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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eight Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eighth week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" has...

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NIGHTWISH To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon will be interviewed on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, July 25) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. A clip of the band's new single, "Amaranth", will be play...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Amaranth' Single To Receive Finnish Radio Premiere Tomorrow

NIGHTWISH's new single, "Amaranth", will receive its broadcast premiere tomorrow (Thursday, July 26) on Finland's YleX channel at 8:20 a.m. Finnish time. According to MetalFromFinland.com, NIGHTWISH has scheduled a release party for its latest album, "Dark Passion Play", on September 26 at Tavastia...

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EXSECRATUS: Debut Album Samples Available

Finnish metal band EXSECRATUS has posted audio samples from its upcoming debut album, "Tainted Dreams", on its MySpace page. "Tainted Dreams" is due on September 3 via Violent Journey Records. According to a press release, "These young masters of melodic metal combine influences from band like CHILD...

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VANISHING POINT: 'Surrender' Video Posted Online

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT has posted its video for the song "Surrender" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's new album, "The Fourth Season", due on August 24 via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2005's "Embrace the Silence" was once again recorded with Endel Rivers at Palm...

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VANISHING POINT: New Album Details Revealed

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will release their new album, "The Fourth Season", on August 24 via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2005's "Embrace the Silence" was once again recorded with Endel Rivers at Palm studios in the band's hometown of Melbourne. Mastering duties were handled...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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NIGHTWISH: New Interview, Photos Available

Manuel Lopez of Hall Of Metal recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon. You can read a rough transcript of the conversation at this location. According to MetalFromFinland.com, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have...

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NIGHTWISH: Finnish CD-Release Party Announced

According to MetalFromFinland.com, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have scheduled a release party for their latest album, "Dark Passion Play", on September 26 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. NIGHTWISH will not perform at the event but a NIGHTWISH cover band from Estonia called NATUVI...

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TAROT To Record Show For Upcoming DVD/CD Release

TAROT — the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala — will return to club Rupla in Kuopio, Finland on Friday, August 17 to play its second to last gig in Finland before the break. The venue is the same where TAROT played for the first time in Kuopio 25 years ago. To celebrate...

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NOVEMBRE: U.S. Tour Postponed

Italy's NOVEMBRE has postponed its previously announced U.S. tour (which was scheduled to kick off in September) until the winter or spring of 2008. No further information is currently available. NOVEMBRE was scheduled to enter Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland at the end of May to record the rhy...

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DELAIN: 'See Me In Shadow' Single Due This Month

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will release a new single, "See Me in Shadow", in the Netherlands on July 23. In addition to the title cut, the single will include three special...

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MACBETH: Footage From Italy's DARKFEST Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MACBETH's May 20, 2007 performance at the Darkfest in Bologna, Italy has been posted at YouTube. MACBETH recently completed work on a new album. The band also shot a video for the song "Without You" with Italian director Mirco Andreis. According to a press release, the CD...

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STRATOVARIUS, NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members To Appear On 'Guitar Heroes' CD

According to a posting on the official CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, the group's guitarists Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala will record some instrumental songs for an upcoming album currently going under the title "Guitar Heroes". A total of ten Finnish guitarists will appear on the alb...

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AMORPHIS: 'Silent Waters' Single Enters Finnish Chart At No. 2

AMORPHIS' new single, "Silent Waters", has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 2. View the chart at this location. The cover artwork for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been posted online at this location. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing d...