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Rebel Heart was introduced to the world with an indiscipline uncharacteristic of Madonna. Blame it on hackers who rushed out a clutch of unfinished tracks at the end of 2014, a few months before the record's scheduled spring release. Madonna countered by putting six full tracks up on a digital service, a move that likely inflated the final Deluxe Edition of Rebel Heart up to a whopping 19 tracks weighing in at 75 minutes, but even that unveiling wasn't performed without a hitch: during an ornate performance of "Living for Love," she stumbled on-stage at the BRIT Awards…

Russian ensemble Ole Lukkoye has been a feature in the Russian music scene fro more than a quarter of a century at this point, initially formed by Boris Bardash, Alexander "Frol" Frolov and Andrei Lawrinenko back in 1989 and then going through a few line-up alterations as the years and decades have come and gone. They have around a dozen albums to their name at this point, live productions and compilations included, although many years have passed since they released any new music at this point. "Dyatly" ("Woodpeckers") is their first studio album since 2006, and was released by the US label Trail Records in 2015. Ole Lukkoye's particular blend of folk music-inspired elements, space rock aesthetics, effects and electronic and bass details that at times is somewhat closer related to modern dance music and trance makes for an intriguing blend…

Extreme Metal Music To Release “RISE OF THE EMPIRE”, new album of Ancient Roman inspired death metal pioneers ADE. Record label Extreme Metal Music is excited to announce they will be releasing the long awaited fourth album of the Ancient Roman death metal pioneers ADE, ‘Rise Of The Empire‘. The concept about their homeland has gathered enthusiastic interest all around the world: “The band was born by the passion for death metal and the history of Rome, in a period when extreme metal bands used to be into northern cultures, german traditions and ancient Egypt myths. It was easy to be focused on our own culture, a practically non-existent topic”, comments the band.