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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...

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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...