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EYE OF MELIAN, Featuring DELAIN And AURI Members, Announces 'Forest Of Forgetting' Album

Napalm Records has announced the signing of EYE OF MELIAN — the Tolkien-inspired symphonic project founded by Martijn Westerholt (DELAIN) and Finnish vocalist Johanna Kurkela (AURI). Alongside this exciting partnership, the band revealed that its new album, "Forest Of Forgetting", will arrive on Feb...

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SABATON's THOBBE ENGLUND On His Return To Band: 'Everything Is In Harmony Now'

SABATON guitarist Thobbe Englund says that "everything is in harmony now", less than two years after he rejoined the band. In early February 2024, the Swedish metallers announced that they had welcomed back Englund. This news came a month after Tommy Johansson revealed his departure from the group....

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Watch: MARK JANSEN's Pre-EPICA Band AFTER FOREVER Reunites For Special 25th-Anniversary Concerts

Mark Jansen's pre-EPICA band AFTER FOREVER reunited for two special 25th-anniversary concerts on October 4, 2025 and October 5, 2025 at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands. The setlist for the October 5 show was as follows: 01. Monolith Of Doubt 02. My Pledge Of Allegiance #1: The Sealed Fate 03....

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SANTERI KALLIO And TOMI JOUTSEN Discuss Why AMORPHIS Took A 'Leap Into The Unknown' On New Album 'Borderland'

By David E. Gehlke AMORPHIS is on album number nine of the Tomi Joutsen era. What began with the 2006's world-beating "Eclipse" has spawned at least another world-beater in 2015's "Under The Red Cloud", with the remaining LPs bearing the Finns' now indelible stamp of progressive, melodic and slightl...

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Watch: ANETTE OLZON Kicks Off Brazilian Tour Celebrating Her NIGHTWISH Era

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon is celebrating the two albums she recorded with the band — "Dark Passion Play" (2007) and "Imaginaerum" (2011) — on a special tour of Brazil this month. The trek marks the first time Anette is performing live, as a solo artist, the iconic songs from her era of NI...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Rips 'Organized Religion' For 'Causing The Worst Genocides And Most Horrible Situations In The History Of Mankind'

In a new interview with Brocarde, NIGHTWISH's Dutch-born vocalist Floor Jansen, who resides in Sweden with her husband, SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl, confirmed that she grew up around religion, even though she was never a strong believer. "It was there, but I guess from the get-go I really starte...

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Finnish Gothic Metallers CHARON Release First New Single In 15 Years, 'Fall Of Angels'

One of Finland's most notable goth metal bands of the 2000s CHARON is making a long-awaited comeback. Originally founded in Raahe in 1992, CHARON broke into the forefront of the Finnish metal scene with its 2002 album "Downhearted". During their active years, the band released a total of five studio...

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ZOË M. FEDEROFF Abruptly Exits CRADLE OF FILTH Mid-Tour 'For Personal Reasons'

Zoë M. Federoff has announced her exit from CRADLE OF FILTH. The 33-year-old Federoff, who joined CRADLE OF FILTH in 2022 as the band's female vocalist and keyboardist, released the following statement earlier today (Sunday, August 24) via social media: "It is with deep regret I share that for pers...

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III — Candles & Beginnings

It has become apparent over the last 20 years that Tomas Holopainen is not in the business of simply making music. Particularly in recent times, NIGHTWISH albums have become experiences: colossal works of artistic and philosophical intricacy, with grand themes and a maximalist approach to illuminati...

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EPICA's SIMONE SIMONS On Her Introduction To Symphonic Metal: 'I Thought It Was Magical'

In a new interview with Brazil's Gustavo Maiato, EPICA singer Simone Simons was asked if she was "already a fan" of the symphonic metal genre before the making of the band's debut album, 2003's "The Phantom Agony". She responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yes. Yeah, I was. Before I knew...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN: Why I Decided To Go Public With My Breast Cancer Diagnosis

In a new interview with Hakos Pervanidis of the Metal Hammer Greece TV program TV War, NIGHTWISH's Floor Jansen discussed her decision to go public with her breast cancer diagnosis back in October 2022. Asked why she felt the need to share her diagnosis with her fans and not keep it private, the 44-...

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Watch: NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Reunites With MARKO HIETALA For Two Songs At Finland's KUOPIOROCK Festival

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen reunited with the band's former bassist/vocalist Marko Hietala on stage yesterday (Saturday, July 26) at the Kuopiorock festival at Väinölänniemi in Kuopio, Finland to perform two songs. First, Floor came up during Marko's set on the Matkus Stage for a rendition of "Lef...

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ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN Recruits NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN For New Single 'We'll Never Know'

Arjen Anthony Lucassen has announced his latest solo album, "Songs No One Will Hear". Coming 13 years after his previous solo release, this soundtrack to humanity's final days is due on September 12, 2025 on InsideOut Music. Today, Arjen shared "We'll Never Know (feat Floor Jansen)", the second sing...

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Watch: FLOOR JANSEN Performs NIGHTWISH, REVAMP And AFTER FOREVER Songs At Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK

Fan-filmed video of NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen's July 12 solo concert at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, Floor's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Wolf And Dog (REVAMP song) 02. Noise (NIGHTWISH song) 03. Invincible 04. S...

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NIGHTWISH Side Project AURI Releases New Single 'Museum Of Childhood' From Upcoming 'III - Candles & Beginnings' Album

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, will release its third studio album, "III - Candles & Beginnings", on August 15, 2025. Propelled by the celestial voice of Kurkela, the lush sonic landscapes of Holop...