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NIGHTWISH Mainman To Guest On Finland's NRJ Tomorrow

NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen will guest on Finland's NRJ radio tomorrow (Tuesday, August 21) at 8:00 a.m. NIGHTWISH will return for another U.S. tour in the spring. Exact cities and dates will be announced during the coming months. NIGHTWISH's video for the group's new single, "Am...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer Says New AVANTASIA Album Is 'My Type Of Material'

Former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske has commented on his guest appearance on the third installment of EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2". Asked what the AVANTASIA project has been like this time around, Kiske replied, "I like it this time a...

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AMORPHIS: 'Silent Waters' Video Posted Online

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have released their video for the song "Silent Waters". Watch the clip below. An e-card for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been made available at this location. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties were handled by M...

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NIGHTWISH Planning Another U.S. Tour In The Spring

As part of their North American tour this fall, Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have made VIP tickets available (first/priority entry into venue and an autographed poster),which can be purchased through EntertheVault.com. At this time VIP tickets for the Philadelphia (October 16) and Toronto...

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AMORPHIS To Tour Russia, Ukraine In October

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS will embark on a short tour of Russia and Ukraine in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 07 - Kiev (UA),venue tba Oct. 09 - Khabarovsk (RU),Circus Oct. 10 - Vladivostok (RU),[venue to be announced] Oct. 12 - Moscow (RU),Apelsin Oct. 13 - Rostov (RU),Dk Rosts...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Amaranth' Video Premieres On MTV Finland

NIGHTWISH's video for the group's new single, "Amaranth", debuted on MTV Finland early this morning (Saturday, August 11) and has since gone into regular rotation. The clip will receive its official online premiere on Monday, August 13 at 8:00 a.m. CET via the Nuclear Blast Records web site. The vid...

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AMORPHIS: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available

Fan-filmed footage of the Finnish metallers AMORPHIS performing the track "My Kantele" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. An e-card for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been made av...

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EDGUY Frontman Undergoes Appendix Surgery

EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery and is currently recovering in a German hospital. Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA proj...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Amaranth' Video To Receive Online Premiere On Monday

NIGHTWISH's video for the group's new single, "Amaranth", will receive its online premiere on Monday, August 13 at 8:00 a.m. CET via the Nuclear Blast Records web site. The clip, which was shot in Los Angeles with director Antti Jokinen (BEYONCÉ, WYCLEF JEAN, KORN, MISSY ELLIOT, STRATOVARIUS, SHANIA...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman On New HEADHUNTER Album: 'I Feel Like I Am 20 Years Old' Again

DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has brought his old band HEADHUNTER back to life. He originally founded the group at the end of the Eighties during his time away from DESTRUCTION and released three critically acclaimed records — "Parody of Life" (1990),"A Bizarre Gardening Ac...

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DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, IN FLAMES, POSSESSED, SACRED REICH: Photos From WACKEN Available

Photos of BLIND GUARDIAN, DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, IN FLAMES, POSSESSED, SACRED REICH and TYPE O NEGATIVE taken at this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which was held August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany — have been posted at the Metal-Experience.com web site. Included are pictures of the following artist...

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AMORPHIS: New 'Silent Waters' E-Card Available

An e-card for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been made available at this location. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties were handled by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS) at Finnvox studios. "Silent Waters" track listing: 01. Weaving The...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE, ICED EARTH, POSSESSED: Video Footage From WACKEN Available

Romania's Metalhead TV has uploaded video footage from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. Included are clips from the following artists: BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE DESTRUCTION DIR EN GREY ICED EARTH MOONSPELL NORTHER POSSESSED SCHANDMAUL STRATOV...

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EVERGREY Recruits Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have announced the addition of former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen. Comments EVERGREY mainman Tom S. Englund: "We are extremely happy that we have found the perfect bass player. Jari came to Gothenburg for a rehearsal a few weeks ago. Afterwards me and Henrik [Dan...

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EDGUY Frontman Is 'Proud' To Have ALICE COOPER And RUDOLF SCHENKER On New AVANTASIA CD

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2" (the "Scarecrow" working title has now apparently been...