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NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS, HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Contribute To 'Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song'

Members of NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, WINTERSUN, AMORPHIS, HIM, BATTLE BEAST and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the musicians who have contributed to "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song", a track celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Finland's Tuska open-air metal festival. Tuska promoter Jouni Markkanen...

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STRATOVARIUS Is Not Interested In Recording Album Of Covers

Wave TV conducted an interview with vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS prior to the band's November 19, 2016 show at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland where they were playing their 1996 "Episode" album in its entirety. You can watch...

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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI To Perform Songs From His Entire Career

Timo Tolkki is a well known and highly revered musician best known as the creative force behind some seventeen STRATOVARIUS releases and a member of groups such as REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE (alongside members of HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, AVANTASIA and THUNDERSTONE) and SYMFONIA (members of HELLOWEEN, SONATA AR...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Launches New Project With Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist JANI LIIMATAINEN

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the launch of a new musical partnership between singer Anette Olzon and producer/songwriter/guitar player Jani Liimatainen for a new studio album, to be released in mid-to-late 2017. Anette is mostly known for being the immaculate voice on hit albums from NIGHTWISH...

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STRATOVARIUS: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Until The End Of Days'

The official lyric video for "Until The End Of Days", a brand new song from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, can be seen below. The track is taken from STRATOVARIUS's "Best Of" collection, which will be released on May 6 via earMUSIC. "Until The End Of Days" features the current STRATOVARIUS...

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Video: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Performs At NorCal Tattoo And Music Festival

Video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's April 9 performance at the NorCal Tattoo And Music Festival in Sacramento, California can be seen below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release its new, self-titled album on May 20 via AFM Records. Comments AFM Records A&R representative Timo Hoffmann: "We're honor...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Lyric Video For New Song 'Iron Maiden'

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release their new, self-titled album on May 20 via AFM Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Seventh Seal 02. Life Is A Mess 03. Taser 04. Iron Maiden 05. Verge Of Tragedy 06. Creeper 07. L.O.T.D. 08. The Incantation 09. Monkey Wre...

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STRATOVARIUS's 'Best Of' Collection To Include New Song 'Until The End Of Days'

STRATOVARIUS is one of the most influential, successful and enduring power metal bands in the world; one of the top names thanks to their distinguished mix of fast progressive metal and a melodic approach to melodies. What started in 1985 under the name BLACK WATER and left a trail of 16 studio albu...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Reveals Details Of New, Self-Titled Album

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have inked a worldwide deal with AFM Records. The band's new album, simply titled "Flotsam And Jetsam", will be released on May 20. Comments AFM Records A&R representative Timo Hoffmann: "We're honored that FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have decided to join our...

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Video: LACUNA COIL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, ICED EARTH, Ex-SLAYER Members Take Part In '70000 Tons Of Metal All-Star Jam'

Members of LACUNA COIL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, HAMMERFALL, DELAIN, TURISAS, FIREWIND, GAMMA RAY, MOONSPELL, JAG PANZER, KRISIUN, VADER, RAVEN, DRAGONFORCE, VADER and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS took part in the "70000 Tons Of Metal All-Star Jam" aboard the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which set sail from Port Ev...

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Eternal

Finnish power metal favorites STRATOVARIUS soldier on following the colossal boxed reissue of their "Elements" coupling last year, now offering their fifteenth recording, "Eternal". If you're a fan of this band, you know what you're getting, and STRATOVARIUS skimps on nothing. Much of it is fast pac...

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STRATOVARIUS: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Shine In The Dark' Performance From WACKEN TV

Wacken TV has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of Finnish metallers STRATOVARIUS performing their new song "Shine In The Dark" on July 31at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Check it out below. STRATOVARIUS's new album, "Eternal", was released in three formats: standard CD...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'My Eternal Dream' Video To Premiere On Friday

Coinciding with the release of the band's new studio album, "Eternal", Finnish metallers STRATOVARIUS will premiere the official music video for their single "My Eternal Dream" on September 11 at 10:00 a.m. CET at earMUSIC's YouTube channel. Directed by Mariano Biasin, the clip deals with one of the...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Eternal' Mini-Documentary Available

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS will release their new album, "Eternal", on September 11 via the earMUSIC label. The CD's arrival will be followed by a full European tour with GLORYHAMMER and DIVINE ASCENSION. A guided and intimate tour of the album via a 12-minute behind-the-scenes mini-docu...

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Chilean Singer CATERINA NIX Discusses CHAOS MAGIC Collaboration With TIMO TOLKKI (Video)

Chilean singer Caterina Nix recently spoke to Metal-Impact.com about CHAOS MAGIC, her new alliance with Finnish songwriter/producer Timo Tolkki (formerly of STRATOVARIUS). You can now watch the chat below. Frontiers Music Srl released CHAOS MAGIC's self-titled debut album on July 3 in Europe and Jul...