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DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are excited to annunce the Record deal with an brazilian Modern Hard rocker called Bad Luck Train.The upcoming release is entitled “Bad Luck Train” will be available in every Digital music store and scheduled for mid-September 2012.Coming from different bands from São Paulo, Brazil, four longtime friends who shared many hangovers decided to come together and form Bad Luck Train.The name Bad Luck Train refers to life misfortunes, theme very explored in the songs. The lyrics are written in English due to the great influence from abroad bands, which makes the writing process more natural. Among the band’s influences there are: Alice Cooper, Lordi, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and Motörhead.

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have announced that they will be releasing a brand new EP titled 'B3' next month.
The trio, who are currently working on their seventh studio album, will release the new EP on October 12. It is their first new material in over two years. The EP contains five tracks, including the title track 'B3', which you can hear a live version of at the bottom of the page. Placebo released a live DVD, which was titled 'We Come In Pieces', late last year. The DVD was shot at O2 Academy Brixtonin September 2010. You can watch a clip from the DVD by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.
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Ghosthill were established in spring 2009 in the western part of Russia, in the rainy Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg).
Ghosthill - it's music, full of epic, fast and heavy melodies with life and mystical lyrics.
January 1, 2010 the band released their debut album "Embrace Of A Chasm". For the period 2010 Ghosthill performed at various shows in the Kaliningrad region, where the program was presented in support of the first album. In autumn 2010, Ghosthill left bassist Leo (Leonid Bogoutdinov). He was replaced by Andrew (Andrew Kosenkov). Many critics of the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, wrote a review of the album "Embrace Of A Chasm", sharing their experiences with fans of heavy music from around the world. March 26, 2011 the band released the single Internet "Sometimes in my heart", which featured a style Power Metal on the other hand, namely alto saxophone and composition added something special and romantic. August 1, 2011 - the date of release of the second single,

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SIDEBURN is a Swedish formation formed at the end of the years 90 (to not to confuse with his homonymous helvète), of which the beginnings was in line with themselves the mouvance Stoner. Profit of seniority, the group has since had the time to diversify his catalog, to widen his horizon and to take its distances with the ecombrante and restrictive label Stoner. The formation has to preserve an authentic knowledge done in the matter of riffs huge ones and of fatty rhythmic ones, as the prove the opening title, Diamonds, the almostDoom The Last Day or again TheSaviour.
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Most people will remember American metal band Obsession from the Eighties, which launched the career of vocalist Michael Vescera. Before resurrecting Obsession in 2004, Vescera has performed with Malmsteen, Loudness, Roland Grapow, and Dr. Sin, among others. With Order of Chaos, the band returns with their sixth album.

First impressions of Order of Chaoswill remind more of the Eighties Obsession with a touch of 2006'sCarnival of Souls. Fundamentally, this is classic American heavy and power metal: sometimes steady, often brisk, with clear melody and harmony, an assertive rhythm section, soaring twin guitar work, and Vescera's solid vocals. Against modern trends, these are the common strengths that makes for 'true' heavy metal, and what makes Order of Chaos sound great.

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Jon Lord recorded the marvellous rhythm section - Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd, Madonna) & Brett Morgan (Jon Anderson, Sting) and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (with whom Jon had recorded twice before) in June 2011 in Liverpool - conducted by Paul Mann. The production then moved to Abbey Road Studios in London to record Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson (on vocals with Steve Balsamo and Kasia Laska) and Joe Bonamassa, Darin Vasilev and Steve Morse on guitars.

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Alan Reed is a singer and musician from Glasgow. He is probably best known as the (former) singer with progressive rock band Pallas. He has also appeared on albums by Abel Ganz, Caamora, Neo, Parzival's Eye and Strangers on a Train."

"'First in a Field of One' is a unique collection of songs that provide the perfect setting for the unmistakeable timbre of Alan's voice. The album embraces a number of musical flavours - through celtic folk, world music, and even jazz; - held together by strong song-writing and a passionate sense of identity."

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One of the best female voices coming out lately from Scandivia is without a doubt Norwegian singer ISSA (full name: Isabell Oversveen).Her third album entitled "Can't Stop" has been set for release on November 5."Can't Stop" is a very special album for Issa, since it includes some blistering versions of carefully selected AOR gems that the singer treats her own way.
These tracks have been originally included on albums by MARK FREE, AVIATOR, 21 GUNS, ATLANTIC, REGATTA, WORRALL, BLVD, TOWER CITY and other AOR luminaries.
Issa has created her own style and approach to Melodic Rock & AOR genres by mixing her peculiar, unique melodic sensibility and commercial sheen with a rocking attitude.
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The legendary vocalist Mike Vescara (Animetal USA, Loudness, Yngwie Malsteen) and guitarist, bassist and keyboardist Samir Mhamdi, published with his band Sovereign, a new studio album under the name of "Warring Heaven". According to a press release on CD is finished and has excellent vocal work, with catchy melodies and guitar solos Epic. The vocals were recorded in full in the Toy Room Studio owned by Mike Vescera, in Nashville, Tennessee, all instruments were mixed and mastered at Studio Slabsound in France by Gwen Kerjan.

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Valence just recently released their debut album, “Sleepwalker”, an epic 34 minute long song suite comprising of eight sections, which follows the contours of a dream, one so vivid it blurs the line between dream and reality.

01. Sleepwalker 03:17
02. The Depths 07:19
03. To Dust, Across Dimensions 03:09
04. Tempest Tides… 03:20
05. …Burned To Desert 03:40
06. From Ashes, Reborn 03:07
07. Winds Of Zephyr 05:34
08. Lucid Dream 05:14

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From Poland

01. Intro 02:09
02. Welcome To Pandemic States 10:25
03. Arcadia 06:10
04. The Guards Of Integration 11:07
05. Recall Of A Memory 11:58
06. Systematic Cube 08:19
07. Over The Giant Wall 13:05
08. Surrender 05:56
09. Outro 02:46

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This is an Instrumental Progressive Rock release in the Classic Style from Jay Tausig, Highly Recommended to Fans of Yes, The Strawbs, Gong, Hawkwind, Van Der Graaf Generator, King Crimson, Rush, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren, Jethro Tull, Soft Machine. Etc.

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Swedish two-man act Falconshield has released a new album online titled "Not Swift Enough," which can be heard through the player below.

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