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Report: Metal's Female Ranks On The Move

Bryan Reesman of Grammy.com reports: If the clichéd debate over the presence of women in rock music isn't dead, the often gothed-out females fronting a number of today's metal bands should literally put the last nail in the coffin. The clubs are alive with the roaring sounds of female metallions. Fu...

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AMORPHIS, EDGUY, BENEDICTION Perform In Bulgaria; Photos Available

AMORPHIS, EDGUY, BENEDICTION, AGATHODAIMON, OVERDAWN and THE REVENGE PROJECT took part in the 20 Years Nuclear Blast Festival on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Winter Palace of Sports in Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out photos from Tangra Mega Rock, Pro-Rock.net. AMORPHIS' new album, "Silent Waters", e...

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WINTER HAZE Completes Work On Debut Album

After sharing the stage with bands like DOMINE and AFTER FOREVER, Italian gothic power metallers WINTER HAZE have completed work on their debut album, entitled "The Storm Within". The CD was recorded by Giulio Capone at Old Ones Studio and was mixed by Daniele Mandelli at Elfo Studio. The mastering...

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NIGHTWISH Checks In From Detroit

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "We're writing this at the backstage of Harpo's, a venue in Detroit. We've done seven shows so far — five in U.S. and two in Canada. One more is coming up in an hour and a half. After a long t...

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NIGHTWISH: Vintage Vinyl Performance Available Online

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performed a 25-minute set on October 19, 2007 at New Jersey's legendary independent record store Vintage Vinyl. The event was produced by YeboTV.com and was offered to fans as a free webcast stream worldwide. The setlist was as follows: 01. The Poet And...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'My Winter Storm' To Be Released On Limited Double Vinyl

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's new solo album, "My Winter Storm", will be released as an extremely limited double-LP version (only 300 copies available worldwide) on December 17 via Britain's What Records. To order a copy, click here. A 30-second audio sample of Tarja Turunen's cover versio...

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MACBETH To Tour UK Next Spring

Italian gothic metallers MACBETH will embark on a UK tour next spring. Support at the shows will come from the British band KATBGINI. Currently confirmed tour dates are as follows: Apr. 23 - Middlesborough - The Empire Apr. 24 - Edinburgh - The Liquid Rooms Apr. 25 - Preston - The Venue Apr. 26 - .....

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WITHIN TEMPTATION, LEAVES' EYES Singers To Perform With DELAIN Tonight

WITHIN TEMPTATION vocalist Sharon den Adel and LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine will perform tonight (November 2) with DELAIN at Broerenkerk in Zwolle, Holland. They will be reprising their respective guest vocalist roles from DELAIN's 2006 debut album, "Lucidity". DELAIN is the Dutch gothic rock pr...

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TAROT To Perform At Finland's 'Heavy Metal On Ice' Event

TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — will perform at the "Heavy Metal On Ice" charity event benefitting the Kuopio University children's hospital cancer department. TAROT will be joined by singer Johanna Rusanen at the concert, which will take place at the Ku...

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'Guitar Heroes' CD-Release Gig To Be Broadcast On Finnish TV

The CD-release concert for the "Guitar Heroes" album on November 6 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland will be broadcast live on the Finnish TV channel Yle Extra starting at 10 p.m. Excerpts from the show will air on Yle X on Thursday, November 8 at 9 p.m. 11 of the most respected and talented Finnish...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: More Tour Dates Announced

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has scheduled the following dates: Nov. 25 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Club Nov. 27 - Budapest, Hungary @ Petöfi Hall Dec. 02 - Moscow, Russia @ Club B1 Dec. 08 - Kuusankoski, Finland @ Sami Hyypiä Areena Dec. 10 - Köln, Germany @ Live Music Hall Dec. 11 -...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman: 'We're Going To Put A Little More Effort Into America This Time'

Metal Hammer recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen: Metal Hammer: You recently played a secret live show in Hamburg as SUSHI PATROL. How did it go? Tuomas: "Actually we did three secret shows with different names, first was in Estonia, second was in Hel...

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NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS: Four Releases In German Top 100

20 years after its inception, Nuclear Blast Records is still going strong. For the first time in the history of the German label, Nuclear Blast has four releases in the German Top 100 — two of them in the Top 10. Here are the rankings for Week 44: * SUBWAY TO SALLY's "Bastard" - #7 ...

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NIGHTWISH: VIP Tickets To Include Meet-And-Greet With Band

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have upgraded their VIP ticket packages to include a meet-and-greet with the band in addition to the previously announced first/priority entry into venue and an autographed poster. VIP tickets for the following cities will be affected by this: Oct. 31 -...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passion Play' Certified Gold In Sweden

NIGHTWISH's new album, "Dark Passion Play", has been certified gold in Sweden for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. The CD, which has already achieved triple-platinum status in Finland after selling more than 90,000 copies, has shifted 20,000 units in the United States since its October 2, 2007 rele...