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SONATA ARCTICA To Support NIGHTWISH On Fall 2008 U.S. Tour
BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal that Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will support NIGHTWISH on the third U.S. leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's tour to promote the "Dark Passion Play" album. The trek, which will include a September 20 date at the House of Blues in New Orleans, L...February 27, 2008
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AMORPHIS, PRIMORDIAL, WITCHCRAFT Confirmed For Estonia's HARD ROCK LAAGER
AMORPHIS, PRIMORDIAL and WITCHCRAFT are the first confirmed bands for the Hard Rock Laager festival, set to take place June 27-28 in Vana-Vigala, Estonia. A total of 22 acts will perform on two different stages over the course of the two-day event. The seventh edition of Hard Rock Laager will held i...February 27, 2008
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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY To Play Pre-PROGPOWER USA IX Festival Concert In Atlanta
Power metal legends HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY will team up for a pre-ProgPower USA IX festival concert on Thursday, September 25 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. This marks the first confirmed North American date for the prestigious "Hellish Rock World Tour", which has hit Europe, Asia and Austral...February 27, 2008
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AMORPHIS Singer Guests On New TOTAL DEVASTATION Album; Audio Available
Finland's TOTAL DEVASTATION will release its fourth album, "Honour the Disorder", on April 16 through Playground Music. Commented TOTAL DEVASTATION's Janne Markkanen: "New album shows no compromises, instead it gives you nine tracks of violence, dishonour and hooliganism. Maybe punkier approach than...February 25, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passsion Play' Certified Quadruple-Platinum In Finland
NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Dark Passsion Play", has been certified quadruple-platium in Finland for sales in excess of 120,000 copies. The CD has also been certified platinum in Switzerland, and gold in Germany, Sweden, Austria and Poland. NIGHTWISH was honored with an Echo award in the "Rock/Altern...February 22, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH, STAM1NA, ELÄKELÄISET Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
SEBASTIAN BACH, STAM1NA and ELÄKELÄISET have been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air metal festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WHITESNAKE SEBASTIAN BACH TESTAMENT GRAHAM BONNET & JOE LYNN TURNER CHILDREN OF BODOM SONATA ARCTICA E...February 21, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: Video Of ECHO AWARDS Acceptance Speech Available
Footage of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH accepting an Echo award in the "Rock/Alternative (International)" category last Friday night (February 15) in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below. The other nominees in that category were FOO FIGHTERS, KAISER CHIEFS, MARILYN MANSON and WITHIN...February 20, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Interviewed At Germany's ECHO Awards; Video Available
Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and vocalist Anette Olzon of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were interviewed at the German Echo Awards, which took place last Friday night (February 15) in Berlin. Watch the four-minute chat below. NIGHTWISH performed the song "Amaranth" at the Echo A...February 19, 2008
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AMORPHIS Secures Finnish Gold
Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have issued the following update: "On February 15, AMORPHIS were presented with gold discs for 'Silent Waters' and 'Eclipse'. Both albums have sold more than 15,000 copies in Finland, a feat not yet achieved by any of the band's earlier albums. "According to the Finnish Na...February 16, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Performs At Germany's ECHO AWARDS; Video Available
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performed the song "Amaranth" at the German Echo Awards Friday night (February 15) in Berlin. Footage of the playback performance, which was broadcast in Germany on the RTL network, can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH was honored with an Echo award in the "Ro...February 16, 2008
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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
Glendale, Arizona extreme metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY has been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In...February 15, 2008
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NIGHTWISH To Perform At Germany's ECHO AWARDS
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will perform at the German Echo Awards tonight (Friday, February 15) in Berlin. The ceremony will be broadcast in Germany on the RTL network starting at 8:15 p.m. CET. NIGHTWISH has been nominated for an Echo award in the "Rock/Alternative (International...February 15, 2008
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Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL To Be Professionally Filmed
The organizers of the Legacy Festival, which is set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, have announced that the entire event will be filmed by MTS (Serbian Music Television) using eight professional cameras. The festival will be broadcast live as well. Legacy Festival billing is shapi...February 14, 2008
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AMORPHIS: More Finnish Dates Announced
Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have issued the following update: "On Thursday, June 26, AMORPHIS will play an open-air concert in Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi Park together with NIGHTWISH and EPICA. Although the show will be a warm-up to the ensuing three-day Tuska festival, it is not part of the festival itse...February 14, 2008
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SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS, NILE, PRIMORDIAL, SONATA ARCTICA and KALMAH have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three st...February 14, 2008
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