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LORDI Frontman Defends His Band's Inclusion In EUROVISION Song Contest

Dan Bilefsky of the International Herald Tribune recently spoke to LORDI singer and namesake about the uproar crated in their home country after the band was chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision, the European song competition that launched ABBA and CELINE DION. First, Finnish religious leaders...

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CANDLEMASS Win Swedish 'GRAMMY' Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album

CANDLEMASS won a Swedish "Grammy" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category, beating out the likes of HAMMERFALL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MESHUGGAH and OPETH. The Swedish doom legends were honored for their self-titled 2005 opus, which is available on Nuclear Blast Records. EVERGREY were nominated in the "...

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EVERGREY Announce First-Ever Headlining Show In England

Swedish metallers EVERGREY will make their first-ever headlining appearance in England on March 7 at The Underworld in Camden, London. Ticket information and other details are available at www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk. As previously reported, EVERGREY have set "Monday Morning Apocalypse" as the tit...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Reunites With Former WHITESNAKE Members

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice performed with is band IAN PAICE AND FRIENDS at Reading's Rivermead Leisure Centre in the U.K. on Friday, January 13. The event was promoted by DrumWright, whose Managing Director Chris Wright explains, "Over the years we have run many events for drummers where top play...

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ELECTRIC EARTH Complete Work On Sophomore Album

ELECTRIC EARTH, the Trollhättan, Sweden-based hard rock band featuring Peter Gottlieb (vocals and guitar; formerly with the ROLLIN' MACHINE),Tommy Scalisi (lead guitar; GOOSEFLESH, RAT SALAD),Lyris Karlsson (bass; RAT SALAD) and Lars Berger (drums; GOOSEFLESH, RISING),have completed work on their...

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EVERGREY Nominated For Swedish 'Grammy' In 'Best Music DVD' Category

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have been nominated for a Swedish "Grammy" in the "Best Music DVD" category for their "A Night to Remember" set, which came out earlier in the year. Other nominees in the "Best Music DVD" category are ABBA, CORNELIS VREESWIJK, MARIT BERGMAN and TIMBUKTU. "A Night to Rememb...

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DORO To Perform ABBA Classic On German TV

German metal singer Doro Pesch will be performing her version of the ABBA classic "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" on an ABBA tribute show on the German TV station RTL. The program will air on December 3 beginning at 10:15 p.m. Pesch has just released a new EP, entitled "In Liebe Und Fre...

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Former NIGHTWISH Frontwoman To Star In Finnish TV Show

According to a posting on the Tarja Turunen Fan site, former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will have small role in the upcoming Finnish TV production "Pääroolissa". Turunen will reportedly play the part of a "bad mother." The show will begin airing later this year via Finland's TV1. As previous...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer: Setlist For Christmas Tour Revealed

According to a posting on the Tarja Turunen Fan site, former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will perform the following setlist on her Christmas tour, which is scheduled to kick off December 1 in Savonlinna, Finland: 01. Kun Joulu On 02. Mozart Agnus dei Coronation 03. Bach Quia Respexit Magnific...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Polar Music Prize Announcement Video Posted Online

LED ZEPPELIN were named the recipients of the annual Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm on Monday (Nov. 7). Watch the announcement video at this location. The citation issued by the Academy called LED ZEPPELIN "one of the great pioneers of rock" and commented that t...

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LED ZEPPELIN Win Polar Music Prize

CBC Arts is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev have been named the 2006 winners of the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founded in 1989 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, the annual prize honors one pop and one cla...

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CANDLEMASS: No Confirmed South American Tour Dates

Despite published reports to the contrary, CANDLEMASS have not made definite plans to tour the Latin American continent. "Some fake tour dates are being advertised in South America at the moment," the band write on their web site. "Please notice that the only official and confirmed CANDLEMASS shows...

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DORO PESCH TO Guest On ABBA Tribute TV Show

The official web site of German female metal singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) has been updated with the following message: "There will be a ABBA tribute show in November on German TV (RTL). The show presents ABBA's best songs and Doro will be guest of the show, too. The show was recorded in September...

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CANDLEMASS Perform In Moscow: Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS performing live at CDK MAI in Moscow, Russia on Friday, August 26 have been posted online at Musica.Mustdie.Ru. CANDLEMASS are continuing to tour in support of their brand-new self-titled album, which entered the Swedish national album...

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CANDLEMASS: Proposed Tour With CATHEDRAL, GRAND MAGUS Called Off

The proposed European tour featuring reformed Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS alongside CATHEDRAL and GRAND MAGUS has been officially called off. "Unfortunately, it was rather clear we couldn't get the finances together so we had to say no to that one. Bummer!!" stated CANDLEMASS bassist Leif...