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JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DANZIG, H.I.M. Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, ANGRA Venue: Arena Skol City/State: Sao Paulo, Brazil Date: Sept. 9, 2005 Attendance: 22,654 Capacity: 35,000 Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST,...November 6, 2005
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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Producing Italy's VIOLET SUN
Former THY MAJESTIE and current PLATENS singer Dario Grillo is currently producing a new album from the Italian gothic-power metal band VIOLET SUN, led by the soprano Alessandra Amata. The group's musicial style is being described as a mixture of "EVANESCENCE, NIGHTWISH, KOVENANT and LACUNA COIL." A...November 5, 2005
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H.I.M., NIGHTWISH, THE RASMUS Members Among Finland's Top Entertainment Earners
Helsingin Sanomat is reporting that this year's tax statistics provide a minor setback for the Finnish arts and entertainment fraternity, as only eight artists make it into the Top 1000 based on earned income. In the previous year there were fifteen of them. No artists broke through the EUR 1 millio...November 2, 2005
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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON: New Audio Interview Posted Online
StriglsMusicNews.com has posted episode 17 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features a six-minute interview co-host John Ostronomy conducted with ex-MEGADETH bass player David Ellefson. Topics include Ellefson's recent projects F5, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, WARMACHINE, AVIAN, KILLING MACHINE...November 1, 2005
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TURISAS Guitarist In Critical Condition Following Traffic Accident
Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have posted the following message on their official web site: "To prevent any more rumours spreading, we need to make the following statement. "Early Friday morning Georg [Laakso, guitar] was injured severely in a motor accident outside Hämeenlinna. Due to th...October 31, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Mainman: We Are Not Looking For A TARJA Clone
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen has finished composing two new songs for the group's next studio album which is not expected to surface until 2007, the keyboardist revealed in a brand-new interview published in the Finnish newspaper Keskisuomalainen. According to Holopainen, the band are hoping...October 30, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Talks About Decision To Part Ways With Singer TARJA TURUNEN
Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti has published a brand-new interview with NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen regarding the band's decision to part ways with their longtime singer Tarja Turunen. The brief question-and-answer session follows (translated from Finnish): Q: Tarja Turunen...October 30, 2005
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SUNSETH MIDNIGHT Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album
Brazilian gothic metal band SUNSETH MIDNIGHT are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, entitled "Sun Seth", at Carbonos Estúdio in São Paulo, Brazil. The mastering will be done at Finnvox Studios in Finland by Mika Jussila (THE 69 EYES, NIGHTWISH, SENTENCED, CHARON, ENTWINE, TO/DIE/FOR...October 27, 2005
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman: 'I Thought I Knew My Former Bandmates, But I Was Wrong'
Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has released the following statement to the media: "Since last Sunday morning, I have been asked to express my position by magazines, newspapers, radio and TV stations, fan clubs and fans from Finland and from all over the world. So many in total that it is...October 25, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Composer Is Sole Proprietor Of Band Name
In the wake of the sacking of the group's lead singer, Tarja Turunen, in the form of an "open letter" posted on the band's web site, NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen told the Finnish news agency STT on Monday (Oct. 24) that he and he alone owns the rights to the group's name. The four...October 24, 2005
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'I Am Devastated'
Ex-NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has commented on her former bandmates' decision to fire her following the final show of their "Once" world tour, which took place on Friday, October 21 in Helsinki, Finland. Writing to the fan site Tarja Turunen Fan , Tarja said, "I don't have words to express m...October 24, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Book To Reveal More Details About Split With Singer TARJA TURUNEN
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) spoke to the Finnish News Agency (STT) about the group's decision to fire their lead singer, Tarja Turunen, following the final show of their "Once" world tour, which took place on Friday, Oct. 21 at Helsinki's Hartwall arena. Holopainen told STT that...October 23, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Part Ways With Singer TARJA TURUNEN, Vow To Carry On
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) has issued the following "open letter" to the group's singer, Tarja Turunen: "Dear Tarja, "It's time to choose whether the story of NIGHTWISH ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We've been working with this creat...October 22, 2005
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EDGUY Members Consider Sex Change
German melodic metallers EDGUY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Against certain rumors and speculations, Tobias Sammet [EDGUY vocalist] has not undergone a sex change operation yet: 'Of course, after the success of NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EVANESCENCE, we sat do...October 21, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER: Non-Album Single Cut Features Appearance By NIGHTWISH's HIETALA
According to a posting on AFTER FOREVER's official web site, the group's latest single, "Being Everyone", is "selling really good and will probably enter the [Dutch] single charts high again." The "Being Everyone" single contains four songs: "Being Everyone" (single version and acoustic version),th...October 19, 2005
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