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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: New Video Interview Available

A video interview (in Finnish, with English subtitles) with former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen about her upcoming Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),can be viewed at this location. "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta", which includes selections from JOHN LENNON and ABBA, will arriv...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TURUNEN: More Details Revealed About Upcoming Christmas Album

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has launched a "micro-site" containing details of her upcoming Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath from Heaven),at this location. "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta", which includes selections from JOHN LENNON and ABBA, will arrive on November 8. A single, ent...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman To Produce New INFERNOISE Album

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) will produce the debut album from the Madrid, Spain-based metal band INFERNOISE between November and January 2007. The CD will be recorded in Madrid and mixed at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. For more information on INFERNOISE, click here. Tolkki...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Issues Post-Tour Update

STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: After 40,000 kilometers of travelling in three weeks [with STRATOVARIUS] I am finally home. Feeling totally spaced out from jetlag, waking up 4 a.m., sleeping in sections and feeling hazy. This is a familiar feeling to me fr...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Video Update From Studio Posted Online

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has returned to the studio to resume recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. A brand new video shot in the recording studio has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). AFTER FOREVER's...

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H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, TARJA TURUNEN Rumored As Contenders For Finland's EUROVISION

According to ESCToday.com, H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA and ex-NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen are among the rumored artists that will compete in the race to represent Finland on home ground at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. The announcement of the finalists, originally due on Monday, November 6, w...

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REDEMPTION Confirmed For PROGPOWER VIII Festival

REDEMPTION is the latest band confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place next fall. REDEMPTION is the brainchild of Nicolas van Dyk (guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter) and features the legendary Ray Alder (FATES WARNING) on vocals and Bernie Versailles (AGENT STEEL) on guitars,...

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CHARON, SWALLOW THE SUN, BROTHER FIRETRIBE: SPINEFEAST Performances To Be Streamed

CHARON, SWALLOW THE SUN and BROTHER FIRETRIBE (the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen) are among the confirmed bands for the Spinefeast 2006, set to take place October 20-21 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. A live stream of the event will be available at www.neoa...

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NIGHTWISH: Studio Diary Available

NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka "Julius" Nevalainen has launched a studio diary covering the recording sessions for the group's new album. Read it at this location. NIGHTWISH's upcoming CD will be the group's first release since the departure of singer Tarja Turunen. The band fired Turunen via an "open lett...

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THRESHOLD: New Album Title Revealed

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD are currently tracking the follow-up to their 2004 album "Subsurface". Recording is taking place at Thin Ice Studios and Bray Studios in the south of England, produced by Karl Groom and Richard West. The new album has a working title of "Pilot In The Sky Of Dream...

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AFTER FOREVER: Mexican/South American Tour Photos Posted Online

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has posted a number of photos from tis current Mexican/South American tour. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, AFTER FOREVER has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-ye...

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GODYVA: 'In Good And Evil' Video Posted Online

Italian gothic metal sensations GODYVA have uploaded their video for the song "In Good and Evil" at YouTube.com. The track is the title cut of the group's latest album, which was released earlier in the year via Razar Ice Records. GODYVA — who have been likened to EVANESCENCE, LACUNA COIL and NIGHTW...

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CHARON, SWALLOW THE SUN Confirmed For SPINEFEAST 2006

CHARON, SWALLOW THE SUN and BROTHER FIRETRIBE (the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen) are among the confirmed bands for the Spinefeast 2006, set to take place October 20-21 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. The running order for the festival is as follows: Friday...

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TURISAS Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Finnish pagan folk metal band TURISAS has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order) AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER H...

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ENTWINE To Release 'Chameleon Halo' Single In November

Finnish gothic rock sensation ENTWINE will release the second single, "Chameleon Halo", from its fifth studio album, "Fatal Design", on November 1. In order to give people something special, an unreleased song called "In Delight", an outtake from the "Fatal Design" sessions, is included as a bonus t...