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Published: 19 July 2012

BLAQK AUDIO -- the electronic duo consisting of Davey Havok and Jade Puget of platinum rock group AFI -- will release their highly anticipated sophomore album, BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN, on September 11 in North America [September 24 in UK; European release dates can be seen below]. BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN, the follow up to 2007's Top 20 debut, CexCells, offers twelve songs inspired by their shared love for classic electronic groups and modern era dance music. In anticipation of the release, BLAQK AUDIO have unveiled both the track listing and cover artwork for BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN:

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BULLET TRAIN BLAST has for years been one of the most promising rock bands in Denmark and now their debut album “Nothing Remains” get well deserved praises from one of the biggest music magazines in Germany.With comments like: “Nothing Remains" is the perfect soundtrack to a couple of buddies with beer cans to be emptied and subsequently dissect the living room”, Rock Hard’s reviewer Jens Peters hands out 8 of 10 possible stars for the album in the July issue of Rock Hard. Rest of the Rock Hard staff agrees with the review which has resulted in an impressive 6th place in the sound check.

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Published: 18 July 2012

A legend is back! DEAD CAN DANCE will release their first album for 16 years now! The album is called 'Anastasis' and will be out on 10th August vial PIAS Germany.

On the cover of Anastasis, Dead Can Dance’s first album in 16 years: a field of sunflowers, ripened, and then blackened, by the sun, standing with sad, slightly crowned heads. Less dead than dormant, the heads and stems will one day be chopped, but then via the roots, will return. For Anastasis is the Greek word for ‘resurrection’ and the seemingly dead will dance again.

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Published: 18 July 2012

Ground of Its Own is the striking debut release by Sam Lee, a young folk musician who is busy forging a unique path, not just in his own artistic development but also by supporting and having influence on a whole new generation of musicians.

Born and bred in North London, Sam Lee has a glorious baritone voice and seemingly boundless imagination and enthusiasm. A graduate of the Chelsea College of Art, Sam decided to abandon work as a visual artist, teacher of wilderness survival skills (he was trained by Ray Mears) and a part-time Burlesque dancer. Instead, he embarked on a journey of discovery into the songs of the British Isles. His main musical training developed from a unique four-year apprenticeship under the legendary, late Scottish Traveller, the balladeer, Stanley Robertson, to whom Ground of Its Own is dedicated.

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German symphonic Metalheads XANDRIA and yearlong bass guitar player Nils Middelhauve will split ways in the future. Nils, who joined the band in 2004 just after the release of XANDRIA’s second studio album “Ravenheart”, took the decision to depart from the band mainly due to personal reasons, as the band released in a statement.

“It gradually became obvious that some points of view vastly grew apart, concluding in Nils’ determination to not continue in XANDRIA anymore”, the band’s facebook site comments on the split. “Especially since all members are friends first and foremost, any more compromises had been even more hurtful”. The band regrets Nils’ decision, yet is respecting it at the same time, even though everyone is really sad about it. Nils always was a role model when it comes to working for and working within a band, remaining XANDRIA points out.

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