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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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TARJA TURUNEN Live In Luxembourg (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's December 15, 2010 concert at Rockhal in Esch, Luxembourg can be viewed below. Turunen will perform as a guest soprano at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Savonlinna, Finland. She will appear on July 17, 2011 with world-famous Argent...

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TARJA TURUNEN In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's December 21, 2010 concert at Magazzini Generali in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Check out photos at Musica Metal. The setlist was as follows: 01. Dark Star 02. My Little Phoenix 03. I Feel Immortal 04. Naiad 05. Falling Awake 0...

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NIGHTWISH To Reveal 'Future Plans' In January

Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following year-end update: "The year is coming to an end and we're all getting ready for a hell of a rollercoaster ride of 2011! "This past year has been a very fruitful one, if also a mind-filling...

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, TERÄSBETONI, KIUAS Members Perform Finnish Christmas Songs (Video)

RASKAS JOULU (Heavy Christmas) — a Finnish project which celebrates Christmas and its music tradition mixed with metal — completed its annual tour this past weekend with three shows at Tavastia in Helsinki. Two concerts were held on December 18 — an afternoon all-ages show and an evening performance...

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THANATOSCHIZO: New Version Of '(Un)bearable Certainty' Song Available For Free Download

"(Un)bearable Certainty", a reworked version of a song from Portuguese avant-garde maniacs THANATOSCHIZO, is available for free download at this location. The track comes off the band's fifth album, "Origami", which will be released in January via Major Label Industries. The CD was produced by Guilh...

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TARJA TURUNEN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BOLT THROWER CALIBAN CORVUS CORAX EX...

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TARJA TURUNEN Interviewed By France's MAGIC FIRE MUSIC (Video)

Magic Fire Music conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen on November 18, 2010 in Lyon, France. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Turunen will perform as a guest soprano at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Savonlinna, Finland. She will appear on July 17, 2...

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THEOCRACY: Christmas Single Released

The Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has just released a Christmas single called "All I Want For Christmas". The track is available at YouTube, iTunes and in the "Club of Souls" section at the THEOCRACY web site. Ulterium Records released a limited-edition, 12-inch, picture-disc ed...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Perform At SAVONLINNA OPERA FESTIVAL

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform as a guest soprano at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Savonlinna, Finland. She will appear on July 17 with world-famous Argentinean tenor José Cura and the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra. More than 300 artists from 12 countries will perform during the 2...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'Dreamers Box Set' Version Of 'What Lies Beneath' Detailed

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will release a special "Dreamers Box Set" version of her latest album, "What Lies Beneath". Limited to only 500 copies, it will contain the following: * A 14-track CD featuring all the songs from "What Lies Beneath" 01. Anteroom Of Death 02. Until My Last Br...