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Winter Enclosure

In the current global market, a Norwegian band comprised entirely of good-looking women seems destined to have A&R executives tripping over their erections in a race to get their checkbooks out. OCTAVIA SPERATI has entered the scene in a low-key fashion so far, making noise at home for several y...

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THE ETERNAL Name New Album

Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have set "Sleep of Reason" as the title of their forthcoming second album, due late September via Firebox Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Sombre Light of Isolation" was recorded at Palm Studios in Melbourne and is...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Nemo' In U.K. Charts For More Than A Year

Finland's NIGHTWISH truly made an impact with their latest album, "Once". One more proof of the album's longevity is the success of its first single, "Nemo", which is refusing to leave the British Top 40 Rock Singles chart for more than a year now. The track currently resides at No. 15 — with the se...

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STRATOVARIUS: New Album Samples Posted Online

One-minute audio samples of five tracks from STRATOVARIUS' forthcoming self-titled album have been posted online at MelodicRock.com. Check out the tracks "Maniac Dance" (first single),"Fight", "Just Carry On", "Back to Madness" and "Gypsy in Me" at this location. "Stratovarius" is scheduled for rel...

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STRATOVARIUS/HAMMERFALL: More European Tour Dates Announced

STRATOVARIUS have updated the itinerary for their upcoming European co-headlining tour with HAMMERFALL. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 26 - (FIN) Helsinki @ Kulttuuritalo Oct. 28 - (FIN) Tampere @ Pakkahuone Oct. 29 - (FIN) Turku @ Caribia Oct. 30 - (S) Umea @ Skycom Arena Nov. 01 - (N) Oslo @...

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TURISAS: In Songwriting Mode

Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have posted the following update on their official web site: "Things are moving along in the TURISAS camp. We have moved on to a more intensive songwriting phase: new material is shaping up and we are looking forward to start out recording the first demos of...

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FORCE OF EVIL And POWERGOD Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

FORCE OF EVIL, POWERGOD and HAEMOTOM have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. Meanwhile, FEINSTEIN (the new band featuring former THE RODS frontman/ELF guitarist David "Rock" Feins...

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MERCENARY Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

Danish metallers MERCENARY have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. MERCENARY will perform on Friday, July 22. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR (feat. Christo...

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H.I.M., NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For MIDEM 2006 Opening Night Party

MIDEM, the world's music market (Cannes, January 22 – 26, 2006) has announced that Finland will co-host the prestigious opening night party for MIDEM's special 40th anniversary edition. The event will present a number of leading Finnish bands and artists live on stage and will take place in the Pala...

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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of Innocence' DVD Certified Gold In Germany

NIGHTWISH's "End of Innocence" DVD has been certified gold in Germany for sales in excess of 25,000 copies. The DVD, which entered the official German DVD chart at position No. 2 upon its release in late 2003, consists of 13 tracks of music, including promo videos and various self-recorded live trac...

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SILENTIUM To Begin Mixing New Album This Week

Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM have finished recording their new album and are scheduled to begin mixing the effort on Monday (May 23) for a late 2005 release via Dynamic Arts Records. "During the [recording] sessions [it became] clear the fact that after the whole member changes stuff...

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STRATOVARIUS To Team Up With HAMMERFALL For European Tour

STRATOVARIUS will be teaming up with HAMMERFALL for a European co-headlining tour beginning in late October. STRATOVARIUS's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Sep. 17 – Atlanta, GA @ ProgPower Sep. 19 - Springfield @ Jaxx Sep. 20 - Philadelphia @ Trocadero Sep. 21 - New York @ B.B. King´S Sep....

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EDGUY Hard At Work On New EP

German melodic metallers EDGUY are hard at work on their new EP, "Superheroes", tentatively due in September via Nuclear Blast Records. Producing the effort is Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, AINA, RHAPSODY) at the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg. Apart from the mid-tempo title track none of the featured songs will...

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SCORPIONS, NIGHTWISH, TESTAMENT Confirmed For Brazil's LIVE 'N' LOUDER ROCK FEST

According to a posting on ANGRA's official web site, SCORPIONS, NIGHTWISH, TESTAMENT, SYMPHONY X, ANGRA and THE 69 EYES have been confirmed for the Live 'N' Louder Rock Fest, set to take place on October 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The festival is also scheduled to hit Santiago (Chile) and in Mexico Ci...

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STRATOVARIUS To Release New Album In September

Sanctuary Records has set a September 5 release date for the new self-titled album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Maniac Dance 02. Fight 03. Just Carry On 04. Back To Madness 05. Gypsy In Me 06. Götterdämmerung (Zenith of Power) 07. T...