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Published: 11 December 2009

Andreas Schöwe from German Rock It! magazine recently described HolyHell's selftitled debut album as "...dark mystic melodic rock with classic appeal of the utmost grace." And now, hot on the heels of such accolades, HolyHell will hit it live, unleashing this apocalyptic masterpiece of a concept album on audiences across the globe as they embark upon an extensive international tour. The quest begins in January 2010 with a series of indoor concerts across Germany as special guests of Magic Circle Music label mates Manowar. Further confirmed shows already include open air festivals in Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

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Published: 11 December 2009

Having spent most of 2009 taking their acclaimed 'Tour Of The Universe' around the world, DEPECHE MODE bring their sensational live show to the UK in December and release an indispensable 8-track CD this week. The CD features 'Fragile Tension', 'Hole To Feed' and some very special remixes of tracks taken from their 12th studio album, 'Sounds Of The Universe', which has topped the chart in 21 countries. Written by Martin Gore and produced by Ben Hillier, 'Fragile Tension' features exquisitely placed electronics pulling in wild and different directions. 'Hole To Feed', written by Dave Gahan, marries modern electronics to a floor-shaking beat. The lyric, a blend of rock-star swagger and tender yearning, is vintage Dave Gahan.

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Published: 11 December 2009

The wait is over! "Heartkiller", the brand new single from "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice", is available in the US, Canada, Latin America, and most of Europe at iTunes NOW. "Heartkiller" will be available in Greece on December 10, in France on December 14, in the UK on February 1, and in Germany on February 5. You can hear the full song Heartkiller right now at HIM’s official MySpace page. Make sure you add Heartkiller to YOUR MySpace playlist!

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Finnish modern thrash/death influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE has signed a recording deal with Dynamic Arts Records. The band’s second album called "The Disease Of St. Vitus" is planned to be released on spring 2010. Band is now composing new songs for the upcoming album. Vocalist Galzi comments: “In the middle of our song writing-sessions we woke up to reality that there still was no papers signed and no deal done for our second album... we had just turned down offers this far. There were a few labels we wanted deal with; the only problem was none of them knew it at the time! The most thing was, that we wanted to communicate as friends in order to make some business and not to deal with corporate-office-somebody and make business at any cost.

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Published: 11 December 2009

Norway’s Dark Essence Records has today revealed the artwork and details for the upcoming release from the recently announced signing, Black-Folk metallers GALAR.  With a release date set for the 1st of March 2010, "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" will consist of eight tracks, and will be the band’s sophomore album. The title is taken from Snorri Sturluson's history of Norwegian Kings, "Heimskringla", and means "until the ends of all worlds". Track listing as follows:

1. Forspill
2. Ván
3. Paa frossen mark
4. Grámr
5. Det graa riket
6. Ingen siger vart vunnin
7. Til alle heimsens endar
8. Etterspill

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