who died after a long fight with lung cancer. He was 68 years old and played in acts such as Black Sabbath, Tony Martin and Quartz.

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Posted: 28.01.2017 by Bad English | Comments (4)


Kreator - 'Totalitarian Terror' Video Released

Now that their new album Gods Of Violence is out, German thrashers Kreator have marked the occasion with a brand new video! Check out the official music video for the third single, "Totalitarian Terror" below and tell us what you think about the new album. Was it worth the wait?

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Source: nuclearblast.de
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Posted: 28.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (8)


Riverside - Announce European Tour

After recently announcing two special and by now completely sold out comeback tribute shows in the band's hometown of Warsaw, Poland for February, prog masters Riverside are delighted to announce a next European tour for April/May 2017. The band will perform with a guest guitarist and slowly return.

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Posted: 28.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (5)


Caligula's Horse - Guitarist Quits The Band

Australian prog outfit Caligula's Horse are again going through line-up changes. Zac Greensill, one of the band's founding members, decided to quit the group and bring back to life his side project, Opus Of A Machine, which was officially put on hiatus last summer, two years after releasing the debut album, Simulacra.

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Posted: 28.01.2017 by robpal | Comments (0)


Motionless In White - Premiere New Song

U.S. metalcore outfit Motionless In White have released a new song. It's called "Eternally Yours" and will appear on their upcoming album, Graveyard Shift, which Roadrunner Records will release on May 5th 2017. Previously, the band also released another new single.

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Posted: 28.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (0)


Pallbearer - Release New Song 'Thorns'

"Thorns" is the first single off of Pallbearer's newest album, Heartless. Pallbearer have already been busy this year with the announcement of signing with Nuclear Blast earlier this month. The band debuted the new song online this morning. The album is due out March 24th, 2017 via Profound Lore Records and Nuclear Blast and is currently available for pre-order. Stop what you are doing and listen to the song below.

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Posted: 27.01.2017 by ProgVet | Comments (3)


Ayreon - New Song Streaming Online

The first new track from Ayreon's new offering, The Source, has been made available online! It's the 13-minute album opener "The Day That The World Breaks Down". You can hear the first full track and watch the behind-the-scenes video below. The song features all 11 main guest singers. Enjoy!

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Posted: 27.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (15)


Graveyard - Are Back

Just months after they decided to call it quits, the Swedes Graveyard are back and re-open for business! However, the band's new lineup will not include drummer Axel Sjöberg, who is focusing on his new outfit called Big Kizz.

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Posted: 27.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (2)


Shylmagoghnar - Sign With Napalm Records

The progressive/melodeath/black duo Shylmagoghnar announced a worldwide agreement with Napalm Records to release their upcoming new album, Transience. They have already started the recordings and it is scheduled to be released later in 2017. At the same time, their first album Emergence will be released for the very first time on vinyl.

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Posted: 27.01.2017 by cobrapel | Comments (1)


Mastodon - New Album Detailed, Share Song

Are you up for a new Mastodon song? In case you didn't know, the band has recently revealed some info about the follow-up to Once More 'Round The Sun. It will drop on March 31st, 2017. It's called Emperor Of Sand and the first single has just arrived today after some teasing from the band. Satisfy your curiosity below and listen to the tune "Sultan's Curse".

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Posted: 27.01.2017 by Paz | Comments (14)


Royal Thunder - Reveal New Album Cover, Tracklist

Royal Thunder just announced their new album! The third album of their career will be entitled WICK. The cover and tracklist of their brand new album has been unveiled today and you can now take a look at it. The record is due out on April 7th via Spinefarm Records. As for the music, it is still under wraps.

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Posted: 26.01.2017 by Paz | Comments (1)