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NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been been confirmed for next 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 AXXIS CARCASS...December 7, 2007
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TARJA TURUNEN Performs At Finnish Independence Celebration; Video Available
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed last night (Thursday, December 6) at a special event to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Finland's independence. The concert took place at Tapiola LänsiAuto Areena with Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Tuomas Hannikainen. The show was broadcast live...December 7, 2007
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METALLICA, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festival
METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD, NIGHTWISH and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 6-7 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabet...December 6, 2007
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HANOI ROCKS Wins RADIO ROCK FINLANDIA Award
Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS beat out HIM, NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA, SONATA ARCTICA and AMORPHIS to win the first-ever Radio Rock Finlandia award. The band was presented with the award at a special ceremony Wednesday night (December 5) at the Ice Hall in Helsinki. The Radio Rock Finlandia aw...December 5, 2007
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TARJA TURUNEN To Perform At Finnish Independence Anniversary Concert
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform at a special event to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Finland's independence. The concert will take place on December 6, 2007 at Tapiola LänsiAuto Areena with Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Tuomas Hannikainen. Tarja will perform a program consi...December 5, 2007
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NIGHTWISH: Third 'Dark Passion Play' U.S. Tour To Kick Off In August
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH are planning to undetake a third U.S. tour in support of their new album, "Dark Passion Play", beginning at the end of August 2008 and running through the end of September. In other news, VIP tickets for NIGHTWISH's concerts in Quebec City (May 9),Edmon...December 5, 2007
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ARI KOIVUNEN: 2005 Performance Of QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Posted Online
Video footage of the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, performing a cover of QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody" at a 2005 benefit concert for the victims of the Southeast Asian tsunami in Bangkok, Thailand has surfaced and can be viewed below. Ar...December 3, 2007
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NIGHTWISH: Oslo Footage Posted Online
Quality fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's December 2, 2007 concert at Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below (courtesy of "froskest"). NIGHTWISH will release a "platinum" edition of its latest album, "Dark Passion Play" (release date to be confirmed),which will include all 13 songs...December 3, 2007
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TARJA TURUNEN Checks In From Moscow
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed her new single (see below),"I Walk Alone", last night (Friday, November 30) at the farewell fight of the German female boxing champion (and Doro Pesch's close friend) Regina Halmich. The event took place at the DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany. Turunen...December 1, 2007
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TARJA TURUNEN Performs New Single On German TV; Video Available
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed her new single, "I Walk Alone", last night (Friday, November 30) at the farewell fight of the German female boxing champion (and Doro Pesch's close friend) Regina Halmich. The event took place at the DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany. Tarja's performance...December 1, 2007
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DELAIN Reveals Most Memorable Moments Of 2007
Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels of the Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN recently took part in sounds2move.de's 2007 Christmas special. They spoke about their most memorable moments of 2007 (both personal and professional) and discussed their hopes for the future. Watch the 12...November 30, 2007
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AMORPHIS: Dordrecht Concert Footage Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' November 24, 2007 concert at Bibelot in Dordrecht, Holland can be viewed below. AMORPHIS' new album, "Silent Waters", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 44. Released in North America on September 18, the CD is the second AMORPHIS album to fea...November 30, 2007
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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Sonic TV' Episode Three Posted Online
The third installment of SONIC SYNDICATE's "Sonic TV" is now online and can be viewed below. This episode documents the Swedish band's hijinx while on tour in Europe with SOILWORK, DARK TRANQUILLITY and CALIBAN. SONIC SYDICATE is currently making its U.S. live debut with AMON AMARTH and HIMSA. The b...November 30, 2007
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DARK EMPIRE: New Album Pushed Back To Early 2008
Guitarist Matt Moliti of the New Jersey-based thrash/prog/metal act DARK EMPIRE has issued the following update: "Since we had to delay the [release of the band's second album, 'Humanity Dethroned'], we decided to add another two tracks from [the CD] to our MySpace for everyone to listen to! These t...November 30, 2007
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMORPHIS Guitarists Perform At 'Guitar Heroes' Concert; Video Available
Video footage from the album-launch concert to celebrate the release of the Finnish "Guitar Heroes" CD, which took place on November 6 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland, can be viewed below. The clips include special performances by Roope Latvala (CHILDREN OF BODOM) and Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),bot...November 30, 2007
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