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AMORPHIS Confirmed For Finland's PELLAVAROCK Festival

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have been confirmed for the Pellavarock festival, set to take place August 11 in Lammi, Finland. More bands will be announced soon. AMORPHIS entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland last month to begin recording its new album for a late spring/early summer release....

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Named 'Band Of The Year' At FINNISH METAL AWARDS

CHILDREN OF BODOM was honored with the "Band of the Year" award at the Finnish Metal Awards, which were held Friday night (February 16) during the Finnish Metal Expo at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. Members of the Finnish metal media pre-selected the candidates and the people cast their vo...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, Ex-NIGHTWISH Singers Added To 20th Anniversary NUCLEAR BLAST Compilation

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is working on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light". Smolski composed, recorded and produced about 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is being r...

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STRATOVARIUS: Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have announced the following dates: May 22 - Osaka, JPN @ Big Cat May 24 - Tokyo, JPN @ Liquid Room May 25 - Tokyo, JPN @ Liquid Room (Finland Fest) Jul. 14-15 - Vizovice, CZR @ Masters of Rock Aug. 2-4 - Wacken, GER @ Wacken Open Air STRATOVARIUS mainman/guita...

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MASTERPLAN And SWALLOW THE SUN: New Tracks Posted Online

Candlelight Records USA has made available the first tracks from upcoming new albums from German/American melodic metal act MASTERPLAN and Finnish metallers SWALLOW THE SUN. To listen, bring your browser to the label's official MySpace page. "Lost And Gone" is from MASTERPLAN's third album titled "M...

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KATRA's Song 'Tietäjä' Is Not WITHIN TEMPTATION Copy

ESCToday.com reports: A neutral jury YLE put together to decide if the KATRA song "Tietäjä" — which qualified for the Finnish final in the Eurovision Song Contest — is a copy of WITHIN TEMPTATION's "Jillian" has come to the conclusion that it is not. The "Katragate" exploded over the weekend after t...

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Finnish EUROVISION Entry Investigated For WITHIN TEMPTATION Plagiarism

ESCToday.com reports: YLE will decide today, with the help of several music professionals and composers, if "Tietäjä", KATRA's qualified entry for the Finnish final, is a copy of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" by WITHIN TEMPTATION, released in 2004. The case was in the air already before Saturday's s...

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FINNTROLL: New Album 'Teaser' Sample Available

Finland's FINNTROLL has uploaded a teaser sample from its upcoming fifth album, "Ur Jordens Djup" ("From the Depths of the Earth"),due in Finland on March 28. Check it out at Finntroll.net. Spinefarm Records recently revealed the cover artwork for "Ur Jordens Djup" at this location. The CD, which w...

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FINNTROLL: Finnish Dates Announced

Finland's FINNTROLL has announced the following dates in its home country: Apr. 04 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi Apr. 05 - Tampere, FIN @ Eastermaster Festival Apr. 06 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia Apr. 07- Jyväskylä, FIN @ Lutakko Apr. 08 - Oulu, FIN @ Teatria Spinefarm Records recently revealed the cover artw...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman Appears On Finnish 'Driving' TV Show; Video Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen made an appearance on the Finnish "driving" TV show "Ajoneuvos" on Monday, January 22. Watch the MTV3 program online at this location. Turunen's Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in exc...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Release Date Announced

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER will release its new, self-titled album on April 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard d...

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FINNTROLL To Return To U.S. In September

FINNTROLL has lined up the following North American dates in September/October: Sep. 19 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sep. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club Sep. 21 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Sep. 29 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 Oct. 10 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit ...

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AMORPHIS: Helsinki Gig To Be Webcast

The December 30, 2006 AMORPHIS gig at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland will be shown several times on Welho Dina cable TV (available in Southern Finland) as well as via webstream from the Dina homepage. You will find two streaming links for Windows Media Player in the top right corner of that page (cli...

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FINNTROLL: New Album Artwork Revealed

Spinefarm Records has revealed the cover artwork for the fifth FINNTROLL album, entitled "Ur Jordens Djup" ("From the Depths of the Earth"),due in Finland on March 28. Check it out at this location. The CD, which was recorded by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, will be the group's f...

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NIGHTWISH: English Version Of 'Once Upon A Nightwish' Biography Due Next Month

The English version of NIGHTWISH's official biography, "Once upon a Nightwish - The Official Biography 1996-2006", is tentatively scheduled for release in late February. The book, which was written by veteran music journalist Mape Ollila, is said to be "thorough, dramatic and beautifully illustrated...