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TERSBETONI Frontman To Pay Tribute To QUEEN
Jarkko Ahola of the Finnish metal groups TERSBETONI and NORTHERN KINGS will team up with the Air Force Band and Navy Band of the Finnish Defence Forces for a four-concert tour as a tribute to Freddie Mercury and QUEEN. Commented Ahola: "Since it's been 20 years since the death of Freddie Mercury and...May 15, 2011
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It's Official: No OZZFEST This Summer
It's now official: There will be no Ozzfest in 2011. The venerable heavy rock and metal festival, started in 1997 by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has gone through a number of changes over the last few years as a result of economic woes and more competition from events like the Rockstar Energy Drink May...May 12, 2011
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Will There Be An OZZFEST In 2011?
The Pulse Of Radio reports: Will there be an Ozzfest in 2011? The venerable heavy rock and metal festival, started in 1997 by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has gone through a number of changes over the last few years as a result of economic woes and more competition from events like the Rockstar Energy...May 10, 2011
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Report: CHILDREN OF BODOM, APOCALYPTICA, NIGHTWISH Help Finnish Music Exports Grow
Helsingin Sanomat reports that Finnish music exports — including such acts as HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM, APOCALYPTICA and NIGHTWISH — achieved their all-time best result in 2009, according to a study commissioned by Music Export Finland (Musex). For 2009 the overall market value of music exports was es...April 14, 2011
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SLASH Confirmed For Spain's SONISPHERE Festival
Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has been confirmed as the Friday-night headliner of this year's edition of the Sonisphere festival in Spain. The event, now in its third year, will be held at Getafe Open Air, Madrid on Friday-Saturday, July 15-16. Friday, July 15: SLASH...April 9, 2011
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SPINEFARM RECORDS To Support 'Record Store Day' With 6 Limited-Edition 7" Singles
As regular manufacturers of vinyl, and proud of it, Spinefarm Records are delighted to be celebrating Record Store Day on April 16, 2011 with six seven-inch singles featuring tracks from some of the key artists on the label. All of the singles will be strictly limited to 300 copies and will come in...March 21, 2011
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APOCALYPTICA: New Video Interview With PAAVO LÖTJÖNEN
Metalship webzine conducted an interview with Paavo Lötjönen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA on prior to the band's March 10, 2011 concert at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. APOCALYPTICA's Eicca Toppinen has explained to The Pulse...March 20, 2011
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Record Company Politics Kept SHINEDOWN Frontman Off APOCALYPTICA 's New Single
Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has explained to The Pulse Of Radio why the band was forced to pull the vocals of SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith off their current single, "Not Strong Enough". Toppinen said that the whole thing was a case of record company politics. "Whe...March 17, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Bulgaria's SONISPHERE
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline the Bulgarian edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place June 21, 2011 at Sofia National Hippodrome Bankya. Also scheduled to appear are SLIPKNOT, ALICE COOPER, MASTODON and APOCALYPTICA. Tickets will cost from 90 leva for the pit and...March 10, 2011
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STAM1NA, APOCALYPTICA Honored At At Finland's EMMA GAALA
STAM1NA was honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" and "Band Of The Year" categories at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which was held last night (Saturday, February 26) at Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland. Meanwhile, APOCALYPTICA won the "Export" award athe annual event, which...February 27, 2011
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KYPCK: 'Alleya Stalina' Video Released
"Alleya Stalina" (English translation: The Alley Of Stalin),the new video from KYPCK ("Kursk" in the western alphabet) — the Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band featuring former SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka (a.k.a. S.S. Lopakka) — can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's sophomo...February 25, 2011
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TRUST, LOCK UP Pull Out Of HELLFEST; IN FLAMES, DOWN, STATIC-X Added
TRUST and LOCK UP have canceled their previously announced appearances at this year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France. Meanwhile, several new acts have been added to the biling — IN FLAMES and DOWN will play at Hellfest on June 17 and DARK TRANQUILLITY, DUF...February 15, 2011
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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALB...February 14, 2011
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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Backing Band For Mexican/South American Tour
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has revealed the backing band for her upcoming Mexican/South American tour in support of her latest album, "What Lies Beneath". It is as follows: * Tarja Turunen: Vocals * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums * Christian Kr...February 4, 2011
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BULLET Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish hard rockers BULLET have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER ALBERLOU...February 3, 2011
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