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NIGHTWISH: 'Once' Certifled Gold In Sweden

NIGHTWISH's "Once" has been certified gold in Sweden for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH will be teaming up with ANGRA for a Japanese tour next March. A U.K. tour will take place in February. A North American headlining tour with SONATA ARCTICA will kick off April...

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NIGHTWISH To Support MÖTLEY CRÜE In Oslo

Finland's NIGHTWISH have been confirmed as the support act for MÖTLEY CRÜE on June 10 at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH will be teaming up with ANGRA for a Japanese tour next March. A U.K. tour will take place in February. A North American headlining tour with SONATA...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Falls Ill, Band Postpone Sao Paulo Concert

NIGHTWISH were forced to postpone by one day their scheduled performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil after singer Tarja Turunen was taken ill. The concert will now take place on Sunday, December 5. NIGHTWISH will be teaming up with ANGRA for a Japanese tour next March. A U.K. tour will take place in Februa...

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DRAGONFORCE Play Slovakia: Photos, Review Posted Online

RockersDigest.com has posted photos and review of DRAGONFORCE's trip to Slovakia for the festival lineup of SHAMAN, KOTIPELTO, DRAGONFORCE, SALAMANDRA, POWER 5 and KRLEŠ on November 20, 2004. Check it out at this location. As previously reported, DRAGONFORCE and Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA wil...

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DRAGONFORCE, ANGRA Announce One-Off U.K. Concert

Britain's "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE and Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA will be teaming up for a special one-off concert in London on Monday, February 21, 2005. The show, which will take place at The Mean Fiddler, will mark ANGRA's first-ever appearance in the U.K. DRAGONFORCE recentl...

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ANGRA: European/Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA have lined up the following dates in support of their new album, "Temple of Shadows": Feb. 05 - Rainbow – Milan, ITA Feb. 06 – Z7 – Pratteln, SWI Feb. 07 - Transbordeur – Lyon, FRA Feb. 08 - La Laiterie – Strasbourg, FRA Feb. 10 - Arena – Madrid, SPA ...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Once' Platinum Edition To Surface Later This Month

Spinefarm Records will release Platinum Edition of NIGHTWISH's "Once" album on November 24. The album will include the regular "Once" material plus the bonus songs "Live To Tell The Tale", "White Night Fantasy" and the "Nemo" video by director Antti Jokinen. On November 24, Spinefarm will also relea...

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Temple of Shadows

ANGRA's 2001 release, "Rebirth", proved beyond any doubt that the departure of singer Andre Matos (who, along with ANGRA's rhythm section, left the group to form SHAMAN) would be less difficult to overcome than initially expected. Matos' replacement, Eduardo Falaschi (ex-SYMBOLS),bore little musica...

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NIGHTWISH: New Single To Include MEGADETH Cover

Finland's NIGHTWISH have selected "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" as the next single off their mega-successful "Once" album. The single will be released in Finland on November 24. In addition to the title cut, the CD will include "Creek Mary's Blood" (orchestral/instrumental score) and a cover of MEGADE...

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Former THOTEN Singer Completes Recordings For Solo Album

Former THOTEN frontman Renato Tribuzy has completed the vocal tracks for his first solo album, "Execution", at AR studios, one of the most respected studios in Brazil (having in the past recorded stars such as STING and SEPULTURA). The album is currently being mixed at TrackShack studio in Germany b...

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EDENBRIDGE: New Album Samples Posted Online

Austrian "angelic bombast metal" act EDENBRIDGE will release their new album, "Shine", on October 25 via Massacre Records. A limited-edition digipak version will contain a bonus track. The song "Shine" will also be released on November 22 as a four-track digipak EP, featuring two non-album versions...

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SILENT FORCE Guitarist Announces Workshop Tour

SILENT FORCE guitarist Alex Beyrodt will be embarking on a workshop tour of the U.S. in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 13 - Jam Shack Music – Tulsa, OK Oct. 14 - Norman Music – Norman, OK Oct. 16 - Arlington Guitar Show – Arlington, TX Oct. 17 - Arlington Guitar Show - ...

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SILENT FORCE Finalize U.S. Release Date For 'Worlds Apart'

Noise Records has set an October 15 U.S. release date for the new SILENT FORCE album, "Worlds Apart". The group's third full-length release, "Worlds Apart" was produced by Dennis Ward (ANGRA, PINK CREAM 69) at House of Audio studio in Karlsdorf, Germany. An exclusive online single, "No One Lives For...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World

Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG Replace BLAZE At France's RAISMESFEST

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have replaced BLAZE as third on the bill at this year's Raismesfest in Raismes, France on Saturday, September 11. PRIMAL FEAR and RAGE will follow TYGERS OF PAN TANG on Saturday, with ANGRA headlining the Sunday night (Sept. 12). Also appearing on the bill will be A...