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BROTHER FIRETRIBE: NIGHTWISH Guitarist's Side Project Lands On Finnish Chart
BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, has entered the national chart in its home country at position No. 22 with its debut album, "False Metal". View the entire chart at this location. Unashamedly taking a bow to their influences from the '80...June 28, 2006
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FINNTROLL To Enter Studio In September
Finland's FINNTROLL are scheduled to enter the studio in late September to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Nattfödd", tentatively due in early 2007. The upcoming CD will mark the band's first release with new singer Vreth, who replaced previous frontman Tapio Wilska (SETHIAN, ex-WIZZARD, fo...June 27, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER: Interview, GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance To Air On Belgian Radio
Belgian radio station Studio Brussel will broadcast an interview with AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen and audio clips of the band's live performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place this past weekend in Dessel, Belgium. The program will air tonight (Tuesday, June 27) betw...June 27, 2006
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LULLACRY Begin Writing New Material
LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Right now when the summer is hot, we are about to start writing some new rockarollahmetal tunes for you! I have lots of different ideas in my twisted head and in my old Aiwa cassette recorder too, ha...June 21, 2006
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TURISAS Frontman Presents Award To SATYRICON
TURISAS frontman Warlord presented the "Best Underground Band" award to SATYRICON at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2006 awards in London on Monday, June 12. According to a posting on TURISAS' web site, MTV2 will broadcast the show across 18 European countries at 9:00 p.m. (GMT) on Tuesday, July 4. TU...June 15, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' International Chart Positions Revealed
NIGHTWISH's "End of an Era" DVD and CD entered the German chart at a No. 3 and has already been certified gold for sales in excess of 25,000 copies. "End of an Era" was also certified gold in Finland the day after its release. The DVD has sold 9,000 copies so far and the double ...June 14, 2006
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FINNTROLL: Live Photos With New Singer Posted Online
A number of photos of FINNTROLL performing with their new singer Vreth at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland on June 9 and the Rock Hard Fesival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on June 4 have been posted online. Check them out: Sauna, Rock Hard. FINNTROLL parted ways with frontman Tapio ...June 13, 2006
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TURISAS: Summer Tour Dates Announced
Finnish pagan folk metal band TURISAS have lined up the following dates during the summer: Jul. 14 - Dong Open Air - Neukirchen-Vlyun, GER Jul. 15 - Bloodstock Open Air - Derby shire, UK Aug. 11 - Party.San Open Air - Bad Berka, GER Aug. 18 - Summebreeze festival - Dinkelsbühl, GER Aug. 19 - ...June 10, 2006
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MACBETH To Headline Lebanon's ROCK NATION Festival
Italian female-fronted gothic metallers MACBETH have been confirmed as the headliners of the Rock Nation festival, set to take place July 1 in Beirut, Lebanon. In other news, a video clip of MACBETH performing the song "Crepuscularia" (Agony In Red Minor) on their Malae Artes tour in Mexico has been...June 9, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER Singer To Be Featured On Dutch TV
AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen will be the subject of a short documentary airing today ((June 9) on the Dutch TV station L1 on the program "Ratatoej". The segment will focus on Jansen's work as the AFTER FOREVER singer and as a vocal teacher. The show will be broadast several times throughout...June 9, 2006
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Husband Answers Fans' Questions
Marcelo Cabuli, husband/manager of former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, has posted answers to 157 questions posed by NIGHTWISH fans regarding Tarja's split the band, Marcelo's relationship with Tarja and her former bandmates and Turunen's future plans. Read the questions and Marcelo's response...June 9, 2006
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ENTWINE: New Album Details Revealed
Finnish gothic rockers ENTWINE have set "Fatal Design" as the title of their fifth album, due late summer. 12 songs were laid down for the effort, and 10 of them will end up on the CD, which was recorded at Petrax and Groveland studios by ENTWINE drummer Aksu Hanttu and producer Janne Joutsenniemi (...June 8, 2006
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NIGHTWISH Launch Official Videoblog
Finland's NIGHTWISH have launched an official videoblog that will allow fans to watch the band during their rehearsals this summer. Check it out at this location. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH's "End of an Era" DVD and CD was certified gold in Finland on day after its release. The DVD has sold 9...June 6, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER: 'It's Time To Take A Big Step Forward'
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER have posted the following message on their official web site: "Today, the contract with our former label, Transmission, has ended. After four full-length albums, one mini-album and a few singles, we think it's time to take a big step forward!...June 6, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' CD/DVD Certified Gold
According to a posting on NIGHTWISH's official web site, the band's "End of an Era" DVD and CD was certified gold in Finland on day after its release. The DVD has sold 9,000 copies so far and the double live CD has shifted over 15,000 copies. As previously reported, audio and video clips from "End ....June 2, 2006
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