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News: Paradise Lost Announce Career-Spanning Australian Shows for 2026

Paradise Lost return to Australia in 2026 with a set that draws from across their catalogue, tracing the evolution of a band that helped define gothic metal and continues to refine its sound.

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news: paradise lost ascension of europe (part one) tour is nearly upon us

Paradise Lost roll across Europe, starting in October, with Messa in tow as well as the magnificent High Parasite in the UK and Lacrimas Profundere in mainland Europe. After unleashing…

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Gallery & Set List: Nightwish – 3Arena, Dublin 23.11.2022

After fourteen years Nightwish made it back to Dublin to play the 3Arena, unfortunately for some reason there where no supports on this date of the Human. :II: Nature. World…

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News: Black Veil Brides release video to ‘Devil’ taken from recently released ep ‘the Mourning’

On the heels of the recent release of their digital EP The Mourning last month, Black Veil Brides have released a music video for opener “Devil.” The high energy track has become a fan…

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Live Review: The European Siege 2022, Behemoth / Arch Enemy + Guests – 3Olympia, Dublin 27,09,2022

The European Siege tour 2022 besieged Dublin’s 3Olympia bringing with it some of the best in the metal scene, four acts in total took to the stage with those being…

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Album Review: Infernalizer – The Ugly Truth

Goth metal band Infernalizer (ft. Claudio Ravinale of Disarmonia Mundi) have released their debut album ‘The Ugly Truth’ via Rockshots Records. The album is heavily influenced by 80’s metal acts such as Iron Maiden,…

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Track: Evanescence Enlist Guest Vocalists To Help Champion Empowerment With New Single, “Use My Voice”

Evanescence shares new track ‘Use My Voice’, the third track to be released from ‘The Bitter Truth’, Evanescence’s forthcoming new album, and their first containing all-new material in nearly a decade.…

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