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NIGHTWISH's 'Imaginaerum' Tops Finnish Chart
"Imaginaerum", the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 1. According to Rytmi.com, "Imaginaerum" sold 50,000 copies in Finland in its first two days of release. The band's first CD since 2007's "Dark P...December 8, 2011
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CALIBAN: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
German modern metallers CALIBAN will release their eighth studio album, "I Am Nemesis", on February 28, 2012 via Century Media Records. The CD will feature guest appearances by Marcus Bischoff (HEAVEN SHALL BURN) and Mitch Lucker (SUICIDE SILENCE). After spending 10 months writing new material, the...December 1, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Begins Rehearsing For Upcoming Tour; Photos Available
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have begun rehearsing for their "Imaginaerum" world tour, which will kick off on Saturday, January 21 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California. This will be the biggest NIGHTWISH show production ever on North American soil and strictly a one...November 30, 2011
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DROWNING POOL Parts Ways With Singer
Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL have parted ways with vocalist Ryan McCombs. A member of DROWNING POOL since 2006, McCombs replaced singer Jason "Gong" Jones, who joined the band following the tragic passing of Dave Williams. Ryan recently rejoined his former bandmates in SOIL for a tour of the U....November 28, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: New 'Imaginaerum' Trailer Released
A new video trailer for NIGHTWISH's upcoming album, "Imaginaerum", can be seen below. The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records recently revealed the details of a number of different formats of "Imaginaerum" and the "Storytime" single. * "Imaginaerum" mailorder edition: limited and numbered to 1000...November 25, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: 'Imaginaerum' Product Trailer Video Posted
The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records recently revealed the details of a number of different formats of NIGHTWISH's upcoming album, "Imaginaerum", and the "Storytime" single. * "Imaginaerum" mailorder edition: limited and numbered to 1000 copies, the boxset includes the double digipak, the one-...November 22, 2011
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AUTUMN: 'The Scarecrow' Video Released
"The Scarecrow", the new video from the Dutch heavy rock collective AUTUMN, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's fifth full-length album, "Cold Comfort", which was released on November 7 in Europe via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the CD "offers a collection of st...November 21, 2011
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NIGHTWISH's 'Storytime' Single Tops Finnish Chart
"Storytime", the new single from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has topped the official chart in Finland. "Storytime" was released as a single on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. The song comes off NIGHTWISH's new album, "Imaginaerum", which is due in North America on J...November 18, 2011
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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Plays 19th-Century Church Organ In Helsinki (Video)
Finland's Kantri magazine recently accompanied Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH as he visited the Helsinki Music Centre and sat down to play one of the three instruments making up the centrepiece of Organo Hall: a tempered, 29-stop Fosters & Andrews organ repres...November 17, 2011
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GRIM REAPER Frontman Doesn't 'See Much Of A Resemblance' To Greek Finance Minister
Vocalist Steve Grimmett of '80s British metal band GRIM REAPER recently made headlines in Greece due to what many say is an uncanny resemblance between the singer and Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Videos of Grimmett, with comments about his dead-on similarity to Venizelos, began circul...November 16, 2011
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Separated At Birth: GRIM REAPER's STEVE GRIMMETT And Greek Finance Minister
Steve Grimmett's GRIM REAPER is currently on tour in Greece, a country in a deep financial crisis. A YouTube video (see below) from a small pub gig in Swindon, U.K. has suddenly gone viral in Greece (at nearly 200,000 views in three days and still climbing) due to what many say is an uncanny resembl...November 14, 2011
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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Takes Part In Online Chat (Video)
Bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH took part in video chat with fans on Friday, November 11. You can now watch the entire question-and-answer sessionbelow. The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records recently revealed the details of a number of different f...November 14, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Talks About New Single/Video
Video footage of keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH talking about the band's new single/video, "Storytime", can be seen below (in Finnish, with English subtitles). The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records recently revealed the details of a number...November 11, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Issues Update On 'Imaginaerum The Movie'
Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following update: "It's Wednesday the 9th of November and the first single of [the new NIGHTWISH album] 'Imaginaerum' called 'Storytime' is finally out today. It's part one of a very long homecoming...November 11, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: 'Storytime' Video Released
"Storytime", the new video from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, can be viewed below. "Storytime" will be released as a single on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. The song comes off NIGHTWISH's new album, "Imaginaerum", which is due in North America on January 10, 2012 vi...November 9, 2011