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THE HIDDEN HAND: Amsterdam Concert To Be Webcast

THE HIDDEN HAND, the band featuring hard rock guitar legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN),will have its May 9 concert at the Paradiso in Amsterdam webcast live, in video and audio, on online concert channel Fabchannel.com. The webcast starts at 21:00 CET. Afterward...

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PARADISE LOST Announces Headlining Show At Jaxx

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have announced a headlining show at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on November 18. Tickets go on sale exclusively through EnterTheVault.com on Friday, May 4 and through usual outlets on Thursday, May 24. PARADISE LOST will support NIGHTWISH on the Finn...

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NIGHTWISH: U.S. Tour Kick-Off Officially Sold Out

NIGHTWISH's U.S. tour kick-off on October 15 at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia has officially sold out five and a half months in advance. Support at the show will come from PARADISE LOST. NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) recently told Finland's Soundi magazine that the band has fin...

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ANGRA Frontman Announces Touring Lineup For ALMAH Solo Project

ANGRA frontman Edu Falaschi will launch a world tour in July in support of his recently released solo album, which was issued in under the moniker ALMAH. ALMAH's touring lineup will consist of Edu Falaschi on vocals, Aquiles Priester (ANGRA) on drums, Fabio Laguna (ANGRA) on keyboards, Edu Ardanuy (...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, KOTIPELTO Members To Guest On Finnish 'Idols' Winner's Debut CD

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has announced the lineup of his band. Joining the vocalist will be the following musicians; Erkka Korhonen (RASKAS JOULU, CHEAT CODE) - Guitar Vili Ollila (TUNNELVISION, RASKAS JOULU, CHEAT...

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CELTIC FROST On 'Monotheist', HELLHAMMER And State Of Music Industry

Dennis Jernberg of the Swedish webzine Critical Mass recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST founders Tom Fischer and Martin Ain. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Critical Mass: Now that "Monotheist" has been out for almost a year, it's pretty safe to say that the album is a success —...

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NOVEMBRE To Complete New Album In May

Italy's NOVEMBRE has issued the following update: "The recording sessions for the next studio album proceed 24/7. Twelve songs are almost done and [at the] end [of] May, NOVEMBRE will be at Finnvox Studios (Helsinki) again to record the rhythm guitars and do the mix. Legendary producer and sound eng...

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ALL ENDS Featuring IN FLAMES Guitarist's Sister: 'Wasting Life' Video Available

ALL ENDS, the new Swedish band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Fredrik Johansson (DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES' "The Jester Race" album) and Peter Mårdklint (EMBRACED, TENEBRE) on guitar, along with Josef Skanås on drums, has posted...

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NIGHTWISH: Four Songs Mixed For New Album

NIGHTWISH leader Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) has reportedly told Finland's Soundi magazine that the band has finished mixing four songs for the group's upcoming album — NIGHTWISH's first to feature the band's new singer, whose identity has not yet been revealed. Only 30 people (all of whom have pe...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer To Appear At International Book Fair In Argentina

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will visit the stands of Finland, Sweden and Norway at the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Invited by the Finnish Embassy in Argentina, Turunen will visit stand #2315/yellow hall on May 3 at 20:00. Turunen has set "My Winter Storm" as the tit...

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TURISAS: Medley Of Two New Songs Posted Online

A medley of two brand new songs from TURISAS' upcoming "The Varangian Way" album — "To Holmgard and Beyond" and "A Portage to the Unknown" — have been posted online at the band's MySpace page. "We definitely have high expectations lined up after the success of our debut album 'Battle Metal'," says v...

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PARADISE LOST Frontman: 'Every Album We Do We Try To Make Better Than The Previous One'

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with PARADISE LOST frontman Nick Holmes. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: You've obviously been around for quite a while now and this is not your first release. However, although your new CD is...

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ENTWINE Guitarist To Sit Out German Dates; Temporary Replacement Announced

Finnish gothic rock act ENTWINE has issued the following update: "Fans going to any of next month's ENTWINE shows in Germany are in for a special treat. "Due to personal reasons, Jaani Kähkönen, ENTWINE's usual guitarist, will not be able to play at the German shows. He will be replaced, for those f...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer Announces Working Title Of New Solo CD

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has posted the following message on her web site: "With renewed energy after some holidays I am 100 % working in the new album at the moment. "I have now a very difficult task ahead: to decide only a bunch of songs that will make it to the final album. ...

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STRATOVARIUS, LORDI, NIGHTWISH Members To Write Songs For Finnish 'Idols' Winner

According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS),Tomi Putaansuu (a.k.a. Mr. Lordi; LORDI),Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT),Janne Joutsenniemi (SUBURBAN TRIBE),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA) and Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) are among the metal musicians who will contrib...