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Published: 23 May 2013

As long time fans can attest, the quality of Dio's studio albums never wavered throughout the group's near 30-year career. Case in point, the fan favorite/concept album, 'Magica,' which featured Ronnie James Dio's one-of-a-kind vocals and the return of guitarist Craig Goldy. The album spawned such metal classics as "Fever Dreams," "Turn to Stone," and "Lord of the Last Day," and has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide - largely on word of mouth alone. One small problem - the original 2000 CD version has been out of print for years, and has become increasingly hard to find. But to the delight of Dio fans worldwide, 'Magica' will be getting a makeover - on Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 as Niji Entertainment Group will be issuing the 2 CD 'Magica Deluxe Edition.'

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Published: 23 May 2013

Currently, the Berlin Folk-Black-Metal band AETHERNAEUM released its new album "Wanderungen durch den Daemmerwald" via the label Einheit Produktionen. The follow-up project of Alexander Paul Blake's first studio album "Die Rückkehr ins Goldene Zeitalter" (2012) debuted last weekend at the WGT in Leipzig and should be the right soundtrack for fans of Agalloch, old Emyprium, Wolves In The Throne Room, Dornenreich or Moonsorrow. Now, the video for "Tanz der Sturmgeister" will be releases. The video, created together with Boucké costume designer and fire artist Foga Feuerkind, was produced by Rainer ZIPP Fränzen (Dimmu Borgir, Atrocity, Faun, Black Messiah etc.) and anderlins the fierce music of the quintet with dark and artistic pictures. Video: http://youtu.be/tAVhgr6JJq0. 

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Published: 22 May 2013

The latest album from dark alternative outfit, The Jesus Cleaver, has been packaged into a very limited edition, with all proceeds going to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. The special release of “Life In Clouds”, with product code EXJCCD-SOPHIE, includes the current single “Europa”, as well as bonus tracks and a rare live recording of the band. Another rarity, the “Queen of Siam” mix by John P Shea of “Fetish”, the original version of which was released by in 1997 fellow Brisbane act Dogmachine, is also included. The “Life In Clouds” Limited Edition CD is autographed by founder John P Shea and hand numbered.

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Published: 22 May 2013

The new Covenant album LEAVING BABYLON is ready to make its first waves. A new limited E.P. called LAST DANCE will see the light of day on June 7th. The EP contains six tracks, including three exclusive B-Sides: “I Scan The Surface”, "We Go Down” and “Slow Dance” and features one song each by the new members Andreas Catjar and Daniel Jonasson. To top the anticipation LAST DANCE will be released in a beautiful digipack-artwork and comes with a limited edition car sticker, so it is destined to become a collectors item very fast. On top of that, there are rumours about a very limited 7” edition. Fans might want to look out for preorder-options soon. And we sure as hell are looking forward to those new songs. Here you can get a first impression of what Covenant sound like in 2013. 

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Published: 22 May 2013

On Pentecost 2013 Sterbhaus released a brand new video of the song "Frogboiler" from the 2012 album "Angels for Breakfast ...And God for Lunch" (Killhead/Sound Pollution/TWS). The video features Sterbhaus trademark good humor and also introduces new characters such as "Hellmut the Goatard", "Hellga" and the yet nameless waiter serving four exquisite meals for the starving quartet from Stockholm/Sweden. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEcGL34J-Sc

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