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STRATOVARIUS: More 2009 Dates Announced

Finnish melodic power metal legends STRATOVARIUS have scheduled the following dates: May 22-23 - Wacken Rocks - Kreuth / Aurich, Germany Jun. 19-21 - Hellfest - Clisson, France Jul. 11 - Masters Of Rock Festival - Vizovice, Czech Republic STRATOVARIUS has vowed to return with a new studio album in 2...

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THEOCRACY: Christmas Track Available For Free Download

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has written and recorded a Christmas track called "Rudolph Vs. Frosty". The song has been released for free to the public and is available for download at the group's web site. THEOCRACY released its new album, "Mirror of Souls", in Europe on Novemb...

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TIMO TOLKKI's REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has inked a worldwide deal with Scarlet Records. Tolkki and his bandmates have spent the last few weeks putting the finishing touches to their new album entitled "Age Of Aquarius". Recorded over three months in F...

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AMORPHIS: More Dates Announced

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have scheduled the following dates: Jan. 28 - Dante's Highlight - Helsinki, Finland Mar. 20 - Verkatehdas - Hämeenlinna, Finland Apr. 12 - Klubi - Turku, Finland Apr. 18 - Hullu Poro Areena - Levi, Finland Jul. 18 - Dong Open Air - Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany Aug. 14 - Summe...

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AMORPHIS At RADIO ROCK FINLANDIA 2008 Awards: Video Available

Professionally filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' performance at the Radio Rock Finlandia 2008 awards on December 5 at the Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below. The event was broadcast live by Radio Rock and the Finnish TV channel Nelonen. The Radio Rock Finlandia award — which recognize...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: South American Tour Postponed

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has issued the following statement: "We are forced to postpone our [South American] tour due to lack of professionalism and responsibility of the promoter. They approached us with an offer for the tour in June, w...

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EVOCATION, KATRA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish death metal band EVOCATION and Finland's KATRA (the gothic metal band named after its charismatric frontwoman Katra Solopuro) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is s...

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STAM1NA, TIMO KOTIPELTO, LEVERAGE, MEDICATED Confirmed For Finnish Charity Tour

STAM1NA, Timo Rautiainen, Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS),LEVERAGE and MEDICATED will take part in a short Finnish tour called "Kaveria ei jätetä" (translation: "Never leave a friend behind!") which collects money to help the voluntary youth mental healthcare in Finland. The dates are as follows: Jan...

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CARINA LIROLA Debut To Feature KORN, WHITESNAKE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members

22-year-old UK-based singer Carina Lirola will release her "Cinderella Alive" live EP on December 1 via iTunes. Recorded live in Manchester earlier this year, it features live versions of songs from Carina's forthcoming album, "Cinderella Is Dead", due out next year on DR2 Records in Europe and Favo...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, MANOWAR, STRATOVARIUS, SACRED REICH Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

HEAVEN AND HELL, MANOWAR, SACRED REICH, STRATOVARIUS, ANTHRAX, GOD FORBID and GORGOROTH are among the confirmed bands for next year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX AURA NOIR BACKYAR...

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VISION DIVINE Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Italian melodic metallers VISION DIVINE have inked a multi-album deal with Frontiers Records. The band's new studio album, "9 Degrees West of the Moon", is scheduled for release on January 23, 2009. Born as a side project of the esteemed guitarist and songwriter of LABYRINTH, Olaf Thorsen, as a way...

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CRYSTALLION: 'Under Siege' Video Posted Online

"Under Siege", the new video from German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's second album, "Hattin", which was released in the U.S. on August 12 via Dockyard 1/Locomotive. The CD was issued in Europe on May 16. CRYSTALLION recently announced...

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STRATOVARIUS Keyboardist To Guest On STYGIA Debut

STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has recorded a guest solo for "Divine Allegiance", the debut album from STYGIA, the project led by Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz. Todd says, "The song ['The Hunter'] is partially inspired by one of my favorite video gam...

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ANCARA Begins Recording New Album

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA entered Matrixtor Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland on November 3 to begin recording their third album with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, LORDI, THE 69 EYES, SENTENCED, SEPULTURA). The follow-up to last year's "Beyond the Dark", will once again be r...

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TIMO TOLKKI Discusses STRATOVARIUS 'Publicity Stunt'; Video Available

Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mainman Timo Tolkki has released the second part of his three-part interview via the RR web site. During this lengthy interview which lasts almost an hour, Tolkki talks about the STRATOVARIUS period between 1996 and 2008. He discusses the diffic...