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AMORPHIS, SWALLOW THE SUN, INSOMNIUM: European Tour Dates Announced

Finland's AMORPHIS will embark on a European tour in November. The first leg of the "Silent Waters European Tour" will take AMORPHIS to Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway and Sweden before the band returns to Finland for a concert at Nosturi in Helsinki. Support on the trek will come fro...

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STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS Guitarists To Guest On Finland's MTV3

According to Metal From Finland, STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki and AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen will appear on the Finnish TV channel MTV3 on June 6 at 8:50 a.m. to discuss the "exporting of Finnish music." STRATOVARIUS recently entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland to begin reco...

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STEELHEART Cancels BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Appearance; LETHAL Steps In

STEELHEART has cancelled its appearance at this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. Replacing them at the event is LETHAL. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS ARCHER BRA...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Hope' To Be Released On Vinyl

Garden Of Exile Records will release "Hope", the latest album by Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN, as a double LP. The vinyl release will contain an AMORPHIS cover as a bonus track, featuring a guest appearance by AMORPHIS vocalist Tomi Joutsen. Says the label: "You can expect some nice-colored hea...

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MAROON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German powerhouse metalcore quintet MAROON has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The lineup is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJES...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: Setlist For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Revealed

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS have revealed the setlist for their upcoming appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival, which will be held June 22-23 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The setlist was chosen by fans via an Internet poll and it features "songs we haven't pl...

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NORTHER To Enter The Studio In August/September

Finnish metallers NORTHER will enter Astia Studios in August/September to with producer Anssi Kippo to record their new album, tentatively due in early 2008. NORTHER will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Support on the trek will come from AMORAL and DRONE. The band will also...

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SONATA ARCTICA, TERROR Confirmed For Finland's ILOSAARIROCK Festival

SONATA ARCTICA and TERROR have been confirmed for the Ilosaarirock festival, set to take place July 13-15 in Joensuu, the capital of Eastern Finland. Also scheduled to appear are PORCUPINE TREE, STONEGARD, OPETH, SICK OF IT ALL, SOILWORK, H.I.M., INSOMNIUM, AMORPHIS, FINNTROLL and IMPALED NAZARENE,...

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TURBONEGRO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian rockers TURBONEGRO have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUA...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, AS I LAY DYING Pull Out Of WACKEN OPEN AIR, TYPE O NEGATIVE Steps In

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has cancelled its previously announced appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival because one of the bandmembers is scheduled to undergo an operation in August. Meanwhile, AS I LAY DYING have pulled out of the event due to scheduling conflicts related to their appeara...

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HATESPHERE, FASTWAY, SECRETS OF THE MOON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR

HATESPHERE, MAMBO KURT, W:O:A FIREFIGHTERS, FASTWAY, DRONE, SECRETS OF THE MOON, GUTBUCKET, MENNEN, PHARAOH and FAIR TO MIDLAND have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as fol...

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NUCLEAR BLAST Anniversary CD 'Into The Light'; First Audio Sample Available

A track called "Dirty Wings" (featuring EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet),taken from the upcoming compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light", has been posted online at this location. "Into the Light" features 10 songs composed, recorded and produced b...

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AMORPHIS Discusses Upcoming Album

Before the AMORPHIS concert on May 5 at A38 in Budapest, Hungary, Metalhead.ro had the opportunity to go in backstage and talk to Tomi Koivusaari (guitar) and Esa Holopainen (guitar) about the group's upcoming album. A few excerpts follow: Metalhead.ro: I would like to know some things about your ne...

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NUCLEAR BLAST Anniversary CD 'Into The Light': Details Revealed

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski recently completed work on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light". Smolski composed, recorded and produced 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is...

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Rent Your Own Toilet At WACKEN OPEN AIR

The organizers of the world-famous Wacken Open Air festival have come up with a new way to satisfy their customers and in the process put a few extra bucks in their pockets to offset the costs of running the annual event. Check out this unique offer, available now via the festival's official web ...