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August 23rd, 2010 by Craig Hartranft
Sinocence will release a Special Edition of ‘Scar Obscura’ on 1 November 2010. The album will be released on Metalbox Recordings and distributed by Code7, and Plastic Head Media for digital. The Special Edition Multimedia CD will include the 10 tracks from the original album, a Feature on the making of ‘Scar Obscura’ and a photo gallery. The album will also be available to pre-order from the band’s website. (more…)
Tags: Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Music News, Progressive Metal, Sinocence
Posted in Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Music News, Progressive Metal
August 19th, 2010 by Craig Hartranft
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen has firmly established himself worldwide as driving force in progressive rock. While best known for his rock opera project Ayreon, the multi-talented Dutchman also regularly embarks on musical side projects, which explore different aspects of Lucassen’s musical personality. As his previous project (Guilt Machine’s “On This Perfect Day” 2009) was a relatively relaxed and subtle affair, Lucassen’s muses responded by urging him to record something loud, heavy and anything but subtle for this new release. Thus it was a perfect opportunity to launch his musical spacecraft towards the galaxy of bombastic sci-fi rock by revisiting his Star One project. (more…)
Tags: Arjen Lucassen, Ayreon, Russell Allen, Star One
Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Hard Rock, Music News, Progressive Metal
July 29th, 2010 by Craig Hartranft
Brazilian metallers ANGRA are set to release their album “AQUA” October 12, 2010 in North America on SPV/Steamhammer. This is ANGRA’S first new album in four years, following up their 2006 release “Aurora Consurgens” The album will be available in four formats: a limited edition digipak that includes a bonus CD featuring acareer spanning overview of the Edu Falaschi era, a standard jewel case edition, a double LP edition that includes 3 bonus tracks, and it will be available as a digital download. (more…)
Tags: Angra, Aqua, Rafael Bettencourt, SPV, Steamhammer
Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music News, Progressive Metal
June 25th, 2010 by Craig Hartranft
Pitch Black Records have launched a revamped version of their website adding more content and features and everyone is invited to drop by and explore it. Aiming at a clean and simple design the new website is easy to navigate and (among other new features) it now offers detailed pages on each label artist. (more…)
Tags: Arryan Path, Pitch Black Records
Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music News, Progressive Metal
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