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Spinal Tap - Break Like The Wind - FrontHas there ever been a rock band more unjustly maligned than Spinal Tap? Accused of everything from heralding the demise of heavy metal to being the very raison d'être for alternative rock, they suffered their greatest indignity at the hands of director Rob Reiner (cowardly hiding behind the moniker Marty DiBergi), whose 1984 "rockumentary," This Is Spinal Tap, muckraked its way through the band's courageous, tragedy-strewn history in service of a few mocking laughs.

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Not a Good Sign is a project by AltrOck and some bands’ members of the label. Marcello Marinone, Paolo «Ske» Botta and Francesco Zago, after a successful collaboration in Yugen and Ske, propose a new blend of their musical attitudes. The result is an ominous, fascinating sound melting vintage keyboards, powerful guitars and voice, besides ethereal and autumn nuances, supported by a compelling rhythmic drive.

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CIVIL WAR — the new Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar), Daniel Mullback (drums), Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) and Oskar Montelius (guitar) alongside singer Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, LION'S SHARE) and bassist Stefan "Pizza" Eriksson (VOLTURYON) — will release its full-length debut, "The Killer Angels", on June 11 via Despotz Records. The group states: "The album deals with a lot of stuff: heroes, traitors, battles and heavy metal....and yes: we have a song called 'Gettysburg'."

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And the DR SIN is responsible for the first major release of 2015. "Intactus", the 10th of the band's album has revealed in its title one of the main virtues of the trio in those over 20 years of career: fidelity to its extremely hard rock technical and stability of their training...

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FrontDebut from this melodic "nu-metal" hard rock band finds them creating the sound & style they would later perfect on "Silver." Traditionalists may scoff at the modern elements, but those who like big guitars & headbangin' riffs coupled with lots of layered backing vocals will think they've found the seventh level of Heaven when they hear this one. Face it, there are plenty of bands out there proving you can be simultaneously modern & melodic...these guys rank among the best of 'em.

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METAL RENAISSANCE & FONO LTD. METAL LABEL. RUSSIA,
Russian official fan site and LAKE OF TEARS site Masterslandcom prepared for the 20th anniversary of this legendary group of Swedish compilation of covers of 2-CD "Tribute to Lake of Tears. Twenty Years In Tears".
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FrontGlass Targets is a pop rock project that was set up by UK based songwriter Paul Hewitt. Glass Targets debut EP is titled ‘Memories of Youth’ and features 6 melodic pop songs with strong hooks and a highly commercial sound. The recording was produced by Darren Monson from Apple Beam studios in the UK and features guest vocals from Romany and David...

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Hardcore Superstar has just released a new single called "Touch The Sky" and the first taste of their upcoming album.

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"Attention, attention, the following record is meant to be played on 10," quite a way to start a record if you ask me! Iron Kobra have the balls of steel and the vicious riffs that are required to pass as a heavy metal band in this day and age. Coming from the speed metal side of things it's perhaps best to describe these guys as a nerdier Skull Fist. They've been around for 6 years now and Might & Magic is the veritable culmination of their work, proof that this kind of music has the power to reign loud and proud even in 2015.

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frAWESOME 80s-style melodic hard rock/AOR. Killer vocals, huge hooks, great musicianship. Highly recommended to fans of: 707, Preview, World Trade, The Storm, Point Blank, Le Roux, Saga, Spys, New England and all those other fantastic early 80s hard rock bands.

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The Eternal Journey is a Progressive Space Metal Project from german guitarist and songwriter Alex Papatheodorou. Influenced by music from artists like Pink Floyd, Dol Ammad, Ayreon or Opeth, a new musical journey will begin.

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Motor Sister is comprised of a veritable super group; a team of musicians whose collective musical pedigrees speak for themselves. Mother Superior founder, guitarist, and vocalist Jim Wilson fronts the band, with Anthrax's Scott Ian on guitar, Pearl Aday on backing vocals, Joey Vera on bass, and John Tempesta on drums. More»


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Original artists' recordings of tracks covered by METALLICA together for the first time on one album!

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