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Published: 15 September 2010

NECRONOMICON, one of Germany’s longest running Thrash Metal bands, is currently in the Arsen Music Studios in Breisach am Rhein, working on what will be the band’s seventh release. The new album, to be titled “Invictus”, will be NECRONOMICON’s most ambitious work to date, and aside from nine new songs and a new version of “Possessed by Evil”, the double CD is set to include seven live tracks and four or five acoustic songs. Artwork for “Invictus” will be by the Brazilian artist Jobert Mello, who has worked with bands such as SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR and BENEDICTUM. A new label is being sought for the release of “Invictus”.

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Published: 15 September 2010

In December Avantasia will set off on a world tour to bring the prestigious "Metal Opera" onto stages around the world. Featuring frontmen Tobias Sammet, ex-Helloween companions Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen, Jorn Lande of Masterplan, Bob Catley of Magnum, Amanda Somerville and many more the ensemble just has been confirmed to play Japan & Brazil too. The complete tour now reads like this:

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Published: 14 September 2010

Matrix, Bochum, Germany
8th October 2010
Grendel, Heimataerde, Reaper, Orange Sector, Soman

Back in 2008, the Infacted Festival in Hannover was meant as a celebration of five years Infacted Recordings, five years, having seen a lot of qualitative releases and the Batschkapp became a single, big party. The festival raised a big demand for more, more party, more good music and another occasion to celebrate with good bands. So, under those circumstances it wasn’t a hard thing to start planning another festival.

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Published: 14 September 2010

Matrix, Bochum, Germany
9th October 2010
Anathema

With the release of their newest album, the masters of transforming emotions of grief, loneliness and melancholy into music, ANATHEMA, have added a new element to their music and that is hope. Like a bright star it shines through cracks on ‘We’re here because we’re here’. A catharsis of sorts has happened, something that was overcome and which helped creating a wonderful album, which has been toured with a few selected concerts already this year and excited those who’ve had the chance to be a part of those.

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Published: 14 September 2010

Live-Music-Hall, Cologne, Germany
10th October 2010
Trentemöller

The debut artist album of TRENTEMØLLER ‘The Last Resort’, released in 2006, had many music lovers sit up with its subdued and playful electronics. It quite rightly gained favourable critics from every corner and it was just a question of time before Anders Trentemöller would return with the sophomore. But first of all there would be plenty of other projects to pursue since TRENTEMØLLER as we all know is a prolific and busy artist not only with own material; he really has a knack for delivering high-class remix work. Just take the remix of the RÖYKSOPP track ‘What Else Is There’ as an example. 2008 saw him setting out to do a live tour, performing songs off ‘The Last Result’ with a real band and accompanying visuals.

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