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NIGHTWISH Featuring FLOOR JANSEN: Pro-Shot Footage Of Helsinki Concert

NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23. The movie had its premiere on November 10 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, where the audience was treated to both a full-scale NIGHTWISH concert...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says Rehearsal Studio For Next Album Has Already Been Booked

Metal Hammer TV conducted an interview with Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist and main songwriter of the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH, and the band's current touring lead singer, Floor Jansen, prior to NIGHTWISH's November 5 concert at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England. You can now watch...

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DJ ASHBA: 'I Still, To This Day, Don't Think I've Found The Real Reason Why I'm Here'

Leslie Michele Derrough of GlideMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GlideMagazine.com: When did you realize that you wanted to become a business person behind what you wanted to do? Ashba: A c...

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Persian Bellydancer Performs With EPICA In Vancouver; Video Available

20-year-old Persian bellydancer Mahafsoun performed with Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA on November 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Video footage of her appearance can be seen below. Commented Mahafsoun: "Performing with EPICA has been a dream of mine since mid-2007, when I not only star...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Music And Relationships And Inspiration Are Way More Important To Me Than Money'

Drum! magazine recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the differences between DREAM THEATER and his current projects FLYING COLORS, a quasi-prog/pop-rock super group, a...

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SOUNDGARDEN: Footage Of Intimate New York City Show

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN blasted through 23 songs in front of 1,000 people at New York City's Irving Plaza nightclub on Tuesday night (November 13),in the first of three such shows to celebrate the arrival of the band's first album in 16 years, "King Animal". The show included a...

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SOUNDGARDEN's 'King Animal' Projected To Sell 70K-75K First Week

"King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN, and first since the group reunited in 2010, is likely to sell between 70,000 and 75,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The...

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New NIGHTWISH Touring Singer FLOOR JANSEN Postpones Release Of Second REVAMP Album

REVAMP, the band led by former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring vocalist Floor Jansen, has released the following statement: "Due to the changed situation in which singer Floor joined NIGHTWISH on their world tour and summer festivals, the band has decided to postpone the release. "The ne...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says No Decision Regarding New Singer Will Be Made Before 2014

Finnish television channel Nelonen's news program "Nelosen Uutiset" last week conducted a short interview with Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist and main songwriter of the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH. You can watch the segment below. An English-language translation follows. Q: So, you have a...

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HIM Frontman Talks 'XX: Two Decades Of Love Metal'

Dan Epstein of Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish love metallers HIM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Revolver: Why record a cover of Ké's "Strange World" for "XX: Two Decades Of Love Metal"? Ville Valo: Kevin Grivois, or Ké, his st...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says New Singer Is 'Very Professional' With A 'Fabulous' Attitude

NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen is extremely pleased with the addition of singer Floor Jansen to the group and feels that she is only getting better gig by gig. "We have done 13 shows with her and every concert has been better than the previous one," he tells Finland's MTV.fi. "We are taking it...

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DEF LEPPARD To Play Entire 'Hysteria' Album During Las Vegas Residency

According to USA Today, DEF LEPPARD will play its 1987 album "Hysteria" in its entirety as part of a nine-show residency at the 2,950-capacity The Joint at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, starting at the end of March. "We're very happy to be part of what I call the first wave ...

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FLOOR JANSEN Says Reaction To Her Joining NIGHTWISH Has Been Better Than She Could Have Dreamed

NIGHTWISH's British fan club The-Islanders.co.uk conducted an interview with the band's new touring singer, Floor Jansen, prior to the group's November 6 headlining concert at O2 Academy in Birmingham, England. The nine-minute chat, which includes questions that were submitted by fans, can be seen b...

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SOUNDGARDEN: 'Been Away Too Long' Video Released

"Been Away Too Long", the new video from reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN, can be seen below. The track arrived on September 27 at radio stations, iTunes and other digital retailers. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the song leaked briefly on September 26, with some stations and web sites streami...

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SOUNDGARDEN: 'Been Away Too Long' Video Sneak Peek

A 45-second preview of "Been Away Too Long", the new video from reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN, is available below. The full clip will make its online debut tomorrow (Friday, November 9) on VEVO. "Been Away Too Long" arrived on September 27 at radio stations, iTunes and other digital retailers....