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TAROT: 'Gravity Of Light' Track Listing Revealed

TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — will release its ninth studio album, "Gravity Of Light", on April 23 via Nuclear Blast Records (excluding Finland). The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Satan Is Dead 02. Hell Knows 03. Rise! 04. The Pilot Of Al...

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DELAIN Announces New Bassist

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has announced the addition of bassist Otto "The Baron" Schimmelpenninck van der Oije (DETONATION) to the group's ranks. He will make his li...

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TAROT: Finnish Dates Announced

TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — has scheduled the following dates in the band's home country: Mar. 31 - Klubi - Tampere, FIN Apr. 01 - Bar Kino - Pori, FIN Apr. 02 - Klubi - Turku, FIN Apr. 03 - Rytmikorjaamo - Seinäjoki, FIN Apr. 04 - Teatria ...

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TARJA TURUNEN 'Getting Orchestra Arrangements Ready' For New Solo Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen is currently collaborating with James "Jim" Dooley and Slamm Andrews at Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica, California on "getting the orchestra arrangements ready" for her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath". She writes on her blog, "We are starting to...

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TIMO TOLKKI On His Book: 'I Do Not Want To Generate Negativity And Hatred'

Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "After a lot of thinking, feeling and getting some distance to my [recently completed] book, I have come to a conclusion that much of the book was written in anger and doesn't represent accura...

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NIGHTWISH Manager Says Singer's Surprise Pregnancy Won't Affect Band's Recording Plans

NIGHTWISH manager Ewo Pohjola of King Foo Entertainment Ltd tells Finland's MTV3 that singer Anette Olzon's surprise revelation that she is expecting her second child will not affect the band's plan to begin recording its new studio album this fall. "Anette's pregnancy doesn't alter our plans in any...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Pregnant

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has issued the following update via her official blog: "I have held a little secret for you all for some time now, but today I feel I want to share it with you all. "As you all know, I am very private and don't want to share to much ...

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STORMLORD Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Italian extreme epic metal act STORMLORD has parted ways with guitarist Pierangelo Giglioni and has replaced him with Andrea Angelini (STICK IT OUT, WITHATE). The group states, "We know [Andrea] since a long time, we like his bands and we already had a sort of collaboration back in 2002, on Francesc...

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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Completes Work On VIOLET SUN Debut

PLATENS/ex-THY MAJESTIE vocalist Dario Grillo has completed work on the debut album from his new band VIOLET SUN. Entitled "Loneliness In Supremacy", the CD will be released later in the year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. "Loneliness In Supremacy" recording lineup: * Alessandra Amata: Lead Vocals...

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TARJA TURUNEN's Upcoming Solo Album To Feature Her First-Ever Piano Recordings

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen recently entered Petrax Studios in Hollola, Finland to begin recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", for a late 2010 release. She writes on her blog, "I recorded my first-ever piano tracks! "The grand piano in the studio is Bechstein, which sound I tr...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Scraps Solo-Album Plans

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has scrapped her previously announced plans to release a solo album. She writes on her official blog, "The factors [that contributed to my decision] are mainly that I want to focus on my family during this break from NIGHTWISH. I am sure I will do a solo some other time...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE: DVD Clip Featuring NIGHTWISH Singer Posted Online

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — released a concert DVD, "Live At Apollo", on February 12 via Spinefarm Records. The disc was shot on April 15, 2009 at the Apollo in Helsinki and features a guest appearance by NIGHTWISH singer Anette O...

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TARJA TURUNEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBAN CANDLEMASS CANNIBAL...

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SCORPIONS: 'Sting In The Tail' Songwriting Credits Available

"Sting In The Tail", the final studio album from SCORPIONS, will be released in Europe on March 19 and in North America on March 23 via Universal Music Enterprises. The CD was recorded at a studio in Hannover, Germany with Swedish producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and Martin Hansen (the team behind...

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SCORPIONS' New Song Debuts On Greek Radio; Audio Available

Greek online radio station Rockmachine.gr recently premiered the new SCORPIONS song "The Good Die Young" and a reduced-, radio-broadcast-quality version of the track has since been uploaded to YouTube by the Greek Sting Fan Club (SCORPIONS' Greek fan club). You can now listen to the song — which fea...