Polish female fronted Traditional Heavy Metal act Crystal Viper have a new video online, called "Greed Is Blind". The clip was directed by Rec Run Media. You can watch it below.

"Greed Is Blind" is taken from the new Crystal Viper album, humbly called Legends. The album will be out on October 22, 2010 on AFM Records (Europe, CD and LP) and Spiritual Beast Records (Japan, CD).


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Polish female fronted Traditional Heavy Metal act Crystal Viper posted online a brand new song, taken from their forthcoming studio album "Legends", which will hit the streets on October 22, 2010 (through AFM Records in Europe and States / Spiritual Beast Records in Japan). Song titled "Blood Of The Heroes" includes guest apperance of Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner).

The album was recorded and mixed at the MP Studio in Poland, with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart Gabriel. "Legends" will feature several very special guests: Rhino (the famous ex-Manowar drummer), Stefan Kaufmann (U.D.O. Accept), Mat Sinner ¨(Primal Fear, Sinner). and Sven D'Anna & Dano Boland (Wizard). As the title suggest, all the lyrics will be based on the original Polish legends from the middle-ages.

Listen to the song at http://www.myspace.com/crystalviperofficial

Polish fans will be the first to hear the complete "Legends" album, almost 4 weeks before its official premiere. The album will be presented at the Hard Rocker Party (which is an official "birthday party" of the Hard Rocker Magazine, which celebrate the 20th issue), at 25.09.2010 in Myslowice/Poland, where Crystal Viperwill also play a live show. Other bands playing at the HRP are Lonewolf, Stos and Under Forge

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Polish female fronted traditional Heavy Metal act Crystal Viper are on the verge of releasing studio album number three. Humbly entitled, Legends, the new Crystal Viper album will be released on October 22 through AFM Records in Europe and the States / Spiritual Beast Records in Japan. In anticipation of this release, the band has now revealed a small album teaser to keep you warm until next month. Check it out below.


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German power metal veterans Grave Digger have shot a music video for the track "Highland Farewell", from the upcoming new record The Clans Will Rise Again, to be released in Europe by Napalm Records on October 1st 2010. Check out the clip below.


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Long-running British heavy metal band Tank are set to release their new album War Machine on October 25 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions (and on December 7th in the U.S. through MVD). The production was handled by Pedro Ferreira (The Darkness, Theraphy?, Meat Loaf) and the bulk of the recording was done at Pedrock Studios in London. Drums were laid down by Tony Newton at Steve Harris' (Iron Maiden) Barnyard Studios.

Due to the changed line-up War Machine will combine all the influences and experience of individual band members. Guitarist Cliff Evans states: "We intend to make this a classic British rock/metal album that every fan should have in their collection." Adds the band: "We think it's going to be our best album so far."

War Machine will be released in four different versions: as a jewel case CD, a limited-edition digipak CD including two bonus tracks and LP with one bonus track. The Japanese edition of the album will include two exclusive bonus tracks which won't be available elsewhere.

A demo version of a new track, called "Judgement Day", is now streaming on the band's official website.

War Machine cover art] tracklist:

01. Judgement Day
02. Feast Of The Devil
03. Phoenix Rising
04. War Machine
05. Great Expectations
06. After All
07. The Last Laugh
08. World Without Pity
09. My Insanity

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German metallers U.D.O. have issued the short following update on their MySpace blog:

"Rev Raptor is the title of the new U.D.O. longplayer which will appear again on AFM Records. Eleven out of 17 new songs will be on the album. Planned release date is January 14th, 2011."

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Original news, published on 11.08.2010

Polish female fronted traditional Heavy Metal act Crystal Viper, will release their brand new studio album titled Legends via AFM Records on October 22, 2010.

As the title suggest, all the lyrics will be based on the original Polish legends from the middle-ages. The album was recorded and mixed at the MP Studio in Poland, with engineer Mariusz Pietka and producer Bart Gabriel. The album will feature several very special guests: Rhino (the famous ex-Manowar drummer), Stefan Kaufmann (U.D.O., ex-Accept), Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner) and Sven D'Anna & Dano Boland (Wizard).

Earlier this year Crystal Viper released their first live album titled Defenders Of The Magic Circle - Live In Germany. The CD includes the band's entire live set recorded in 2009 at the Magic Circle Festival in Germany along with a bunch of studio cuts. More info on that release at this location.

UPDATE (thanks to Bad English)

Polish female fronted Traditional Heavy Metal act Crystal Viper, revealed front cover artwork of their forthcoming studio album Legends, which will hit the streets on October 22, 2010 (through AFM Records in Europe and States / Spiritual Beast Records in Japan), was painted by the legendary French artist Chris Moyen, who is known from cooperation with such legendary acts as Slayer, Trivium, Beherit or Blasphemy.


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Canadian speed/thrash metal pioneers Exciter have scheduled a September 24 release for their new album Death Machine. The newest effort will be made available as a standard CD, a digipak and a limited-edition (500 copies) gatefold LP, and will be released via Massacre Records.

In an interview on Greece's radio show "Metalzone", bassist Rob "Clammy" Cohen told the following about the new material: "It's classic Exciter, definitely. It's fast and in your face ? straight up."

Death Machine cover art] tentative tracklist:

01. Death Machine
02. Slaughtered In Vain
03. Skull Breaker
04. Power and Domination
05. Razor In Your Back
06. Pray For Pain
07. Demented Prisoners
08. HellFire
09. Dungeon Descendants
10. (Guitar Solo: title to be announced)

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US metallers Virgin Steele are set to release their new album, The Black Light Bacchanalia, via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 22
Rest of Europe: October 25
USA, Canada: November 9

The new album will be available as a limited-edition digipak, standard CD, double gatefold vinyl and as a digital download.

Commented vocalist David DeFeis: "It will be a long album... close to 80 minutes. The album (to be really brief) concerns the reversal of all things. Once conquered by invading cultures, older Pagan deities become the demons of the new religion. The Black Light Bacchanalia is a reversal of the sacred sexual customs, and the final desecration of the "Goddess Principle", switching from matrilineal descent to patrilineal descent, with the rise of the idea of the Mountain-Fire God.... And it also has to do with ancient fears such as the fear of the sun not rising... Lyrically it is a kind of continuation of the story I told on the last album... Musically it is quite something else..."

Songtitles set to appear on The Black Light Bacchanalia CD include:

* By The Hammer Of Zeus
* Pagan Heart
* The Bread Of Wickedness
* The Orpheus Taboo
* In A Dream Of Fire
* Nepenthe
* Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
* To Crown Them With Halos Parts 1 & 2
* The Tortures Of The Damned
* The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
* Eternal Regret

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Satanic metal warlords Satan's Host are currently at Flatline Audio with producer Dave Otero working on the band's ninth studio album, entitled By The Hands Of The Devil, to be released next year by Moribund Records.

The band recently parted ways with vocalist Eli Elixir, marking the return of Leviathan Thisiren (a.k.a. Harry Conklin of Jan Panzer and Titan Force).

According to a press release: "Founding six-string sorcerer Patrick Evil, with his cornucopia of über-evil riffs, has been at the top of his game with all-new tracks that will devour the weak at heart and those who try to dismiss this true metal virtuoso. Anthony 'Evil Hobbit' Lopez, making his second appearance on the drums of doom, has taken the groove to a new hellish high, and with the addition of Margar on bass, Satan's Host have taken their musical journey to new, darker realms with deeper and broader themes and lyrical content."

Commented Patrick Evil: "I think this will be our greatest album to date. Our ninth release for our 25th aniversary ? how much better can it get than that?"

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Pantheist have uploaded two brand-new promo songs. Check out "Broken Statue" and "Brighter Days" on the band's MySpace.

Comments the band: "We have recently completed a promo to be sent to record labels and other contacts relevant for the band. Both tracks of this promo can be listened to for a period of time on this myspace site. Please bear in mind that these are raw home recordings and not finished versions. Hope you enjoy them."

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Original news, posted on 11.05.2010

After 12 years of silence Latvian gothic metal act Heaven Grey will be back with a new album coming out in June. This will mark the band's first album since their reunion in 2007. The yet-untitled effort will also be the first of the new Heaven Grey line-up: vocalist Ervîns Francs will handle vocal duties, as original singer Ansis Melders died in a motorcycle accident a few years ago. Drummer Ervîns Ozolinsh left the band in 2009 and was replaced with Oleg Badulin. Also cello player/vocalist Ernests Libietis and chello player Reinis Melbardis left band, while Olga Klubova was recruited as the band's new keyboard player.

The band is also confirmed to player Metalshow.lv Open Air and Metal Camp. More info about the band on MySpace.

UPDATE (thanks to 5933)

Heaven Grey have announced more details on the band's upcoming release Falling Mist.

Falling Mist tracklist:

01. The Way Back Is Gone
02. Zudusî Dzîvîba
03. Following
04. Drîz
05. Prom
06. Regret
07. Life
08. Upe
09. It's Time


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Arch Enemy are scheduled to perform as the first ever international metal band on the Maldives at the Rockstorm Festival on 23rd July at Alimas Carnival, Malé, Maldives. Support will come from local act Nothnegal.

Michael Amott comments: "Just when we thought we'd run out of new territories to play with Arch Enemy... This offer came to us through the good people at Rock Storm in the Maledives... Curious as we are - we obviously grabbed the opportunity to go and do this! We'll bring the tunes and sunscreen SPF 666!"

International audience can purchase discounted travel packages to the Maldives via the Rockstorm website soon.

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Event:	Rockstorm III

Finnish doomsters Ordog have uploaded a new track from the upcoming album Remorse online. The song is entitled "Abuse" and you can hear it now on the band's offical MySpace page. More album details are available here.

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Ukraine metal band Holy Blood have issued the following tame update regarding their new album Shining Sun cover art]:

"Our new album Shining Sun is the most successful work of Holy Blood. In this album, we tried to combine different styles of music such as Folk Metal, Melodic Metalcore, New school Hardcore. This album should combine audiences who like Ensiferum, Chruachan, Eluveitie, As I Lay Dying, Sill Remains, Seventh Star, Hatebreed.

We have started writing song for this album back in 2005 with old band members and completed writing songs in 2009 with a totally new line-up. The purpose of this album was to create a new style, which no one before us did not play. In my opinion, we succeed with the task.

While working on the new album there was a conflict between Holy Blood band members, which, unfortunately, we were unable to unleash in a peaceful way, so we had to split up. But nevertheless, we did not give up, and finished the album with a new band members. That conflict has affected the time of finalizing the Shining Sun. We planned to finalize and publish the album in late 2008. Process was delayed, but now we do not regret that. With the new line-up, we got new ideas and thoughts that we were able to put into this recording, making this album more musically attractive.

Also, we paid special attention to the lyrics in this album. The texts in this album resonate with each other. They contain the call to love nature and homeland, as well as light that illuminates this very nature and homeland. This light, bright sun, is God himself, who in turn is the Creator of all nature. So this album will be interesting not only to listeners of contemporary Folk Metal, as well as spiritual and lovers of poetry.

People who like the sound of folk instruments in the Folk Metal, will be surprised. In addition to block flute, which we used on the previous albums, the new album was recorded with instruments such as - harp, bagpipe (goat), and the ancient Slavic tool - buzka. Buzka is a precursor of the modern saxophone. Under the sounds of this instrument the Slavs went to war, since the existence of Kievan Rus. We have an instrumental composition in the album, where simultaneously are playing Goat and Buzka. In memory of our ancestors, we called this instrumental composition - Kievan Rus.

The CD itself has an unusually beautiful design and nice booklet with photos and images of ancient churches in Russia. The album will feature eight songs and two instrumental compositions. Also on the CD will be media section with a our new video for the song "Shining Sun"."

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