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DEE SNIDER And LZZY HALE Team Up For New Version Of 'The Magic Of Christmas Day'
Dee Snider and HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale have teamed up for their thoroughly rock 'n roll rendition of the Snider-penned holiday classic "The Magic Of Christmas Day". This version features lots of bells, rowdy riffs, and the two iconic vocalists playing off one another for an unforgettable offering. Thi...October 29, 2020
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NIGHTWISH Side Project AURI Completes Work On Second Album
AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, has completed work on its second album. The effort will be the follow-up to AURI's self-titled debut LP, which came out in March 2018 via Nuclear Blast. On Friday (Octobe...October 17, 2020
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Is 'Proud' Of Her Performance On 'Dark Passion Play' Album
Anette Olzon says that she is "proud" of her performance on NIGHTWISH's "Dark Passion Play" album. Olzon originally joined NIGHTWISH in 2007 and recorded two studio LPs with the band before being dismissed in 2012 in the middle of the group's North American tour. She was replaced by former AFTER FOR...September 28, 2020
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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Is Working On Second Solo Album
Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has confirmed that she is working on the long-awaited follow-up to her debut solo LP, "Shine", which was released in March 2014 via earMUSIC. "This album will be very different from 'Shine', both in terms of the music style but also in my lyrics," she wrote on he...September 13, 2020
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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI And SAM TOTMAN Show You How To Write A NIGHTWISH Song In 10 Minutes (Video)
Nearly two months after attempting to write a SABATON-style and a ALESTORM-style song in 10 minutes, DRAGONFORCE guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman returned to Twitch to take a stab at composing a song in the vein of Finland-based symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. Video of the resulting session has si...September 8, 2020
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NIGHTWISH Reschedules European Tour For May 2021
NIGHTWISH has been forced to postpone its previously announced fall 2020 European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The new dates will now take place in May 2021 and will include shows in U.K., France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech...September 4, 2020
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DEE SNIDER Is Recording Christmas Song With TARJA TURUNEN
During an appearance on the "Behind The Vinyl" podcast, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider revealed that he is recording a Christmas song with ex-NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen. "I wrote this song for my wife many years ago," he said (hear audio below). "You guys may or may not know that Celine...August 12, 2020
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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Releases English-Language Version Of Her Solo Song, 'The Fight Goes On'
NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen has released an English-language version of her recently recorded solo song, "The Fight Goes On". The original Dutch-language version of the track, "De Beelden Blijven", was written by Han Kooreneef and recorded for the documentary "Kinderen In Oorlog: 75 Jaar Later" in...August 7, 2020
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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN: 'After 20 Years Of Rock And Metal, I Think I Would Like To Do Something Else'
In a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen was asked if she had any plans to make another album with the NORTHWARD project, in which she was joined by Jørn Viggo Lofstad, the guitarist of Norwegian band PAGAN'S MIND. "I'm not sure I will," she said. "That project wa...July 14, 2020
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New Crab Species Named After NIGHTWISH
A new crab species has been named after Finnish/British/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. The band says: "One new crab species (Tanidromites nightwishorum) was named after us in honor in particular for our 2015 album, 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful', about the evolution of life. "The new species o...July 10, 2020
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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Has Been Thinking About Making A Solo Album
During a recent Instagram Live chat, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke about the possibility of pursuing outside musical projects in between the band's touring and recording activities. She said (see video below): "More and more people have been starting to ask about a solo record, because of the...June 4, 2020
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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO is 'Ashamed' Of Brazilian Government's Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro says that he is "ashamed" of the Brazilian government's chaotic response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Brazilian-born guitarist, who currently lives in his wife's home country of Finland, discussed the COVID-19 crisis during a May 15 Instagram Live chat with ex-NIGHTWISH...May 25, 2020
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FLOOR JANSEN Didn't Try To Copy Previous NIGHTWISH Singers: 'From The Get-Go, I Was Giving It My Own Twist'
In a new interview with Heavy New York, NIGHTWISH frontwoman Floor Jansen reflected on her first concert with the band, which took place in October 2012 in Seattle, Washington. At the time, Jansen was approached to sing for NIGHTWISH on the band's North American tour after the group parted ways with...May 25, 2020
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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Releases 'Studio Video' For 'De Beelden Blijven' Song
NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen has shared a "studio video" for her recently released Dutch-language song called "De Beelden Blijven". An English version of the track, which was recorded for the documentary "Kinderen In Oorlog: 75 Jaar Later" in cooperation with War Child, will be made available at a...May 17, 2020
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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Says It Was 'Fantastic' To See All The Reactions To Her New Solo Song
NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen has recorded a Dutch-language song called "De Beelden Blijven" for the documentary "Kinderen In Oorlog: 75 Jaar Later" in cooperation with War Child. An English version of the track, which can be heard below, will also be released. War Child is an organization that prov...May 16, 2020
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