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FINNTROLL Pulls Out Of Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL

According to a posting on FINNTROLL's official web site, the Finnish band's appearance at Belgrade, Serbia's Legacy Festival which was scheduled for Saturday night (May 31) was cancelled at the last minute "due to some 'unfortunate events.'" The group writes, "We're freaking sorry, and next time......

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NIGHTWISH: 'The Islander' Tops Finnish Single Chart

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have topped the single chart in Finland with their latest release, "The Islander". The song's accompanying video, which was shot last autumn in Rovaniemi, Finland and was directed by Stobe Harju, can be viewed below. The video premiered April 14 on MTV F...

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NIGHTWISH To Perform With JOHN TWO-HAWKS In Louisville, Mokena

John Two-Hawks, a Native American hailing from Arkansas, will perform the song "Creek Mary's Blood" with NIGHTWISH at two more concerts on the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's current North American tour: May 30 - Headliner's Music Hall - Louisville, KY May 31 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Fan...

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STORMLORD Schedules Rome Signing Session

Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORDwill take part in a signing session at Istinti Musicali in Rome on June 7 at 4:00 p.m. STORMLORD's long-awaited fourth full-length album, "Mare Nostrum", was released on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Orlando's Outer Sound St...

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NIGHTWISH To Perform With JOHN TWO-HAWKS In Sauget

John Two-Hawks, a Native American hailing from Arkansas, will perform the song "Creek Mary's Blood" with NIGHTWISH at the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's concert tonight (May 28) at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois. Fan-filmed video footage of John Two-Hawks performing with NIGHTWISH on November 11,...

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MEMOIRA Signs With NIGHTMARE RECORDS

Nightmare Records has announced the signing of MEMOIRA, a young female-fronted Finnish band playing what the label calls "epic melancholic metal that has progressive and gothic orchestral parts." According to Nightmare, MEMOIRA carries on "in the fashon of bands such as NIGHTWISH, EPICA, KAMELOT, WI...

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NAPALM DEATH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. "We are really excited to be a part of the Bloodstock festival this year," NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury told Metal Hammer....

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Orangevale Footage Posted Online

Capital Chaos has posted video footage of Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE performing on May 22, 2008 at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. Headlining the concert were the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. Watch the clip below. SONIC SYNDICATE recently spent time in the studio pu...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Milan Video Footage, Photos Available

Video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen dueting with her brother Toni on a cover of "Phantom of the Opera", as well as performing her rendition of the ALICE COOPER classic "Poison", on May 21, 2008 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos from the show are available at Musica Metal...

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TAROT: 'Undead Indeed' DVD Details Revealed

TAROT the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala will release the two-DVD and two-CD versions of "Undead Indeed" in Finland on June 11. "Undead Indeed" was filmed/recorded on August 17, 2007 at club Rupla in Kuopio, Finland with director Harri Mielonen. "Undead Indeed" (2DVD...

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TIAMAT, FINNTROLL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

TIAMAT, FINNTROLL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR and SABATON have been confirmed for this year's Metaltown festival, set to take place June 27-28 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES (S) NIGHTWISH (FIN) CAVALERA CONSPIRACY (US) MONSTER MAGNET (US) DIMMU BORGIR (N) DAN...

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GRAND MAGUS: 'Iron Will' Artwork Revealed

Swedish powerhouse GRAND MAGUS, which features in its ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, will release its fourth full-length album, "Iron Will", in Europe on June 9 via Rise Above Records. The CD, which was once again recorded in Stockholm, with Oneman acting as engineer...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE: New Album Lands On Finnish Chart

"Heart Full Of Fire", the second studio album from BROTHER FIRETRIBE the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 6. An audio "teaser" for "Heart Full Of Fire" has been posted on the group's MySpace page. "Heart Full Of Fir...

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FINNTROLL To Film Amsterdam Concert For Upcoming DVD

Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL will film its September 20, 2008 concert at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland for an upcoming DVD. More information will be made available soon. FINNTROLL's fifth album, "Ur Jordens Djup", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 91. The CD, which was...

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DESTRUCTION Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDSCAPE COMMUNIC CRO...