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Subrosa	Ensiferum
Threshold	Sonata Arctica

22.05 - Sanctuary - Sign With Century Media, New Album This Year

22.05 - Månegarm - Streaming New Album Title Track

22.05 - Judas Priest - Clip From Upcoming DVD Online

22.05 - Uriah Heep - Bassist Trevor Bolder Passes

22.05 - Red Fang - New Album Coming This Fall

22.05 - Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals - Announce North American Tour

22.05 - Fuck The Facts - New Song Streaming Online

22.05 - White Wizzard - Another New Song Online

22.05 - Antigama - Streaming Entire New Album

21.05 - Omnium Gatherum - New Video Released

21.05 - White Zombie - Former Drummer Passes Away

21.05 - Paradise Lost - Announce 25th Anniversary UK Tour

Reviews Articles

	Mental Torment On The Verge
	Shining (NOR) One One One
	Trials In The Shadow Of Swords
	Aosoth IV: An Arrow In Heart
	State Urge White Rock Experience
	Ortega The Serpent Stirs [EP]
	Hammerforce Access Denied
	Pensées Nocturnes Nom D'une Pipe!
	My Indifference To Silence Horizon Of My Heaven
	Hate Meditation Scars

13.05 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 3 #4 - The Best Demos And EPs From Around The Metal World

27.04 - Helloween, Gamma Ray - London, England, 16th April 2013

27.04 - Ghost B.C. - Ogden Theater, Denver, USA - 18th April 2013

25.04 - Clutch: Earth Rocker World Tour, Portland, OR, March 30, 2013

23.04 - Sonata Arctica - Nottingham, England, 14th April 2013

21.04 - Ensiferum, Týr, Heidevolk and others - Denver, USA - 30th March 2013

16.04 - Visions From The Darkside - Metal Talk Radio - 15th April 2013

10.04 - Progventure Part 8: Steven Wilson - Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany, 21.03.2013

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21:31 - AngelofDeth
Pellek is the t*ts [link]

21:17 - Bad English
a sicknes unto death by sesapeir [link]

21:01 - qlacs
On the heavier side, there is Celestine [link] . Not sure if anyone heard about them...

20:46 - Divergenceless
Switch Opens is also the name of a Soundgarden song. Interesting.

20:25 - qlacs
@Box: if you can, Switch Opens. I really loved their self-titled. Fuckin' unknown name for sure...

19:38 - Lit.
Eyehategod, High On Fire, the works.

18:59 - Nosurper
Isis, Neurosis and Kyuss standard

Events Now online Today

07.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2013 (36)

01.08 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2013 (27)

29.05 - Portugal
Iron Maiden: Maiden England European Tour 2013 (25)

21.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2013 (24)

22.07 - Slovenia
Metaldays (23)

05.06 - Croatia
Burning Sea 2013 [CANCELLED] (13)

08.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2013 (13)

Musicians' birthdays:

30 - Andrzej "Armand" Selwon
34 - Christer-André Cederberg
37 - Daniel Erlandsson
34 - Dennis Leeflang
34 - Eyal Levi
33 - Felipe "Jimmy "The Hammer"" Torres
47 - Kenny Hickey
34 - Krystal Koffin
32 - Morteüs
(1956-2008) - Natasha Shneider
35 - Petri Eskelinen
53 - Ted Kirkpatrick
32 - Zephiros

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Praying Mantis

This band's profile is 'invisible', meaning that it's much less prominent on the site - either because it's incomplete, or maybe doesn't entirely fit MS format.

Also known as	Stratus
Country:	United Kingdom
Label:	Frontiers Records

Links:	Official website Myspace

Formed in:	1974

1974-1990	New wave of British heavy metal
1990-	Heavy metal

Line-up

Current members:
1974-	Chris Troy - bass, vocals
1974-	Tino Troy - guitars, vocals
2007-	Benjamin Reid - drums
2007-	Andy Burgess - guitar, vocals
2007-	Mike Freeland - vocals
Former musicians:
1974-1978	Chris Hudson - drums
1974-1978	Peter Moore - guitar
1978-1980	Mick Ransome - drums
1978-1981	Bob Sawyer - guitar
1980-1982	Steve Carroll - guitar
1980-1983	Dave Potts - drums
› 1987	-//-
1981	Tom Jackson (I) - vocals
1981-1983	Bernie Shaw - vocals
› 1987	-//-
1982-1983	Jon Bavin - keyboards
1987	Hugh Bestick - guitar
1990-1991	Paul "Di'Anno" Andrews - vocals
1990-2005	Dennis Stratton - guitar, vocals
1992	Doogie White - vocals
› 2003	-//-
1993	Colin Peel - vocals
› 2002	-//-
1994	Mark Thompson Smith - vocals
1995	Michael Scherchen - keyboards
1995	Clive Burr - drums
1995-1997	Gary Barden - vocals
1996-2001	Tony O'Hora - vocals
2002	Martin Johnson - drums
2003	John Sloman - vocals

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1979 \| 8	Soundhouse Tapes [EP]
1980	All Day And All Of The Night [EP]
1981 \| 9.1	Time Tells No Lies
1981	Cheated [EP]
1982	Turn The Tables [EP]
1984 \| 7	Throwing Shapes
1991 \| 8	Predator In Disguise
1993 \| 9	A Cry For The New World
1993 \| 7	Only The Children Cry [EP]
1995 \| 8	To The Power Of Ten
1998 \| 9.5	Forever In Time
2000 \| 9	Nowhere To Hide
2003 \| 9.5	The Journey Goes On
2009 \| 8.8	Sanctuary
2011 \| 9	Metalmorphosis [EP]
	Detailed discography ››