Musicxtra Archive
Musicxtra still has some items to transfer from the archived site but in the meantime you can still find them here.
07.02.2009
Photos Added
Brother Firetribe // Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
25.01.2009
Review Added
Crimfall // As the Path Unfolds…
18.01.2009
Reviews Added
Mantic Ritual // Executioner
Lunatica // New Shores
Vengeance // Soul Collector
Isole // Silent Ruins
Bad Habit // Above and Beyond
11.01.2009
Interview Added
Tobias Sammet // Edguy / Avantasia
Nightwish Reveal New Album Artwork
Source: Nightwish
Nightwish have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming records due on 9 March - just in time for their show at London's Brixton Academy.
The CD / DVD has been titled Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) and contains a DVD documentary (approx 45 mins) showing the band touring the world in support of their latest album Dark Passion Play, which was honoured with several gold and platinum awards around the world. The CD will feature live recordings from the tour. The final tracklisting will be announced shortly.
Don't forget, the band's first UK show with full pyro will take place on:
11 March 2009 at Brixton Academy, London
Edguy to Release Long-Awaited DVD
Source: Nuclear Blast
In April 2009 Edguy will release their long-awaited DVD F*cking with F*re - Live. This incredible live show was shot in Sao Paolo / Brazil and presents a mind blowing performance from Tobias Sammet and his team.
More than 100 minutes of footage as well as lots of bonus material featuring all video clips, road movies and interviews will be on this DVD. Besides the DVD there will also be a double live CD which can be bought separately or as part of a package.
Edguy are currently on tour in Europe - a review will follow shortly from their show in Dudley. An interview with Tobias and photos from the show can be found above.
Metalfest Release Tickets
Source: Metalfest
Tickets are now on sale for Metalfest which is scheduled to take place between 25 - 27 September 2009 at JB's, in Dudley, UK. See ticket information below.
The following bands are scheduled to appear so far:
Blaze Bayley Brainstorm Dragonland Eastern Front E-Force Fairyland Hanging Doll Hellfighter Holy Moses Invey Northland |
Omnium Gatherum Power Quest Pythia Swallow the Sun Threshold Thy Majestie Vision Divine Warpath Waylander Xandria |
Ticket prices as follows:
Full weekend ticket = £75 (Fri / Sat / Sun)
Friday ticket - £15
Saturday ticket - £40
Sunday ticket - £40
The option to pay for the full weekend ticket in installments of £25 is also available. Follow this link to find out more.
10.01.2009
Photos Added
Edguy // JB's, Dudley, UK
07.01.2009
Reviews Added
Finntroll // Nattfödd (re release)
Finntroll // Ur Jordens Djup (re release)
Finntroll // Visor Om Slutet / Trollhammaren (re release)
Noise // Wicked
Noise // Pretty Ugly
04.01.2009
Reviews Added
Destruction // Rio's, Leeds, UK
Reverend Bizarre // Death is Glory... Now
Sonata Arctica // Silence (re release)
Neonfly // Clever Disguise
Kiuas // Kiuas War Anthems
01.01.2009
Reviews Added
Sonata Arctica // Ecliptica (re release)
MUCC // Shion
28.12.2008
Reviews Added
Vains of Jenna // Queens Hall, Nuneaton, UK
Benediction // Killing Music
My Dying Bride // An Ode to Woe
26.12.2008
Reviews Added
Edguy // Tinnitus Sanctus
Voodoo Circle // Voodoo Circle
Apocalyptica // Carling Academy, Liverpool, UK
24.12.2008
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Musicxtra! Here's to a great year in 2009!
20.12.2008
Photos Added
Slipknot // MEN, Manchester, UK
Machine Head // MEN, Manchester, UK
Reviews Added
Children of Bodom // Smile Pretty for the Devil
Battlelore // The Last Alliance
14.12.2008
Photos Added
Children of Bodom // MEN, Manchester, UK
Swallow the Sun // Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Apocalyptica // Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
13.12.2008
Reviews Added
TNT // Atlantis
The Puritan // Lithium Gates
Deathstars to Release Night Electric Night / New Video Online
Source: Deathstars
Taken from press release:
After three years it's finally here, The long awaited follow-up album to the massively successful Termination Bliss, and it's a bomb-blast of depression, death, sex and rock. Night Electric Night is tough and black, yet seductive and passionate. By expanding structures and using even more varied elements, the Deathglammers have strengthened and deepened the richness in their trademark of superdark rock.
Guitarist, songwriter and producer Nightmare Industries takes a drag on his cigarette and leans forward.
“This album is the very mirror of our last years and our struggle through this time up until now. It deals with a whole spectrum of emotions, but without loosing that straight forward nerve of raw dark feverish rock music a la Deathstars. Even though the songs vary more now, from the ripping Night Electric Night to the seriousness in Via the End, which I wrote the very night I found out about my brothers suicide, it holds an honest consequence right through the album”
On 2 February 2009 , there will not only be the standard version of the new Deathstars record Night Electric Night but also the deluxe package called Gold Edition including two bonus tracks as well as a bonus DVD featuring six video clips, making of and more…
The Gold Edition will be released as a Digi-Book with a new coverartwork.
Tracklisting:
CD: [12] Night Electric Night (Skinny remix) |
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You can check out the new video for Death Dies Hard by visiting the bands' myspace page.
Edguy Back to the UK and Message From Tobi
Source: Edguy
Edguy will be heading out on tour early next year in support of their new album Tinnitus Sanctus and they will be playing the following UK shows:
09.01.2009 JB's, Dudley
10.01.2008 Carling Academy, Islington, London
Tobi has also posted the following message to fans on the site:
'Hey folks, this message is dedicated to our fans all over the world, the real fans. The people that I really care about! The people who are really taken by the music that we write and record. I never really cared too much about what people expect and I used to get very angry about people who give us flak for just following the path we do. That's not because I do not care, that's because it is the only way to stay honest to myself - and to you! Although we have had higher chart positions in the past - due to strong other mainstream releases coming out these days - Tinnitus Sanctus seems to be our strongest selling album to date - looking at the figures - which is amazing looking at the general situation of the music market.
I wanna thank all you people out there for supporting us. I know it's not very fashionable to like us these days, a lot of people call us a sell-out, a pop band (which is ridiculous bullshit) and whatever. All I can do is play the music that I feel, no matter if it sells or not. I met Alice (Cooper) a few days ago and he told me how much he loves The Scarecrow, I've talked to many Edguy fans recently and they told me how much they enjoy the Tinnitus Sanctus album and how much it means to them. And I am sure this wouldn't be the case if we'd record a copy of any of our previous albums. I wanna make sure that you - our true fans with brain and heart - know how much it means to me, when you love the music, and that's got nothing to do with sales. I will always be honest and I'd rather quit playing music than following the fools who don't understand what we do. Thank you and have a wonderful pre-christmas time. We are right now preparing for the world tour and I can't wait to hit the road with my Edguy fellows again. I am sorry we won't play many festivals in 2009, but we are preparing our own big stage show right now and I think it's better for our fans to bring a big production ourselves than adjusting it to a festival stage. I am sure we will have a blast in January / February.
Love you, Tobi'
09.12.2008
Reviews Added
Almah // Fragile Equality
Five Finger Death Punch // The Way of the Fist
Tankard // Thirst
Amon Amarth // Twighlight of the Thunder God
08.12.2008
Interview Added
Juha Raivio // Swallow the Sun
07.12.2008
Coming Soon
Reviews
Battlelore // The Last Alliance
Children of Bodom // Smile Pretty for the Devil
The Puritan // Lithium Gates
TNT // Atlantis
Five Finger Death Punch // Way of the Fist
Almah // Fragile Equality
Amon Amarth // Twighlight of the Thunder God
Takard // Thirst
Photos
Swallow the Sun // Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Apocalyptica // Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Photos Added
Swallow the Sun // Academy, Liverpool, UK
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News Archive
2008:
December
Interview: Tobias Sammet // Edguy / Avantasia
January 2009
"You can’t describe it. I’d say it’s great music, it’s great music with good melodies. It’s guitar driven music. I’ve just been asked if we would consider doing an acoustic album and I said it’s like asking Ronnie James Dio if he’d consider doing an instrumental album!! It’s something you just don’t do as a rock band (laughs), doing an acoustic album! "
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Bloodstock // Feature
12 September 2008
"The first time I ever attended Bloodstock was back in 2003 where the headliner was a relatively unknown female fronted band from Finland called Nightwish so it’s perhaps fitting that the first Bloodstock I attend for MusicXtra is headlined by the now altogether well known Nightwish.
Obviously in the past five years both the festival and the headlining band have undergone many changes, not least the demise of the Indoor Bloodstock festival at Derby’s Assembly Rooms in favour of the much larger outdoor festival that BOA has become."
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