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Catch the best action from the thrilling final in Quebec City, Canada.
Switzerland’s Derek Wedge pulled off a stunning last-minute victory over defending champion Kyle Croxall on the Canadian’s home turf in what was the most exciting Red Bull Crashed Ice championship ever.
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In 1979, when Iranian militants seize the American embassy, six Americans slip into the Canadian embassy for protection, prompting the CIA to concoct an elaborate plot to rescue them by pretending that they are filmmakers rather than diplomats.
Matt
Rating: 8 out of 10
I was pleased to see Argo win best picture. It was definitely deserving of it, and I applaud Ben Affleck for his skill as a director and storyteller.
This movie kept me on edge and glued the entire time. While it has slower parts, they’re all with purpose. In truth, I never knew this story. It happened the year I was born, but it’s also one that never came to light until the details were publicly released by President Bill Clinton — and at that time, I was a college student not paying close attention to the news.
Argo is a gripping political thriller, with excellent…
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Symphonic rockers Delain have been announced for the Metal Female Voices Festival in Belgium, which is regarded by many fans as one of the world’s best festivals for “female-fronted” metal acts. Delain will be joining the likes of ReVamp and Stream of Passion, amongst others in October. The Metal Female Voices Festival will take palce from 18th – 20th October later this year at Oktoberhallen, Wieze in Belgium.
Delain recently signed to Napalm Records and will be releasing a special album, titled Interlude, that will feature brand new material, DVD footage and remixes and special versions of other Delain tracks. UK fans will also have the chance to see Delain at this year’s Dames of Darkness Festival at The Robin 2, in Bilston, near Wolverhampton.
Details of The Dames of Darkness Festival and be found here. Information and tickets for the Metal Female Voices Festival can be…
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Dani Filth, the infamous frontman for the UK’s extreme gothic act Cradle of Filth, has joined British band Devilment. Originally formed in 2011 by Daniel J Finch, in what is described as a “bout of religious delirium”, the band’s line-up consisted of Simon Dawson on drums (Steve Harris, ex-Dearly Beheaded), Justin Walker (13 Candles) handling bass duties and Kieron De-Courci (ex-The Voice) on keyboards with the band experiencing a number of problems holding down a permanent vocalist.
Dani Filth originally entered and agreed to help out on a couple tracks which then turned into a studio demo. With the departure of Dawson, Walker and De-Courci, Devilment collected Nick Johnson on bass, Dan Jackson on guitar alongside Aaron Boast on drums.
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The Slovenian folk metallers Avven will embark on a tour of Eastern Europe this April.
The tour dates will be as follows:
2.4.2013 Tuesday SI-Ljubljana Orto Bar
12.4.2013 Friday SI-Maribor MC Pekarna
13.4.2013 Saturday SK-Bratislava Randal
14.4.2013 Sunday PL-Warszawa Fono Bar
15.4.2013 Monday PL-Warszawa DAY OFF
16.4.2013 Tuesday PL-Bielsko- Biala DAY OFF
17.4.2013 Wednesday PL-Bielsko-Biala Rude Boy
18.4.2013 Thursday PL-Chorzów Lesniczowka
19.4.2013 Friday CZ-Brno Melodka
20.4.2013 Saturday CZ-Prague Klub Nova Chmelnice
21.4.2013 Sunday PL-Wroclaw Madness
Irish black metallers, Celtachor, who recently shared the stage with Heidevolk in York, have penned a deal with Trollzorn Records. Formed in 2007, with a finalised line-up in 2010, the Celtic metal band have gone onto share the stage with top folk metal names like Alestorm, Skyforger, Heidevolk and Waylander, amongst others. Blending together influences from black, death and doom metal, as well as traditional Celtic medleys, Celtachor firmly established themselves as one of the top bands in Ireland’s underground metal scene.
Celtachor’s debut album, Nine Waves From The Shore, was released in November 2012 but is now available from Trollzorn’s online shop, at this location. The band’s next release will be out towards the end of 2013 and will be released through Trollzorn Records.
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