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DORO PESCH Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of the German metal queen Doro Pesch. Her first release for the label will be the 2DVD/CD set "25 Years In Rock", featuring the entire 25-year anniversary concert, including guest performances in front of about 10,000 enthusiastic fans in Dusseldorf as...

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HAIL! Joined By NIGHTWISH Bassist At Helsinki Concert

HAIL! — the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) — has issued the following update: "Helsinki,...

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A New Era Of LULLACRY Has Begun

Guitarist Sami Vauhkonen of the Finnish female-fronted heavy rock outfit LULLACRY has issued the following update: "It's been a while since the last update from the LULLACRY camp. "After a hard and complicated fourth album, we took some time off. In 2008 we were ready to record some new material, wi...

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EVEMASTER: New 'III' Teaser Clip Available

EVEMASTER — the Finnish "dark metal" band which features in its ranks BATTLELORE's Tomi Mykkänen — will release its new album, "III", on June 9 via Supernova Records, a division of Bonnier Amigo. A new teaser clip for the CD can be viewed below. "III" track listing: 01. Enter 02. New Age Dawns 03. H...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Collaborating With WITHIN TEMPTATION, BLOODBOUND Members

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon is currently collaborating with Martinus "Martijn" Spierenburg (WITHIN TEMPTATION) and Fredrik Bergh (BLOODBOUND, STREET TALK) on a brand new project. She says, "I have recorded one song that is with Martijn for mixing at the moment and I look forward to hearing it soo...

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NIGHTWISH Completes Work On New Pre-Production Demo

Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has completed work on a pre-production demo of the band's follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". The band will reconvene in Finland between July and September to rehearse the material and prepare for the album's...

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VIOLET SUN: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

"Loneliness In Supremacy", the debut album from VIOLET SUN, the new band led by PLATENS/ex-THY MAJESTIE vocalist Dario Grillo, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. Commented Grillo: "Many labels described the album as 'unclassifiable' and no one seems really interested to rel...

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NIGHTWISH, TAROT, AMORAL Members To Take Part In 'Ronnie James Dio Memorial Gala'

Finnish vocalists Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT, NORTHERN KINGS, SAPATTIVUOSI),Tuple Salmela (TAROT),Ari Koivunen (solo, AMORAL) and Patrik Eriksson will perform at the Ronnie James Dio Memorial Gala on July 2, 2010 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland as part of the thirteenth annual Tuska festival...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'What Lies Beneath' Teaser Available

A two-and-a-half-minute video teaser for former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", can be viewed below. Also available is the CD's cover artwork. The session that produced the cover photo took place in Finland in February. Jens Boldt took the pictures and Dirk Rudo...

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KIUAS, METSATÖLL, CELESTY Team Up For SPINEFARM's 'Boneshakers 2010' U.K. Tour

For the first time in the company's history, three acts signed to the Spinefarm label will embark on a series of U.K. shows in tandem, flying the flag for epic heavy metal (Finnish five-piece KIUAS),authentic folk metal (Estonian quartet METSATÖLL) and dramatic power metal (Finnish sextet CELESTY)....

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TARJA TURUNEN Checks In From The Studio

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has finished recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", and is currently overseeing the mixing process at three different locations with three different engineers. In a posting on her official blog, Turunen writes, "We are making progress every day. Now...

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'Black Sabbath And The Rise Of Heavy Metal Music' Book Extracts Available

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series have just released "Black Sabbath And The Rise Of Heavy Metal Music", a new hardcover book by author Dr. Andrew L. Cope. What follows is the book's official description. The definition of "heavy metal" is often a contentious issue and in this lively and accessib...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'What Lies Beneath' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "What Lies Beneath", the forthcoming solo album from former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. The session took place in Finland in February. Jens Boldt took the photos and Dirk Rudolph created the actual artwork. With production handled by Tarja herself a...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Contributes Guest Vocals To New TARJA TURUNEN Album

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte has contributed guest vocals to "What Lies Beneath", the new solo album from former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen. Labonte appears in the track "Dark Star", which Turunen describes as a "duet." Tarja states, "I haven't been really working with such impressiv...

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TARJA TURUNEN: New Album Artwork To Be Unveiled Next Week

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will unveil the cover artwork for her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", next week via her official web site. With production handled by Tarja herself and selected tracks set to be mixed by U.K. producer Colin Richardson (famed for his work with MACHINE HEAD,...