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Published: 23 February 2012

The line-up for Fortarockfestival is taking shaope. Two new names have been confirmed festival taking place in Nijmegen/Netherlands on 2nd June: Steel Panther and The Devin Townsend Project. For more details see www.fortarock.nl or the festival's facebook page.

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Published: 23 February 2012

2011 has definitely a great year for Blutengel... thanks to you! After two sold-out tours and two CD-releases hitting the German Media Control album charts last year, Blutengel want to thank you with an exclusive autograph session tour through Germany. On all days, the band will take enough time to give you ample opportunity to take pictures, get your stuff signed and for some small talk (this was not always possible on the last concert tour due to a tight time schedule.) In selected cities, there will also be a special party at a club in the evening, where Blutengel will first screen the "Tränenherz Tour Live"-DVD from the special edition of the "Nachtbringer"-release and then Chris will hit the decks to have you dancing the night away. In Berlin, the group will be giving a special concert show on the day following the autograph session, as part of the Out Of Line Weekender festival. Don't miss it!

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Published: 23 February 2012

After an exclusive premiere at digital TV channel iMusic1 on February 17, you can now watch the new video of the dark piano artists IN LEGEND for the song "Soul Apart" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exSsKgUVu54. Thematically, the video is based on a profound background story. Front man Bastian Emig describes it like that: ""Soul Apart" describes the consequences that the pure experiences after having been in a conflict with the depraved, while it detaches itself from it and turns away. Doing so, it was not really our intention to work up the lyrics in the video but we rather wanted to give the lyrics a whole new visual dimension accompanying the music. In a brash and degenerate environment, one individual manages to free himself by using the power of his own imagination and the given means to his own advantages. Instinct and a strong will hold his soul together and prevent him from being led astray by his perception. Those are important means to spread out your own wings:"

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Published: 22 February 2012

During the Finnish Metal Awards, FMA, (held on Saturday February 18th in Helsinki) the best in Finnish metal were awarded for the 7th time in seven categories. Over 20,000 votes were given in an open voting with no predetermined nominees. Out of seven awards (and out of five possible ones), Hämeenlinna's battle metal originators TURISAS received four: Band Of The Year 2011, Album Of The Year 2011 ("Stand Up And Fight"), Vocalist Of The Year 2011 (Mathias "Warlord" Nygård) and Album Artwork Of The Year 2011 ("Stand Up And Fight"). Even the fifth award wasn't far, as violinist Olli Vänskä landed on #2 in the Musician Of The Year 2011 category.

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Published: 22 February 2012

PARADISE LOST have just launched the first out of two short conceptual studio report clips that will give you some additional insight into their upcoming album "Tragic Idol". The band was holed up in The Chapel studios in Lincolnshire, England, recording the new album and in the first part of the studio report Adrian Erlandsson, PARADISE LOST's drummer, gives you a deeper view of the drum recording session by explaining the equipment and recording procedure. Be the first one who gets a glimpse on "Haunting The Chapel -Studio Report" exclusively on www.metalhammer.co.uk. Tragic Idol is scheduled for a worldwide release through Century Media Records on April 23rd, 2012 in Europe and April 24th, 2012 in North America.

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