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ENSIFERUM Bassist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On February 8, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with bassist Sami Hinkka of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. ENSIFERUM's fourth album, "From Afar", sold around 90...February 11, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Reveals Concept For Next Album
In the midst of recording a new album, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been preparing a movie. "Imaginarium" is a music fantasy film based on the forthcoming NIGHTWISH album of the same title and its 13 songs. The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagin...February 10, 2011
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PAIN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Swedish metallers PAIN, who are led by HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, are working on the follow-up to 2008's "Cynic Paradise". NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon, who also happens to be the girlfriend of PAIN bassist Johan Husgafvel, writes on her official blog that Tägtgren is putting the finishing t...February 9, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Singer On Passing Of GARY MOORE: 'Thanks For All The Songs I Just Love!'
NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has posted the following message on her official blog regarding the passing of legendary guitarist Gary Moore: "A super guitarist and, for me, a man who has given me wonderful songs to listen to and dance my first slow dances to, has been found dead early this morning i...February 6, 2011
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMORPHIS To Team Up For Japanese Tour
Finnish metal bands CHILDREN OF BODOM and AMORPHIS will team up for a four-date tour of Japan in June. The dates are as follows: June 14 - Shibuya-Ax - Tokyo, Japan June 15 - Club Quattro - Nagoya, Japan June 17 - Namba Hatch - Osaka, Japan June 18 - Bay Hall - Yokohama, Japan ...February 5, 2011
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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Backing Band For Mexican/South American Tour
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has revealed the backing band for her upcoming Mexican/South American tour in support of her latest album, "What Lies Beneath". It is as follows: * Tarja Turunen: Vocals * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums * Christian Kr...February 4, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Issues New Album Update
Keyboardist/songwriter Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following update: "In the excitement of Yuletide magic I wrote there would be secrets revealed at the end of January. "There are big things happening within and around the NIGHTWISH camp but the...February 1, 2011
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SIRENIA Singer: 'I Don't Want To Be A Role Model For Anybody'
Mick Stingley of Rocksalt.mx recently conducted an interview with SIRENIA vocalist Ailyn. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rocksalt.mx: You are the fourth vocalist to sing for SIRENIA, but you are the first singer to appear on two albums. Did you feel any pressure to follow the previ...January 28, 2011
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AMORPHIS: New Album Update
Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have issued the following update: "The [new AMORPHIS] album recordings are advancing straight and smoothly (whatever that means...). We are now working on the vocals and again we have Marco Hietala [NIGHTWISH, TAROT] producing Tomi [Joutsen, vocals]. This time everything e...January 24, 2011
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The Making Of New NIGHTWISH Album: Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH recently gave the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine a video tour of the facility where he worked on the material for the band's follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". You can now watch the footage in two parts by...January 14, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: 'In Memory Of HANNA'
NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon has posted the following message on her official blog: "One year ago I wrote this blog post about a big loss for the world, for Niclas (from Anette's pre-NIGHTWISH band ALYSON AVENUE),me and lots of friends of a girl name Hanna Ekstrand [who committed suicide]. She...January 6, 2011
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MEMOIRA: Teaser Clip Of New Song Posted Online
Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has posted a teaser clip of a new song, "Failure To Commit", on the group's new profile on Hitlantis, which is described as "a revolutionary free new music service for independent artists and music lovers." The track feature the group's latest addition, female vocalist Kat...January 5, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Bassist/Vocalist On New Album: 'These Songs Need Some Really Serious Explosives'
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio in October to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". Commented bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala: "At the moment I have most of the bass tracks for the new album recorded. I started already a few weeks back, but I've...January 5, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: New Album Update
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio in October to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". According to the band, "Emppu [Vuorinen] is nearly done with his guitar recordings, having done four comp tracks to all the songs plus half of all the leads. (T...December 29, 2010
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EPICA Guitarist: There Aren't Many Bands That Are Female-Fronted And Heavy Like We Are
Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist Isaac Delahaye of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Music Blog: You joined the band during the songwriting process for "Design Your Universe", which seems...December 26, 2010
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