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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)' Video Posted Online

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have posted their video for the song "Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)" at YouTube.com. Produced by Medialouhos and directed by Antti Hyyrynen, the clip was shot in November 2006. The track comes off the group's forthcoming third album, "Hope", du...

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VISION DIVINE Prepares To Record New Album

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have issued the following update: "'The 25th Hour' is ready to go! The band is completing the last parts and working really hard to realize an album capable of continuing the standard achieved with...

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THUNDERSTONE: Song Choices Revealed For EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Competition

According to ESCToday.com, Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE are one of 12 artists chosen by YLE and the music industry fighting for the honor of representing the host country, Finland, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. YLE tried a new system last year with well-known resul...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER Lays Down Tracks For New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has tapped KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer to play on the upcoming third installment of his solo project AVANTASIA. "We've recorded the drums in Hamburg at Vox Klangstudio, where we recorded the drums of EDGUY's 'Hellfire Club' too," says Sammet. "Great room, great...

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ETERNAL OATH Calls It Quits

After four critically acclaimed albums, Swedish melodic death metal band ETERNAL OATH has decided to split up. According to a press release, the decision by the bandmembers to go their separate ways was "unanimous as all members of the band strongly feel that songwriting and recording sessions recen...

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KOTIPELTO, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CHRIS CAFFERY Confirmed For Belgium's PESTPOP Festival

KOTIPELTO (the solo band of STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto),JON OLIVA'S PAIN (featuring SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva) and CHRIS CAFFERY (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist) are among the confirmed bands for the Pestpop festival, set to take place April 20-21 at the Oktoberhallen in...

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NIGHTWISH Manager Reports From ABBEY ROAD Recording Sessions

NIGHTWISH's manager, Ewo Pohjola (a.k.a. Ewo Rytkönen) of King Foo Entertainment, has posted a diary entry on the band's official web site from the group's recent trip to Abbey Road Studios in London, England to record the orchestral parts for NIGHTWISH's upcoming album. Read it at this location. As...

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NIGHTWISH Recording Orchestral Parts For New Album In London: Video Available

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have uploaded a new video blog, featuring footage of the band at Abbey Road Studios in London, England working with arranger Pip Williams and conductor James Shearman on the orchestral parts for the group's new album, due later in the year. Check it out at this...

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TOLKKI Working On 'Rock Opera' Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "[My new solo album] 'Saana - Warrior of Light' is a work in progress. "[For the past] two years I have had this idea in my head and it won't leave me be. It will be a rock opera, but not in a sense that many ...

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TIMO KOTIPELTO: New Solo Album Title Revealed

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has set "Serenity" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. A video for the album's first single, "...

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NIGHTWISH Accepting Singer Submissions Until January

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following update: "We have received several inquiries asking if one can still send demos for the singer search. The answer is yes. The search is still going on, and like all the approximately 1,100 demos we have received so far, all the future de...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman KOTIPELTO: 'Sleep Well' Video Posted Online

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto's video for the track "Sleep Well" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Commented Kotipelto: "The song will be on a Finnish movie 'Vares 2' which will have its premiere January 12th, 2007. The song is a main theme and can be heard when the credits are scrolling...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Finishes Mixing New Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto entered Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland in August to begin recording his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. He has just issued the following update on the album's recording sessions: "Now the album is...

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THUNDERSTONE: New Album Title Revealed

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE will release their fourth studio album, "Evolution 4.0", on March 14 (except in the U.S., where it will be issued later in the spring). According to the band, the new CD is "a milestone, bringing in more of the heavier stuff that 'Tools of Destruction' al...

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AMORPHIS, KOTIPELTO, NORTHER Featured On 'V2: Jäätynyt Enkeli' Soundtrack

AMORPHIS, KOTIPELTO, NORTHER and THUNDERSTONE are among the featured artists on the soundtrack to the new Finnish film "V2: Jäätynyt Enkeli" (cover),due in Finland on January 5 via King Foo Entertainment. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. NORTHER - "Frozen Angel" 02. KOTITEOLLISUUS - "P...