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STRATOVARIUS Debuts New Song At WACKEN OPEN AIR: Video Available
Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS debuted a brand new song, entitled "Last Night on Earth", during their appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on Saturday, August 4 on the "True Metal Stage". Watch professionally filmed video footage of the performance below. STRATOVARIUS recently entered...August 5, 2007
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AVANTASIA To Play Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet announced at a press conference at Wacken Open Air earlier today that his solo project AVANTASIA will perform at next year's installment of the festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),...August 4, 2007
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HEADHUNTER Reissues Due In September
HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, will have its trio of albums originally issued during Schmier's years away from DESTRUCTION — "Parody of Life" (1990),"A Bizarre Gardening Accident" (1992),and "Rebirth" (1994) — re-released on September...August 2, 2007
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STRATOVARIUS To Debut New Song At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS will debut a new song, entitled "Last Night on Earth", during their appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. STRATOVARIUS is scheduled to perform on Saturday, August 4 on the "True Metal Stage" between...July 28, 2007
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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eight Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart
"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eighth week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" has...July 25, 2007
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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Announces Second Vocalist For New Solo Album
After choosing classically trained American coloratura soprano Jennifer Sowle to sing the leading character in his "classic rock opera," STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has chosen the second singer for his third solo album. He is Heikki Pöyhiä from Finnish band TWILIGHTNING. "I got to kno...July 22, 2007
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Australia's LORD: Another New Song Posted Online
Australian metallers LORD have made another new song, entitled "Same Old Lines", available for streaming on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Ascendence", due in Japan on August 22 through Soundholic Records and in Australia sometime in mid-August via Modern Invasion Mu...July 22, 2007
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ALICE COOPER, SCHENKER Brothers To Guest On New AVANTASIA CD
Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) revealed during a recent interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo that Alice Cooper has recorded a guest appearance on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. Ac...July 21, 2007
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VANISHING POINT: 'Surrender' Video Posted Online
Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT has posted its video for the song "Surrender" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's new album, "The Fourth Season", due on August 24 via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2005's "Embrace the Silence" was once again recorded with Endel Rivers at Palm...July 21, 2007
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Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Guest On AVANTASIA CD
Amanda Somerville, the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY, has been confirmed as one of the guests on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet'...July 20, 2007
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VANISHING POINT: New Album Details Revealed
Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will release their new album, "The Fourth Season", on August 24 via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2005's "Embrace the Silence" was once again recorded with Endel Rivers at Palm studios in the band's hometown of Melbourne. Mastering duties were handled...July 19, 2007
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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart
"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...July 18, 2007
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SEPULTURA Guitarist: 'We Feel Better By The Minute On Stage And It's An Awesome Feeling'
Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA are in the middle of European headlining tour in support of their "Dante XXI" CD. The group's guitarist, Andreas Kisser, has issued the following update: "We came from Hungary, from the region of Tokaj. It was a great festival with many local bands and a great crowd. We...July 17, 2007
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WISDOM Signs With Japan's SOUNDHOLIC RECORDS
Hungarian "traditional" metallers WISDOM have signed a licensing agreement with Japan's Soundholic Records for the Japanese release of their "Words of Wisdom" album. The CD will officially see the light of day there on September 26. "Words of Wisdom" was originally released last November. A video fo...July 14, 2007
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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Pulls Out Of KOTIPELTO's WANAJA FESTIVAL Appearance
Former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen will not be joining KOTIPELTO for the group's upcoming appearance at the Wanaja Festival on July 21 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. According to KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto (also of STRATOVARIUS),"Jari Kainulainen cancelled the gig with a short notice but...July 12, 2007
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