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NIGHTWISH Shares 'Tribal' Live Recording From Upcoming Anniversary Release 'The Greatest 30 Years On Earth'

Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band has announced its most ambitious retrospective collection yet, "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth", which will be released on December 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. This massive anniv...

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ENSIFERUM's Founding Vocalist And Guitarist JARI MÄENPÄÄ To Return To The Band For Live Shows

For the first time since 2004, ENSIFERUM's founding vocalist and guitarist Jari Mäenpää will team up with the band's current lineup — Markus Toivonen (guitars, vocals),Petri Lindroos (vocals, guitars),Sami Hinkka (bass, vocals),Janne Parviainen (drums) and Pekka Montin (keyboards, vocals) — for...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...

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NIGHTWISH Celebrates Three Decades Of Symphonic Metal Mastery With Anniversary Release 'The Greatest 30 Years On Earth'

Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band has announced its most ambitious retrospective collection yet, "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth", which will be released on December 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. This massive anniv...

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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Has Written Six Songs For NIGHTWISH's Next Studio Album: 'I Feel More Inspired Than Ever'

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has penned six tracks for the band's upcoming eleventh studio album. "I feel more inspired than ever — proof of that is that I've already got six new NIGHTWISH songs done," the 49-year-ol...

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FLOOR JANSEN Says NIGHTWISH Is Still 'On A Temporary Hold': 'There's Nothing Planned' For The Band

In a new interview with Thomas Vogel of Germany's Sonic Seducer magazine, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke about the band's 2023 announcement that it would take a break from touring and not hit the road in support of NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Yesterwynde", which came out two years ago. Asked if...

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TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: MEGADETH Fans 'Have Been Super Welcoming And Very Warm From The Very Beginning'

During the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal at this past weekend's Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked what it has been like to tour and record with the Dave Mustaine-led outfit for nearly three years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI: 'He's Been The Missing Link That We've Been Looking For For Many, Many Years'

In a new interview with Finland's Radio City conducted at this weekend's Tuska festival in Helsinki, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about the band's latest addition, Finnish-born guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari, who officially joined the group in September 2023 following the departure of Kiko Lourei...

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MEGADETH's TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI Believes GHOST-Style 'Phone Ban' At Concerts Is A 'Great Idea'

In a new interview with Fernanda Hein of Chile's Sonar FM, MEGADETH guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari was asked for his opinion on phone-free concerts, such as was the case with Swedish metallers GHOST, who instituted a no-phone policy on their recent tour by utilizing Yondr pouches. He said (as transcribe...

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KIKO LOUREIRO Says There Were 'Many Reasons' That Contributed To His Decision To Leave MEGADETH

In a new interview with Niels Guns of Sixty Scales And The Truth, Kiko Loureiro spoke about his decision to leave MEGADETH at the end of 2023 after a nine-year run with the band. The 53-year-old Brazilian guitarist, who lives in Finland with his wife and three kids, said in part (as transcribed by B...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD's CAM PIPES: 'We're Gonna Start Trickling Out Some New Music' In 2027

At this year's Hell's Heroes festival in Houston, Texas, vocalist Cam Pipes of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD was asked by Loud & Clear With Belgian Jasper if there are any plans for the reunited band to write and record new music. He responded (as transcri...

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Not every underground band has the necessary ambition and bravado to successfully navigate a switch to a big label. On the evidence of previous releases, most notably 2021's acclaimed "Foreverglade", WORM might not have seemed like most obvious contenders for a focused charge up the industry ladder,...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On New MEGADETH Album: 'I Hear It And To Me It Just Doesn't Sound Like MEGADETH'

During an appearance on the latest episode of his "The David Ellefson Show", former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson commented on the fact that MEGADETH's latest album includes Dave Mustaine's version of "Ride The Lightning", the title track of METALLICA's 1984 album for which Mustaine got a co-writi...

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MEGADETH Lands First-Ever No. 1 In U.S. With Final Album

According to Billboard, MEGADETH has secured its first-ever first No. 1 album in the U.S. with the band's final self-titled effort. "Megadeth" debuted at the top of the chart after earning 73,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending January 29, according to Luminate. The bu...

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MEGADETH Lands First-Ever No. 1 in Australia With Final Album

MEGADETH has secured its first-ever first No. 1 album in Australia with the band's final self-titled effort. "Megadeth" debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA chart, ahead of Olivia Dean's "The Art Of Loving". MEGADETH has appeared in the Australian Top 50 eleven times, including three previous Top 10 entries...