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TARJA TURUNEN: 'My Winter Storm' Lands On German Chart

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's new solo album, "My Winter Storm", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 3. The CD, which reportedly was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies on the day of the LP's release (November 14),landed on the Finnish cha...

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LEAVES' EYES Continuing Search For New Musicians

Vocalist Alex Krull of LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We unfortunately have to say that the North American tour from LEAVES' EYES together with KING DIAMOND, KREAT...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Budapest Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's November 27, 2007 concert in Budapest, Hungary can be viewed below. Tarja's new single, "I Walk Alone", entered the German chart at position No. 16. Turunen will perform "I Walk Alone" on November 30 at the farewell fight of the Ger...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Legacy Festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: May 30, 2008: DESTRUCTION VADER OBITUARY DARK FUNERAL THRESHOLD May 31, 2008: JORN LANDE BELPHEGOR...

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TOOL: More 'Vicarious' DVD Details Revealed

TOOL will issue a DVD called "Vicarious" on December 18. According to a press release, the disc will contain the title video — which was for the first single from the band's 2006 album, "10,000 Days" — along with "a tour that takes you through the history of [TOOL guitarist] Adam Jones' visual effec...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Angel Down' Will Be Listened To Many Years After He's Dead And Gone

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the delay in getting his first "proper" collection of all-new solo material released: "Good things take time; good things come to those to wait....

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TARJA TURUNEN: More Berlin Concert Footage Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen kicked of her first solo tour Sunday night (November 25) at the Columbia Club in Berlin, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the song "Sing for Me" can be viewed below (courtesy of "sunek99"). In other news, Tarja has checked in with the following message: "The...

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LUNARMILE To Enter Studio This Week

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will enter the studio this week with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY) to begin work on...

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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TARJA TURUNEN Kicks Off Solo Tour; Video Footage Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen kicked of her first solo tour Sunday night (November 25) at the Columbia Club in Berlin, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. Commented Tarja: "The first show in Berlin was just great!! Everybody in the band, including myself...

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Ex-DIMMU BORGIR/CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer Confirmed For CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert

Ex-DIMMU BORGIR/CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Nick Barker and the former drum tech for Richard Christy on DEATH's "Perseverance" tour, Jonathan Lee, have been confirmed to perform at a benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperi...

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QUIET RIOT Guitarist ALEX GROSSI: KEVIN DUBROW 'Was A Beautiful Soul'

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi has released the following statement regarding the passing of the group's lead singer, Kevin DuBrow: "I really don't know where to start. "Kevin was a beautiful soul and I feel more than fortunate to have known, worked and learned from him. Kevin was always a positiv...

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TARJA TURUNEN Talks About 'I Walk Alone' Single; Video Available

A short video clip of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen talking about her new single, "I Walk Alone", can be viewed below. Tarja performed the song on the Finnish show "Huuma" on MTV3 on November 17. The playback performance (with Tarja and her band playing along to a pre-recorded track) can als...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: New York City Footage Posted Online

Video footage of ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, opening for RODRIGO Y GABRIELA at Roseland Ballroom in New York City on October 19, 2007 can be viewed below. ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's first-ever music video, for the single "Mercury Retrogra...

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BLACK TIDE: Video Interview Available

Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) was recently interviewed by Buzznet. Watch the five-minute report below. BLACK TIDE has just released its first EP, entitled "Shockwave". Available for purchase at Hot Topic, the two-song disc includes the propulsive title track, "Shock...