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OPERATIKA Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have inked a deal with Scarlet Records. The band will release its debut CD, "The Calling", in the spring. According to a press release, the album has been described as "the perfect combination of singer Slava Popova's harmonious operatic vocals, p...

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EVERGREY Bassist To Answer Fans' Questions

Swedish metallers EVERGREY are inviting fans to submit questions for the group's Finnish bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS),who joined the band a few months ago. "You have eight days to send in the questions; the deadline is Sunday, January 27," says the group in an online posting. "After t...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman To Co-Host 'Rock Against Child Abuse' Charity Concert

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto will co-host a charity concert for Rock Against Child Abuse (RLHV) with Heta Hyttinen on Saturday, January 19 at Nosturi, Helsinki. Rock Against Child Abuse is a registered nonprofit organization in Finland. According to a posting on the organization's web site,...

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VANISHING POINT To Support IRON MAIDEN In Australia

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will support IRON MAIDEN on the following dates: Feb. 04 - Burswood Dom - Perth, Australia Feb. 06 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia Feb. 07 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia VANISHING POINT's new CD, "The Fourth Season", was released i...

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Members Of LULLACRY, MALPRACTICE, GODSPLAGUE Team Up For New Year's Eve Gig

Sami Vauhkonen (LULLACRY),Euge Valovirta (GODSPLAGUE, SUBUBAN TRIBE),Toni Paananen (MALPRACTICE) and producer Anssi Kippo (CHILDREN OF BODOM, NORTHER) teamed up on New Year's Eve 2007 for a unique concert in Lappeenranta, Finland. Check out photos at www.shutterBLAST.net. LULLACRY's fourth studio...

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HEADHUNTER To Release New Album In April

HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael, and guitarist Schmuddel (ex-TALON),is currently mixing its comback album, "Parasite of Society", with Achim Köhler in Stuttgart, Germany. According to a posting on the D...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Completes Work On 'Saana' Classical Rock Opera

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on his upcoming classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island": "After spending 21 or so days in the studio, I got the mixes done. It was the weirdest mixing session I have ever done. Only assembli...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer, CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist Perform On MTV Finland

STRATOVARIUS/KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto performed three songs live with CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman on MTV Finland's "Headbanger's Ball" on Sunday, December 23. The performance will be re-aired on December 26 at midnight Finnish time (GMT + 2). KOTIPELTO's third album, "Serenit...

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AMORPHIS Members Look Back On 2007; Video Available

Guitarist Esa Holopainen and vocalist Tomi Joutsen of the Finnish metal band AMORPHIS recently took part in sounds2move.de's 2007 Christmas special. They spoke about their most memorable moments of 2007 and discussed their plans for the future. Watch the 10-minute video clip below. AMORPHIS' new alb...

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STRATOVARIUS Forntman Films Video Blogs For MTV Finland

STRATOVARIUS/KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto has issued the following update: "You can check out some weird / funny / whatever video blogs on MTV Finland's homepage. I've been filming some strange video clips with some of my friends. You might even recognize few of them." Check out the footage at...

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EVERGREY: Sixth Video Report From Recording Studio Posted Online

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following studio update: "We are FINALLY in the mixing stage of the [new EVERGREY] album and that truly feels like a blessing. Today we finished the eighth song for mix-down and it sounds AWESOME! We will be finished before New Year's and then we will take...

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EVERGREY: Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have announced the following dates in the northern part of Sweden: Jan. 25 - Sundsvall, SWE @ Club Destroyer Jan. 26 - Östersund, SWE @ Tingshuset Jan. 27 - Örebro, SWE @ Satin Commented vocalist/guitarist Tom S. Englund: "We have always had a great time when we have playe...

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AMORPHIS: Video Interview Available

An 11-minute interview with AMORPHIS singer Tomi Joutsen and keyboardist Santeri Kallio conducted by Mestrock.se prior to the band's November 27, 2007 concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden can be viewed at this location (click "Webb-tv: intervju med Amorphis" for the video in a pop-up wind...

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HEADHUNTER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Issues Update On 'Saana' Clasical Rock Opera

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on his upcoming classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island": "I have been mixing 'Saana' at Sonic Pump in Helsinki for four days now. First three days went pretty much just to get all the materi...