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Video Footage Of ANETTE OLZON's Pre-NIGHTWISH Band ALYSON AVENUE Surfaces Online

Video footage of singer Anette Olzon's pre-NIGHTWISH band, the Swedish AOR act ALYSON AVENUE, performing the song All This Time" on May 29, 2005 at KB in Malmö, Sweden can be viewed below. The clip in question features Olzon (then known by her married name Anette Blyckert; she has since divorced) al...

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PAIN Mainman Interviewed In Zagreb; Video Available

Guitarist/vocalist Peter Tägtgren of Swedish metallers PAIN was interviewed by the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when the band performed in Zagreb, Croatia on April 2, 2009 with NIGHTWISH. Watch the chat below. PAIN filmed a video for the song "Monkey Business" on March 23 and March 24 at the Zenith in...

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NIGHTWISH Interviewed In Zagreb; Video Available

Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and vocalist Anette Olzon of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were interviewed by the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when the band performed in Zagreb, Croatia on April 2, 2009. Watch the chat below. "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the new CD/...

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Over Half A Million Metal Musicians Listed On MUSICMIGHT

Musicmight, the world's biggest rock and metal database, now has separate page entries for individual musicians — over 500,000 of them. With over 100,000 bands and over two million recordings (albums, singles, DVDs, demos) listed, and growing daily, Musicmight now displays individual musicians' care...

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POWER QUEST Parts Ways With Guitarist BILL HUDSON

Multi-national melodic power metal band POWER QUEST has issued the following update: "We are sorry to announce that after 10 months, Bill Hudson and POWER QUEST have parted ways. The split was extremely amicable and was down to the fact that both parties were struggling with the logistics of Bill be...

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DELAIN: 'April Rain' Lands On German Chart

"April Rain", the new album from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 96. "April Rain" will be released in North Amer...

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AMORPHIS: New Single Available For Streaming

Finnish dark metallers AMORPHIS will release a new single, "Silver Bride", in Finland on April 22. The "radio edit" version of the track is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The "Silver Bride" single will include the radio-edit and full-length album versions of the title cut al...

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MARCO HIETALA's BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band SAPATTIVUOSI Lands On Finnish Chart

"Ihmisen Merkki" (translated: Sign of Man),the third album from SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish, has entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 5. SAPATTIVUOSI is fronted by Marco Hietala, the bass player and vocalist of the Finnish sym...

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TARJA TURUNEN's Brother Joins DESCENDED; Video Available

Tony Turunen, the brother of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, has joined the Finnish metal band DESCENDED as the group's new lead vocalist. The band says in a statement, "We are very proud and excited about this new situation. We haven't had time to record any music with Tony yet, but he will...

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DELAIN: Toulouse Footage Available

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — is currently on the road in Europe as the support act for KAMELOT. Fan-filmed video footage of the opening song of DELAIN's April 1, 2009 p...

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VOLBEAT In Mantova: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of VOLBEAT performing a cover of DUSTY SPRINGFIELD's "I Only Want To Be With You" on March 30, 2009 at Palabam in Mantova, Italy, can be viewed below. Photos of the concert are available on the news blog Musica Metal. "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio...

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PAIN: Mantova Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers PAIN performing the song "Shut Your Mouth" on March 30, 2009 at Palabam in Mantova, Italy can be viewed below. PAIN kicked off a European tour with NIGHTWISH and INDICA on March 11 in London. The band a video for the song "Monkey Business" on March 23 an...

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DELAIN: 'April Rain' To Receive North American Release In June

"April Rain", the new album from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will be released in North America on June 30 via Sensory Records (with U.S. distribution through Ryko and...

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NIGHTWISH To Team Up With APOCALYPTICA For Homecoming Show

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will play a special homecoming show at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki on September 19 to mark the end of the band's colossal "Dark Passion Play" world tour. Support at the gig will come from APOCALYPTICA. NIGHTWISH's last concert at the Hartwall Arena in...

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NIGHTWISH: Free 'Amaranth' (Live) Download Available

A free MP3 download of NIGHTWISH's "Amaranth" (live) from the new live CD/DVD "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)" will be available until midnight tonight (Thursday, April 2). Go to the special download page from Roadrunner Records to get the track. "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various O...