

The new album "Lügenkabinett" is finished and will be available in stores as regular version and as limited digipack. AKREA have recorded two bonustracks for the limited edition: a new version of "Ahnenrausch" and an interpretation of Apocalyptica's "Distraktion".!
On October 23rd, 2010 AKREA will credit this special event again with an exclusive show at the Blue Oyster Bar in Waldsassen, including a real party for they also have to celebrate the band's fifth anniversary...
Until then there are a few festivals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to cope with the long time waiting...

JESUS ON EXTASY will headline the anual Spektakulum at Stennert in Herne (D) on August 28th, 2010 and take this chance to celebrate the release of their new album "No Gods" with you... and as usual the Spektakulum is "outside and for free... (>>> dates)
The follow up to the debut "Lebenslinie" by AKREA will be in stores on October 23rd, 2010, entitled "Lügenkabinett".


Unbelievable, but in 2010 the foundation of SILVERLANE will have its 15th anniversary! Reason enough to return to the point of origin and play a gig in Forchheim on November 06th, 2010 and to celebrate. And inbetween they will play a show with RAGE... (>>> dates)


Tomorrow the recordings for the new AKREA album will begin! As before with "Lebenslinie" our Bavarians will record the new stuff with Victor Bullok alias "V. Santura" at the Woodshed Studios. Within the next weeks 11 brand new tracks will be banned on data carrier.
So look forward to the new material and new feeds on AKREA's YouTube Channel fresh from the studio... and then it may work out with the release in Autumn...
THE SORROW are confirmed for another festival - they will headline the Friday night of the BurnOutFestival... (>>> dates)
THE SORROW are finalising the studiowork on their third album!
13 brand new tracks in hand THE SORROW together with their producer Toni Meloni entered the Principal Studios (Senden/GER). After only 4 weeks the recordings for their third album are almost finisched.
The calmness and the absolute isolation of the the studios have served our metalheads from Austria obviously well. After the constant evolution from their debut "Blessings From A Blackened Sky" (2007) to "Origin Of The Storm" (2009) the - selftitled - third work of Andi, Dominik, Mätze and Tobi promises to become another musically milestone for the band.
"We ourselves are overwhelmed", says gitarist Andi Mäser. "The songs have become epic beyond belief. The album is more progressive than the first two releases. A lot of people will be surprised. 100% THE SORROW, but in a way one never has heard us before." With "Heart Of A Lion" the band has a real metal track with a brute groove on hand, but further titles will not be revealed right now.
The third album by THE SORROW will be in stores probably in late Autumn 2010.
At this point we just want to remind you of the constantly updated THE SORROW video podcast at iTunes, including among others a complete concert recorded in their homebase, Dornbin's T.E.C. Hohenems, last December.
The Digital Dandies around singer Dorian Deveraux are in the studio right now to show the scene what Goth Rock has to sound like in 2010.
The new album, entitled "No Gods", is produced by the guys themselves and will be responsible for a few surprises. It presents the brothers Deveraux, Ophelia Dax, BJ and their latest update Dino in their best form ever. Line up changes and touring, e.g. with Eisbrecher, have let them grown together.
The new album "No Gods" by JESUS ON EXTASY will bound you to your stereos on August 27th, 2010...
QNTAL have confirmed further tourdates... (>>> dates)
Not only another festival was added to the tour schedule, but also the LETZTE INSTANZ will be again guest at Subway To Sally's "Eisheiliger Nacht" in Bielefeld (GER) and Bremen (GER) around x-mas... (>>> dates)

OMEGA LITHIUM are confirmed for further festivals this Summer... (>>> dates)
Besides: Please have look on the OMEGA LITHIUM shop, where you can get hold of e.g. your own shirts of your favourite band...
Attention, dear users of i-phone (or iPod touch or iPad):
Now the EMIL BULLS have their own smartphone-application. Using this you will be always up to date regarding your favourite band, even when you are on the way...
Further details, screenshots and the download is availablehere...
Beside that the EMIL BULLS are still ruling the MTV Rockzone-voting with their new clip for "Nothing In This World" ...
ENSIFERUM are confirmed for four further festivals this Summer... (>>> dates)

Autum is going to be „Heilig“ (holy) and the seven musicians of LETZTE INSTANZ will take care of this. After the successful album „Schuldig“ and the great "Unschuldstour" last year the brute romantics around singer Holly will go on "holy" tour. 12 exclusive shows in Germany and a little trip to the beautiful Vienna are already planned.
They will present of course mainly the material from their upcoming album „Heilig“, thesecond part of the great Instanz trilogy. The tickets for all concerts of this tour are available on March 19th, 2010 (12.00 pm). The great final of the tour and the Instanz year 2010 will be celebrated again, quite a tradition now, in Hannover. Not only a pure Instanz show but also a lot of guests. For this final event the band offers a special early bird rebate until April 30th, 2010: you can save 5,00 EUR per ticket.
Autumn is going to be „Heilig“ - because „Schuldig“ was just the beginning! (>>> dates)
On the one hand JESUS ON EXTASY are confirmed among others for another festival (>>> dates), on the other hand, and tht should be more interesting for you, in a not so distant future e-Wave Records will release the third JoE album...
THE SORROW are confirmed for the Sonisphere Festival in Switzerland, among others like Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, Motörhead and Slayer... (>>> dates)
A little update for HAGGARD's tourschedule including their first official mission to Tunisia... (>>> dates)
EMIL BULLS are on the voting list for MTV Rockzone with their new clip for "Nothing In This World", every vote counts...
DIABLO are confirmed for the first festivals in 2010... (>>> dates)
AKREA's tourschedule has been revised again... (>>> dates)
Just back from the Stratovarius tour there are new shows with TRACEDAWN... (>>> dates)

Original statement of XANDRIA:
"We have good and bad news for you.
First the bad ones: It now appears that Kerstin Bischof unfortunately can´t be the permanent new singer of Xandria. Due to occupational and private reasons she wants to concentrate on her non-musical career in the future and cannot support Xandria the way it would be necessary. We wish her all the best for the future!
So here and now we are searching for a new singer again, details for applications follow in a few days.
We know that you are waiting for a new album, and we are very sorry for keeping you waiting even longer for the new songs, with which we actually wanted to enter the recording studio now.
The good news is that we will play the coming concerts nevertheless, cause our old singer Lisa Middelhauve has agreed to step in for them. But she will not enter the band again, so this will be an unexpected last opportunity for many fans to experience her on stage with Xandria once more!
Beside that new shows in Greece are confirmed... (>>> dates)
EMIL BULLS' tourschedule has been revised a bit and beside that the support acts have been confirmed... (>>> dates)
The festival Summer 2010 should now be save for ENSIFERUM fans as well... (>>> dates)
HAGGARD will travell across the continent again in April... (>>> dates)
Please enjoy the exclusive premiere of EMIL BULLS' new videoclip for "Nothing In This World" at www.metal-hammer.de tomorrow at 12.00 pm...
Tomorrow Holly and Benni together with Benni's Landüber mate Karl start their next Landlese tour. This time Holly reads out not "Weiße Geschichten" but extracts from his latest book "Das weiße Buch des Jadefalken". First stop is the Moritzbastei in Leipzig (GER)... (>>> dates)
LEANDRA is confirmed for this year's M'Era Luna, the exact playing time is not yet fixed... (>>> dates)
THE SORROW are confirmed for two further festivals... (>>> dates)
The ForumKinos (cinemas) in Munich will host an exclusive premiere party on the releaseday of EMIL BULLS' DVD "The Feast", not to forget including the exclusive screening of the DVD on a 25m screen - rock'n'roll... After a few technical problems the pre-sales will now start this Tuesday, February 02nd, 2010 for the very limited tickets... so make sure you get yours...
This year the life on stage for QNTAL already starts next week again. The known dates have been joined by further festivals, among others the RenCon in Baltimore (USA)...
SILVERLANE are quite busy right now with their follow-up to "My Inner Demon". The pre-production is almost done and then it should not take much more time until you can hold the new album in your hands...
For the tour with EISHEILIG and Crystal Crow there has been a venue change in Stuttgart and there is a new date in Essen... (>>> dates-area)
XANDRIA will travell to Mexico again this March... (>>> dates-area)

Again in 2010 VICTOR SMOLSKI will give you several chances to learn what is feasible on a six-string... (>>> dates)
This might be a headline for LETZTE INSTANZ have announced their previous plans for this Summer... (>>> dates-area)
This February GRANTIG are on the road again together with Tieflader and Übergas - true to the maxim of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer: punch one in the nose... (>>> dates-area)
EMIL BULLS are hard at work to finalise their upcoming DVD to be released this April...
From Tthis Thursday on TRACEDAWN are again on the road to play the European clubs, this time with their countrymen from Stratovarius... (>>> dates-area)
EISHEILIG are confirmed for this years Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig (GER)... (>>> dates-area)
Beside that a live impression recorded during the last DarkStorm Festival is available at YouTube...