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STRATOVARIUS: Drums For New Demo Completed

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) has issued the following update: "Just got back from Germany and we recorded the drums for 11 songs in a demo studio close to Jörg's [Michael, drums] rehearsal room.I think it was called Sounds of Steel, although I don't know how the steel sounds actually. "...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Issues Solo Album Update

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 since issued the following update on the album's recording sessions: "All the guitars...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist: 'Songwriting Is Going Very Well'

NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just dropping by to let you know that we are still alive (not the song) and well. Songwriting is going very well indeed and the album is shaping up to be a mother of metal. We have some rough ...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Completes 11 New Songs

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) has issued the following update: "I have written 11 new [STRATOVARIUS] songs and we are first going to demo them. This will be completed by the end of the year and we will enter the studio to record that actual album around February. [Timo Kotipelto, vocals]...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Issues Update

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has issued the following update: "Just to let you know (if you happen to be in Finland these days...) that I am doing a couple of cover gigs with some of my friends. The band is called MR. C. Yesterday we played at On the Rocks, Helsinki and tomorrow (Saturday, O...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman To Produce New INFERNOISE Album

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) will produce the debut album from the Madrid, Spain-based metal band INFERNOISE between November and January 2007. The CD will be recorded in Madrid and mixed at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. For more information on INFERNOISE, click here. Tolkki...

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THUNDERSTONE: More Studio Reports Posted Online

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE last month entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album. The band is currently working on 11 as-yet-untitled original tracks and two cover songs which will be included as bonus tracks on special-edition versions of the new...

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DISILLUSION, NEAERA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DISILLUSION and NEAERA 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 BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE COMMUNIC DI...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Issues Post-Tour Update

STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: After 40,000 kilometers of travelling in three weeks [with STRATOVARIUS] I am finally home. Feeling totally spaced out from jetlag, waking up 4 a.m., sleeping in sections and feeling hazy. This is a familiar feeling to me fr...

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LETZTE INSTANZ Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

LETZTE INSTANZ, a German rock band particularly noted for its use of the violin and cello, has 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...

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CELLADOR Guitarists Comment On State Of Power Metal In The U.S.

Jeff Maki and Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently interviewed guitarists Bill Hudson and Chris Petersen of Nebraskan power metal act CELLADOR. The band is currently on a U.S. tour in support of TRIVIUM. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Live-Metal.net: Seeing that power metal is virtually n...

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NAPALM DEATH, COMMUNIC, BLACK MAJESTY Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

NAPALM DEATH, COMMUNIC and BLACK MAJESTY 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 BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL...

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ENSLAVED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MOONSORROW Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

ENSLAVED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MOONSORROW, VOLBEAT and SONIC SYNDICATE 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 BLIND GUAR...

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KALEDON: 'Chapter IV' European Release Date Announced

Hellion Records has set a December 8 European release date for the fourth full-length album from Italian power metallers KALEDON, entitled "Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods". "Chapter IV: Twilight of the Gods" projected track listing: 01. The Holy Water 02. Hell On Earth 03. War Plans 04. Goodbye My...

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KALEDON Signs With Germany's HELLION RECORDS

Italian power metal band KALEDON has inked a European deal with Germany's Hellion Records. The group will release its recently completed fourth full-length album, "Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods", before the end of the year. "Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods" projected track listing: 01. The Holy Wa...