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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Shine' Album

Audio samples of all the songs that will appear on "Shine", the debut solo album from former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon, can be streamed at Amazon.de. The CD will be released via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group, on the following dates: Ger...

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SOILWORK's BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID Interviewed By PROJECT ALPHA TV (Video)

On March 14, Project Alpha TV conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK at this year's Hammerfest, which was held at Hafan y Mor Holiday Park, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, Wales. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singe...

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SABATON: Second 'Heroes' Trailer Posted Online

"Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. A number of bonus tracks will be made available, including cover versions of songs originally written and recorded by METALLICA,...

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SOILWORK Singer Explains Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN's Absence From First Few Shows Of European Tour

GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK before the band's March 12 concert in Manchester, England. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren's absence from the first few shows of the band's current Euro...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: Fourth Trailer For 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And P...

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SOILWORK To Be Joined By NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN At Helsinki Concert

Dutch singer Floor Jansen (pictured; NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) will join Swedish metallers SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circus in Helsinki, Finland. The concert will be filmed for SOILWORK's first-ever live DVD, to be released later in the year. SOILWORK says: "The song that Floor will lend her beautif...

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AMORPHIS Vocalist TOMI JOUTSEN Speaks To KAAOS TV (Video)

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS before the band's February 21 show at Hullu Pullo in Vaasa, Finland. You can now watch the chat below (in Finnish, with English subtitles; click on "CC"). AMORPHIS will perform a special...

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DELAIN's CHARLOTTE WESSELS Speaks To U.K.'s PLANETMOSH About 'The Human Contradiction' Album (Audio)

Vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN was recently interviewed by U.K.'s PlanetMosh. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "The Human Contradiction", the new album from DELAIN, will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates: Germany, Austri...

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SABATON: 'Heroes' Bonus Tracks To Include Covers Of METALLICA, BATTLE BEAST, RAUBTIER

"Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. A number of bonus tracks will be made available, including cover versions of songs originally written and recorded by METALLICA,...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman ANETTE OLZON: 'It Is Easier To Implement Your Emotions In Your Own Songs'

On March 3, Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: In terms of the lyrics, [your solo debut, "Shine"] strikes me as a very personal album, so did you have any apprehensions abo...

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DELAIN's CHARLOTTE WESSELS Speaks To THE FRONT ROW REPORT About 'The Human Contradiction' (Audio)

The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "The Human Contradiction", the new album from DELAIN, will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates: German...

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SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN Talks To Apochs.net About 'Heroes' Album (Audio)

Apochs.net last week conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SABATON's new album, "Heroes", will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter S...

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NIGHTWISH's HOLOPAINEN Says FLOOR JANSEN Will Not Be Included In Songwriting Process For Next Album

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's the plan for the next NIGHTWISH album? Tuomas: I have given myself some schedule...

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NIGHTWISH Guitarist EMPPU VUORINEN's BROTHER FIRETRIBE: 'For Better Or For Worse' Single Artwork

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on May 2 via Spinefarm Records. The CD's first single and video, "For Better Or For Worse", will arrive on March 21. The cover artwork for the "Fo...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'Angels Of The Apocalypse' Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records will release TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's sophomore album, "Angels of the Apocalypse" on May 16 in Europe and May 20 in North America. Following the release of the debut album "The Land of New Hope", the "Metal Opera" was met with critical and fan acclaim, entering the national album cha...