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WITHIN TEMPTATION Wins 'Best Dutch & Belgian Act' Award At MTV's 'European Music Awards'

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION were honored in the "Best Dutch & Belgian Act" category at MTV's European Music Awards Thursday night (November 1) in Munich, Germany. WITHIN TEMPTATION's video for the group's latest single, "All I Need" can be viewed below. The "All I...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Singer To Record Classical Solo Album?

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS' Minnesota-based vocalist Melissa Ferlaak is contemplating recording a classical solo album. "I'm thinking of NOT doing arias because, well, I can't afford an orchestra," she writes on her MySpace page. "I'm thinking art songs with piano, violin and/or classical guitar. Maybe eve...

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THE OCEAN: 'Precambrian' Pushed Back A Week

Berlin's THE OCEAN has had the release date of its extensive concept album, "Precambrian" (Metal Blade Records) pushed back to November 12 from the previously announced November 5. The double-disc effort is the soundtrack to the beginning of evolution, subdivided into two successive geological eons...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passion Play' Certified Gold In Sweden

NIGHTWISH's new album, "Dark Passion Play", has been certified gold in Sweden for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. The CD, which has already achieved triple-platinum status in Finland after selling more than 90,000 copies, has shifted 20,000 units in the United States since its October 2, 2007 rele...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Sleeping Sun' Performance From New York City Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH performing the song "Sleeping Sun" at the Nokia Theatre in New York City on October 18, 2007 can be viewed below (courtesy of "rick412"). A brand new audio interview with Anette Olzon conducted on October 15, 2007 in West Springfield, Virginia has been posted on...

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Report: Hair-Metal Nostalgia Fuels Yuletide Alternatives

MSNBC.com reports: When producer/composer Paul O'Neill founded TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and launched the yuletide franchise with the album "Christmas Eve & Other Stories" in 1996, he helped lay the foundation of an unexpected niche genre: hard rock Christmas carols. Eleven years later, TSO is a...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Honored With Dutch TMF Awards

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have issued the following update: "Great news! After winning a Belgian TMF Award two weeks ago, we picked up another two at the Dutch TMF Awards last night in the categories Best Live Act and Best Video! We got these thanks to your votes, so...

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NIGHTWISH: Take A Video Tour Of Band's Finnish Recording Studio

A 10-minute video tour of NIGHTWISH's recording studio/headquarers in Kitee, Finland hosted by the group's new lead singer, Anette Olzon, can be viewed below (Note: The footage was originally included on a DVD that accompanied a recent issue of the German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine). A bra...

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DEEP PURPLE: New Audio Interview With DON AIREY Available

A new audio interview with DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey has been posted at Metalhead.ro. On September 18, Eagle Rock Entertainment re-released one of its most popular DVDs, DEEP PURPLE's "In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Paul Mann". According to a press release, the di...

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Guitar Signed And Played By EDDIE VAN HALEN Being Auctioned For Charity

Rachel May of the Detroit Free Press reports that a guitar signed and played by Eddie Van Halen is one of 30 autographed guitars up for auction at the Stars Guitars benefit set for Saturday at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township. Among the items up for grabs are ...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passion Play' Certified Triple Platinum In Finland

NIGHTWISH's new album, "Dark Passion Play", has been certified triple platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 90,000 copies. In a brand new interview with ChartAttack.com, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen broke down why so many people have embraced NIGHTWISH's music lik...

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NIGHTWISH: Spring 2008 North American Tour Dates Revealed

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal the details of NIGHTWISH's upcoming spring 2008 North American run, which is scheduled to kick off in early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 05 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom May 06 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre May 07 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Chance Theater...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist At Durham Cathedral; Photos Available

Jon Lord, a founder member of rock group DEEP PURPLE took part in the premiere of the Durham Concerto on October 20 at Durham Cathedral. The concerto, which was packed with more than 1,000 music fans, was commissioned to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Durham University, according to the Sunderla...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION To Headline Germany's KNOCK OUT FESTIVAL

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION has been confirmed as the headliner of the Knock Out Festival, set to take place January 12, 2008 at the Europahalle in Karlsruhe, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are co-headliners HELLOWEEN, along with GAMMA RAY and AXXIS. More bands wil...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Schedules Italian Clinic

According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse will conduct a guitar clinic in Italy on November 10 at the Discoteca Corallo, Viale della Rocca, 10, Scandiano (RE). The clinic will start at 3:00 p.m. and tickets cost 20 Euros. This event is sponsore...