Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has posted two songs from his forthcoming second solo album, "angL", on his MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Misanthrope" and "Emancipation" at this location.

An e-card for "angL" is available at this location.

Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records has set a May 27 North American release date for "angL".

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Misanthrope (04:59)
02 ...

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Canada's technical death metal warlords NEURAXIS have posted a new track, "Darkness Prevails", on their MySpace page. The song comes off the group's forthcoming Prosthetic Records debut, "The Thin Line Between", which is scheduled for release on July 22. The album was recorded by Jeff Fortin (ANONYMUS) and the band in February and March of this year and features guest vocals from Luc Lemay (GORGUTS). The CD artwork was created by Dennis Sibejin (CHIMAIRA, JOB FOR A ...

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METALLICA kicked off the European leg of its current tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 28) at Slaski Stadium in Chorzow, Poland.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Ride The Lightning
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. The Unforgiven
06. ...And Justice For All
07. Devil's Dance
08. Disposable Heroes
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. Master Of Puppets
11. Whiplash
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12. Nothing Else Matters
13. Sad But True
14. One
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Last Ca ...

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Swedih metallers WOLF have announced Richard "Raptor" Holmgren as their new official drummer. According to a press release, "Richard is a well-known musician [who has] previously played in several bands such as APOSTASY and HATERUSH."

Check out Richard "Raptor" Holmgren's video introduction below.

Former STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has recruited ex-ADAGIO singer Gus Monsanto for his new REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE band.

Commented Tolkki: "I'm writing this from Hong Kong overlooking the amazing bay. It is a great pleasure to announce the new singer of REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE I have chosen from over 400 vocalists that sent me their MP3s. Thank you so much for sending all those...all together I have received over 1500 applications and I have listened through them all. I am sorry for those who were not chosen, but I can tell you that you should NEVER give up. Follow your heart and you will get there eventually. Don't think a ...

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TRISTANIA's male vocalist Østen Bergøy has issued following update:

"After a turbulent year with injured drummers and runaway female singers, we thought that our worst struggles belonged to the past. It is with regrets I must announce that we were wrong.

"Putting a last hand on the preparations for [the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in Leipzig, Germany] and the upcoming tour in Latin America, we learned that Svein Terje [Solvang, guitar] had decided to jump the ship. The timing could not be worse, because it was way too late to replace him for the upcoming shows. I am not sure concerning the reasons — I hope for his own sake that they are v ...

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Its been long in the works, but the 2.0 version of MetalReviews is finally here. This version is mostly a transition phase for the site, so the mechanics of accessing pages and their layout haven't changed much, but with this platform its now possible for us to add more services in the future, while we work on the next release of the site, for which we can't really give a date, except it probably won't be for 2008.

In the meantime there are still a few little things to be ironed out with this version, so please bear with us and in case you have any issue with the site, thanks to use the contact form to let us know. Som ...

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Edguy are currently preparing to hit the studio to work on the successor of their recent album "Rocket Ride".

Tobias: "People think that we are quite fast but that's not the truth. I completed the Avantasia album last autumn, the Avantasia songwriting itself was completed even way back in 2006. All the new ideas I've had since then could be taken for Edguy. In fact, this is a long time to refresh your creativity and gather new stuff. The material sounds very fresh, it embraces all the different trademarks of Edguy, I think it is a logical continuation of Rocket Ride and Hellfire Club. Maybe it doesn't come across as goofy as Rocket Ride, but I am sure if we have fun in the studi ...

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BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively unveiled the first photo (see below) of INSIDIOUS (formerly INSIDIOUS DISEASE), the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH. The currently unsigned band recently spent time at a studio in Norway recording 12 songs with Terje Andersen (a.k.a. Cyrus) of SUSPERIA in the producer's chair.

Speaking to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, the group's vocalist Marc Grewe (ex-MORGOTH) described INSIDIOUS' musical direction as "very, very old-school," adding that "it is the best stuff I have recorded since [MORGOTH's ...

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EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet has issued the following update on his AVANTASIA solo project:

"I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you for your great support. 'The Scarecrow' is an album that means a lot to me and it was quite a commercial risk to just follow my heart instead of doing exactly what people expected. But if I take a look at the chart positions and sales — it went into the album charts in 16 countries, hitting the Top10 in four countries — it seems like you appreciate my honesty! Thank you!

Now preparing for the festival summer with AVANTASIA seems so surreal. AVANTASIA has never been on stage before and all of the s ...

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