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SONATA ARCTICA To Enter Studio In September

According to Timo Isoaho of Finland's Soundi magazine, Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will enter the studio in late September to begin recording their new album for a tentative April 2014 release. Vocalist Tony Kakko has written around 50 songs for the follow-up to 2012's "Stones Grow Her...
July 12, 2013
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EVERGREY Guitarist To Release Debut Instrumental Album

Due on August 16 via Lion Music, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", the debut instrumental album from EVERGREY guitarist Marcus Jidell, features seven tracks of outstanding, diverse and top-shelf virtuoso guitar excellence. Jidell is one of the most respected metal guitarists to have come out of Swed...
June 27, 2013
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BATTLE BEAST: New Audio Interview With ANTON KABANEN

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist Anton Kabanen of Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The self-titled sophomore album from BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vän...
June 20, 2013
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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Re-Evolution' Audio Samples

Helsinki, Finland-based, female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release a compilation album of songs that originally appeared on their first four albums — "Circus Black" (2012),"End Of Eden" (2010),"The Clouds Of Northland Thunder" (2009) and "River Of Tuoni" (2008) — to showcase ne...
June 8, 2013
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SONATA ARCTICA Interviewed By Sweden's ACCESS: ROCK (Video)

Anna Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock conducted an interview with Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which is being held June 5-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Na...
June 7, 2013
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JOHN PAUL JONES Has Time For Opera, Not LED ZEPPELIN

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones has his sights on a new opera — not a reunion with his former bandmates. The ZEPPELIN fan-base has been drooling over Robert Plant's recent comments to Australia's "60 Minutes", which insinuated that it wasn't him who's holding th...
June 6, 2013
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SONATA ARCTICA Keyboardist Interviewed By PEEK FROM THE PIT (Video)

Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at The Dublin Castle in London, U.K. You can now watch the chat below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in...
May 31, 2013
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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: More 'The Land Of New Hope' First-Week Chart Positions

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #7 Sweden: #42 Switzerland: #59 Norway: #80 Germany: #90 Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the...
May 29, 2013
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BATTLE BEAST's New Album Lands On Finnish Chart

The self-titled sophomore album from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 5. Released in Europe on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the...
May 27, 2013
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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'The Land Of New Hope' Cracks Finnish Top 10

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has entered the official Finnish chart at position No. 7. Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the planet has been destroyed by natural dis...
May 27, 2013
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TIMO TOLKKI Discusses AVALON "The Land Of New Hope' Album With RockEyez (Audio)

On May 12, RockEyez conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki about his TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope". You can now listen to the chat below. "A World Without Us", the second single from TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope", has been releas...
May 26, 2013
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VANDROYA: 'Why Should We Say Goodbye?' Video Released

"Why Should We Say Goodbye?", the new video from the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA, can be seen below. The track comes off the group's debut album, "One", which was released on January 18 via Inner Wound Recordings. The Japanese edition of the album wasmade available...
May 25, 2013
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BATTLE BEAST: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

The self-titled sophomore album from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due in Europe on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was produce...
May 17, 2013
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BATTLE BEAST: 'Black Ninja' Video Released

"Black Ninja", the new video from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — can be seen at RadioRock.fi. The song comes off the band's second, self-titled full-length album, which will be released on May 17 via Nucl...
May 16, 2013
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AMBERIAN DAWN Releases First Video With New Singer, Parts Ways With Bassist

Helsinki, Finland-based, female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release a compilation album of songs released on their first four albums — "Circus Black" (2012),"End Of Eden" (2010),"The Clouds Of Northland Thunder" (2009) and "River Of Tuoni" (2008) — to showcase new singer Päivi "...
May 13, 2013