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It's Official: NIGHTWISH Parts Ways With Singer ANETTE OLZON

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following statement: "Another chapter of the NIGHTWISH story has ended today. NIGHTWISH and [singer] Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved. "In recent times it has become...

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NIGHTWISH's OLZON Says It Wasn't 'Good Decision' For Band To Play With Substitute Singers

NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon believes it was a bad idea for the rest of her band to have used substitute singers for their show in Denver, Colorado after she was taken ill and had to be hospitalized. KAMELOT backing singers Elize Ryd (also of AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (also of THE AGONIS...

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NIGHTWISH In Denver: A Night Without ANETTE OLZON

KAMELOT backing singers Elize Ryd (also of AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (also of THE AGONIST) filled in for NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon last night (Friday, September 28) at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado after Olzon was taken ill and had to be hospitalized. Photos of last night's conc...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Explains Denver Concert Absence

KAMELOT backing singers Elize Ryd (also of AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (also of THE AGONIST) filled in for NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon last night (Friday, September 28) at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado after Olzon was taken ill and had to be hospitalized. In a posting on her officia...

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KAMELOT Backing Singers Fill In For NIGHTWISH Frontwoman In Denver

KAMELOT backing singers Elize Ryd (also of AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (also of THE AGONIST) filled in for NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon last night (Friday, September 28) at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado after Olzon was taken ill and had to be hospitalized. Commented NIGHTWISH: "We we...

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KAMELOT: New Video Interview With THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD

On September 19, guitarist Thomas Youngblood of American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT was interviewed by "The Metal Voice" in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the band's current North American tour with NIGHTWISH. You can watch the chat below. KAMELOT's new album, "Silverthorn", will be...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman: I Have Never Understood The Term 'Rock Star'

Brandon Marshall of Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Denver Westword: Do you consider yourself a rock star or a composer, and do you feel that there is...

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AMORPHIS: Third Studio Webisode Available

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have entered the studio to begin recording their as-yet-untitled 11th album for a March/April 2013 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" are being handled by HYPOCRISY a...

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KAMELOT: 'Sacrimony' Video Screenshots Available

Two screenshots from the video for the song "Sacrimony (Angel Of Afterlife)" from American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic, who has previously worked with MOONSPELL, SOILWORK, HAMMERFALL, TYPE O NEGATIVE a...

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Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Is Officially Sold Out

All 75,000 tickets to next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival have been sold — a little more than a month after being made available. This marks the eighth time in a row that Wacken Open Air is sold out and it is the event's fastest sellout ever. The next Wacken Open Air ...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Interviewed On FUSE (Video)

When Finnish/ Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH came through New York on tour, mainman Tuomas Holopainen was interviewed by Fuse. In the clip, he talks about the themes behind their latest album, "Imaginaerum"; how it compares to its predecessor, 2007's "Dark Passion Play"; his songwriting proce...

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RAMMSTEIN Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD, Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festivals

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have been confirmed for next year's Download and Wacken Open Air festivals. Download will be held held June 14-16, 2013 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom; Wacken Open Air will take place August 1-3, 2013 in Wacken, Germany. Commented the band:...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Imaginaerum' Movie Poster Unveiled

NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23. The movie will have its premiere on November 10 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, where the audience will be treated to both a full-scale NIGHTWIS...

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NIGHTWISH: New Video Interview With TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH on September 19 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Interviewed In Atlanta (Video)

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH on September 12 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. You can now watch the chat below. The band's setlist for the Atlanta concert was as follows: (Intro) Crimson Tide (Hans Zi...