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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...

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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...