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NIGHTWISH Checks In From Detroit
2007-11-04 13:01:00
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site:"We're writing this at the backstage of Harpo's, a venue in Detroit . We've done seven shows so far ? five in U.S. and two in Canada. One more is coming up in an hour and a half. After a long time without any shows, it really feels good to see that we're finding our tour-legs again."A big thanks go to all of you people who have shown up for the gigs and clearly enjoyed yourselves and the band. Your great response to our new face at the front has been a big boost to our confidence and morale. This was definitely worth waiting. We all just wish we could have come over earlier. Now things are getting better each day."We also have to thank our road crew and management who've done everything to make us as comfortable as possible. We've been to buses, hotels and stages and they all are starting to be like second homes to us.We also have couple of new faces with us. Mikko Linnav...
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SEPULTURA: Fourth Update From India
2007-11-04 13:00:00
SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green has posted the fourth entry in an ongoing tour journal covering the band's first-ever appearance in India :"We have a long travel day ahead of us to Shillong and we check out of the hotel at 5 in the morning and head to the airport. We will have a layover in Kolkata [Calcutta] then go to Guwahati and when arrive there we will have a four-hour drive because of road construction to Shillong."The landscape flying into Guwahati is very different than Delhi. There is much more green and mountains in the area. We are close to Burma [and] Nepal."We land and file into 5 different cars. I already start to notice that people look different. There is more of an Asian element mixed with the people that I notice and less traffic. The roads don't seem that bad at first but there are cows lying casual all over the two-lane highway. The landscape is beautiful and as we slowly drive upwards into the mountains the poverty level seems to be rising. I start to notice s...
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SLASH On 'The Opie & Anthony Show' Video
2007-11-04 12:49:00
Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was a guest on "The Opie & Anthony Show " on Thursday [November 1] to promote his self-titled memoir "Slash". Watch the four-minute interview below.
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NIGHTWISH: New Video Interview
2007-11-04 12:48:00
Noisescape TV have released the following interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen and bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala prior to the band's November 2, 2007 concert in San Francisco, California.
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LED ZEPPELIN's 'Return Flight Interview' Posted Online
2007-11-03 10:38:00
Watch LED ZEPPELIN's two-part return flight interview below.The heavily anticipated reunion of the surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN scheduled for November 26 at the O2 Arena in London, has been postponed until December 10. According to a press statement, the concert, a tribute to late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, has been pushed back because ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page fractured a finger. The injury, which Page sustained this past weekend, will keep him from picking up a guitar for three weeks, after which a specialist said that Page will be able to resume rehearsals for the rescheduled show.Page said in the statement, "I am disappointed that we are forced to postpone the concert by two weeks. However, LED ZEPPELIN have always set very high standards for ourselves, and we feel that this postponement will enable my injury to properly heal, and permit us to perform at the level that both the band and our fans have always been accustomed to."All tickets for the show, whi...
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ROBERT PLANT, ALISON KRAUSS Guest On BBC's 'Breakfast Show'
2007-11-01 20:48:00
Legendary LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant along with Americana-bluegrass great Alison Krauss were interviewed on BBC's "Breakfast Show " Wednesday morning, [October 31] about their collaboration on the recently released "Raising Sand" CD. Watch the nine-minute video below.Produced by T Bone Burnett, "Raising Sand" includes versions of the EVERLY BROTHERS' "Gone, Gone, Gone [Done Moved On]", TOM WAITS and KATHLEEN BRENNAN's "Trampled Rose" and "Please Read the Letter", first released on the 1998 PLANT/JIMMY PAGE album "Walking Into Clarksdale".According to Billboard.com Plant and Krauss first performed together in 2004 at a Leadbelly tribute at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, but it took several years before they found time to team up in the studio with Burnett in Nashville and Los Angeles.Tennessean.com reported that Plant and Krauss taped an episode of "CMT Crossroads" two weeks ago at The Mill at Lebanon in Tennessee that will air at a later date.

SLASH: Video Of 'Late Show With David Letterman'
2007-11-01 20:47:00
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was guest on the "Late Show with David Letterman " Tuesday night [October 30] to promote his newly published memoir "Slash", which came out yesterday via HarperEntertainment.Watch the nine-minute video of Slash's appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" below.Several page extracts from "Slash" the memoir, is available HERE!
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THE CULT: 'The Most Important Thing For Us Was To Be As Truthful As Possibl
2007-11-01 20:08:00
Keith Ryan Cartwright of The Post and Courier's PREVIEW recently interviewed THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. Excerpts from the conversation follow:Preview: What is it about now that lent itself to making this record ["Born into This"]?Astbury: Oh, maybe experience. I think having gone through every single permeation possible in a rock 'n' roll band ? from the proverbial broken family childhood, traveling in a band, homeless, going through punk rock, touring America, selling platinum records, going through psychotherapy, going through the crash and burn, going to the Himalayas ? the whole cycle is a very rounded experience of life, right? I think having done all of that you sort of find yourself back at the beginning point again where you go it's still me, it's still my life, it's still THE CULT, it's still Billy and me and here we are. We're still standing as a group and as a body of work. I think that gives you a great sense of confidence. ? I think our songwriting has evolv...
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DORO: U.S. Release Date Announced For 'All We Are: The Fight'
2007-11-01 20:06:00
Locomotive Records will release German metal goddess Doro Pesch's "All We Are: The Fight " on November 20. The specially-priced CD/DVD contains a remixed and remastered version of the song "All We Are", which Doro wrote and recorded with her first band, WARLOCK, and performed live March 30, 2006, on Pro 7 TV, as the entrance song for her best friend, boxer Regina Halmich - watch video of the performance below."All We Are: The Fight" track listing:01. All We Are02. Thunderspell03. Everything's Lost04. On My Own05. Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You06. All We Are [video]07. Above The Ashes [video]08. Warrior Soul [video]09. You're My Family [Video]10. On My Own [video]
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SERJ TANKIAN On 'Tavis Smiley' Talk Show.
2007-11-01 20:04:00
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian was a recent guest on the late-night television talk show "Tavis Smiley" on PBS. A four-minute excerpt from the interview is below.Serj Tankian and his backing band FCC will head to the U.K. early next month to open for the FOO FIGHTERS.
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Baltimore Footage Posted Online
2007-11-01 20:03:00
Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metal band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME performed their new album "Colors" on October 29, 2007 at The Ottobar in Baltimore , Maryland. The first two songs of the performance can be viewed below. The footage was shot by Metal Nick.Released on September 18 via Victory Records, "Colors" was previously described by BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME as "a 65-minute opus of non-stop pummeling beautiful music. We have described this release as 'adult contemporary death prog metal.'""Colors" sold 12,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position 57 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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FREYA: New Video Interview on DailyRock
2007-11-01 20:02:00
The Daily Rock recently conducted an interview with FREYA members Ethan Henry [drums] and Mike LaGrow [bass]. The spoke about the crowd's reception to FREYA and the differences between the European metal fans and their American counterparts. They also tell a few road stories, including the duct-taping of another bandmember on the recent Hell On Earth tour and how the food was during the trek, which also featured WALLS OF JERICHO, ALL SHALL PERISH, BORN FROM PAIN, FEAR MY THOUGHTS and FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW.Watch the interview at this location.FREYA is the Syracuse, New York-based band featuring former EARTH CRISIS members Karl Buechner [vocals] and Erick Edwards [guitar]. The group's new album, "Lift the Curse", came out in January via Victory Records.Watch FREYA's "Suffer Not One" video [taken from "Lift the Curse"]:THANKS: BLABBERMOUTH.NET
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ICED EARTH: Stockholm Concert Footage
2007-11-01 19:59:00
Fan-filmed video of ICED EARTH performing at Tyrol in Stockholm , Sweden on October 25, 2007 has been posted on YouTube. Watch the footage below.According to the bands official website, ICED EARTH plan to hit the road in the US this coming March/April 2008. Tours to Australia, Canada, Japan and Russia, among other countries are also planned, with more details to be announced soon.ICED EARTH will support HEAVEN AND HELL on a U.K. tour beginning on November 4 in Newcastle."Ten Thousand Strong":"Melancholy":THANKS: "donalduck86" on YouTube
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OZZY OSBOURNE Schedules Minnesota Signing Session
2007-10-27 14:08:00
Ozzy Osbourne will take part in an in-store signing session on Tuesday, October 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Best Buy in Coon Rapids, Minnesota - located at 12633 Riverdale Blvd.Ozzy is touring the US in support of "Black Rain", which was released earlier this year and is his first new album since 2001.
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Record New Album In 2008
2007-10-27 14:07:00
HEAVEN AND HELL featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice [BLACK SABBATH, DIO] — is currently in discussions with various record labels about recording a brand new studio album in 2008, Butler has confirmed to Black-Sabbath.com. More information will be released soon.Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL performing the song "The Mob Rules" on September 5, 2007 in Binghamton, New York can be viewed below.
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LACUNA COIL 1st Performance In Japan
2007-10-27 14:05:00
LACUNA COIL singer Andrea Ferro has issued the following update:"We just got back from Tokyo where we performed at the Loudpark festival together with bands like ARCH ENEMY, SAXON and MARILYN MANSON, just to name a few... It has been simply a blast, our first time ever in this country and we are already excited [about] coming back. The show has been full of energy with a surprisingly loud Japan ese crowd — they were singin' along, jumping and screaming like crazy. Long signin' sessions and heavy interview schedule. We've met also a lot of friends from bands like TRIVIUM, MACHINE HEAD, HANOI ROCKS. We've been to eat some great sushi, drink some fine sake and of course to the anime/manga store. The city is unbelieavable and the people are really kind and respectful. Domo arigato!"LACUNA COIL will support MEGADETH on the Australian Gigantour, which will take place in November. Also appearing on the Gigantour are STATIC-X and DEVILDRIVER.Watch fan-filmed video footage of LACUNA COI...
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OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Walk Of Stars' Tribute Fenced Off
2007-10-27 14:04:00
The Birmingham Mail reports that the Hollywood-style Walk of Stars in Birmingham, which features a tribute to BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne has been fenced off as people have been slipping on the highly polished stones.Watch video footage of Ozzy Osbourne being honored on Birmingham, England's own Hollywood-style Walk of Stars in the city's Broad Street / Centenary Square
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ONHEIL: 'As Hope Dies' Video Posted Online
2007-10-27 13:59:00
Dutch blackened metal band ONHEIL has released its self-produced video for the song "As Hope Dies ". According to a press release, the clip "looks back at the first years of the band" and "marks the return of ONHEIL with a new lineup, now containing three guitarists, that was formed earlier this year."ONHEIL was founded in 1999 and released a few succesful demos before issuing its first official CD "The Threat" in 2003 via the now-defunct deceased War Cry Productions. In the beginning of 2007 the group launched a new lineup, featuring two lead vocalists and three guitarists, "giving them more possibilities to perfect their own 'black metal IRON MAIDEN'-sound for which they are praised," according to a press release.ONHEIL is preparing material for its full-length debut, to be recorded in 2008.THANKS: BLABBERMOUTH.NET
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IN THIS MOMENT: Columbus Video Footage Available
2007-10-27 13:58:00
YeboTV.com have posted professionally filmed video footage of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT performing in Columbus , Ohio on September 22, 2007. The video can be viewed below.IN THIS MOMENT's debut album, "Beautiful Tragedy" [Century Media Records], has sold over 30,000 copies in the United States since its March 20, 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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DISTURBED: New Album Title Revealed
2007-10-27 13:56:00
MTV.com reports that the band DISTURBED has announced "Indestructible" as the tentative title to their new album, which is to be released in the spring. David Draiman the bands frontman says the new album "is "dark, very dark," lyrically as well as musically. Draiman also believes it's much more complex and foreboding than anything they have done during their 10 years together."Dude, I've had a fucked-up couple of years," he said. "All kinds of horrible stuff went on. Bad breakups; I've had my garage burn down with all of my vehicles in it; I had a bad motorcycle accident that took off a whole bunch of skin from my forearm — just bad luck. It's been a fierce past couple of years, and all kinds of shit has gone down. This is therapy, man — I need to get this shit out of me."Regarding the new album's lyrical direction, Draiman said, "This record, it's kind of all over the place, stylistically. There's a good amount of material on this record that's very reminiscent of [200...
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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band Get Help From Montreal Art Lovers
2007-10-27 13:54:00
Mike Boone of The Montreal Gazette reports how the proceeds of a photo exhibition on St. Antoine St. in Montreal will benefit an Iraqi heavy-metal band that has sought safe haven in Syria.The four-man musical group is called ACRASSICAUDA, which is Latin for "black scorpion." They got together in 2001, united by a common appreciation of such bands as SLAYER.Heavy metal was not a popular genre in Iraq, where the despot did most of the slaying. Nor did the situation improve after the United States-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein's regime.As the situation in Baghdad worsened, the band was targeted by insurgent groups and religious fundamentalists accusing them of Satan worship. Eventually, it proved impossible to find any safe performance venue.Bottom line: After playing six shows in six years, ACRASSICAUDA fled to Damascus. Their plight is the subject of "Heavy Metal in Baghdad", a documentary that was featured at this year's Toronto Film Festival.Ben Pobjoy is a 26-year-old phot...
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MEGADETH Performs In Indonesia; Review And Video Footage Available
2007-10-27 13:52:00
TheJakartaPost.com have published a review of MEGADETH's October 25, 2007 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia . An excerpt from the review is below:"There was a large police contingency scattered among the crowd, complete with bamboo canes and riot gear. While 'metal heads' around the world continue to be feared, members of Jakarta's metal community were sipping on bottled tea and water. A lone seller trying to pedal warm cans of beer to the crowd certainly wasn't making a killing."This was the night so many Jakartans had been waiting for. MEGADETH were to play in Indonesia once again, and this time they had selected Jakarta over Medan. Since the early 1990s after a much-publicized riot at a METALICA concert, there had been an unofficial ban on international 'hard core' bands touring in Indonesia. When their Medan show went off without incident a few years ago, MEGADETH paved the way for the reemergence of international metal bands in the country."MEGADETH were fashionably late on s...
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR 'Dreamin' In A Casket' Video Shoot This Sunday
2007-10-27 13:50:00
Swedish sleaze rock band HARDCORE SUPERSTAR will film a video for the title track of their new album "Dreamin' in a Casket" this Sunday , October 28. Footage from the making of the clip will be posted on the band's MySpace next week.HARDCORE SUPERSTAR will release "Dreamin' in a Casket" November 7 via Gain Music Entertainment. The CD was recorded at In Flames Studio in Gothenburg and was produced by Adde and Martin Sandvik. A limited-edition of "Dreamin' in a Casket" is promised along with a documentary DVD.Below is fan-filmed video footage of HARDCORE SUPERSTAR performing "Medicate Me" on August 25, 2007 at Skogsröjet in Rejmyre, Sweden:
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DIVINE HERESY Announces Week-Long Headlining Run
2007-10-27 13:49:00
DIVINE HERESY — the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL), vocalist Tommy Cummings (VEXT) and bassist Joe Payne (ex-NILE, DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY, LUST OF DECAY) — will follow up the "Operation: Annihilation" tour with a week-long headlining stint that will lead directly into another lengthy North American trek alongside CHIMAIRA, KATAKLYSM and TERROR. Look for the band on tour in the U.S. throughout the majority of 2008.DIVINE HERESY is currently annihilating crowds and garnering new legions of diehard fans on the "Operation: Annihilation"DIVINE HERESY headlining dates:Nov. 06 - Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UTNov. 07 - Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CONov. 08 - Static Bar - Kansas City, MONov. 09 - Crush Lounge - Tulsa, OKNov. 10 - Vino’s - Little Rock, ARNov. 12 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SCDIVINE HERESY performing FEAR FACTORY classic "Replica":NEWS:...
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NIGHTWISH Live In Montreal Video posted online
2007-10-23 15:45:00
MetalUniverse.net have posted the below video of NIGHTWISH performing "Amaranth" live at Metropolis in Montreal , Quebec on Sunday, October 21, 2007. The band is currently touring North America, which kicked-off on October 15 at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia.
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Robb Flynn Talks About opening for METALLICA at Wembl
2007-10-23 15:43:00
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted a new entry on the band's official blog. An excerpt from his post follows:"[Opening for] METALLICA at Wembley Stadium [in London in early July]. Duuuuuuuuude!? DUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuDE!?!?!? Such an honor. Handpicked. Last minute [replacement for BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, who had to cancel]."To be honest, we thought it might be a bit rough just because we were thrown on so late in the game, our fans might not know about it in time, etc. But oh my god, dude."Let me preface this and start by saying that, straight up, the first three songs were literally the sloppiest we'd played on the entire 'Blackening' run. Jesus?! Guitar cutting out, broken strings, tech hands me my guitar wildly out of tune, Phil's wireless goes out... it was like, NOW?! Were gonna have all these problems NOW??!! Christ al-fuckin'-mighty! But you know what...it didn't matter, the crowd went friggin' APESHIT! The circle pit for 'Imperium' (which Monte Conner says is t...
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Ozzy Osbourne Coming to the Limited Edition AG RiffMaster(TM) Guitar Contro
2007-10-23 15:41:00
ArtGuitar , a leading designer of innovative custom paint and technology for guitars, along with licensing partner Signatures Network, announced today it will offer two exclusive designs featuring heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne for its limited edition AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller. In addition, ArtGuitar unveiled three new designs from iconic rock band KISS to add to its guitar controller portfolio."Wecreate detailed designs featuring iconic rock artists that you simply can't find anywhere else, and we're thrilled to add Ozzy Osbourne to our guitar controller portfolio," stated Steve Spurgeon, CEO of ArtGuitar. "The AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller truly customizes the rock experience and our customers now have 16 limited edition designs to choose from."The AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller is a genuine life-size Peavey® guitar modified for play with guitar-based music videogames on the Playstation®2 computer entertainment system and is exclusively available online at www.artgu...
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HANOI ROCKS: UK Dates Announced
2007-10-23 15:35:00
Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS will tour the UK in February and March 2008. Confirmed dates have been announced as follows:Feb. 25 - The Plug - SheffieldFeb. 26 - Cathouse - GlasgowFeb. 27 - Moshulu - AberdeenFeb. 28 - Academy 2 - NewcastleFeb. 29 - Academy 3 - ManchesterMar. 01 - Rio's - LeedsMar. 03 - Rock City - NottinghamMar. 04 - J.B.'s - DudleyMar. 05 - Academy - BristolMar. 06 - Concorde 2 - BrightonMar. 07 - Astoria 2 - LondonHANOI ROCKS performing "Up around the Bend" in Vaakuna, Mikkeli, Finland on October 5, 2007:
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's HOMME Acoustic Performance In Boston
2007-10-23 15:34:00
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme dropped in at the First Act Guitar Studio in Boston , Massachusetts on October 12, 2007 and play a few songs for about 35 lucky fans on Boylston Street before the band's proper gig. Watch video footage HERE!In other news: Josh Homme told Billboard.com last week that he is so happy with QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's current lineup that he can't wait to get the group back into the studio to work on new material."The other night we were up 'til six in the morning, all of us playing guitar," Homme said of a roster that includes multi-instrumentalist Troy Van Leeuwen and drummer Joey Castillo, who joined in 2002, and new members bassist Michael Shuman (WIRES ON FIRE) and utility man Dean Fertita (THE RACONTEURS, THE WAXWINGS)."QUEENS sounds better than it ever has live," Homme continued, "but we're trying to figure out how to tour and how to (write and record), 'cause I think for everyone right now the idea of creating something is even more enticin...
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PARADISE LOST: Poughkeepsie Concert Footage Available
2007-10-23 15:29:00
Fan-filmed video footage of UK's doom/gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST performing at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 19, 2007 can be viewed below:PARADISE LOST recently released the video for the song "Praise Lamented Shade" taken from the band's latest CD "In Requiem", which was issued via Century Media Records in May 2007. The clip was filmed during PARADISE LOST's April 2007 show at Koko in London [The concert was filmed for an upcoming DVD] and was directed by Dash Productions [who has worked with such big names as STEVEN SEAGAL, LEVEL 42, PAUL RODGERS, RICK ASTLEY, HEAVEN 17, THE DAMNED, MARC ALMOND, DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS and many more)."In Requiem" is finally available on vinyl again. As the limited 4 x 7" box was sold out in the first week of release, Century Media Records and PARADISE LOST have decided to release the album as a vinyl LP, too. It contains the regular album tracks and comes in heavy cardboard gatefold cover, including a newly designed ...
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