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STRATOVARIUS: 'Infinite' To Be Reissued With Bonus Material

earMUSIC/Edel has set a June 25 release date for the reissue of STRATOVARIUS' highly acclaimed 2000 studio album "Infinite". The LP will also be available as a two-CD deluxe digipak featuring over one hour of extra material (three B-sides, two live tracks and two demo versions). "Polaris", the 2009...

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A New Era Of LULLACRY Has Begun

Guitarist Sami Vauhkonen of the Finnish female-fronted heavy rock outfit LULLACRY has issued the following update: "It's been a while since the last update from the LULLACRY camp. "After a hard and complicated fourth album, we took some time off. In 2008 we were ready to record some new material, wi...

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AMORPHIS: 'Forging' DVD Trailer Available

AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", will be released on July 9 (Europe) and July 7 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, where AMORPHIS...

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MINUETUM Signs With 7HARD RECORDS

7Hard has announced the signing of MINUETUM for the release of the band's debut album, entitled "Haunted Spirit". The CD, featuring Jason Mercury (ex-OUTLOUD) on guitar, and Ignacio Lopez (SELIGER, LORD KRAVEN) on bass and Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, OUTLOUD) as a guest musician...

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VIOLET SUN: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

"Loneliness In Supremacy", the debut album from VIOLET SUN, the new band led by PLATENS/ex-THY MAJESTIE vocalist Dario Grillo, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. Commented Grillo: "Many labels described the album as 'unclassifiable' and no one seems really interested to rel...

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EXODUS Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON...

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Former EVERGREY Bassist Explains His Departure

Finnish bassist Jari Kainulainen has commented on his recent departure from the Swedish metal band EVERGREY in order to become a permanent member of the U.S. metal act KILLING MACHINE. His exit came after a period of turmoil within EVERGREY which also saw two other members leave the fold. Commented...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: New Album Title Revealed, New Keyboardist Announced

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki (guitar; ex-STRATOVARIUS),has set "Trinity" as the title of its forthcoming third album, tentatively due in the fall via Napalm Records. The CD, which is once again being engineered by Santtu Lehtiniemi, follows a mo...

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Ex-DIO Keyboardist JOHANSSON: RONNIE's Voice Was Like A Tank; I Never Heard Him Have A Bad Day

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, DIO, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN) has released the following message regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "I hesitated a bit to write something about this. In a way it feels...

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KILLING MACHINE To Support AC/DC In France

KILLING MACHINE, which features in its ranks former members of SLAYER, TESTAMENT and EVERGREY, will support AC/DC on the French Leg of the "Black Ice Tour" next month. The two shows will take place at Parc Des Sports Charles Ehrmann in Nice on June 15 and the Stade De France in Paris on June 18. ...

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FORBIDDEN Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up a...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Mainman Interviewed For 'Metal Evolution' Series

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE/ex-STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki will be interviewed by Dave Pattenden at the Ultimate World Guitar Exhibition festival in Bologna, Italy on My 15 for the forthcoming TV series "Metal Evolution". The series will air in the spring of 2011 in the U.S. on VH1 Classic and oth...

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STRATOVARIUS Keyboardist To Guest On New AMBERIAN DAWN Album

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, DIO, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN) will guest on the new album from Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN. According to the band, the forthcoming CD will feature Jens "playing two keyboard battles with Tuomas Seppälä of AMBERIAN DAWN." The...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' To Be Reissued With Live CD

"Polaris", the 2009 comeback album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, will be reissued as a two-CD digipack on May 21 via earMUSIC/Edel. In addition to the original album, the package will include a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of live material recorded during the "Polaris" tour and sp...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A...