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HOLZWARTH Brothers To Hold Rhythm Section Clinic In Germany; Video Available

BLIND GUARDIAN bass player Oliver Holzwarth (most recently on tour with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen) and his brother Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer) held a "rhythm section" bass-and-drum clinic on November 22, 2008 at Blue Box in Siegen, Germany. Alex and Oliver played "Into The...

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DELAIN To Release 'April Rain' In February

February 9, 2009 will see the release of "April Rain", the eagerly awaited second album from DELAIN, the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt). "April Rain" follows the successful 2006 debut "...

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TAROT, THUNDERSTONE, VIRTUOCITY Singers Compete On Finnish TV

This past Friday (November 21),Finnish singers Ari Koivunen, Tommi Salmela (TAROT),Pasi Rantanen (ex-THUNDERSTONE) and Peter James Goodman (VIRTUOCITY) took part in a Finnish TV show called "Tartu Mikkiin" where two teams, composed of two musicians each, compete against each other and have to figu...

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NIGHTWISH's HIETALA: TARJA Ended Up Thinking She 'Way Too Valuable' Compared To Rest Of Band

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: What was it like working with [former NIGHTWISH singer] Tarja Turunen? M...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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NIGHTWISH: Vila Velha Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH performing the song "Amaranth" on November 18, 2008 in Vila Velha, Brazil can be viewed below (courtesy of "easyalot"). NIGHTWISH issued a digital-only collection of demos and B-sides titled "The Sound of Nightwish Reborn", on September 2. This release, which cl...

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LIVING COLOUR: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire Amsterdam Concert Available

Online concert channel Fabchannel.com aired an exclusive live video webcast of LIVING COLOUR's concert at the legendary Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland on Saturday, November 1. The entire show can now be viewed below. Fabchannel streams weekly webcasts and records concerts at the Paradiso and Melkweg...

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NIGHTWISH: Recife Footage Available

Video footage of NIGHTWISH's November 16, 2008 concert in Recife, Brazil can be viewed below (courtesy of MetalJaguar.com). NIGHTWISH issued a digital-only collection of demos and B-sides titled "The Sound of Nightwish Reborn", on September 2. This release, which clocks in at nearly 70 minutes of mu...

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NIGHTWISH Interviewed In Brazil; Video Available

Mundo Record News conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH members Anette Olzon (vocals),Marco Hietala (bass, vocals) and Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) during the Brazilian leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's current South American tour. Watch the chat in five parts below. NIGHTWISH main...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release its second album, "Rethroned", on November 19 via Warner Music Finland. Like i...

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NIGHTWISH: New Video Interview With TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Available

A new Brazilian TV interview with NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen conducted during the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's current South American tour can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH issued a digital-only collection of demos and B-sides titled "The Sound of Nightwish Reborn", on Se...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says Singer 'Freaked Out' During Belo Horizonte Concert

NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen has commented on the band's abbreviated performance in in Belo Horizonte, Brazil Monday night (November 10) which ended shortly after the group's singer, Anette Olzon, suddenly appeared to start crying at the end of the song "The Poet And The Pendulum"...

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HOLZWARTH Brothers To Hold Rhythm Section Clinic

BLIND GUARDIAN bass player Oliver Holzwarth (currently on tour with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen) and his brother Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer) will hold a "rhythm section" bass-and-drum clinic on November 22 at Blue Box in Siegen, Germany. Alex and Oliver will play a number of...

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NIGHTWISH's ANETTE OLZON Interviewed By MTV BRAZIL; Video Available

A brand-new two-minute interview with singer Anette Olzon of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH conducted by MTV Brazil can be viewed at this location. It can also be viewed below. NIGHTWISH was forced to cut Monday night's (November 10) concert in Belo Horizonte, Brazil short after...

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VOLBEAT: 'Mary Ann's Place' Video Available

"Mary Ann’s Place", the new video from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's third studio album, "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", which was certifield gold in Denmark for sales in excess of 20,000 copies less than a month after its releas...