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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Launches New Recording Studio

STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has opened a brand-new recording studio called Goldenworks. Located 10 minutes outside central Helsinki, Goldenworks is currently hosting Finland's DREAMTALE, who are in the process of recording their third album for Spinefarm Records with Tolkki producing. Commen...

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AJATTARA: AMORPHIS Side-Project To Record Third Album

AJATTARA, the Finnish "black/dark metal" project featuring AMORPHIS frontman Pasi Koskinen (a.k.a. Ruoja),will enter the studio on June 14 to begin work on their third album. The recordings take place at Savonlinna's Sundi Coop studio where AJATTARA recorded their earlier releases, "Itse" (2001) an...

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THE BLACK LEAGUE To Utilize Session Bassist At Upcoming Gig

Finland's THE BLACK LEAGUE, the band featuring former SENTENCED frontman Taneli Jarva, will be performing at Rotos in Oulu, Finland on August 14. Joining the group on bass at the gig will be TERVEET KÄDET bass player Lene, who is filling in for regular bassist Florida while he is away in Kosovo. THE...

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SONATA ARCTICA Name New Album

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have set "Reckoning Night" as the title of their fourth album, due later in the year through Spinefarm Records. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2003's "Winterheart's Guild" include "White Pearl, Black Oceans...", "The Boy Who Wanted to be a Real...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Begin Work On New Video

Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM have commenced work on a video for a track off their upcoming EP, "Trashed, Lost & Strungout", due this summer through Spinefarm Records. The clip for the as-yet-undisclosed cut is being directed by Revolver Film Company's Patric Ullaeus, who has previously worked wit...

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TO/DIE/FOR Schedule Finnish Gigs

Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have lined up the following dates in July: Jul. 02 - Kouvola, FIN @ Koria-Roll (w/ NEW DAWN FOUNDATION) Jul. 18 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tuska Postmortem Party (w/ HEVEIN, KORPIKLAANI, THE SLAYTANICS) The current TO/DIE/FOR lineup once again features vocalist Jape Perätalo...

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NIGHTWISH: G.A.S. Dates Announced, More Photos Posted Online

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the dates for their tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland in October. They are as follows: Oct. 13 - Hamburg, GER @ Color Line Arena Oct. 15 - Leipzig, GER @ Arena Oct. 16 - Erfurt, GER @ Thüringenhalle Oct. 19 - Cologne, GER @ Palladium Oct. 20 - Berlin, G...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Nemo Single Unstoppable

NIGHTWISH's current single "Nemo" has exceeded all sales expectations thus far, according to a posting on the Nuclear Blast Records web site. In its third week of European release, the song has climbed to position No. 8 in the German single charts — the group's highest chart showing ever in that cou...

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NIGHTWISH Film Video For 'I Wish I Had An Angel'

NIGHTWISH are currently in Germany filming the video for the song "I Wish I Had An Angel". The song, which is expected to be released as the second single from the group's upcoming album, "Once", will appear on the soundtrack to the new movie "Alone In The Dark", starring Christian Slater and Tara R...

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NIGHTWISH: Record Release Party Photos Posted Online

NIGHTWISH have uploaded 20 photos from their May 22 record-release show in Kitee, Finland at this location. All 3,700 tickets to the gig were sold out within a day. Among the people purchasing tickets to the show were residents of the following countries: Finland, Germany, Monaco, Sweden, Russia, Be...

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LULLACRY Name New EP

Finland's LULLACRY have set "Fire Within" as the title of their new EP, due in August through Spinefarm Records. Produced by Kippo and main songwriter Sami Vauhkonen, the recordings were mixed at Finnvox Studios with Mikko Karmila. As previously reported, LULLACRY's forthcoming full-length album, "K...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Nemo' European Chart Positions Updated

NIGHTWISH's official web site has posted the updated European chart positions for the group's new single, "Nemo". They are as follows: Finland: #1 Hungary: #1 Norway: #4 Germany: #12 Austria: #24 Switzerland: #25 "Nemo" (video) comes off NIGHTWISH's much-anticipated follow-up to 2002's "Century Chil...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Nemo' Video Posted Online

NIGHTWISH's video for their current single, "Nemo", has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The clip was shot with renowned director Antti Jokinen, who has previously directed music videos for such international artists as CELINE DION, EMINEM and SHANIA TWAIN. "Nemo" comes off NIGHTWIS...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Nemo' Explodes On European Single Charts

NIGHTWISH's latest single, "Nemo", has entered the German Top 100 singles chart at position No. 12. In addition, the single came in at No. 1 in Hungary, No. 24 in Austria, No. 4 in Norway and No. 25 in Switzerland. "Nemo" comes off NIGHTWISH's much-anticipated follow-up to 2002's "Century Child", "O...

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MOONSORROW: Hungarian Show A Huge Success

Finnish "epic heathen metallers" MOONSORROW played their most successful show to date last weekend as part of the Gothica 4 festival in Budapest, Hungary, according to a posting on the group's web site. "They were joined by Kalapács József (the singer of the legendary Hungarian band from the '80s ca...