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PAIN: Tour Trailer Posted Online

Swedish metallers PAIN, who feature in their ranks producer, songwriter and performer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY),will be main support for NIGHTWISH on their upcoming European tour. The trek is scheduled to kick off on March 11 in London, England and wrap on April 4 in Debrecen, Hungary. A trailer f...

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DORO PESCH: New Video Interview Available

Sweden's Metal-TV.com recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. Watch the chat below. According to Doro Pesch's new booking agent, ICS Festival Service Gmbh, the singer will embark on a headlining tour of Europe in October 2009. Exact cities and dates will be announced so...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Joins BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band

Marco Hietala, the bass player and vocalist of the Finnish symphonic power metal band NIGHTWISH, is the new singer of SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish. SAPATTIVUOSI will release its third album, "Ihmisen Merkki" (translated: Sign of Man) on April 1. The new CD pays...

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EMPTY DREAMS To Release 'Live At Rockmaraton' DVD

EMPTY DREAMS, the Transylvanian female-fronted melodic metal band, will release the "Live At Rockmaraton" concert DVD soon. The disc was recorded at the Szekelyfoldi Rockmaraton Festival in Szejkefurdo, Romania on July 9, 2008 and features the following track listing: 01. Stardust (instr.) / Solar W...

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THEOCRACY: 'Mirror Of Souls' Limited Picture LP Announced

Ulterium Records will release a limited-edition 12" picture-disc edition of the THEOCRACY album "Mirror of Souls" on April 3. The LP will be strictly limited to 250 copies. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Mirror Of Souls [22:26] Side B: 01. Laying The Demon To Rest [9:37] 02. Absolution...

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NIGHTWISH: German Signing Sessions Announced

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have scheduled following signing sessions during their European tour: Friday, March 20 SATURN Karlsruhe Germany Durlacher Allee 111 76137 Karlsruhe Start: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21 SATURN Erfurt Germany Anger 1 - 3 99084 Erfurt Start: 2:30 p.m. On Mar...

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TARJA TURUNEN Discusses Songwriting Process For Next Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via her official blog. A couple of excerpts follow below. Q: What do you usually think when you compose your songs? Turunen: Every time I sit down in front of my piano, I like to improvise with the instrument...

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DORO To Embark On European Headlining Tour In October

According to Doro Pesch's new booking agent, ICS Festival Service Gmbh, the German "metal queen" will embark on a headlining tour of Europe in October 2009. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. "Fear No Evil", the new album from Doro Pesch, recently entered the German Media Control chart a...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: 'My Head Is Exploding With New Ideas'

Ruth Harrison of FemaleFirst recently conducted an interview with keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of the Finnish/Swedish symhonic metal band NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. FemaleFirst: Hey Tuomas, how are things in the world of NIGHTWISH at the moment? Tuomas: Well...

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PAIN To Support NIGHTWISH On European Tour

Swedish metallers PAIN, who feature in their ranks producer, songwriter and performer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY),have been confirmed as main support for NIGHTWISH on their upcoming European tour. The trek is scheduled to kick of on March 11 in London, England and wrap up on April 4 in Debrecen, Hun...

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PAIN: Barcelona Photos Available

MetalSymphony.com has uploaded photos of PAIN's February 21, 2009 concert at Sala Salamandra in Barcelona, Spain. Also available are pictures of support act BROTHER FIRETRIBE. Check them out at this location. PAIN's setlist was as follows: 01. I'm Going In 02. Follow Me 03. Zombie Slam 04. Suicide M...

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DORO PESCH: Anniversary Concert Was 'One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life'

MTUK metal 'zine recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MTUK: Congratulations on [your new album] "Fear No Evil". What are your favorite memories about the recording process? Doro: Thank you, I love it so much it's hard...

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FOR MY PAIN…: 'Fallen' To Receive U.K. Release

FOR MY PAIN…, the Finnish "goth metal" supergroup featuring Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on bass, Lauri Tuohimaa (EMBRAZE) on guitar, Olli-Pekka Törrö (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on guitar, Juha Kylmänen (REFLEXION) on vocals, and Petri Sankala...

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FINNTROLL Taking Time Off From Touring To Write New Material

Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL has issued the following update: "You may have noticed that there aren't any shows booked for us so far, but this doesn't mean that we won't play at all this year. We just decided after the Heidenfest tour that we will have half a year off from playing and be ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

MÖTLEY CRÜE and NIGHTWISH are among the confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 5-7 at Eteläpuisto in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS APOCALYPTICA BULLET DEUTERONOMIUM FINNTROLL H...