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NIGHTWISH, MESHUGGAH, SOILWORK, EVERGREY, CLAWFINGER Members Record Anti-Bullying Song

A number of Swedish metal musicians have come together to record and release a song as a way of raising awareness and taking action on the topic of bullying and harrassment in schools. Members of such renowned metal bands as MESHUGGAH, NIGHTWISH, SOILWORK, EVERGREY and CLAWFINGER have joined forces...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Releases Partial Photo Of New Son

On Friday, July 30 at 4:28 p.m. Swedish time, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon gave birth to her second child (and first with her current boyfriend, bassist Johan Husgafvel of the Swedish metal band PAIN). He was 52 centimeters tall and he weighed in at 3930 grams. Olzon, 39, also has a nine-year-old s...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Gives Birth To Baby Boy

On Friday, July 30 at 4:28 p.m. Swedish time, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon gave birth to her second child (and first with her current boyfriend, bassist Johan Husgafvel of the Swedish metal band PAIN). He was 52 centimeters tall and he weighed in at 3930 grams. Olzon, 39, also has a nine-year-old s...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording New Album In October

Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following update: "Almost exactly four years ago we gathered into an idyllic place in the small village of Sävi to rehearse and arrange what would later be called 'Dark Passion Play'. It was such gl...

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PAIN Mainman Interviewed By 'Rock My Monkey'

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with PAIN/HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Cynic Paradise", the latest album from PAIN, sold around 300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "Cynic Paradise" wa...

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PAIN Mainman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT

On May 26, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with PAIN/HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren. You can now listen to the chat below. "Cynic Paradise", the latest album from PAIN, sold around 300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "Cynic Paradise" was m...

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PAIN: 'Cynic Paradise' U.S. First-Week Sales Revealed

"Cynic Paradise", the new album from PAIN — the Swedish band featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren — sold around 300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "Cynic Paradise" was made available in North America on June 8 via Nuclear Blast Records. The North American version of...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Amaranth' Video To Make Its Prime-Time Debut In The U.S.

NIGHTWISH's video for the song "Amaranth" will be played on the network Reelz Channel on a program called "Movies & Music" (the evening edition),as part of an episode entitled "Rocker Girls." The show is half an hour long and it will air on Monday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Commented the band:...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Collaborating With WITHIN TEMPTATION, BLOODBOUND Members

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon is currently collaborating with Martinus "Martijn" Spierenburg (WITHIN TEMPTATION) and Fredrik Bergh (BLOODBOUND, STREET TALK) on a brand new project. She says, "I have recorded one song that is with Martijn for mixing at the moment and I look forward to hearing it soo...

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NIGHTWISH Completes Work On New Pre-Production Demo

Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has completed work on a pre-production demo of the band's follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". The band will reconvene in Finland between July and September to rehearse the material and prepare for the album's...

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NIGHTWISH Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted a new "Nightmail" session featuring fan questions answered by various members of the band and crew. A couple of excerpts follow below. Q: To Anette: I wonder if NIGHTWISH have any plans to record a new album but with a mix of the older songs?...

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PAIN: 'Cynic Paradise' To Receive North American Release With Bonus Live Disc, Alternate Cover

PAIN, the Swedish band featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, will make its latest album, "Cynic Paradise", available in North America on June 8 via Nuclear Blast Records. The North American version of the LP will feature an alternate cover (see below) and a bonus live CD recorded on March 23-2...

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NIGHTWISH Manager Says Singer's Surprise Pregnancy Won't Affect Band's Recording Plans

NIGHTWISH manager Ewo Pohjola of King Foo Entertainment Ltd tells Finland's MTV3 that singer Anette Olzon's surprise revelation that she is expecting her second child will not affect the band's plan to begin recording its new studio album this fall. "Anette's pregnancy doesn't alter our plans in any...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Pregnant

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has issued the following update via her official blog: "I have held a little secret for you all for some time now, but today I feel I want to share it with you all. "As you all know, I am very private and don't want to share to much ...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Discusses Curling, Winter Olympics

Mark Morton of the Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: In the wake of the amazing shock hearing HAMMERFALL mentioned during Sunday night's Oly...