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AFTER FOREVER Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Although there has been no official confirmation by the band or the label, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER appears to have inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. An AFTER FOREVER page on the Nuclear Blast web site has been launched and is expected to be updated soon w...

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ROCKDETECTOR: 50,000 Bands And Counting

Rockdetector, the world's largest rock and metal database, has just entered its 50,000th band. Established by rock journalist and author Garry Sharpe-Young as an online database in September 2001, Rockdetector is recognised as the primary and most detailed host of factual data on all things rock and...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Comments On Label Negotiations

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER recently returned to the studio to resume recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The group's guitarist, Sander Gommans, has posted the following update on the band's official forum: "Well, the reco...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Completes 11 New Songs

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) has issued the following update: "I have written 11 new [STRATOVARIUS] songs and we are first going to demo them. This will be completed by the end of the year and we will enter the studio to record that actual album around February. [Timo Kotipelto, vocals]...

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THRESHOLD Confirms Album Cover Artist

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have confirmed that their new CD artwork will be created by Thomas Ewerhard, whose credits include KING'S X, VANDEN PLAS and ASIA. Thomas Ewerhard has been responsible for THRESHOLD's artwork since 1998, including the iconic "Hypothetical" and "Subsurface" covers...

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DELAIN Wins ESSENT Award

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — were honored with the Essent award. Two times a year, the Dutch electricity company Essent distributes "Essent Awards" to five Dutch bands and ac...

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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...