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Download Festival and Heavy Metal Truants Launch Download 20 Auction

June 29, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Today Download Festival and The Heavy Metal Truants launch The Download 20 Auction to coincide with Download Festival’s 20th Anniversary. This historic auction includes rare memorabilia which will be auctioned off to support four children’s charities through the Truants Foundation.

The online auction, which also includes a raffle component for select bundles, is located at https://auction.heavymetaltruants.com and will go live from 10AM and remain online for one week. Entries will close on Thursday 6th July 2023 at 23:59 UK time. Winners will be announced for each item the following week, with proceeds going to the Heavy Metal Truants chosen charities: Teenage Cancer Trust, Nordoff & Robbins Music Therapy, Childline, and Save The Children.

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CELESTE release new single/video ‘Il Se Vide Lentement’ + announce ‘Epilogue(s)’ EP

June 29, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

French extreme metal avant-gardists CELESTE have released a video for their new single ‘Il Se Vide Lentement‘, which is the first song from their upcoming new EP Epilogue(s), due out on November 17th through Nuclear Blast Records.

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DragonForce Frontman MARC HUDSON Signs to Napalm Records & Announces First Solo Album, Starbound Stories

June 28, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Napalm Records is more than proud to welcome DragonForce frontman MARC HUDSON to its growing roster, who has just signed a worldwide contract with the premier rock and metal empire. Along with the signing and after 12 years with DragonForce, MARC HUDSON presents his first solo album, entitled Starbound Stories, set for release on August 25, 2023! Starbound Stories is a sparkling, anime-inspired power metal ride, heavily influenced by both Japanese music and video game soundtracks, and featuring a horde of notable guests.

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AMARANTHE drop fresh single ‘Damnation Flame’ + announce new vocalist

June 28, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

It’s getting hot out there. Swedish modern metal heroes AMARANTHE deliver the soundtrack for a fiery festival summer with the release of their new single ‘Damnation Flame‘ today! With its symphonic touch and uplifting chorus, the band once again showcases their outstanding songwriting skills while maintaining their image as Sweden’s most exciting metal export.

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Helloween to star at the Hellsinki Metal Festival + The British band Monuments also announced along with full line-up

June 27, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

August 11–12 All the performers of the Hellsinki Metal Festival organized at Nordis have now been announced, and Friday’s main performer was Helloween, one of the legends of power metal. The band, founded in 1982 in Hamburg, has steadily forged its career forward despite crew changes. As proof of this, the gentlemen have already accumulated 14 gold and 6 platinum records. The band was also named to the Metal Hall Of Fame this year.

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BLOODSTOCK 2023 – Just 46 Days To Go! 9 More Metal 2 The Masses Winners Announced!

June 27, 2023 carinadarkart Leave a comment

With just 46 days to go to BLOODSTOCK, the countdown is ON!

Tonight, Tuesday 27th June, sees festival directors Adam Gregory and Vicky Hungerford doing a Live Q&A via the festival’s Facebook and Instagram channels, answering punters’ questions about this year’s event. Tune in at 7pm to get all the latest updates and maybe even win some prizes!

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