Monthly Archive: May 2012

Savage Messiah & Flayed Disciple Added to Bloodstock

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Savage Messiah and  Flayed Disciple have been added to the Bloodstock Open Air festival. Both bands have been added to the Sophie Lancaster Stage, putting them alongside acts such as Evile, Anaal Nathrakh, Orange Goblin, Alcest, Furyon, Winterfylleth. Thrash and death metal fans respectively should be quite happy with the additions, as Bloodstock inexplicably build …

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Feature: What Next for Marvel? [Part 4]

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With Avengers Assemble continuing the dominate the box office (rising to become the 4th highest grossing film of all time in the process), we here at FG present our fourth instalment of our on-going series examining which characters Marvel could potentially turn to next. Parts one and three saw resident film buff Mike present his …

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Wintersun Album News Update

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It’s been a while coming, but there is finally some new news regarding the release of Wintersun’s second album. It has now been 8 long years since Wintersun unleashed their fantastic eponymous debut on the world. Time, the long-awaited sequel, has been in development hell for most of the time since. Now, it seems that …

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Porter Robinson Pulls Out of Download Festival; Voodoo Six Added

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Festival booker Andy Copping announced today that Porter Robinson will not be able to make this year’s Download Festival. On the plus side, he announced that great up-and-coming metal band Voodoo Six will replace him. It transpires that Robinson will be going into the studio over the festival weekend so will be unable to fulfill …

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Ex-Sabaton Members Form Civil War

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Four former Sabaton members have teamed up to form a new band, Civil War. Oskar Montelius (guitar), Daniel Mullback (drums), Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards), and Rikard Sundén (guitar) all left power metal outift Sabaton a few months ago. Now, together, they have formed Civil War. Their line-up is completed by Astral Doors’ vocalist Patrik Johansson, and …

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Y-Prog: New Progressive Music Festival Announced

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The first ever Yorkshire Progressive Rock festival has been announced. Y-Prog (as it has been shortened to), is set to debut at Corporation, Sheffield 15th-17th March 2013. Most of the line-up has been revealed. Headlining the main stage (Room 1) at Yorkshire premier alternative music club are Riverside, The Enid and It Bites. Joining them …

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Electric Wizard to Headline Damnation Festival

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Electric Wizard have been announced as this year’s main stage headliner at Damnation Festival. The doom metal icons from Dorset are set to bring their unique, gloomy stoner metal to West Yorkshire, in a slot filled last year by the Devin Townsend Project. Also announced today were Gama Bomb, Aura Noir and 40 Watt Sun. …

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Marvel Cinematic Universe Update: Iron Man 3 & Thor 2 News

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Jon Favreau is back; Ashley Hamilton and Mads Mikkelsen in talks for antagonistic roles. Iron Man 3 has just got it’s latest confirmed actor. Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films, will reprise his role as Happy Hogan, says The Hollywood Reporter. Favreau is also co-producing the feature with Marvel’s President of Production Kevin …

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Grand Magus Unveil New Song, ‘Valhalla Rising’

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Grand Magus have unveiled new song Valhalla Rising. The Swedish heavy metal outfit have lifted the song from their upcoming album The Hunt. Valhalla Rising is a mid-paced, anthemic track typical of the scandinavian maestros. The Hunt is released on 25th May. The track listing for the albums is: 01. Starlight Slaughter 02. Sword Of …

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Gary Oldman to create Robocop

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Gary Oldman has signed on for the Robocop remake according to The Hollywood Reporter.   He will play Norton, the scientist who creates Robocop and then “finds himself torn between the ideals of the machine trying to rediscover its humanity and the callous needs of a corporation.”   The reboot, to be directed by Jose …

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