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CELESTY Announces New Singer

Tony Turunen (pictured below),the brother of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, has joined the Finnish power metal band CELESTY as the group's new lead vocalist. "This feels awesome!" Tony says in a statement. "This is a new and interesting challenge for me. I'm eagerly waiting to see what the...

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DEF LEPPARD, MOTÖRHEAD, DIO, MÖTLEY CRÜE Featured On 'Half-Minute Hero' Playlist

VidZone, the leading video on demand service that provides free streaming music video to PlayStation3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStationPortable),today unveils the exclusive playlist for Rising Star Games' brilliant Half-Minute Hero, ahead of the game's launch tomorrow. The Half-Minute Hero track listing i...

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TARJA TURUNEN Issues Update On New Solo Album

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, "Some of you were wondering that 17 songs is quite much for an album. Not all the songs are going to...

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AMORPHIS Singer Featured On TEN FOR NONE EP

Tomi Joutsen (AMORPHIS, SINISTHRA, CORPSE MOLESTER CULT),Christian Palin (ADAGIO, RANDOM EYES, ESSENCE OF SORROW) and Seppo Nummela (FOUL CIRCLE, KILLER KACHINA) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the second EP from the Finnish hard rock group TEN FOR NONE, entitled "Out From The...

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DELAIN Extends ROADRUNNER Deal, Parts Ways With Bassist

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has issued the following update: "We've got some big news. Recently we started working on our new third album, which we hope to release thi...

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PAIN To Release Live Album

Swedish metallers PAIN will release a new live CD that was recorded on March 23-24, 2009 at the Zenith in Paris, France during the band's European tour with NIGHTWISH. In other news, PAIN's most recent studio album, "Cynic Paradise", will be made available in the U.S. with a bonus CD including the P...

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LIVING COLOUR Drummer To Guest On TARJA TURUNEN's New Solo Album

LIVING COLOUR drummer Will Calhoun will make a guest appearance on "What Lies Beneath", the new solo album from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. Tarja says, "I am very happy to have him on board. He is going to give different colour for some songs with his drumming, for sure." LIVING COLOUR ba...

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TAROT: New Album Artwork, Release Date 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). A tour will follow, including a stop in Moscow, Russia as well as a number of summer festival appearances....

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TARJA TURUNEN To Guest On New SCORPIONS Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen makes a guest appearance in the song "The Good Die Young" on the forthcoming album from veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS, entitled "Sting In The Tail". An audio sample of the track is available for streaming below. SCORPIONS' final studio album, "Sting In T...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Perform With Symphonic Orchestra At MISKOLC INTERNATIONAL OPERA FESTIVAL

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform a special "Classic and Divine" opera rock show with a symphonic orchestra and choir on June 12, 2010 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival at at the Miskolc Ice Hall in Miskolc, Hungary. Tarja's two-hour set will include a selection of the bes...

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THRESHOLD's Cover Of MUSE's 'Supermassive Black Hole' Available For Streaming

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have just released a brand new digital single, a cover of the MUSE song "Supermassive Black Hole". The song is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Commented Richard West: "'Supermassive Black Hole' was such a huge hit for MUSE, it's become...

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MEMOIRA Announces New Singer

Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has announced the addition of female vocalist Kati Rantala (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band states, "We were blown away by her vocal abilities and her work ethic! "We were surprised that how easy the whole process was and the amount of time that it took. "We...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Amaranth' Single Available As Flower-Fragrance-Shaped Picture Disc

NIGHTWISH's "Amaranth" single, which was issued in 2007 as a mini-CD via Nuclear Blast Records , is now available as a flower-fragrance-shaped picture disc vinyl via Night Of The Vinyl Dead. The hand-numbered edition is limited to 500 copies and features the song "While Your Lips Are Still Red" on "...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE: 'Live At Apollo' DVD Preview Clip Available

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

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THRESHOLD Covers MUSE On New Digital Single

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD will release a brand new digital single, a cover of the MUSE song "Supermassive Black Hole", this Friday, January 29. The cover art can be viewed below. Commented Richard West: "'Supermassive Black Hole' was such a huge hit for MUSE, it's become a modern class...