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12 окт 2011
CAGE Performs Five New Songs In Minnesota
 Video footage of San Diego metallers CAGE performing five new songs — "Bloodsteel", "The Beast Of Bray Road", "Doctor Doom", "War Of The Undead" and "Metal Empire" — during their September 29, 2011 concert at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota can be seen below. The remaining footage from the show, along with a review, can be found on the Twin Cities Metal web site.  | 0 |  |
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12 окт 2011
New SOULFLY Album To Feature Guest Appearance By OCEANO Frontman
 Adam Warren, vocalist for Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO, has recorded a guest appearance on the new album from SOULFLY, due in early 2012 via Roadrunner Records. Also scheduled to appear on SOULFLY's follow-up to 2010's "Omen" is DEVILDRIVER/COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara.
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12 окт 2011
REVERENCE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album
 REVERENCE, the new power metal band featuring vocalist Todd Michael Hall (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, HARLET), guitarist Bryan Holland (TOKYO BLADE, ARREST), drummer Steve "Dr. Killdrums" Wacholz (SAVATAGE, CRIMSON GLORY), bassist Frank Saparti (TOKYO BLADE, OVERLOADED, MINDCANDY), and lead guitarist Pete Rossi, will enter Metro 37 studio in Detroit in mid-November to finish recording its debut full-length album for an early 2012 release via Razar Ice Records (with distribution throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia). The CD will be mixed and mastered at Sight 16 studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with Sid Garcia at the helm. Working songtitles set to appear on the album include "Too Late", "Vengeance Is Mine", "Gatekeeper", "Revolution Rising", "Monster", "Lost Generation" and "Phantom Road". | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
BRAND NEW SIN Stream Five New Album Tracks
 BRAND NEW SIN are streaming five tracks from their upcoming new album, United State. Check them out in the Soundcloud player below: | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
OZ: \'Burning Leather\' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
 Reactivated legendary 1980s Finnish/Swedish heavy metal band OZ will release its new album, "Burning Leather", on November 18 via AFM Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Dominator
02. Searchlights
03. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
04. Fire In The Brain
05. Seasons In The Darkness
06. Turn The Cross Upside Down
07. Burning Leather
08. Gambler
09. Enter Stadium
10. Total Metal
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12 окт 2011
DOOGIE WHITE: Another New Solo Track Available For Streaming
 "Dreams Lie Down And Die", a brand new song from renowned Scottish singer Doogie White, who has worked with such bands as RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MIDNIGHT BLUE and PRAYING MANTIS and TANK, can be streamed in the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off Doogie's solo album, "As Yet Untitled", which is scheduled for release on October 24 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions and November 7 in the U.S. through MVD.
The track listing for the effort is as follows:
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12 окт 2011
THRESHOLD Recording Ninth Studio Album
 British progressive metallers THRESHOLD are currently at Thin Ice Studios (DRAGONFORCE, PENDRAGON) in Surrey, England to record their ninth studio album.
The band have finished pre-production and are now tracking drums. "We've got about 75 minutes of music at the moment so there's plenty to do" said keyboard player Richard West, who is producing the album alongside guitarist Karl Groom. "I'm very pleased with the way this album is coming together" commented Groom. "It is particularly good to see contributions in writing from more band members."
The new album sees the return of original Threshold vocalist Damian Wilson (HEADSPACE, STAR ONE) who rejoined the band in 2007 following the departure of Andrew 'Mac' McDermott who sadly passed away on August 3rd.
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12 окт 2011
DRAGONLAND: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Fire And Brimstone", a brand new song from Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Under The Grey Banner", which will be released on November 18 via AFM Records. The third part of the "Dragonland Chronicles" trilogy features musical actor Fred Johanson in the role of the antagonist, with all three singers from AMARANTHE — Elize Ryd, Jake E and Andy Solveström — also making appearances.
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12 окт 2011
WITHIN TEMPTATION: Third Tour Webisode Available
 The third in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from WITHIN TEMPTATION's current European headlining tour can be seen below.
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12 окт 2011
ABOMINATION: Commercial For Upcoming Reissue
 Over 20 years after the release of their self-titled debut album, ABOMINATION — the acclaimed 1990s death/thrash metal band formed by MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann — will have its early material re-released on November 4 via Nuclear Blast. The two-CD set includes the albums "Abomination" (1990) and "Tragedy Strikes" (1991) as well as rare demos and EP. | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
ROYAL HUNT: Complete \'Show Me How To Live\' Details Revealed
 Frontiers Records will release ROYAL HUNT's 11th studio album, "Show Me How To Live", on November 29 in North America and December 2 in Europe.
ROYAL HUNT was recently rejoined by D.C. Cooper, the American singer that performed on the band's two most successful releases in the '90s: "Moving Target" and the concept album "Paradox". "We started chatting on Skype from time to time and that's how the idea of doing on a mini-tour came about," says ROYAL HUNT founder, songwriter and keyboards player André Andersen. "After playing some shows we realized that the chemistry was still there and we decided to continue… recording a new album — first..."
"Show Me How to Live" is described in a press release as "highly melodic with rich, lush arrangements and stellar production" and certain to "please the fans of neoclassical yet progressive music."
"The new songs are continuing right from where we left it in the first place, [and] so far it sounds great," says Andersen. "It will have some qualities of our previous albums, 'Moving Target', and 'Paradox', but you can certainly expect some cool updates and new twists!"
The follow-up 2010's "X" is being recorded at NorthPoint studio in Copenhahen and will be mixed at RoastingHouse Studios in Malmö, Sweden. The mastering duites will be handled by Jan Eliasson at AudioPlanet in Copenhagen.
"Show Me How To Live" track listing:
01. Introduction
02. One More Day
03. Another Man Down
04. An Empty Shell
05. Hard Rain's Coming
06. Half Past Loneliness
07. Show Me How To Live
08. Angel's Gone
As a companion to the new album, Frontiers Records will also release on the same day a ROYAL HUNT double DVD entitled "Future Coming From The Past". This double package serves as a celebration of the return of singer D.C. Cooper to the line-up, and makes finally widely available two very rare items which were only released in Japan back in the day. The first DVD is entitled "1996" and was recorded live in Japan just after the release of the band's "Moving Target" album. "1996" is an excellent summary of ROYAL HUNT's career up to that point. The band offers a great mix of songs from their first three studio albums. The band was in top form for this show, with D.C. leading the way. The second DVD, "Paradox - Closing the Chapter", was recorded in 1998 and marked the end of the original D.C. Cooper era for ROYAL HUNT. It is essentially a complete live performance of the band's amazing studio album "Paradox", their most successful album to date. It is a very solid performance and D.C. delivers the goods, while the band's playing is superb. To complete the package is a 50-minute documentary which shares stories of life in a rock band.
ROYAL HUNT's current lineup:
André Andersen - Keyboards
D.C. Cooper - Vocals
Allan Sørensen - Drums
Andreas Passmark - Bass
Jonas Larsen - Guitars
ROYAL HUNT's last album, "X", was released in Europe on June 7, 2010 via Scarlet Records. The CD, which featured the vocals of Mark Boals (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE, BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB, RING OF FIRE), came out in Japan and Southeast Asia on January 21, 2010 through Marquee/Avalon.
Singer John West joined ROYAL HUNT in 1999 during the recording of the "Fear" album and he worked with the band up until its "Royal Hunt 2006" live CD/DVD. | +1 | |
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12 окт 2011
NIGHTWISH: More \'Imaginaerum\' Details Revealed
 Fans of dramatic, symphonic Euro metal have something to look forward to when the cold, dark, dreary winter sets in. Finnish/Swedish superstars NIGHTWISH will release their new album, "Imaginaerum", in North America on January 10, 2012 via Roadrunner Records and it will serve as a welcome beckon of warmth and light in an otherwise dark season! The album is the band's first since 2007's "Dark Passion Play", which was then-new singer Anette Olzon's debut.
The band examined its catalog when sitting down to write what would become "Imaginaerum". The songs for the album were written between 2008 and 2010, after the "Dark Passion Play" tour cycle ended.
At that point, NIGHTWISH knew they wanted to do something different, new and unique, which is exceptional for a band whose career has been defined by words like different, new and unique!
The band consciously wanted to do something so big, crossover, detailed, innovative and, well, "nuts," that it would leave the band, and hopefully the people experiencing it, completely awestruck. It would be a situation where fans and/or critics would either love it or hate it, but they'd be left awestruck nonetheless. That's when the band realized another dimension, namely video, was necessary for the project.
Instead of a concept album, the band set the album to a film.
"The original idea I had was to film 13 short stories related to the songs with a connected storyline, shot by Stobe Harju," keyboardist/songwriter Tuomas Holopainen said. It was Harju's idea to turn the 13 stories and visions into more of a connected cinematic piece — essentially, a film. It would have a clear plot, script, dialogue and real actors in an ambitious effort to create something wholly unique.The film was shot in September of this year.
The movie is based on the album and its 13 tracks, honoring the original ideas, but having evolved radically from the initial plan. Holopainen said, "Still, it was important from the very beginning that the album would work as its own individual piece of art, as well. It is a thematic album about life itself, about imagination, love, goodness and beauty, with a touch of darkness and melancholy, which are strongly included in all of those things mentioned."
The band will have but a small part in the film. A 2012 premiere date is being eyed.
"Imaginaerum" track listing (note that track 12 is broken down into four parts):
01. Taikatalvi
02. Storytime
03. Ghost River
04. Slow, Love, Slow
05. I Want My Tears Back
06. Scaretale
07. Arabesque
08. Turn Loose the Mermaids
09. Rest Calm
10. The Crow, the Owl and the Dove
11. Last Ride of the Day
12. Song Of Myself
Song 1: From A Dusty Bookshelf
Song 2: All That Great Heart Lying Still
Song 3: Piano Black
Song 4: Love
13. Imaginaerum
"Imaginaerum" will be released in Finland on Wednesday, November 30 and the rest of Europe on Friday, December 2 via Nuclear Blast Records.
A track-by-track breakdown of the album by Tuomas Holopainen can be found at Metalhammer.co.uk.
Regarding the "Imaginaerum" cover artwork, which can be seen below, Holopainen said, "Originally, this was supposed to be the centerfold image of the album, but once I and some mates saw the final image, we immediately knew that the hunt for the actual cover artwork was over. I believe this is Toxic Angel's finest piece of work yet, capturing the deepest essence of what 'Imaginaerum' is all about. The power of imagination and places of wordless wonders, magic and awe, of longing and the surreal.
"I emphasized from the start that not a single living thing should be seen in the picture, and Toxic was able to create that sublime but desolate, 'all this waiting for you, and you only' feeling.
"All you need is the courage to enter."
NIGHTWISH's new single, "Storytime", will be released in Europe on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records.
On the topic of the musical direction of the forthcoming album, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon wrote on her official blog, "I think it's a great and varied CD. The feelings in it are great and there are a lot of elements in it, so I am sure it will have many different favorite songs for the listeners since the songs are so different in styles and sound. [2007's] 'Dark Passion Play' is a great album and this one, too, so I don't know yet which one I like more, but, of course, for me personally, this one feels better to do since the songs are more adjusted to my voice and my style."
NIGHTWISH will kick off the "Imaginaerum" world tour in Los Angeles. The very first show of the trek will take place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on Saturday, January 21. This will be the biggest NIGHTWISH show production ever on North American soil and strictly a one-off — there will be no U.S. tour until later in 2012.
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12 окт 2011
CYNIC: New Song Available For Download
 "Carbon-Based Anatomy", a new song from the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC, is available for streaming using the audio player below. It can also be downloaded at this location. The track is the title cut of the group's new EP, which will be released on November 11 in Europe and November 15 in North America via Season Of Mist. Unlike last year's "Re-Traced", this new EP consists exclusively of brand new material.
"Carbon-Based Anatomy" track listing:
01. Amidst The Coals
02. Carbon-Based Anatomy
03. Bija!
04. Box Up My Bones
05. Elves Beam Out
06. Hieroglyph
"Carbon-Based Anatomy" audio stream:
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12 окт 2011
STEELWING To Release \'Zone Of Alienation\' In January
 Swedish metallers STEELWING will release their second album, "Zone Of Alienation", in Janaury 2012 via NoiseArt Records. The CD was helmed by producer Rikard Löfgren, who had previously worked with DEATHSTARS, MAMAKIN, ENFORCER and VOMITORY, among others.
Commented STEELWING: "The recording sessions at Leon Music with Rikard Löfgren were a blast! Everyone worked really hard to pull it off with a tight deadline but Rikard really understood the STEELWING sound and used his ear for melodies to bring out the best in our songwriting. The results speak for themselves and the progression of the band since our debut is obvious."
According to a press release, "Zone Of Alienation" is a semi-concept album set in a not-so-distant future where the remnants of mankind have fled into outer space. Following the eradication of the Earth after religious wars have gone nuclear, they set out to find new worlds to colonize.
The "Zone Of Alienation" cover artwork was created by Dimitar Nikolov and is an eerie depiction of heavily armed space pioneers setting foot on a hostile planet.
"Zone of Alienation" track listing:
01. 2097 A.D.
02. Solar Wind Riders
03. Full Speed Ahead!
04. Breathless
05. Tokkotai (Wind of Fury)
06. Zone of Alienation
07. The Running Man
08. They Came From The Skies
09. Lunacy Rising
The album will be made available as a limited-edition digipack with a bonus track.
"Zone of Alienation" release dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, France: January 6
Sweden: January 10
Rest Of Europe: January 27
STEELWING will embark on a tour in January with their fellow Swedes GRAND MAGUS and BULLET.
Commented STEELWING: "We are absolutely stoked to hit the road again after the recordings of our second album, and we couldn't ask for a better lineup for this tour — it's gonna be a true heavy metal assault on the senses! We will, of course, play some of the classics from our first album but we'll also play a couple of new songs for all you metal marauders to raise your fists and scream along to!" | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
UNDEROATH
 Underoath have released a music video for their track “Driftwood”: | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
KORZUS
 Brazilian thrash legends Korzus posted a new music video for the song “I Am Your God,” which appears on the band’s 2010 release “Discipline of Hate”. The album is available through AFM Records. | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
THE RITUAL
 Italian metal band The Ritual posted a new video for the song “Show Me What You Can Do.” The song appears on the band’s forthcoming debut release “Beyond the Fragile Horizon” due out on November 15, 2011 via Baker Team Records. | 0 | |
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12 окт 2011
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12 окт 2011
UNVISIONED
 Illinois based act Unvisioned has posted a music video online for the single “Paint You A Smile,” taken off the “New Machine” album.
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11 окт 2011
GRAVEWORM: \'See No Future\' Video Released
 "See No Future", the new video from the Italian dark metal outfit GRAVEWORM, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Fragments Of Death", which is scheduled for release on October 21 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Diabolical Figures" was recorded in July at the Dream Sound Studios in Munich, Germany and was mastered by Jan Vacik. According to a press release, "The songs are about the death in its thousand faces, which is also reflected in the album title and cover art. Musically, the album can be seen as a mixture of the best of the last four records, with some old-school roots and definitive darker than its predecessors."
"Fragments Of Death" track listing:
01. Insomnia
02. Only Death In Our Wake
03. Absence Of Faith
04. Living Nightmare
05. The World Will Die In Flames
06. Anxiety
07. See No Future
08. The Prophecy
09. Remembrance
10. Old Forgotten Song
11. Where Angels Do Not Fly
Bonus track:
12. Awake
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11 окт 2011
BEHEMOTH Returns To Live Stage; Video Available
 Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH played their first show in over a year this past Saturday, October 8 in Poznan, Poland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below.
BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski, who was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2010, stated: "Magick is back, my friends! We have our first 'rebirth’ shows under our belt, moreover, both Poznan and Gdansk were totally sold out and crowd's reactions went beyond anyone's expectations!
"We have a special guest, Krzysztof Azarewicz introducing the band on stage; thanx mate! You are a true friend!
"BEHEMOTH would like to thank every person that came down and shown their support. It can’t be underrated. We have few more shows to go… and then we're gonna take a deep breath before striking back the European stages in February.
"This is the ultimate manifest and our unconquerable will! Join us!"
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11 окт 2011
New DARK FUNERAL Lineup Performs Live For First Time; Video Available
 The new lineup of the Swedish black metal act DARK FUNERAL — featuring the group's latest additions, vocalist Nachtgarm (NEGATOR) and bassist Zornheym — made its live debut on the Sweden Rock Cruise. The ship Tallink Silja Galaxy set sail from Stockholm, Sweden on October 6 and made a round trip to Turku, Finland before returning to Stockholm 23 hours later.
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11 окт 2011
LAY DOWN ROTTEN Recording New Album
 German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN are recording their sixth album, "Mask Of Malice", at Desert Inn Studios in Germany for a February 2012 release via Metal Blade Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Deathchain", "…And Out Come The Wolves", "Hades Resurrected" and "Swallow The Bitterness".
Comments the band: "We are almost done recording our sixth album. We recorded at the Desert Inn Studio where we also worked on the last five albums. The new album will be called 'Mask Of Malice' and it features ten killer tracks that combine the raw dynamics of the typical LAY DOWN ROTTEN sound with the bittersweet melodies of death metal hymns you wanna bang your head to!"
LAY DOWN ROTTEN is:
Jost Kleinert - Vocals
Nils Förster - Guitar
Daniel Seifert - Guitar
Uwe Kilian - Bass
Timo Claas - Drums | 0 | |
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11 окт 2011
WITHIN TEMPTATION - \'A Shot In The Dark\' Video Available
 Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have released the official video for the the third single off their latest album called The Unforgiving. Check out ‘A Shot In The Dark’ below:
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11 окт 2011
THE RESISTANCE: Footage From First-Ever Live Performance Available
 THE RESISTANCE, the new Sweden-based metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, made its live debut this past Saturday, October 8 at Club Distortion in Stockholm, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below.
THE RESISTANCE's lineup is as follows:
* Marco Aro (FACE DOWN, ex-THE HAUNTED) - Vocals
* Jesper Strömblad (ex-IN FLAMES, DIMENSION ZERO) - Guitar
* Glenn Ljungström (ex-IN FLAMES, DIMENSION ZERO) - Guitar
* Alex Losbäck Holstad (ex-DESPITE, DECAMERON, CARDINAL SIN) - Bass
* Chris Barkensjö (CARNAL FORGE, GODSIC, ex-GRAVE) - Drums
Strömblad quit IN FLAMES in February 2010 in order to continue receiving treatment for his alcohol addiction.
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11 окт 2011
CYNIC: New Touring Lineup Revealed
Progressive rock/metal band CYNIC will be joined by Brandon Giffin on bass and Max Phelps on guitar and vocals during the group's upcoming North American and European tours in support of CYNIC's new EP, "Carbon-Based Anatomy".
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11 окт 2011
LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Performs On \'Mark And Brian Show\'
 Video footage of JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE — which celebrates the life and music of Jason's father, the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham — performing a cover version of the ZEPPELIN classic "Going To California" during a recent appearance on the Los Angeles-based "Mark And Brian Show" radio show on 95.5 KLOS Southern California's Best Rock can be seen below.
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11 окт 2011
JON OLIVA\'S PAIN Begins Work On New Album
 JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder has issued the following update:
"Jon [Oliva, JON OLIVA'S PAIN/SAVATAGE mastermind] and I will begin the daunting task of going through new material as we prepare for a new JON OLIVA'S PAIN CD, due out in 2012. First day is always interesting. You never know what Jon Oliva has up his sleeve."
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11 окт 2011
MAYAN: Quality Apeldoorn Footage Available
 Video footage of MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — performing on October 2, 2011 at Gigant in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands can be seen below.
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11 окт 2011
NIGHTWISH - Imaginaerum Album, \'Storytime\' Single Formats Detailed
 Nuclear Blast Germany have unveiled a number of formats for NIGHTWISH's upcoming album Imaginaerum and their 'Storytime' single as detailed below:
Imaginaerum Mail Order Edition: limited and numbered to 1000 copies, the boxset includes the double digipak, the one-track-single 'Rest Calm' in its demo version featuring Marco Hietala on vocals and the exclusive Imaginaerum mirror:
Imaginaerum Two-CD digi pack featuring instrumental version of the album as bonus CD:
Imaginaerum Marbled Vinyl: Strictly limited to 250 marbled 180g double gatefold LPs incl. a DIN A2 poster:
'Storytime' CD Single featuring 'Storytime' (radio edit), 'Storytime' (album version), 'Storytime' (instrumental version):
'Storytime' Single Clear, White and Dark Blue Vinyl: Strictly limited to 250 lush 10" gatefold mini albums. Featuring 'Storytime' (radio edit), 'Storytime' (album version), 'Storytime' (instrumental version):
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