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NIGHTWISH: Exclusive New Album Details Revealed
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen has revealed more details about the band's upcoming "Imaginarium" album and movie project exclusively to Petri Silas of Finland's Soundi magazine. In an interview that was conducted on February 13, just prior to Tuomas flying over to London to oversee the recordin...February 19, 2011
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ENSIFERUM Bassist Interviewed In Mexico (Video)
On January 22, 2011, Search & Destroy conducted an interview with bassist Sami Hinkka of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM in Mexico City, Mexico. You can now watch the chat below. ENSIFERUM's fourth album, "From Afar", sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The...February 17, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Singer To Enter Studio In March
Singer Anette Olzon of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will enter the studio in March to begin laying down her vocals for the band's next album, "Imaginarium". Writing on her official blog, Anette states, "Just got an e-mail from [NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopa...February 16, 2011
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ENSIFERUM: New Video Interview With SAMI HINKKA
On February 8, Adrian Mejia of Metal Warzone conducted an interview with bassist Sami Hinkka of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. ENSIFERUM's fourth album, "From Afar", sold around 900 copies in the United S...February 14, 2011
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Rare Footage Of TARJA TURUNEN Singing MICHAEL JACKSON Unearthed
Rare footage of former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen singing a cover version of the song "Ben" by Michael Jackson accompanied by her first music teacher Plamen Dimov on the piano can be viewed below (courtesy of Anette Olzon Central). The clip was apprently filmed in 1994 when Tarja was just 17...February 12, 2011
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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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