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This year, Tarja is bringing the festive season early with the release of her brand new Christmas album “from Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a dark Christmas)” on November 17th, 2017. This Christmas you can expect the unexpected.

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Lacuna Coil's debut. To celebrate this special date, Lacuna Coil are announcing a very special show.

119 Productions presents: Nothing Stands In Our Way - One night only exclusive show
19.01.18 (UK) London - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire

Tickets are available via the band's new and redesigned website, here.

It will be a unique extravaganza and truly exceptional event that is not to be missed. Apart from a career spanning set you will be able to enjoy Lacuna Coil songs never played live before. The show will be filmed and recorded for a release later in 2018.

While wrapping up the last European Summer Festivals Lacuna Coil, who are playing the prestigious Wacken Open Air this weekend, are excited to announce a full European headlining tour with special guest Cellar Darling.

European Tour Dates 2017:
10.11.2017 (M) San Gwann - Aria Complex
11.11.2017 (DE) Andernach - JUZ LIve Club
12.11.2017 (A) Wörgl - Komma
13.11.2017 (SRB) Belgrade - Dom Omladine
15.11.2017 (RO) Bucharest - Quantic Club
17.11.2017 (BG) Sofia - Mixtape 5
18.11.2017 (GR) Thessaloniki - Principal Theater Club
19.11.2017 (GR) Athens - Piraeus Academy 117
22.11.2017 (CH) Aarburg - Musigburg

While Italian Metal icons Lacuna Coil are celebrating their 20 year anniversary it is time to open another chapter in the relationship between the band and their long-term label: Lacuna Coil have just signed a new deal with Century Media Records.

Antje Lange, General Manager International of Century Media Records: “Century Media Records is very happy that Lacuna Coil have renewed their contract with us and we are very much looking forward to the next albums of this exceptional Italian band. Century Media appreciates the continuous trust of the band. The recent album "Delirium" charted in 12 countries and the band is touring around the globe”.

Coinciding with the start of Tarja’s European tour in Hanover, Germany, this Friday, the queen of heavy rock surprises fans with the digital release of her new single “Demons in You” today.

On November 11th, the single will also be released as an exclusive, limited 1CD digipak collector’s item on earMusic.

“Demons in You” features Arch Enemy’s powerful lead vocalist Alissa White-Gluz and captures the darker, heavier atmosphere of Tarja’s recent studio album “The Shadow Self” perfectly.

Rhapsody Of Fire have announced that they have parted ways with vocalist Fabio Lione.

The band has posted an official announcement on their FB page, which explains that Fabio is not longer part of the band.

The official FB post is here.

Rhapsody Of Fire stated:

Manhattan Project have revealed the cover artwork and tracklist of their debut album, entitled “Engineering Chaos”!

Pre-order the album here.

Dutch symphonic metal band Epica have announced their return to Russia and the Nordic countries early next year in support of their upcoming album “The Holographic Principle”. It will mark the band's first ever club show in Denmark and the band's first performance in Norway in 7 years!

The band's guitarist Mark Jansen is excited about the tour and commented:
“We hope to welcome all of our Scandinavian and Russian fans to the upcoming "Nordic And Russian Principle Tour"! It's good to be back! Let's heat up the cold February nights with you guys and the band being on fire!”

The band also stated:

Cradle Of Filth the UK’s most visionary and hellish outfit are very pleased to announce that they are currently writing new material. The band have been locked away for the past week in a studio in Brno, Czech Republic, working on the follow up to their 2015 opus “Hammer of the Witches”.

The evening before embarking on their creative quest, rather vocal front man Dani Filth said the following: