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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Debuts At #4 On Finnish Single Charts
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto's three-song single, containing the tracks "Beginning" (single edit),"Waiting for the Dawn" and "Kadesh" (non-LP),debuted at position #4 on the Finnish single chart. Kotipelto's debut full-length CD, entitled Waiting For The Dawn, is due to be released through...March 25, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Offers Online Preview Of Solo CD
STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto has posted a clip of the track "The Beginning", taken from the singer's forthcoming Waiting For The Dawn CD, at this location. Waiting For The Dawn will be issued in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label, and will be preceded by a single, containing the trac...March 13, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Inks Deal With Century Media, Announces Single, Album Details
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has officially signed with Century Media Records for the release of his debut solo offering, entitled Waiting For The Dawn, as exclusively reported here on February 22nd. Due out in May, the album will be issued in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label, and...March 6, 2002
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MASTERPLAN In Final Recording Stage For Upcoming Debut
MASTERPLAN, featuring former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jorn Lande, will start tracking the vocals to their full-length debut today, February 25th, with producer Andy Sneap for a tentative summer release through an as-yet-unde...February 25, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Announces Title, Secures Label Deal For Solo Debut
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has set Waiting For The Dawn as the title of his forthcoming debut solo album, for which he has struck a deal with an as-yet-undisclosed major metal independent label (strongly rumored to be Century Media Records) for a May release. As previously reported, the al...February 22, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman To Issue Solo Album In April/May
STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto is presently negotiating with several record labels regarding the release of his upcoming solo album, and if all goes according to plan, the CD will receive a worldwide release in April/May. As previously reported, the album will be released in Finland via Timo's...February 7, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS' Johansson To Guest On HAMMERFALL Bonus Track
STRATOVARIUS/ex-DIO keyboardist Jens Johansson will make a guest appearance on an upcoming HAMMERFALL bonus track—a cover of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's “Rising Force”. Although no recording plans have yet been announced, HAMMERFALL's rendition of the above-mentioned cut will reportedly be “faster” than the...February 2, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman's CD Gets Rigged!
Legendary artist Derek Riggs (i.e. IRON MAIDEN) has completed the artwork for STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto's solo album, and work is currently in progress on the rest of the package, a process that is being overseen by Timo and designer Rade Puolakka. As previously reported, Kotipelto's as-y...January 16, 2002
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Hymn To Life
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki's decision to issue a solo record that would not only contain some of the axeman's “most introspective lyrics ever”, but one that would also revolve primarily around his less-than-stellar vocals was obviously not a wise one. Having handled lead vocals in STRATOVARI...January 3, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS' Johansson To Guest On Jansson Solo CD
STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has reportedly recorded a guest appearance on the forthcoming solo album from Swedish axeman Benny Jansson. Among the other musicians that are said to have contributed to the CD is former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Göran Edman. ...January 2, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Vocalist To Issue Solo Debut In March/April
STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto's recently-completed debut solo album will be released in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label in March/April. No US or continental European release information has yet been made available. Among the tracks that are set to appear on the as-yet-untitled CD a...January 2, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Documentary To Air On January 4th
STRATOVARIUS are the subjects of a documentary entitled STRATOVARIUS — Destiny Tour South America 99, which is being shown on Finland's Rrrock program on Friday, January 4th at 1:35 PM local time. ...December 31, 2001
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Completes Mastering Solo CD!
STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto has completed the mastering process for his as-yet-untitled forthcoming solo CD, which is tentatively scheduled to be issued during February. The mastering was done on December 12th at Helsinki's Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila. ...December 25, 2001
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Be My God
Like its Scandinavian neighbors Sweden, Finland has been producing an disproportionately large number of quality metal acts over the years, with many of the country's finest exports, such as H.I.M., SENTENCED, STRATOVARIUS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, and NIGHTWISH, receiving almost as much—and in some inst...December 17, 2001
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Afterlife
One of the most pleasant surprises of the year. NOCTURNAL RITES' fourth studio album is a virtual power metal masterpiece, featuring 10 songs of classy, melodic hard rock that can best be described as a cross between the Tony Martin-era BLACK SABBATH and early HELOWEEN. The bulk of the improvement c...December 17, 2001
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