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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: South American Tour Postponed

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has issued the following statement: "We are forced to postpone our [South American] tour due to lack of professionalism and responsibility of the promoter. They approached us with an offer for the tour in June, w...

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MEMOIRA: Guitarist Departure Announcement Was 'Just A Huge Misunderstanding'

Finnish female-fronted metal band MEMOIRA, which announced on November 29 that it was parting ways with guitarist Jani Haanpää, has issued the following update: "This is kinda embarrasing but this information is wrong and all this is just a huge misunderstanding. Guitarist Jani Haanpää is still in t...

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NOVEMBRE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Italian metallers NOVEMBRE have issued the following update: "The tormented role of bass player is passed on to Valerio Di Lella, already the band's live sound engineer for years, and singer of death metal band GRIMNESS. NOVEMBRE, who recently parted company with Luca Giovagnoli, are glad to officia...

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MEMOIRA Parts Ways With Guitarist

Finnish female-fronted metal band MEMOIRA has issued the following update: "Unfortunately, we have to announce the departure of our guitarist Jani Haanpää. We wish Jani all the best in his future endeavours. Honkajoki [show on November 29] will be his going-away party. And hopefully we see you guys...

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VOLBEAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that 50,000 tickets have already been sold for nex...

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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...