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SWALLOW THE SUN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN 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 follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJE...January 12, 2007
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1349, CHTHONIC Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Norwegian black metallers 1349 and Taiwanese black-metal band CHTHONIC 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 follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BEN...January 11, 2007
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FALCONER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER 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 follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN B...January 10, 2007
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VISION DIVINE Prepares To Record New Album
Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have issued the following update: "'The 25th Hour' is ready to go! The band is completing the last parts and working really hard to realize an album capable of continuing the standard achieved with...January 9, 2007
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AMORPHIS: Finnish Dates Announced
AMORPHIS will play four shows in Finland in April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 07 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FI) Apr. 19 - Klubi, Turku (FI) Apr. 20 - Osmantupa, Eura (FI) Apr. 21 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FI) AMORPHIS will enter Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland later this month to begin recording...January 9, 2007
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UNHEILIG Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
German electrogoth/"neue Deutsche härte" band UNHEILIG has 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 follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY...January 7, 2007
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AMORPHIS: 'The Smoke' Video To Premiere On Finnish TV
AMORPHIS' brand new video for the song "The Smoke" will be shown for the first time on the Finnish TV program "Rautaryhmä" (Sub TV) on Monday, January 8 at 23:50. The group's bassist, Niclas Etelävuori, will also be a guest on the show. AMORPHIS will enter Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland lat...January 7, 2007
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THUNDERSTONE: Song Choices Revealed For EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Competition
According to ESCToday.com, Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE are one of 12 artists chosen by YLE and the music industry fighting for the honor of representing the host country, Finland, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. YLE tried a new system last year with well-known resul...January 5, 2007
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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER Lays Down Tracks For New AVANTASIA Album
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has tapped KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer to play on the upcoming third installment of his solo project AVANTASIA. "We've recorded the drums in Hamburg at Vox Klangstudio, where we recorded the drums of EDGUY's 'Hellfire Club' too," says Sammet. "Great room, great...January 5, 2007
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KOTIPELTO, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CHRIS CAFFERY Confirmed For Belgium's PESTPOP Festival
KOTIPELTO (the solo band of STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto),JON OLIVA'S PAIN (featuring SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva) and CHRIS CAFFERY (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist) are among the confirmed bands for the Pestpop festival, set to take place April 20-21 at the Oktoberhallen in...January 3, 2007
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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TOLKKI Working On 'Rock Opera' Solo Album
STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "[My new solo album] 'Saana - Warrior of Light' is a work in progress. "[For the past] two years I have had this idea in my head and it won't leave me be. It will be a rock opera, but not in a sense that many ...December 30, 2006
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LULLACRY Guitarist Keeping Things Heavy And Melodic
LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Boys and girls! Now it's time get in some action! For me it's always been easier to write music when it's dark outside. Yeah, I know you're looking at the damn picture and mumbling that it's not sooo...December 30, 2006
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TIMO KOTIPELTO: New Solo Album Title Revealed
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has set "Serenity" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. A video for the album's first single, "...December 23, 2006
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AMORPHIS: Helsinki Gig To Be Streamed Live Over The Internet
AMORPHIS' December 30, 2006 gig at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland will be streamed live over the Internet. More information and streaming links will be revealed closer to the show. Ever wondered how AMORPHIS would sound like if they sang in their own language (Finnish)? Check out track no. 4 on the b...December 23, 2006
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SODOM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran German thrashers SODOM have been confirmed for next 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 follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULLET F...December 22, 2006
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