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ENTWINE Members Launch New Project

ENTWINE members Aksu Hanttu (drums) and Jaani Kähkönen (guitars) have started a new project named TUONI. The group's first single, "Ruusut Helvetin", is scheduled for release on May 26. Samples of TUONI's material, which is written in the Finnish language, can be downloaded at this location. ENTWINE...

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IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, MNEMIC Confirmed For 'Alone In The Dark' Soundtrack

"Alone In The Dark", the upcoming horror movie based on the popular computer game series, will also feature an appropriate dark soundtrack: The first bands confirmed for it are modern thrash metallers MNEMIC (with the track "Ghost"),Sweden's successful melodic death export IN FLAMES ("The Quiet Pla...

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FOR MY PAIN… To Release New Single In June

FOR MY PAIN…, the Finnish "gothic metal" band featuring Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen (ex-ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on bass, Lauri Tuohimaa (EMBRAZE) on guitar, Olli-Pekka Törrö (ex-ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on guitar, Juha Kylmänen (REFLEXION) on vocals, and Petri Sanka...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Nemo' Single Certified Gold

NIGHTWISH's brand-new single "Nemo" has been certified gold in Finland after selling more than 5,000 copies within one week of its release. In other news, Sonera Plaza is reporting that the group's new studio album, "Once", will be available in Finland on June 2 — several days ahead of its previousl...

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TAROT: 1998 Live Show Available For Download

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have made available for download seven live tracks recorded in 1998 at Tulliklubi in Tampere, Finland during the final gig of the group's "For The Glory of Nothing" tour. "The tracks are 2-track DAT recordings of the live...

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BESEECH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

Swedish "gothic metallers" BESEECH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 10-12 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: The complete list of bands currently scheduled to a...

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DARK FUNERAL, ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR Metal Festival

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL and Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metallers ENSIFERUM are the final acts confirmed for this year's edition of the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, a three-day event set to take place July 16-18 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki, Finland. The...

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SWEDEN ROCK Festival: SKID ROW Out, Y&T In

SKID ROW have cancelled their previously announced appearance at this year's Sweden Rock festival and have been replaced on the bill by Y&T. SKID ROW's decision to pull out of the festival is being blamed on "the fact that [SKID ROW guitarist] Snake decided to bring his wife to be to the altar a...

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IMPALED NAZARENE: 'Armageddon Death Squad' Video Posted Online

Finland's IMPALED NAZARENE have uploaded the promotional video for their track "Armageddon Death Squad" at their official web site. Check it our here (file size: 32.89 MB, file type: Mpeg). "Armageddon Death Squad" (mp3 clip) comes off the group's eighth album, "All That You Fear", which was release...

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SWEDEN ROCK Festival Nearing Sell-Out

Last year, Sweden Rock festival sold out all the 15,000 two-day tickets two days before the first band took the stage. That was actually the first time ever the festival was sold out. This year the tickets will sell out much earlier. As of today, more than 13,000 of the 16,000 three-day tickets have...

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ALTARIA: New Music Posted Online

A brand-new ALTARIA track, titled "Will to Live", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. Also available for download are audio clips of three other tracks: "Unchain the Rain" (mp3),"Darkened Highlight" (mp3) and "Final Warning" (mp3). All four cuts come off the band's ...

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NIGHTMARE To Open For JUDAS PRIEST In France

French power metallers NIGHTMARE have been confirmed as the opening band for JUDAS PRIEST at le Summum in Grenoble, France on June 23. In addition, the group will perform at Le Jardin Moderne in Rennes, France on May 21 and at the Rotonde Festival on May 22. Other bands appearing at the Rennes gig w...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival

Dutch "gothic metal sensation" AFTER FOREVER have been confirmed for Dynamo Open Air, a one-day Dutch heavy metal festival scheduled to be held Saturday, June 5 in the Goffertpark in Nijmegen, Holland. Also scheduled to appear are headliners SLAYER, plus LIFE OF AGONY, DIMMU BORGIR, NIGHTWISH, DEICI...

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TO/DIE/FOR: Mexican Tour Photos Available For Viewing

A bunch of photos from Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR's recent trip to Mexico have been posted online at this location. The current TO/DIE/FOR lineup once again features vocalist Jape Perätalo, who allegedly decided to reclaim the T/D/F name for his TIAGA project after being offered a record deal...

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'Monsters of Metal Vol. 2': The Ultimate Metal DVD Compilation Returns With Second Installment

Nuclear Blast Records Europe has just released "Monsters of Metal Vol. 2" (view cover here),the second installment of what it calls "the ultimate metal DVD compilation," featuring both Nuclear Blast artists and bands signed to other labels. The complete track listing for the two-disc set is as foll...