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WILDKARD Signs With ESCAPE MUSIC

Escape Music has announced the release of the brand new album "Megalomania" by British band WILDKARD, featuring KICK members Chris Jones, Mikey J. and Nick Workman. Originally called "The Zero Hour Project", these songs — newly recorded in the U.K. and Finland around January/February 2007 — were wri...

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KOTIPELTO Signs With AFM RECORDS

KOTIPELTO, the band led by STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto, has inked a deal with AFM Records. The group's third album, "Serenity", is due in April. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. The album's first single, "Sleep Well", entered the F...

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STRATOVARIUS: Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have announced the following dates: May 22 - Osaka, JPN @ Big Cat May 24 - Tokyo, JPN @ Liquid Room May 25 - Tokyo, JPN @ Liquid Room (Finland Fest) Jul. 14-15 - Vizovice, CZR @ Masters of Rock Aug. 2-4 - Wacken, GER @ Wacken Open Air STRATOVARIUS mainman/guita...

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Finnish EUROVISION Entry Investigated For WITHIN TEMPTATION Plagiarism

ESCToday.com reports: YLE will decide today, with the help of several music professionals and composers, if "Tietäjä", KATRA's qualified entry for the Finnish final, is a copy of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" by WITHIN TEMPTATION, released in 2004. The case was in the air already before Saturday's s...

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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Bassist To Play On TIMO TOLKKI's 'Saana - Warrior of Light' Rock Opera

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued an update on his classic rock-opera project, "Saana - Warrior of Light", for which he recently signed a deal with Frontiers Records. "Saana - Warrior of Light" will feature "seven characters and numerous musicians (including Tolkki himself) who will coll...

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KOTIPELTO, CHRIS CAFFERY: First European Tour Dates Released

KOTIPELTO will team up with CHRIS CAFFERY for a European tour in April. The dates so far are as follows: Apr. 16 - HU - Budapest - Wigwam Rock Club Apr. 17 - CZ - Prague - Rock Café Apr. 18 - I - Milan - Transilvania Live Apr. 19 - CH - Pratteln - ...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Signs With FRONTIERS For 'Rock Opera' Project

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has inked a deal with Frontiers Records for his classic rock-opera project, "Saana - Warrior of Light". According to a press release, "Saana - Warrior of Light" will feature "seven characters and numerous musicians (including Tolkki himself) who will collaborate in...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has inked a solo deal with Metal Heaven Records. His new album, "Pins & Needles", will be released later in the year. "Pins & Needles" track listing: 01. Pins & Needles 02. Sixty-Six 03. Torment 04. Walls 05. YGBFKM 06. Sad 07. Ch...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Team Up With TIMO KOTIPELTO For European Tour

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery will be teaming up with STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto for a European tour beginning on February 16 in Budapest, Hungary. The two artists will also share the stage at the Pestpop festival in Wieze, Belgium on April 21. Caffery recently co...

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OBSCURA Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Guitarist Markus Lempsch has left German death metal band OBSCURA. Lempsch has issued the following statement on the matter: "Due to scheduling conflicts and other obligations I decided to take a break from OBSCURA. It was a hard decision, but I am not able to dedicate the time and energy that's nee...

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TIMO KOTIPELTO's 'Sleep Well' Single Enters Finnish Chart

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto's new single, "Sleep Well", has entered the Finnish chart at No. 5. View the entire chart at this location. A video for the song has been posted online at YouTube.com. "Sleep Well" comes off Timo Kotipelto's third solo album, "Serenity", tentatively due in this s...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Don't Fall Asleep' Single Enters Finnish Chart At No. 3

SWALLOW THE SUN's new single, "Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)", has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 3. View the entire chart at this location. The single features two versions of the title cut (the video version and the album version),and "These Low Lands", which is a cover ver...

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NIGHTWISH: 'The Auditions For The New Vocalist Have Ended'

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The auditions for the new vocalist have ended, with more than 2,000 demos sent to us (yesterday, Jan. 15, we received 120 demos!). A big thanks to everybody! So please don't send anymore demos, since...

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PESTILENCE, GOREFEST, THANATOS Members Join Forces In New Band

THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens have joined forces with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX-singer Martin Van Drunen, GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen in a brand new project. The as-yet-unnamed band will record a three-track promo CD later this yea...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJE...