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GODYVA Prepares To Film 'Broken Angel' Video

Italian gothic metal band GODYVA will shoot a video for the second single, "Broken Angel", from their latest album "In Good and Evil". Filming should be completed by the end of January. The video shoot was delayed due to a recent vehicle accident involving bassist Nick Barah who is said to be recove...

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LULLACRY, SILENTIUM Added To STREAM OF PASSION's Helsinki Gig

LULLACRY and SILENTIUM have been added to the STREAM OF PASSION gig on January 19, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki. LULLACRY is currently writing material for the follow-up to its fourth studio album, "Vol. 4", which was released in the U.S. in February via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS, DORO PESCH Guest On New AFTER FOREVER Album

According to an article in the December 2006 issue of Holland's Aardschok magazine, ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters and German hard rock singer Doro Pesch make guest appearances on the new AFTER FOREVER album, tentatively titled "Energized", due on March 23, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Waters...

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MACBETH Prepares To Enter Studio

Italian female-fronted gothic metallers MACBETH are currently writing their new album. The songs are 90% done and the band will enter the studio soon in order to start recording. The group's as-yet-untitled fourth album is scheduled for release in late spring 2007. MACBETH's latest CD, "Malae Artes"...

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THRESHOLD Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA Festival

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Commented the festival organizers in a statement: "THRESHOLD were one of the bands to really win over a lot of people with th...

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NIGHTWISH Accepting Singer Submissions Until January

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following update: "We have received several inquiries asking if one can still send demos for the singer search. The answer is yes. The search is still going on, and like all the approximately 1,100 demos we have received so far, all the future de...

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AMORPHIS To Enter Studio In January

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen guitarist has issued the following update: "It's been a really hectic year in the AMORPHIS camp and at the same time one of the best ones in our career. We released 'Eclipse', the first album with Mr. Joutsen on vocals, in spring and all the response from album &amp...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Christmas Album Certified Platinum In Finland

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen's Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. As previously reported, Turunen entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 5 with her latest solo release, "You W...

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Former ENTWINE Keyboardist Explains Departure

Keyboardist Riitta Heikkonen has issued a statement explaining her decision to leave Finnish gothic rock act ENTWINE. It reads as follows: "For the past two years I haven't had enough time for ENTWINE because of my personal life. I feel like during that time I grew apart from this band. And now I ca...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS Members Featured On Metal Christmas Album

According to a posting on CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, the band's frontman Alexi Laiho is featured on the Christmas-themed Finnish covers album "Raskaampaa Joulua" (Finnish for "Heavier Christmas"). Laiho can be heard shredding the axe on the track "Petteri Punakuono" ("Rudolph The R...

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ENTWINE Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Finnish gothic rock act ENTWINE has parted ways with keyboardist Riitta Heikkonen due to "personal reasons." "From now on the band will continue as a quintet, without planning a replacement for Riitta," the group writes on its web site. As previously reported, ENTWINE has lined up the following date...

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ENTWINE: More Live Dates Announced

Finnish gothic rock sensation ENTWINE has lined up the following dates during the coming months: Dec. 15 - Madrid, SPA @ Sala Caracol Dec. 16 - Barcelona, SPA @ Sala Mephisto Dec. 30 - Tampere, FIN @ Klubi Jan. 11 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia Jan. 19 - Mikkeli, FIN @ Kulttuurikeskus Töpäri Feb. 03 ...

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AFTER FOREVER: Photos of FLOOR JANSEN's Appearance At 'Games In Concert' Posted Online

Photos of AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen singing the tracks "Today" from JUNKIE XL and "Sound of Wind" from the game Final Fantasy during her appearance at the Games In Concert event with the Dutch Metropool Orchestra in Utrecht, Holland on November 26 have been posted online at this location....

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Begins Work On INFERNOISE CD

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) has issued the following update: "Flying today to Madrid to do the INFERNOISE [Spanish metal band] production basics. I'll be there three weeks. Thank God it's not so hot this time of the year there, otherwise it would be INFERNOISE for me. I love cold, snow...

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STRATOVARIUS Bassist Mourns Passing Of Finnish Pop Music Legend

STRATOVARIUS bassist Lauri Porra has issued the following message: "Yesterday Juice Leskinen, one of the great figures in Finnish popular music, passed away. I had the honour to work with him on the album 'Senaattori ja Boheemi' (2004),which was his last studio album. I also played a small tour wit...