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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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DESTRUCTION Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION 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 BU...December 21, 2006
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LULLACRY, SILENTIUM Added To STREAM OF PASSION's Helsinki Gig
LULLACRY and SILENTIUM have been added to the STREAM OF PASSION gig on January 19, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki. LULLACRY is currently writing material for the follow-up to its fourth studio album, "Vol. 4", which was released in the U.S. in February via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at...December 19, 2006
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NORTHER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish metallers NORTHER 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 CANNIBAL CORP...December 14, 2006
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman KOTIPELTO: 'Sleep Well' Video Posted Online
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto's video for the track "Sleep Well" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Commented Kotipelto: "The song will be on a Finnish movie 'Vares 2' which will have its premiere January 12th, 2007. The song is a main theme and can be heard when the credits are scrolling...December 13, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD, HAMMERFALL, RAGE Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival
MOTÖRHEAD, HAMMERFALL and RAGE are among the confirmed bands for the Masters Of Rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, 2007 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MOTÖRHEAD HAMMERFALL RAGE + LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA STRATOVARIUS DIE HAPPY PINK CREAM 69 AFTER...December 12, 2006
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Finishes Mixing New Solo Album
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto entered Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland in August to begin recording his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. He has just issued the following update on the album's recording sessions: "Now the album is...December 11, 2006
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS Members Featured On Metal Christmas Album
According to a posting on CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, the band's frontman Alexi Laiho is featured on the Christmas-themed Finnish covers album "Raskaampaa Joulua" (Finnish for "Heavier Christmas"). Laiho can be heard shredding the axe on the track "Petteri Punakuono" ("Rudolph The R...December 11, 2006
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THUNDERSTONE: New Album Title Revealed
Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE will release their fourth studio album, "Evolution 4.0", on March 14 (except in the U.S., where it will be issued later in the spring). According to the band, the new CD is "a milestone, bringing in more of the heavier stuff that 'Tools of Destruction' al...December 7, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR 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...December 4, 2006
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