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OPETH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish metallers OPETH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE THE DAWN CAR...January 18, 2008
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IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, OPETH Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival
IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR and OPETH are the newly confirmed bands for this year's Metaltown festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES (S) NIGHTWISH (FIN) MONSTER MAGNET (US) DIMMU BORGIR (N) KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (US) OPETH...January 17, 2008
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NIGHTWISH To Play Charlotte In September
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will perform at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 24 as part of the third U.S. leg of the band's tour in support of the "Dark Passion Play" album. The trek is tentatively scheduled to begin at the end of August and run through...January 17, 2008
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KRIEGER To Support NIGHTWISH In Germany
German rock band KRIEGER has been confirmed as the support act for NIGHTWISH on the German leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers' upcoming tour. Also appearing on the bill is PAIN. The dates are as follows: Feb. 21 - Berlin, GER @ Arena Feb. 23 - Leipzig, GER @ Arena Feb. 24 - Stuttgart, GE...January 16, 2008
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TARJA TURUNEN Discusses Favorite Tracks From 'My Winter Storm'
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen picked her favorite tracks from her recently released solo disc, "My Winter Storm", and spoke a little about them in an interview that can be found on antiMUSIC. Regarding the overall album theme, she said, "After I chose the first songs for the album among the...January 15, 2008
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SKYLARK: 'Divine Gates Part 3' To Receive U.S. Release In February
Italian symphonic power metallers SKYLARK will release their new album, "Divine Gates Part 3: The Last Gate", in the U.S. on February 5 via Arizona's Renaissance Records. The label will also issue remastered versions of 2005's "Fairytales" and 2004's "Wings" in April. SKYLARK is currently in the mid...January 15, 2008
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EXODUS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL A...January 15, 2008
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NEGATIVE Parts Ways With Longtime Guitarist
Finnish hard/glam rockers NEGATIVE have parted ways with longtime guitarist Sir Christus (real name: Jukka Kristian Mikkonen). The band will start recording its fourth album as a five-piece. Commented NEGATIVE lead singer Jonne Aaron: "We decided that it's best to continue without Sir Christus. This...January 15, 2008
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MACHINE MEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish melodic metal act MACHINE MEN has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE...January 14, 2008
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer On Solo CD: 'I Didn't Want To Repeat Something That I Had Done Before'
Merlin Alderslade of Soundshock recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Soundshock: Your new album "My Winter Storm" has done incredibly well in Europe — including a Number One slot in your native Finland. How does that f...January 12, 2008
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MIKE TERRANA Explains Why He Is 'Sexiest Drummer In The World'
Dimitris Kontogeorgakos of Metal-Temple.com recently contacted an interview with drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, RAGE, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Temple.com: Did you like Tarja's album? Terrana: Yeah, I like it! I thought that it would be somet...January 12, 2008
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APRIL To Release New Album In September
Finnish modern metallers APRIL will enter Tonteknik studio in Sweden in April 2008 with producer Pelle Henricsson (REFUSED, IN FLAMES, POISON THE WELL) to begin recording their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, tentatively due in September. APRIL's debut album, "Tidelines", was released in February 2...January 12, 2008
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EPICA Singer Infected With MRSA; Band Cancels Shows
Singer Simone Simons of the Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA has issued the following update: "Since a couple of months I have been struggling with infections and had surgery many times. The doctors didn't know what was wrong with me. After a lot of tests at the hospital they found out that I am infe...January 10, 2008
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VANISHING POINT To Support IRON MAIDEN In Australia
Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will support IRON MAIDEN on the following dates: Feb. 04 - Burswood Dom - Perth, Australia Feb. 06 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia Feb. 07 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia VANISHING POINT's new CD, "The Fourth Season", was released i...January 10, 2008
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ENTWINE: In Writing Mode
Finnish goth-metallers ENTWINE have issued the following update: "During the end of year 2007 and at the beginning of 2008, ENTWINE has been spending some time in rehearsal room gathering new ideas for the new album. Already there are about eight new songs or at least the basic structures of them. T...January 9, 2008
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