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NIGHTWISH Singer To Enter Studio In March
Singer Anette Olzon of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will enter the studio in March to begin laying down her vocals for the band's next album, "Imaginarium". Writing on her official blog, Anette states, "Just got an e-mail from [NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopa...February 16, 2011
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Rare Footage Of TARJA TURUNEN Singing MICHAEL JACKSON Unearthed
Rare footage of former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen singing a cover version of the song "Ben" by Michael Jackson accompanied by her first music teacher Plamen Dimov on the piano can be viewed below (courtesy of Anette Olzon Central). The clip was apprently filmed in 1994 when Tarja was just 17...February 12, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Reveals Concept For Next Album
In the midst of recording a new album, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been preparing a movie. "Imaginarium" is a music fantasy film based on the forthcoming NIGHTWISH album of the same title and its 13 songs. The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagin...February 10, 2011
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PAIN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Swedish metallers PAIN, who are led by HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, are working on the follow-up to 2008's "Cynic Paradise". NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon, who also happens to be the girlfriend of PAIN bassist Johan Husgafvel, writes on her official blog that Tägtgren is putting the finishing t...February 9, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Singer On Passing Of GARY MOORE: 'Thanks For All The Songs I Just Love!'
NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has posted the following message on her official blog regarding the passing of legendary guitarist Gary Moore: "A super guitarist and, for me, a man who has given me wonderful songs to listen to and dance my first slow dances to, has been found dead early this morning i...February 6, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Issues New Album Update
Keyboardist/songwriter Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following update: "In the excitement of Yuletide magic I wrote there would be secrets revealed at the end of January. "There are big things happening within and around the NIGHTWISH camp but the...February 1, 2011
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The Making Of New NIGHTWISH Album: Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH recently gave the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine a video tour of the facility where he worked on the material for the band's follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". You can now watch the footage in two parts by...January 14, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: 'In Memory Of HANNA'
NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon has posted the following message on her official blog: "One year ago I wrote this blog post about a big loss for the world, for Niclas (from Anette's pre-NIGHTWISH band ALYSON AVENUE),me and lots of friends of a girl name Hanna Ekstrand [who committed suicide]. She...January 6, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Bassist/Vocalist On New Album: 'These Songs Need Some Really Serious Explosives'
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio in October to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". Commented bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala: "At the moment I have most of the bass tracks for the new album recorded. I started already a few weeks back, but I've...January 5, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: New Album Update
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio in October to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". According to the band, "Emppu [Vuorinen] is nearly done with his guitar recordings, having done four comp tracks to all the songs plus half of all the leads. (T...December 29, 2010
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NIGHTWISH To Reveal 'Future Plans' In January
Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following year-end update: "The year is coming to an end and we're all getting ready for a hell of a rollercoaster ride of 2011! "This past year has been a very fruitful one, if also a mind-filling...December 21, 2010
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Complete TOXAEMIA Discography To Be Made Available
Dark Descent Records will release the complete discography from classic Swedish death metallers TOXAEMIA. Due on December 15, the CD will contain everything ever issued by the band, including the "Kaleidoscopic Lunacy" and "Buried To Rot" demos and the "Beyond The Realm" EP (released by Seraphic Dec...December 3, 2010
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NIGHTWISH/TAROT's MARCO HIETALA Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)
DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of NIGHTWISH and TAROT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. NIGHTWISH entered the studio late last month to begin recording the follow-up to 20...November 21, 2010
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NIGHTWISH Singer Finalizing Solo Album Deal
NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has revealed via her official blog that she is "in the process of signing with a record label" for her upcoming solo album, which she hopes to release in May 2011. Olzon worked on material for her solo CD last year with Swedish producers Stefan Örn and Johan Glössner. T...November 11, 2010
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NIGHTWISH Singer On Upcoming Album: 'I Think It's A Great And Varied CD'
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio late last month to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". Regarding the musical direction of the forthcoming album, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon writes on her official blog, "I think it's a great and varied CD. T...November 9, 2010
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