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DORO Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Pesch recently signed a deal with Nuclear Blast R...

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NIGHTWISH Members Launch THE MYÖTÄHÄPEÄ; Video Available

While taking a short break from the songwriting sessions for their new studio album in "the deepest countryside of Finland," several members of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH have launched a fun new project called THE MYÖTÄHÄPEÄ. According to NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas...

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TARJA: 'Until My Last Breath' Video Released

"Until My Last Breath", the new video from former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. The song comes off the singer's sophomore solo album, "What Lies Beneath", which will be released in North America on September 14 (postponed from the previously announced August 31) via The En...

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NORTHERN KINGS Plays First-Ever Full-Length Show; Video Available

NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — played its first-ever full-length show last night (Wednesday, August 18) at the Tavastia club...

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VANISHING POINT's Vanishing Members

Australian progressive metallers VANISHING POINT have issued the following update: "This is kind of a hard letter to type because we like to focus on the positives and not get into negative thinking so we aren't going to leave you guys guessing anymore with what's happening with VANISHING POINT . "S...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the songs that appear on "What Lies Beneath", the sophomore solo album from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, are available for streaming at this location. "What Lies Beneath" will be released in North America on August 31 via The End Records. The CD's first single, "Fallin...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'I Feel Immortal' Video Posted Online

"I Feel Immortal", the new video from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Iceland and was previously described by Tarja as "probably the most beautiful video I have ever done in my career. The country is just unbelievably amazing with its stunning lands...

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CELESTY Parts Ways With Guitarist

Finnish power metallers CELESTY have parted ways with guitarist Tapani Kangas. According to the band, "There's no friction or drama behind the scenes; the decision was deliberate and mutual." CELESTY is not seeking a replacement for Tapani and will carry on as a five-piece. Rhythm-guitar duties at u...

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ENSIFERUM Frontman Interviewed At Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

The Croatian Metal And Rock portal conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Petri Lindroos of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM at this year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, which was held July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia. You can now watch the chat below. ENSIFERUM last year filmed...

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DELAIN Keyboardist/Songwriter Interviewed At U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

Sonisphere TV conducted an interview with DELAIN/ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 30 - August 1 at Knebworth Park. Watch the chat below. DELAIN recently announced...

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DELAIN Frontwoman Interviewed At U.K.'s SONISPHERE

NME TV conducted an interview with singer Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1 at Knebworth Park. Watch the chat below. DELAIN is the project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn We...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Gives Birth To Baby Boy

On Friday, July 30 at 4:28 p.m. Swedish time, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon gave birth to her second child (and first with her current boyfriend, bassist Johan Husgafvel of the Swedish metal band PAIN). He was 52 centimeters tall and he weighed in at 3930 grams. Olzon, 39, also has a nine-year-old s...

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TARJA TURUNEN Interviewed By Czech Republic's ROCK.CZ

Rock.cz conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen prior to her July 15, 2010 concert at the at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The five-minute report, which includes performance footage, can be viewed below. As previously reported, Turunen's cover ve...

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TARJA's Cover Of WHITESNAKE Classic To Be Included On 'What Lies Beneath' Deluxe Edition

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's cover version of the WHITESNAKE classic "Still Of The Night" is one of the bonus tracks included on the two-CD "deluxe edition" of her sophomore solo album, "What Lies Beneath", which will be released in North America on August 31 via The End Records. The CD's...

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TARJA TURUNEN Lands On Bulgarian Wall

Metal Hangar 18 reports that a building in the city of Kavarna, Bulgaria features a specially commissioned portrait of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen painted onto it. The artist responsible for the Turunen piece is Jasen Nenkov, who has previously painted portraits of Klaus Meine (SCORPIONS),...