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TARJA TURUNEN To Perform With Symphonic Orchestra At MISKOLC INTERNATIONAL OPERA FESTIVAL
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform a special "Classic and Divine" opera rock show with a symphonic orchestra and choir on June 12, 2010 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival at at the Miskolc Ice Hall in Miskolc, Hungary. Tarja's two-hour set will include a selection of the bes...February 3, 2010
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EPICA: North American Tour Diary Launched
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have launched a tour diary from their latest North American headlining trek (featuring support from THREAT SIGNAL and BLACKGUARD) exclusively at www.sounds2move.de. The band will be posting frequent blogs on the site with the latest news from on the roa...February 2, 2010
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HAMMERFALL, VARG Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
HAMMERFALL and VARG have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSTINENZ ACELDAMA ASHES YOU LEAVE BEHEMOTH CANNIBAL CORPSE DECAPITATED DEMONICAL DORNENREICH ENOCHIAN...February 2, 2010
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MEMOIRA Announces New Singer
Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has announced the addition of female vocalist Kati Rantala (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band states, "We were blown away by her vocal abilities and her work ethic! "We were surprised that how easy the whole process was and the amount of time that it took. "We...February 1, 2010
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ELLIOTT'S KEEP To Enter Studio In The Spring
Dallas, Texas-based "metal doom" trio ELLIOTT'S KEEP will enter b>Nomad Studios (SOLITUDE AETURNUS, KING DIAMOND, ABSU) in Carrollton, Texas in late spring to begin recording its sophomore album for a late 2010 release via Brainticket Records. Commented the band: "The writing of our new album is...January 31, 2010
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EPICA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From North American Tour Posted Online
The sound engineer for Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA has posted several behind-the-scenes video clips from the band's current North American tour. Watch them below. Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA's current North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He was r...January 30, 2010
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EPICA Frontwoman To Work On Material For Solo Album
David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Simone Simons of the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA. The chat, during which Simone reveals that she is planning on working on material for a solo album, can now be streamed using the audio player below. Keyboardist C...January 28, 2010
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ECHOTERRA To Make Its Live Debut Next Week
ECHOTERRA, the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN),bassist Brian Hollenbeck, vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS) and drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY),will make its live debut on Saturday, Febru...January 25, 2010
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AMBERIAN DAWN: Footage From The Studio Posted Online
Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN entered the studio on November 23, 2009 in Hyvinkää, Finland to begin recording its new album for a spring 2010 release. The first in a series of video clips documenting the making of the new CD can be viewed below. According to the band, "The...January 21, 2010
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OBITUARY Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
OBITUARY has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSTINENZ ACELDAMA ASHES YOU LEAVE BEHEMOTH CANNIBAL CORPSE DECAPITATED DEMONICAL DORNENREICH ENOCHIAN THEORY ENSIF...January 21, 2010
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EPICA Keyboardist To Sit Out North American Tour
Keyboardist Coen Janssen will be forced to sit out EPICA's upcomiing North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He will be replaced by Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO). Commented Coen: "Having been in [EPICA] from the start and never having missed a single show made...January 20, 2010
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LACRIMOSA, RHEMORHA Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK
LACRIMOSA and RHEMORHA have been confirmed for this year's Masters Of Rock feastival, set to take place July 15-18, 2010 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR (USA) TARJA (FI) ACCEPT (D) UNISONIC (D) SABATON (S) LORDI (FI) DORO (D) ANNIHILATOR (CAN) QUEE...January 19, 2010
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MEGADETH Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll
MEGADETH's "Endgame" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. SLAYER's "World Painted Blood" and HEAVEN & HELL's "The Devil You Know" were close runner-ups for the second and third positions, respectively. This was the 26th year of the poll, whi...January 17, 2010
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MEMOIRA Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement
Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has parted ways with vocalist Jemina Pitkälä and is currently seeking a male or female replacement. Interested parties can send a vocal sample in mp3/wav format to memoiraband(at)gmail.com and a letter containing more information. MEMOIRA's self-titled debut album was rele...January 10, 2010
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EPICA, THREAT SIGNAL, BLACKGUARD: Milwaukee Concert To Be Streamed Online
The February 5 concert at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin featuring EPICA, THREAT SIGNAL and BLACKGUARD will be streamed live via TheRaveLive.com beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. To access the free live concert stream: 1) Click on this link 2) Click on the "Free Signup" button at the upper right of the...January 9, 2010
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