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Former AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Joins DORO

DORO, the band led by German metal queen Doro Pesch (WARLOCK),has announced the addition of former AFTER FOREVER guitarist Bas Maas to the group's ranks. The Dutch axeman successfully performed with DORO as a fill-in guitarist during the band's April 2009 U.K. tour and passed his baptism of fire in...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Interviewed On Swedish National Radio

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon was interviewed on the Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio) P3 prior to her performance with Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH at last night's (January 19) "P3 Guld" (Swedish radio's annual music awards) live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothe...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Performs With MUSTASCH At 'P3 Guld' Awards; Video Available

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon and Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH performed a medley of five songs which were nominated in the "Song Of The Year" category during last night's (January 19) "P3 Guld" (Swedish radio's annual music awards) live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Goth...

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NIGHTWISH Singer To Perform With MUSTASCH At Tonight's 'P3 Guld' Awards

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon and Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH will join forces for a special performance tonight (Tuesday, January 19) during the "P3 Guld" (Swedish radio's annual music awards) live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. According to MUSTASCH,...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE DVD Featuring NIGHTWISH Members Due Next Month

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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TARJA TURUNEN Preparing To Enter Studio

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will enter the studio in early February to begin recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath". She writes on her web site, "In these last couple of weeks I have been daily preparing the production, schedules, arrangements for the songs and for the album its...

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LORD Seeking Temporary Guitarist

Due to a medical condition that is currently restricting his playing, Lord Tim of long-running Australian metallers LORD has been forced to forego guitar-playing duties with his band for up to a year. The group is currently seeking a stand-in. "We're after a guitarist to fill in temporarily for me w...

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FINNTROLL: 'Solsagan' Video Released

"Solsagan", the new video from Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by Vasara Films (DARK TRANQUILLITY, TURISAS). "Solsagan" comes off the band's new album, "Nifelvind", which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Finland: Wednesday,...

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MEMOIRA Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has parted ways with vocalist Jemina Pitkälä and is currently seeking a male or female replacement. Interested parties can send a vocal sample in mp3/wav format to memoiraband(at)gmail.com and a letter containing more information. MEMOIRA's self-titled debut album was rele...

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FINNTROLL Frontman Interviewed In Madrid

Spanish metal webzine Metalaakko conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias Lillmåns of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL on November 13, 2009 when the band played in Madrid. The chat can now be viewed in two parts below. FINNTROLL's new album, "Nifelvind", will be released via Century Media Record...

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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: X3M Interview With English Subtitles Available

NIGHTWISH lead singer Anette Olzon was interviewed on Finnish national radio station YLE X3M, the Swedish-language radio, on September 18, 2009 — the day before the band's special homecoming show at the sold-out, 11,000-capacity Hartwall Arena in Helsinki to mark the end of the group's colossal "Dar...

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THE CHANT To Release 'New Reality' Single In January

Finnish melancholic metallers THE CHANT recently entered the studio with producer Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW) to begin recording their second album, tentatively titled "This Is The World We Know", for an early 2010 release via Full Metal Music. The first single from the CD, "New Reality", will be mad...

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ENSIFERUM: Photos From 'Twilight Tavern' Video Shoot, Interview With Director Available

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM recently filmed a video for the song "Twilight Tavern" with director Denis Goria. Goria is a popular French photographer whose latest works include PAIN's "Monkey Business" video, the artwork for HYPOCRISY's most recent album, NIGHTWISH's "Made in Hong Kong" booklet,...

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EVEMASTER: 'III' Video Teaser Available

A video teaser for "III", the new album from EVEMASTER — the Finnish "dark metal" band which features in its ranks BATTLELORE's Tomi Mykkänen — can be viewed below. "III" is scheduled for an early 2010 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. E...

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NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI, AMORAL Members Take Part In RASKASTA JOULUA Tour; Video Available

NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI and AMORAL members were among the musicians who took part in RASKASTA JOULUA, Finland's annual all-star heavy rock Christmas show, which hit the road once again in November and December with a Finnish tour to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The project that began with the alb...