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NIGHTWISH Mainman HOLOPAINEN Talks About Vocalist Search

RockMidgets.com recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockMidgets.com: So back to the present, you've just launched the search for the new singer, how is that going? Any good? Any terrible? Tuomas Holopainen: "It's be...

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ANGRA Singer's Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By QUEENSRŸCHE, NIGHTWISH Members

ANGRA vocalist Eduardo Falaschi's official web site has been updated with the following details of his upcoming solo album: "ANGRA's vocalist Edu Falaschi is recording his first solo album. The project is called 'Almah' and it relies not only on Edu's talents as a singer, songwriter, arranger and pr...

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NIGHTWISH Drummer: 'I'm Extremely Confident For The Future'

NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka "Julius" Nevalainen recently answered a number of fans' questions via the band's official web site. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: NIGHTWISH has probably received hundreds or thousands of demos from vocalists. Who can listen to ALL the demos? I...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer Signs Solo Deal With Germany's UNIVERSAL MUSIC

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has posted the following message on her official web site: "I am glad to announce my plans for the rest of this year. "Some new concerts have been added to the 'Concerts' section of this web page. Please check them there. By the way, we are also working on t...

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STRATOVARIUS: More North American Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for STRATOVARIUS' upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to take place in September/Ocrober. The details are as follows: Sep. 27 - Quebec City, QC - Salle Albert Rousseau Sep. 29 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley Oct. 01 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Oct. 02 - New York,...

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EXCALION Prepare To Enter Studio

Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will enter Watercastle studios in early May to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. "The new material will rock HARD!" the band write on their web site. "The music style of the album will be...

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ENTWINE: In Recording Mode

Finnish gothic rockers ENTWINE have entered the studio to begin recording their as-yet-untitled fifth album for an August 23, 2006 release. "The plan is to record 13 songs, 12 of them being new as there will be a re-make of 'Break Me'," the band write on their web site. "However, the forthcoming alb...

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FINNTROLL Acquire New Singer

Finland's FINNTROLL have secured the services of TWILIGHT MOON frontman Mathias Lillmåns as the group's new lead singer. Lillmåns is reportedly 23 years old, and like FINNTROLL's original vocalist, Katla Mathias, is Fenno-Swedish, with Swedish as his mother tongue. Check out pictures of FINNTROLL pe...

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NIGHTWISH Guitarist To Release BROTHER FIRETRIBE Debut

BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. Unashamedly taking a bow to their influences from the '80s — VAN HALEN, JOURNEY and other chartbusters of old — BROTHER FIRETRIBE's sound features "killer vocal h...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer Says She Hasn't Seen or Approved Any Footage For Upcoming DVD

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has commented on the band's plans to release the much-anticipated "End of an Era" live CD/DVD package containing recordings/footage of her final concert with the group, which took place on October 21, 2005 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki, Finland. In addit...

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LULLACRY Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Fire Within': Live Video Available

A live video of LULLACRY performing an acoustic version of the track "Fire Within" on July 29, 2005 at the Semifinal club in Helsinki, Finland has been made available for download at the Finnish group's official web site (MPEG file, 25 MB). LULLACRY released their fourth studio album, "Vol. 4", in t...

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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD To Include Hour-Long Documentary

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced more details about their upcoming live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era". Due out June 2, "End of an Era" will contain recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki...

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H.I.M., AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM Confirmed For Romania's ARTMANIA FESTIVAL

H.I.M., AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM and CARMEN GRAY have been confirmed for the Artmania Festival, a three-day event focusing only on Finnish bands set to be held July 14-16 in Transylvania, Sibiu, Romania. In addition to live performances, Artmania Festival will feature other interesting events such as vis...

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NIGHTWISH Officially Launch Vocalist Search

Finland's NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The hassle with the media seems to have died. We've been off tour for some months and we've had a nice and long vacation. It's time to get back to business. "NIGHTWISH is currently and actively looking for a new singe...

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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' Track Listing Announced

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the final tracklisting for their forthcoming much-anticipated live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era". Due out June 2, "End of an Era" will contain recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21 at th...