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NIGHTWISH Plays Final Show Of 'Dark Passion Play' Tour; Setlist Revealed

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH played a special homecoming show last night (Saturday, September 19) at the sold-out, 11,000-capacity Hartwall Arena in Helsinki to mark the end of the band's colossal "Dark Passion Play" world tour. Support at the gig came from APOCALYPTICA. NIGHTWISH's...

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TARJA TURUNEN Continuing To Write Material For New Solo Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has recorded three songs for a Finnish Christmas album, produced by Olli Ahvenlahti. According to Turunen, this is "a charity project for missionary workers in Finland and it is going to be released in the beginning of November in Finland." In other news, Tarja...

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APOCALYPTICA Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR; Video Posted Online

Jenn Selby of Terrorizer magazine conducted an interview with the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA prior to the band's performance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the 10-minute chat below. APOCALYPTICA...

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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Band Lineup For 'Final Storm Tour 2009'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the lineup of her band for the "Final Storm Tour 2009", which is scheduled to kick off on September 19 at the Elf Fantasy Fair in Arcen, Netherlands. It is as follows: * Tarja Turunen - Voice * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE...

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ANCARA To Release 'Chasing Shadows' In October

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA will release their third album, "Chasing Shadows", on October 21 in the band's home country and a later date in other parts of Europe. According to the group, the CD's release was "postponed by two months because the band decided to release the album independently though...

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ANCARA: 'Tears With a Smile' Video Teaser Available

A teaser for the "Tears With a Smile" video from Finnish hard rockers ANCARA can be viewed below. The song — which is described as "a duet ballad" — features a guest appearance by Agnes Pihlava, a finalist in the 2005 Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols". "Tears With a Smile" comes off ANC...

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ANCARA: Finnish Dates Announced

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 22 - Helsinki, Finland - On The Rocks Oct. 24 - Kouvola, Finland - House of Rock Nov. 13 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Rokkikellari (acoustic) "Chasing Shadows", the third album from ANCARA, recently had its release date pushed back from...

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TARJA TURUNEN At Ukraine's GLOBAL EAST FEST; Video Available

Quality video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's August 2, 2009 performance at the Global East Fest in Kiev, Ukraine can be viewed below (courtesy of Darkside.ru). Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour consisted of the following musicians: * Tarja Turunen - Vocals * Mik...

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APOCALYPTICA: Quality Gothenburg Footage Available

Quality video footage of APOCALYPTICA's August 12, 2009 performance at Kulturkalaset, Götaplatsen, Göteborg, Sweden can be viewed below (courtesy of "framednoise"). APOCALYPTICA is scheduled to enter the studio in the winter to begin recording its new album for a spring 2010 release. APOCALYPTICA sc...

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APOCALYPTICA To Enter Studio In The Winter

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with APOCALYPTICA mainman Eicca Toppinen prior to the band's performance at the Rockperry Festival, which was held July 17-18, 2009 in Vaasa, Finland. Watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA is scheduled to enter the studio in the winter to begin record...

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ANCARA: New Album Delayed

"Chasing Shadows", the third album from Finnish hard rockers ANCARA, has had its release date pushed back from the previously announced August 26. The new release date has not yet been confirmed. "Chasing Shadows" will be made available through Timo Kotipelto's (STRATOVARIUS) High & Loud Records...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, CARCASS, EUROPE Members On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Dani Filth of CRADLE OF FILTH, Bill Steer of CARCASS and Joey Tempest from EUROPE were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (Friday, July 24) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The special episode, which focused on...

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BLITZKRIEG, EDEN'S CURSE, DARKNESS DYNAMITE, Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

BLITZKRIEG, EDEN'S CURSE, DARKNESS DYNAMITE and MALEFICE have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ABGOTT AGONYST ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANA...

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ABGOTT Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

U.K. extreme black metallers ABGOTT have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The band will mainly perform material from its new album, "Godfather In Black", due on September 7 via Code7/PHD. The fest...

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SODOM Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

German thrash metal veterans SODOM have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. This will be the band's only U.K. performance in 2009 and marks the group's first U.K. show in 20 years. The festival billi...