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Finnish traditional folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI are currently in the studio to record the successor of last year’s successful seventh album “Ukon Wacka” (Finland: #9 ; Switzerland: #53 ; Germany: #73 ; Austria: #75). On the yet untitled upcoming album, new fiddler Tuomas Rounakari will make his debut – regarding this, the band issues the following statement:
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Finland’s SONATA ARCTICA have named their seventh studio album Stones Grow Her Name. Recorded in several studios all over Finland, mixed at Sonic Pump Studios by Mikko Karmila and mastered at Chartmakers by Svante Forsbäck, the album will be released in Europe on May 18th and in North America on May 22nd. SONATA ARCTICA vocalist Tony Kakko comments:
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Legendary Swedish viking/death oufit UNLEASHED just announced the tracklist and the artwork of the upcoming album “Odalheim”. With “Odalheim” UNLEASHED not only present the successor of “As Yggdrasil Trembles” in the year 2012, but also continue telling their post-doomsday story, of course embedded into the Norse mythology. After the mighty world tree Yggdrasil had trembled and rung in the end of the world, Fimbul winter followed: Three years of darkness and coldness, during which Mother Nature took back what was rightfully hers. This caused the end of life as we know it. Ragnarök. But the warriors who’ve survived will build a new world out of the old one’s ashes. Right here, the story of “Odalheim” begins.
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"Do Not Look Down", a second track off the upcoming new album "Koloss" by Swedish extreme technical metal band MESHUGGAH, is available for streaming in the Nuclear Blast USA Web Shop. Click on any pre-order bundle item to get to the Soundcloud player. To order anything within Europe, please head over to the Nuclear Blast EUROPE Web Shop. The track "Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion" can be streamed HERE. A lyric video for the song can be viewed on YouTube. "Koloss" will be released in Europe on March 23rd.
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Along with the start of the „Imaginaerum World Tour 2012 / 2013“, NIIGHTWISH is going to release a special „Imaginaerum (Tour Edition)“ on April, 13th. It will be a 2CD+DVD Digibook in Slipcase. You can order it at the Nuclear Blast Webshop here. Besides that, there will also be a 2LP version in black or clear vinyl with the orchestral version of the record in gatefold.
The CD tracklist will be like this:
- CELLULOIDE - New album "Numériques(1)" out now!
- VIC ANSELMO - New video for the song "Horizon"
- MARI CHROME - New signing at Alfa Matrix
- DE PROFUNDIS - New track and album artwork unveiled
- GHOST & WRITER - Working on their second album!
- KMFDM - New single "Amnesia" in progress!
- DEVILSIDE FESTIVAL 2012 – 14 new acts confirmed
- AFMUSIC - Release Compilation "Join the dark side, we have the music!" in March
- ALTER BRIDGE - Release "Live At Wembley" DVD in March
- UNIT:187 - Remix CD "Transfusion" in March