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Published: 26 June 2014

Savannah, GA power trio BLACK TUSK have announced a brand new 7” featuring two tracks recorded earlier this year with producer Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, YOB, Corrections House) at Converse’s Rubber Tracks Studios in Brooklyn, NY. The 7” which features artwork from Baroness frontman John Baizley, will see a release this summer via Hyperrealist Records / A Perfect Monster. In the meantime, the songs can be streamed via MetalSucks here and purchased via iTunes here.

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Published: 26 June 2014

"What happens to life on earth if the fragile laws of nature are altered even by a little bit? How can the human psyche deal with the perspective of inevitable extinction? How far can the human soul be stripped before its essence vanishes completely? Can we contain the implications of forced and radical evolution and the insanity it brings?" Questions raised by DARK FORTRESS frontman and lyricist Morean on the band's 7th studio album "Venereal Dawn". Like most previous DARK FORTRESS albums, "Venereal Dawn" is again a concept album. Its nine songs weave a tale of survival, betrayal and sacrifice in an extremely hostile environment:

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Published: 25 June 2014

Dutch Symphonic Metallers EPICA have announced the second leg of their European Enigma Tour. The band will tour in support of their latest album 'The Quantum Enigma' released on May 02, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. UK Power Metal Giants DRAGONFORCE are confirmed as very special guest on both the first and second leg of the European Enigma Tour. EPICA guitarist Mark Jansen is very excited about this tour: ”We are very much looking forward to tour Germany, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Belgium together with DRAGONFORCE! You can expect a big show focusing on songs from our new album 'The Quantum Enigma' without neglecting the good old EPICA classics.“

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Published: 25 June 2014

“Some good news and some bad news from the DEVIL YOU KNOW camp. Bad news first. As you may or may not know, three members of DEVIL YOU KNOW are not US citizens: John is Australian and both Francesco and Roy are Italian. Howard and Ryan are American. Unfortunately, we have come up against some logistical problems in getting our work visas in time for all of our upcoming European dates. Sadly, we've been forced to cancel some of the shows DEVIL YOU KNOW is slated to play in late June/early July.

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Published: 24 June 2014

Be careful what you wish for! Annie Bertram is back with a bagful of true fairy tales.

In 2008, photo artist Annie Bertram published her award-winning volume of photographs called “True Fairy Tales”. Her masterly enactment of opulent scenes, often in front of a morbid backdrop, paired with reinterpretations of classic fairy tales by young and famous authors, caught the eye of the reading public and sold out of bookstores in no time. After further successful publications, the author residing in Switzerland is now returning to known territory. Together with publishing house Feder&Schwert, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014, she is now publishing the second volume of the success, “True Fairy Tales II”.

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