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TARJA TURUNEN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire Athens Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's entire October 31 cocnert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece can be seen below. Her setlist was as follows: * In For A Kill * 500 Letters 05:08 * Little Lies 09:28 * Falling Awake 14:03 * I Walk Alone 20:40 * Anteroom Of Death 24:27 ....

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TARJA TURUNEN Says She 'Hasn't Been Interested' In Hearing Any Of NIGHTWISH's Recent Music

Finnish singer Tarja Turunen says that her involvement with NIGHTWISH was "a very, very important part of [her] musical history" but insists that she has established her own audience which has passionately embraced her musical output since she was unceremoniously fired from the group nine years ago....

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NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN On Learning Finnish: 'I'm Sounding Like A Three-Year-Old'

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the sixth in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. NIGHTWISH's Dutch singer Floor Jansen, who officially joined t...

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SONATA ARCTICA's HENRIK KLINGENBERG: 'We're Not Trying To Rewrite History'

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg (keyboards) and Pasi Kauppinen (bass) of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA. You can now watch the chat below. While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's...

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AMARANTHE's ELIZE RYD: 'Women In Metal Always Get Objectified In A Different Way Than The Guys'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The AU Review, singer Elize Ryd of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE spoke about the pros and cons of being the only woman in an all-male band. "Well, within the band, it's fine, because they see me as their sister, you know?" she said. "But sometimes we ....

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, AMARANTHE Members Featured On RASKASTA JOULUA's 'Ragnarok Juletide'

Finland's annual, all-star symphonic Christmas rock project, dubbed RASKASTA JOULUA, which translates to "Heavy Christmas," is enjoying its 10th year running. To celebrate, the project, which tours every holiday season, will release a new studio album this year. The CD, titled "Ragnarok Juletide", w...

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NIGHTWISH's Next Album To Feature Guest Appearance By British Professor RICHARD DAWKINS

Famed evolutionary biologist and atheist writer/leader Richard Dawkins makes a guest appearance on NIGHTWISH's eighth studio album, due next year. Dawkins, who recently generated controversy with by claiming that "nice Christians" and "nice Muslims" might actually be making the "world safe for extre...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Trailer For Re-Recorded, 15th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Ecliptica'

While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's Child", Finnish melodic metal heroes SONATA ARCTICA swung by the studio to re-record their debut album "Ecliptica", which was released 15 years ago. This new version will be released on October 24 u...

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NIGHTWISH Working On New Album: Fifth Making-Of Clip Posted Online

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the fifth in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. As previously reported, longtime NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Neval...

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ENSIFERUM Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM have been locked away for three weeks in Astia Studio in Lappeenranta, Finland with producer Anssi Kippo. Drums, bass, and most of the guitar parts for the band's next CD have been recorded. At the end of last week, guest musician Timo Väänänen tracked some takes wit...

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NIGHTWISH Completes Recording Vocals For New Album

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have finished recording the vocals for their new album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The CD is the first to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen following the abrupt departure of the band's lead singer of five years, Anette Olzon...

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PARADISE LOST Performs With Orchestra In Bulgaria: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST performed with an orchestra on September 20 at the Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. For the one-off concert, the band was joined by the renowned Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra founded nearly 70 years ago and made up of over 100 highly qualified musician...

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NIGHTWISH Announces North American Tour

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will embark on a 27-date North American headlining tour in the spring. The trek will launch in New York City on April 9, hit three Canadian cities plus Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, then close out in Silver Springs, Maryland on May 1...

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PARADISE LOST's ADRIAN ERLANDSSON Says Next Album Will 'Surprise' Some People

PARADISE LOST drummer Adrian Erlandsson has revealed to Greece's Rock Overdose that there are "about nine songs" ready in demo form for the band's next studio album and "they're quite a lot heavier" than those on PARADISE LOST's last CD, 2012's "Tragic Idol". He added: "I think some people will be s...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Releases A Cappella Video Of 'For The Heart I Once Had'

A video clip of former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon performing an a cappella version of the band's song "For The Heart I Once Had" from the 2007 album "Dark Passion Play" can be seen below. Anette's debut solo album, "Shine", was released in March via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based internatio...