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DELAIN To Tour U.K. In April

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will embark on a tour of the U.K. in April. The band's schedule is shaping up as follows: March 21 - UK - London - Garage March 22 - UK - N...

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TARJA TURUNEN In Moscow: Photos, Video Footage Available

Russia's Darkside has posted high-quality photos of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's December 22, 2009 concert at B1 Maximum in Moscow. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. Tarja Turunen has set "What Lies Beneath" as the working title of her new solo CD, tentative...

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FINNTROLL: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Solsagan' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new video for the song "Solsagan" from Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by Vasara Films (DARK TRANQUILLITY, TURISAS) and will make its debut exclusively on MySpace on January 15. "Solsagan" comes off the band's...

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VANISHING POINT: New Video Interview With CHRIS PORCIANKO Posted Online

Just Say Rock — the organizers of Screamfest, a two-day heavy metal festival set to take place at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on New Year's Eve 2009 and New Year's Day 2010 — recently conducted an interview with guitarist Chris Porcianko of the Australian progressive metal band VANISHING...

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DORO: New Munich Footage Posted Online

Video footage of DORO's December 15, 2009 performance at Backstage Werk in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). "Fear No Evil", the new album from Pesch, was made available in North America on June 2 via AFM/Dismanic/Ryko Distribution. Released in Europe on January 3...

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FINNTROLL: 'Nifelvind' Artwork Unveiled; New Song Posted Online

Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL will release their new album, "Nifelvind", via Century Media Records on the following dates: Finland: Wednesday, February 17 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: Friday, February 19 Spain, Portugal: Tuesday, February 23 Sweden, Hungary: Wednesday, February...

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EVEMASTER Completes Work On New Album

Finnish "dark metal" band EVEMASTER — which features in its ranks BATTLELORE's Tomi Mykkänen — has completed work on its new album, "III: Newtopia", for an early 2010 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Enter 02. New Age Dawns 03. Humanima...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Amaranth' Is The Theme Song Of Germany's 'Insignium' Series

NIGHTWISH's "Amaranth" has been selected as the theme song of a new German series, "Insignium - Im Zeichen Des Kreuzes" ("Insignia - Under The Sign Of The Cross"),which is scheduled to premiere in January 2010. According to a press release, "Insignium - Im Zeichen Des Kreuzes" chronicles the advent...

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THEOCRACY: First Part Of European Tour Documentary Posted Online

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has posted the first part of a documentary from its "Laying Europe To Rest Tour 2009". Watch it below. THEOCRACY recently announced the addition of bassist Jared Oldham to the group's ranks. Jared has been filling in and touring with the band for so...

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TAROT: New Album Title Announced

TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — is currently recording its ninth studio album, "Gravity Of Light", for a spring 2010 release. A tour will follow, including a stop in Moscow, Russia as well as a number of summer festival appearances. TAROT has been confir...

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DELAIN Interviewed At U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

Rock Radio conducted an interview with DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — at this past weekend's Hard Rock Hell festival at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Ki...

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ENSIFERUM: Video Interview Posted Online

HeavyWorlds.com conducted an interview with bassist Sami Hinkka of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM prior to the band's October 20, 2009 concert in Bologna, Italy. Watch the chat below. (Note: Turn up the volume.) ENSIFERUM is currently taking part in a North American headlining tour with support fr...

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NIGHTWISH Singer To Perform At Sweden's 'P3 Guld' Event

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will perform on January 19, 2010 during the "P3 Guld" (Swedish radio's annual music awards) live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event will be aired live on both Swedish national TV and radio. Commented Olzon: "The gala i...

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THEOCRACY: New Bass Player Announced

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has announced the addition of bassist Jared Oldham to the group's ranks. Jared has been filling in and touring with the band for some time now, so making it official is a mere formality. Jared brings years of musical experience and a great singing v...

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INDICA Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Finnish all-girl band INDICA has inked a deal with Germany's Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the group in a statement: "It is very rare to see such enthusiasm that we have already witnessed with all the Nuclear Blast people about our forthcoming debut album in English. We can't wait to start to wor...