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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Mainman Interviewed At France's HELLFEST (Video)
Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can watch the chat below. In August 2011, RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist L...August 5, 2012
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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY To Release Free 'Clash Of The Titans' Single
"Clash Of The Titans", the second single from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, will be made available for free at the end of the summer/early fall. The "virtual" single will include the new song "Fantasia Gotica", described by the band as "a very original cinematic orchest...July 30, 2012
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TIMO TOLKKI 'Cancels' Work On 'Classical Variations 2: Credo' Album
Former STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE and SYMFONIA mainman Timo Tolkki, who recently launched a PledgeMusic.com campaign to support the release of his fourth solo album, "Classical Variations 2: Credo", has issued the following update: "While I have been working on the new 'Credo' album, I hav...July 27, 2012
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STRATOVARIUS Singer, Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist Putting Finishing Touches On Acoustic Album
Finnish heavy metal singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, CAIN'S OFFERING, KOTIPELTO) and guitarist Jani Liimatainen (CAIN'S OFFERING, ex-SONATA ARCTICA) are putting the finishing touches on an acoustic album, "Blacoustic", to be released later in the year under the KOTIPELTO & LIIMATAINEN banner...July 23, 2012
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Audio Interview With ALEX STAROPOLI
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Alex Staropoli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE 2012 is: Fabio Lione - Vocals Alex Staropoli - Keyboards Roberto De Micheli -...July 22, 2012
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Recruits Former INTO ETERNITY Drummer
CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band formed by ex-SAVATAGE front man Zak Stevens, has recruited drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY, FINAL DARKNESS, ECHOTERRA) to sit behind the kit for their upcoming European tour, which includes a stop at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany....July 19, 2012
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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Mainman Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)
Guitarist Luca Turilli of the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Turilli interview begins around the 18-minute mark.) In August 2011, RHA...July 16, 2012
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BLACK MAJESTY: 'Stargazer' Audio Samples Available
Australian melodic power metallers BLACK MAJESTY will release their new album, "Stargazer", on July 20 via Limb Music. Dirk Illing (SCORPIONS, WIZARD) once again handled the album's artwork, which continues the theme of the band's past works. BLACK MAJESTY began recording drums back in October 2011...July 12, 2012
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STRATOVARIUS: 'Under Flaming Winter Skies' DVD Tops Finnish Chart
STRATOVARIUS's new DVD, "Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live In Tampere", has entered the Music DVD chart in Finland at position No. 1. The news of drummer Jörg Michael's departure from the Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS in September 2011 was a shock for all of the band's fans. To say goodbye...July 9, 2012
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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: 'Ascending To Infinity' Album Lands On German Chart
"Ascending To Infinity", the new album from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, entered the German Media Control chart at the position No. 32. Commented singer Alessandro Conti: "Well, there are no words to describe our inner feelings for this historical result. We want to vi...July 3, 2012
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AMBERIAN DAWN: New Audio Interview With TUOMAS SEPPÄLÄ
Tina Kilianová of the Czech web portal Kultura21.cz recently conducted an interview with guitarist/keyboardist Tuomas Seppälä of female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...June 29, 2012
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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: New Video Interview Posted Online
TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY. You can now watch the chat below. Three songs from from the LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY — "Clash Of The Titans", "Tormento E Passione" and "March Of Time" — are availab...June 28, 2012
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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: Three Songs Available For Streaming
Three songs from from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY — "Clash Of The Titans", "Tormento E Passione" and "March Of Time" — are available for streaming below. The tracks come off the group's new album, "Ascending To Infinity", which was released on June 22 via Nuclear Blast...June 25, 2012
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New STRATOVARIUS Drummer's Video Introduction
A five-minute video clip in which Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS introduce their new drummer, 24-year-old Rolf Pilve, can be seen below. Last year Jörg Michael announced his departure from STRATOVARIUS after sixteen years of incredible drumming, countless tours and nine studio albums...June 25, 2012
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OPERATIKA 'Going Through A Major Transformation'
New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have issued the following update: "To stop any ongoing rumors, we'd like to let everyone know that our band is going through a major transformation but please stay tuned for a lot more news to come soon. We'll reveal details on the changes, new mu...June 21, 2012
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