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Nemesis

Much was made of Timo Tolkki's awkward exit from Finnish power metal institution STRATOVARIOUS, in 2008, amidst a series of bizarre incidents ranging from physical assaults to on-stage urination (don't ask!),which he later admitted to have fabricated for no apparent reason. The band's founding guit...

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STRATOVARIUS: New Video Interview Posted Online

Berlin Metal TV recently conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson. You can now watch the chat below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition a...

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STRATOVARIUS: New Audio Interview Available

Metal Kaoz conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson after the January 21 listening party for the band's new album, "Nemesis", at Idle Hands Bar in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Nemesis" will be rele...

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VAN CANTO Mastermind's HEAVATAR Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

HEAVATAR — the new project from VAN CANTO mastermind Stefan Schmidt — has inked a deal with Napalm Records. HEAVATAR's debut album, "Opus I - All My Kingdoms", will be released on February 22. Each song on the CD borrows — some more, some less — a motif from classical composers, ranging from Bach to...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Announces Collaboration With Symphonic Orchestra And Choir

Italian "cinematic" metallers LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY have announced a special long-term collaboration with the amazing Czech conductor Petr Pololanik and his Capellen Orchestra & Choir. Nominated for Hollywood Music In Media award in 2011, Petr and his orchestra worked for acclaimed music compo...

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AMARANTHE Singer Records Song With Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist

Swedish singer Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE, KAMELOT) has recorded a song with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki for an as-yet-undisclosed project. Ryd is on her way to Gothenburg to film a video for the track, which she says "sounds great." Tolkki recently opened a new mixing and mastering studio,...

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CRYSTALLION: New Album Details Revealed; First Song Available For Streaming

German power metallers CRYSTALLION will release their fourth album, "Killer", on March 1. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Run (5:09) 02. Far Cry (4:07) 03. Dead On Arrival (3:38) 04. Heat Of A Thousand Flames (4:22) 05. Ready To Strike (3:39) 06. Killer (4:57) 07. S.O.S. (4:51) 08. I...

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STRATOVARIUS: New York City 'Nemesis' Listening Party Announced

A listening party for "Nemesis", the new studio album by Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, will be held on January 21 at Idle Hands in New York City from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Frontman Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson will be in attendance at the event, which is open to t...

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STRATOVARIUS Invites Fans To Be Part Of New Video

After the success of the "Polaris" and "Elysium" albums and the warm response to the CD/DVD/Blu-ray "Live In Tampere" that featured one show of the band's last world tour with longtime drummer Jörg Michael, STRATOVARIUS is about to reinforce its position as one of the undisputed leading name of the...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Mainman TIMO TOLKKI Opens Mixing And Mastering Studio

Former STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE and SYMFONIA mainman Timo Tolkki has opened a new mixing and mastering studio, Studiotolkki, in Helsinki, Finland. Tolkki, along with Mikko Paakkanen (CEO) and Juha Rautio (studio manager),describe themselves on the studio's web site as "a bunch of audio...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Mainman Interviewed In Hamburg (Video)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian "cinematic" metallers LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY on December 6 at Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY guitarist Dominique Leurquin recently underwent surgery after he inj...

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DEVIL'S TRAIN Begins Work On New Album

DEVIL'S TRAIN — the band featuring MYSTIC PROPHECY mainman/producer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis, ex-STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael, guitarist Lakis Ragazas, and ex-SYMFONIA/STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen — has commenced the songwriting process for its sophomore album, to be, once again, recor...

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CODE FOR SILENCE: 'The Art Of Being A Coward' Video Released

"The Art Of Being A Coward", the new video from Finnish melodic death metallers CODE FOR SILENCE, can be seen below. According to a press release, the clip is "a story-like piece that presents a view to music mafia's efforts at middle-sized city in Finland." "The Art Of Being A Coward" comes off COD...

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THY MAJESTIE: Footage Of Entire Performance At 2008 BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL Posted Online

Italian "symphonic power epic" metal band THY MAJESTIE has released video footage of its entire performance at the 2008 edition of the Brainstorm Festival, which took place in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Commented the group: "Unfortunately, the [proposed] live DVD [of the Brainstorm concert] will ne...

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PINK CREAM 69: New Album Audio Samples Available

Frontiers Records will release "Ceremonial", the new album from German/British melodic hard rockers PINK CREAM 69, on January 25 in Europe and January 22 in North America. The cover artwork was created by Kai Brockschmidt (PRETTY MAIDS, ROYAL HUNT) and can be seen below. Six years after the critical...