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ALTARIA To Be Joined By NIGHTWISH Guitarist During Upcoming Gigs

Finnish melodic metal band ALTARIA, featuring SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen, will be joined by NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen on second guitar during some of their forthcoming live shows, according to ALTARIA's official web site. In other news, ALTARIA will record a song called "Stra...

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GRAVE DIGGER Re-Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

GRAVE DIGGER have re-signed with Nuclear Blast Records for several more albums following the expiration of their most recent short-term agreement with the label. GRAVE DIGGER are currently finishing up pre-production for their forthcoming CD, which will be recorded between October and December at Pr...

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Sweden's Top-Selling Metal/Hard Rock Albums For Week Ending Sept. 13

The following is a list of the top-selling hard rock/heavy metal albums in Sweden for the week ending September 13th, 2002 (as reported by the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet): 01. (NEW) IN FLAMES - Reroute To Remain 02. (03) P.O.D. - Satellite 03. (NEW) KISS - The Very Best Of 04. (02) QUEENS O...

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GRAVE DIGGER Commence Work On New CD, Publish Autobiography

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER are currently finishing up pre-production for their forthcoming CD, which will be recorded between October and December at Principal Studios near Muenster, Germany. The Resetti Brothers and GRAVE DIGGER frontman Chris Boltendahl will assume the production duties d...

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RAUNCHY Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Denmark's RAUNCHY have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. RAUNCHY will be performing on the "Pain" stage on Saturday, August 24th beginning at 2:30 PM. The complete list of artists currently sc...

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NIGHTWISH: Sold-Out Dutch Gig To Be Webcast

NIGHTWISH's sold-out performance at the Paradiso club in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday, August 28th will be webcast live and free of charge via www.fabchannel.com. ...

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FOR MY PAIN Set First Single, Album To Follow

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

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NIGHTWISH: The Latest European Chart Positions

Here are the latest European chart positions for NIGHTWISH's current CD, Century Child: Finland: #2 (week 9) Germany: #23 (week 5) Austria: #34 (week 4) Switzerland: #67 (week 5) Netherlands: #41 (week 2) ...

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NIGHTWISH Take South America By Storm

Finland's NIGHTWISH have reportedly taken South America by storm with their most recent tour, which included a sold-out gig in Chile on July 17th, a show in Buenos Aires, Argentina in front of 2,200 fans and a sold-out gig in São Paulo, Brazil with 6,700 people in attendance. NIGHTWISH's new album,...

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ELVENKING Confirmed For Hungary's PEPSI SZIGET 2002 Festival

Italian "pagan metal" act ELVENKING have been confirmed for the Metal Hammer stage at the Pepsi Sziget 2002 festival in Budapest, Hungary on August 1st. The seven-day, multi stage festival drew 400,000 people in 2001 and is expected to achieve similar numbers this year. Other artists scheduled to pe...

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NIGHTWISH To Include Previously-Unreleased Material On Upcoming Single

Finland's NIGHTWISH have just released the second single off their phenomenal Century Child album in their home country, "Bless The Child", backed with an edited version of the cut and a previously-unreleased song called "Lagoon". On August 26th, Drakkar Records will issue two slightly-different ver...

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SINERGY Joined By THE IRON MAIDENS Bassist

Finland's SINERGY have recruited bassist Melanie Sisneros to permanently replace Marco Hietala, who left the group earlier year to join NIGHTWISH on a full-time basis. "Sisneros [is] no stranger to playing in metal bands," reads a statement on SINERGY's official web site. "She's been playing bass fo...

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NIGHTWISH: Riding High On European Album Charts

NIGHTWISH's latest CD, Century Child, has dropped down to position #13 on the German Album Chart in its second week of release. Meanwhile, the album is currently at position #22 on the Austrian Album Chart after debuting at #15 a week earlier. ...

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FOR MY PAIN Nearly Done Recording Debut CD

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

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NIGHTWISH Land At European #18

NIGHTWISH's latest effort, Century Child, has landed at position #18 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 Albums Eurochart. To view the entire chart, click here. ...