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NIGHTWISH Singer To Perform At STOCKHOLM'S CULTURE FESTIVAL

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will perform at a special concert in Stockholm, Sweden in August as part of the Stockholms Kulturfestival (Stockholm's Culture Festival). Anette says, "[The show will be held] on August 13 and the evening is in the theme of Sweden-Finland and it's called Suomi Safari. T...

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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Last Show Of 'Final Storm Tour'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has confirmed a one-off headline concert at the O2 Islington Academy in London, England on October 19, 2009 — the very last date of her "Final Storm Tour 2009" and only her second U.K. solo show, the first being back in November 2007. Tarja Turunen has set "What...

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LORD Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Australian metallers LORD have parted ways with longtime drummer Tim "T.Y." Yatras and have replaced him with Damian Costas. Commented mainman Lord Tim, "One of the things that we all agreed on when LORD was formed was that everyone does it for all the right reasons. If your heart is no longer in it...

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ANETTE OLZON's Pre-NIGHTWISH Band ALYSON AVENUE Announces New Singer

Anette Olzon's pre-NIGHTWISH band, the Swedish AOR act ALYSON AVENUE, has announced the addition of vocalist Arabella Vitanc to the group's ranks. According to the band, "Arabella's voice will not only do justice to the old ALYSON AVENUE material but she will also be key in the development of the ne...

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TARJA TURUNEN Checks In

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has issued the following update: "My friends, the tour is happily over. But very soon, we will start next shows in Europe. "There is no time really to relax since I have to keep on rehearsing for them. I will go to make a visit at my vocal coach who ...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': More Details Revealed

Spinefarm Records has set a June 24 Finnish release date for the third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted". According to the label "there will be 12 tracks on the album and 10 of the tracks will be instrumental." Guest musicians on the CD include vocalist...

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POWER QUEST: Audio Interview With STEVE WILLIAMS Available

An interview with keyboardist Steve Williams of the U.K.'s POWER QUEST conducted at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival (which was held April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom) aired recently on Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom's "Metalheadz" show. The chat i...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Drummer's Clinic Footage Available

RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer Alex Holzwarth held a drum clinic a the Drumlab studio in Stuttgart, Germany on April 24, 2009. Watch video footage of his appearance below. The Holzwarth brothers — Alex and BLIND GUARDIAN/POWER QUEST bassist Oliver Holzwarth —held bass and drum masterclasses in Germany and...

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FINNTROLL Hard At Work On New Material

Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL is currently working on material for the follow-up to 2007's "Ur Jordens Djup". Keyboardist Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali states, "It seems we are going to have nine songs on the album, and it will last about 39 minutes. But notice the punctuation on the word 'seems.' E...

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NIGHTWISH Frontwoman Talks About Her Singing Technique

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon recently wrote a blog entry on her official web site where whe talked about singing technique. She said, "It's hard to go in to exactly what I do when I sing since some things are 'by nature' and just come naturally but, of course, a lot of things are what I ...

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EPICA Singer On 'The Classical Conspiracy', New Guitarist And Musical Roots

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with singer Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: How did you decide to record a live album that included classical songs? Simone Simons: We got the offer to do an opera fe...

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THEOCRACY: European Tour Announced

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY have scheduled the following European dates: Oct. 24 - Metal Fest - Festhalle Friedewald, Germany Oct. 30 - Rock without limits - Gomaringen, Germany Oct. 31 - Nordic Fest - Oslo, Norway More European shows will be announced soon. Ulterium Records r...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says Next Album Will Have 'Heavier Guitars' And 'Heavier Songs'

Sonic Cathedral webzine recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Sonic Cathedral: This is your first time touring solo [without NIGHTWISH] in the United States. What made you decide to come out here finally? Tarja: You know,...

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HAIL!: Scandinavian Shows Announced

Hot on the heels of its recent shows in Turkey, Greece and Austria, metal supergroup HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH)...

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NIGHTWISH Keyboardist: 'I Detest Digital Stuff To The Bone'

MetalReviews.com recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalReviews.com: What are your thoughts on digital-only releases? Do you see yourself going that way in the future or do prefer to have the actual hard c...