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WACKEN OPEN AIR Named 'Festival Of The Year'
Germany's Wacken Open Air festival was honored with a Live Entertainment Award in the "Festival Of The Year" category. This award recognizes distiguished achievements in live entertainment and is given out by Live Entertainment Award (LEA) committee. The winners were announced yesterday (Tuesday, Ma...March 12, 2008
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FINNTROLL Pulls Out Of Belgium's PESTPOP Festival
Finland's FINNTROLL has been forced to cancel its previously announced appearance at the Pestpop festival on April 12 in Wieze, Belgium. No reason was given for the cancellation. A nine-minute video interview with FINNTROLL frontman Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth) conducted by The Dude Von Doom can...March 12, 2008
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NIGHTWISH, NEVERMORE, SODOM, EDGUY: Photos From Greece's MMD Festival Posted Online
ANNIHILATOR, EDGUY, NEVERMORE, NIGHTWISH, SODOM and TRISTANIA are among the bands that performed at the 2008 edition of Greece's MMD (March Metal Day) festival on March 8 at Olympic Fencing Arena in Athens. Check out photos from the event at Metalhead.ro. ...March 11, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: Amsterdam Signing Session Announced
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will take part in a signing session at the Hard Rock Café Amsterdam on March 20, one day before the band's concert in Amsterdam. The band will be present from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The signing session is a charity event. There will be an entrance fee wh...March 10, 2008
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THE CHANT's 'Ghostlines' Released In UK
"Ghostlines", the critically acclaimed debut album of the Finnish melancholic metallers THE CHANT, was released today in the UK and Ireland via Shadow World Records / Plastic Head Distribution. "Ghostlines" is a 54 minute emotionally charged rollercoaster ride with morose atmospheres, beautiful melo...March 10, 2008
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ALESTORM Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Scotland's ALESTORM has 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 band will open the main stage on Sunday, August 17. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE G...March 10, 2008
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NUCLEAR BLAST Rocks German Charts
For the first time in Nuclear Blast Records' history, eight of the label's releases appeared last week in the German album and single charts at the same time. The following Nuclear Blast releases contributed to this remarkable achievement (most recent chart positions included): Singles: NIGHTWISH -...March 9, 2008
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NIGHTWISH, PAIN: Ljubljana Photos, Footage Available
Photos of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH and Sweden's PAIN performing at Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia on March 4, 2008 can be viewed at Rocker.si. Fan-filmed footage from the concert is available below (courtesy of "Avmarktslave"). NIGHTWISH was honored in the following categori...March 9, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Honored At Finland's EMMA GAALA
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were honored in the following categories at the Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which was held earlier tonight (Saturday, March 8) at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki: * Band Of The Year * Best Metal Album ("Dark Passion Play") * Best Album" ("Dark Pass...March 8, 2008
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SEX PISTOLS, MINISTRY Confirmed For Serbia's EXIT Festival
The SEX PISTOLS and MINISTRY have been confirmed for the Exit festival, set to take place July 12-16 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Also scheduled to appear is NIGHTWISH, among other bands. Exit is an annual summer music festival in Petrovaradin fortress of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is staged annually s...March 8, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: Multi-Camera Footage From Sydney Available
High-quality multi-camera video footage of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performing at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on February 1, 2008 can be viewed below (courtesy of "Marcio2050"). As previously reported, NIGHTWISH will take part in a signing session on Wednesday, March...March 8, 2008
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TARJA TURUNEN: 'Being A Solo Artist Is Very Different Than' Being In A Band Like NIGHTWISH
Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with ex-NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: "My Winter Storm" has been out in Europe for a few months now. What has the response been there? Tarja Turunen: "Very nice. I'm very happy...March 7, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal outfit NIGHTWISH has 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 band will open the main stage on Sunday, August 17. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AS...March 7, 2008
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MASSACRE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE — consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar),Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE),along with ex-MASSACRE/current DENIAL FIEND members Terry Butler (bass),Steve Swanson (guitars) and Kam Lee (vocals) — has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open...March 6, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: Czech TV Interview With TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Available
A Czech TV interview conducted with NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen prior to the band's recent concert in Prague can be viewed below. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH will take part in a signing session on Wednesday, March 26 at 6 p.m. at the Zavvi store on Oxford Street in London, England. For...March 6, 2008
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