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LORDI Frontman Defends His Band's Inclusion In EUROVISION Song Contest

Dan Bilefsky of the International Herald Tribune recently spoke to LORDI singer and namesake about the uproar crated in their home country after the band was chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision, the European song competition that launched ABBA and CELINE DION. First, Finnish religious leaders...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer Says She Hasn't Seen or Approved Any Footage For Upcoming DVD

Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has commented on the band's plans to release the much-anticipated "End of an Era" live CD/DVD package containing recordings/footage of her final concert with the group, which took place on October 21, 2005 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki, Finland. In addit...

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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD To Include Hour-Long Documentary

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced more details about their upcoming live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era". Due out June 2, "End of an Era" will contain recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki...

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H.I.M., AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM Confirmed For Romania's ARTMANIA FESTIVAL

H.I.M., AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM and CARMEN GRAY have been confirmed for the Artmania Festival, a three-day event focusing only on Finnish bands set to be held July 14-16 in Transylvania, Sibiu, Romania. In addition to live performances, Artmania Festival will feature other interesting events such as vis...

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NIGHTWISH Officially Launch Vocalist Search

Finland's NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The hassle with the media seems to have died. We've been off tour for some months and we've had a nice and long vacation. It's time to get back to business. "NIGHTWISH is currently and actively looking for a new singe...

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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' Track Listing Announced

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the final tracklisting for their forthcoming much-anticipated live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era". Due out June 2, "End of an Era" will contain recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21 at th...

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NIGHTWISH Win 'Best Finnish Artist', 'Top-Selling Album' Awards At Finland's EMMA-GALLA

NIGHTWISH were honored in the "Best Finnish Artist" and "Top-Selling Album" categories at the Emma-Gaala (Finnish equivalent of the Grammys),which was held on Saturday, March 4 at the Kulttuuritalolla in Helsinki. NIGHTWISH's "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish" release was the top-selling album...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Husband/Manager Prepares To Break His Silence

Marcelo Cabuli, husband/manager of former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, has posted the following message on her official web site: "After the concert of NIGHTWISH in Hartwall Areena last October 2005, many things happened. "As is already public domain, the band members decided to stop working...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says He Has '14 Pieces' Of Music Written For Next Album

NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's been three months since the last show in Hartwall Arena and things are finally calming down. I just read through the yet unfinished version of the upcoming NIGHTWISH book. I was ve...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Was Finland's Top-Selling Album Last Year

According to a posting on NIGHTWISH's official web site, the band's "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish" release was the top-selling album in Finland in the year 2005, with sales of over 65,000 copies. Second on the list was ROBBIE WILLIAMS' "Intensive Care" (61,366 copies) and third YÖ's "Kuolem...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Certified Double Platinum In Finland

NIGHTWISH's 2005 CD collection, "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish", has been certified double platinum in the band's native Finland for sales in excess of 60,000 copies. The album, which was released in two different formats (the normal version, and limited edition, featuring a bonus disc conta...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Named 'Album Of The Week' By Icelandic National Radio

For the final week of 2005, NIGHTWISH's most recent CD collection, entitled "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish", was chosen as "foreign album of the week" by the Ras 2 (Channel 2) radio station of the Icelandic National Radio (RUV),Iceland's equivalent of DR in Denmark and SVT in Sweden. An off...

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NIGHTWISH: Photo Of Drummer JUKKA's Newborn Posted Online

Dutch webzine Reflections of Darkness has published a photo of NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Nevalainen's son Niki at this location. Commented Jukka: "His name might lead us to think that he is a potential bassist but I'd prefer him to be a drummer. After all 'Drums are the instruments of Gods'.=)" Niki ....

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Interview With Former NIGHTWISH Frontwoman To Air On Finnish TV

An interview with former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will air on the Finnish TV station TV1 on Saturday, December 24 at approximately 7:45 p.m. In other news, Turunen's official web site has made available copies of "Noche Escandinava II", a very limited-edition CD containing recordings in Bu...

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NIGHTWISH: New Singer Has Not Been Found

Finland's NIGHTWISH, who recently parted ways with longtime frontwoman Tarja Turunen, have issued the following statement via their official web site: "Several [media outlets] have spread information about a new singer of NIGHTWISH but every single word has been a lie. We ask people not to believe e...