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It is this hideous creature who Paradise Lost have chosen to be the figureheard for their 15th studio album, as, from a philosophical perspective, she is more than simply a monster. Singer Nick Holmes started his research, intrigued to find ...

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Eisbrecher - Sturmfahrt

Here comes new album from the legendary Eisbrecher band. The new release is entitled "Sturmfahrt" and it contains 14 brand new tracks. Prepare for a journey filled with a brand new experience!

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Lacrimosa - Testimonium

"In 2016, the world has lost too many great artists - creators of unique moments for eternity! With their art I grew up, their greatness, their megalomania, their uniqueness, their entire work has shaped my childhood and youth and was ...

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Marsheaux - Get the Balance Right (News)
Inkubus Sukkubus - Belas Knap (News)
Inertia - Only Law (News)
God Module - Does This Stuff Freak You Out? (News)
ProtoU & Hilyard - Alpine Respire (News)

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Castle Party 2017

Castle Party is a cyclical event taking place in a small town in Poland. In spite of existing for over twenty years already, it surprises us with something new every year. It may be musical revelation, or unexpected meeting or just dumplings. Some of the people just come here for those revelations, others for those meetings and there are also those who come here for the dumplings. Whatever it is ...

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Golden Apes - The Langsyne Litanies

Langsyne Litanies by Golden Apes is a title which is not an EP anymore, but not yet a full-scale album. Mostly it contains remixes of songs from previous records in acoustic versions, some other tracks are completely new compositions. Eight songs maintained in a rather monotonous mood, nothing surprising or innovative, but in overall they sound quite nicely. Let's take look at each of them. The first position, "Devil" from album Riot, ...

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Centhron - Biest

I'm not the type of person who likes tormenting his favorite bands, but sometimes it is necessary - especially if the band recorded five good longplays and after them comes.. This. Someone may say that I'm just dramatizing - after all songs from "Biest" somehow do not differ from those from "Asgard" or "Dominator". Yes, that is right, patents remain the same, but keep in mind that song is not only ...

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Menuo Juodaragis XVIII - In Search for New Sounds (Live reports)
Ľahká Múza - Byť Tvojím Zrkadlom (To Be Your Mirror) (Music reviews)
Pankow - Throw Out Rite (Music reviews)
W.A.S.T.E. - Warlord Mentality (Music reviews)
Aesthetic Perfection - LAX (Music reviews)

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Hourly schedule of concerts at Castle Party! (Events)
M'era Luna full line-up 2017! (Events)
Immanu El with two concerts in Poland! (Events)
Next confirmed artists on M'era Luna 2017 (Events)
XV Wroclaw Industrial Festival (Events)

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Recent publishing

2017-09-22

Your Life On Hold
Burning For The Ancient Connection
(CD)
2017-09-15

Various Artists
Dependence 2017
(CD)
2017-09-15

Gary Numan
Savage
(CD)
2017-09-15

La Scaltra
Freakshow
(CD)
2017-09-08

Dead Man Recovering
Panic in Slow Motion
(CD)
2017-09-08

Fires
Red Goes Grey
(CD )
2017-09-08

Projekt 26
Violets and Violence
(CD)
2017-09-08

Crematory
Live Insurrection
(CD+DVD)
2017-09-01

Unzucht
Widerstand
(CD+DVD)
2017-09-01

Epica
The Solace System
(EP)
2017-09-01

Paradise Lost
Medusa
(CD)
2017-08-25

Marsheaux
Get the Balance Right
(MCD)
2017-08-25

Lacrimosa
Testimonium
(CD)
2017-08-25

Eisbrecher
Sturmfahrt
(CD)

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