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QUEENSRŸCHE, WITHIN TEMPTATION, EUROPE Confirmed For Switzerland's ROCKSOUND FESTIVAL
QUEENSRŸCHE, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EUROPE are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rocksound Festival, set to take place June 6-7 in Huttwil, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WITHIN TEMPTATION EUROPE QUEENSRŸCHE EPICA SUBWAY TO SALLY ALTER BRIDGE SHAKRA ELUVEITIE LUNA...February 28, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA To Support NIGHTWISH On Fall 2008 U.S. Tour
BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal that Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will support NIGHTWISH on the third U.S. leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's tour to promote the "Dark Passion Play" album. The trek, which will include a September 20 date at the House of Blues in New Orleans, L...February 27, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passsion Play' Certified Quadruple-Platinum In Finland
NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Dark Passsion Play", has been certified quadruple-platium in Finland for sales in excess of 120,000 copies. The CD has also been certified platinum in Switzerland, and gold in Germany, Sweden, Austria and Poland. NIGHTWISH was honored with an Echo award in the "Rock/Altern...February 22, 2008
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NIGHTWISH: Video Of ECHO AWARDS Acceptance Speech Available
Footage of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH accepting an Echo award in the "Rock/Alternative (International)" category last Friday night (February 15) in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below. The other nominees in that category were FOO FIGHTERS, KAISER CHIEFS, MARILYN MANSON and WITHIN...February 20, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Interviewed At Germany's ECHO Awards; Video Available
Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and vocalist Anette Olzon of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were interviewed at the German Echo Awards, which took place last Friday night (February 15) in Berlin. Watch the four-minute chat below. NIGHTWISH performed the song "Amaranth" at the Echo A...February 19, 2008
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OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival
According to ME Metalhour, OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH and EXODUS are among the confirmed bands for the Zwarte Cross festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. This is the first year that the rock event — which is organized by the guys from Jovink en de Voederbietels (a Dut...February 16, 2008
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UNEXPECT, SHADOWSIDE To Headline FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES Festival
Montreal's "classical/black metal" act UNEXPECT and Brazilian female-fronted power metallers SHADOWSIDE have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's Flight Of The Valkyries festival, set to take place June 28 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Also scheduled to appear are DENDURA, SOMETHIN...February 16, 2008
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NIGHTWISH Performs At Germany's ECHO AWARDS; Video Available
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performed the song "Amaranth" at the German Echo Awards Friday night (February 15) in Berlin. Footage of the playback performance, which was broadcast in Germany on the RTL network, can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH was honored with an Echo award in the "Ro...February 16, 2008
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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
Glendale, Arizona extreme metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY has been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In...February 15, 2008
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NIGHTWISH To Perform At Germany's ECHO AWARDS
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will perform at the German Echo Awards tonight (Friday, February 15) in Berlin. The ceremony will be broadcast in Germany on the RTL network starting at 8:15 p.m. CET. NIGHTWISH has been nominated for an Echo award in the "Rock/Alternative (International...February 15, 2008
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Completes Work On HDK Debut
AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans — who suffered a seizure last November while en route to a gig — has issued the following update: "First of all, again, I'd like to mention that I really appreciate your great support the past weeks! I know [AFTER FOREVER's decision to take a] break was a surpr...February 14, 2008
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AMORPHIS: More Finnish Dates Announced
Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have issued the following update: "On Thursday, June 26, AMORPHIS will play an open-air concert in Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi Park together with NIGHTWISH and EPICA. Although the show will be a warm-up to the ensuing three-day Tuska festival, it is not part of the festival itse...February 14, 2008
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SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival
SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DYING FETUS, NILE, PRIMORDIAL, SONATA ARCTICA and KALMAH have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three st...February 14, 2008
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KAMELOT: 'Ghost Opera' Reissue To Include Bonus Features
American/Norwegian melodic metal band KAMELOT will reissue its classic "Ghost Opera" album on March 28 (Germany),March 31 (rest of Europe) and April 8 (USA/Canada) under the title of "Ghost Opera - The Second Coming", enhanced with lots of interesting features. The album will be released as a doubl...February 12, 2008
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EPICA: Promo Video For 'Classical Conspiracy' Concert Released
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have released a promotional video for the band's upcoming "Classical Conspiracy" concert, which will take place on June 14 at the Miskolc International Opera Festival in Hungary. Watch the clip below. According to the band, "The 'Epica: The Classical Co...February 6, 2008
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