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RAUNCHY Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
Denmark's RAUNCHY have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. RAUNCHY will be performing on the "Pain" stage on Saturday, August 24th beginning at 2:30 PM. The complete list of artists currently sc...August 15, 2002
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NIGHTWISH: Sold-Out Dutch Gig To Be Webcast
NIGHTWISH's sold-out performance at the Paradiso club in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday, August 28th will be webcast live and free of charge via www.fabchannel.com. ...August 14, 2002
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FOR MY PAIN Set First Single, Album To Follow
FOR MY PAIN, the new Finnish "goth metal" supergroup featuring Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on bass, Lauri Tuohimaa (EMBRAZE) on guitar, Olli-Pekka Törrö (ex-ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on guitar, Juha Kylmänen (REFLECTION) on vocals, and Petri...August 6, 2002
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NIGHTWISH: The Latest European Chart Positions
Here are the latest European chart positions for NIGHTWISH's current CD, Century Child: Finland: #2 (week 9) Germany: #23 (week 5) Austria: #34 (week 4) Switzerland: #67 (week 5) Netherlands: #41 (week 2) ...August 5, 2002
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NIGHTWISH Take South America By Storm
Finland's NIGHTWISH have reportedly taken South America by storm with their most recent tour, which included a sold-out gig in Chile on July 17th, a show in Buenos Aires, Argentina in front of 2,200 fans and a sold-out gig in São Paulo, Brazil with 6,700 people in attendance. NIGHTWISH's new album,...July 27, 2002
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ELVENKING Confirmed For Hungary's PEPSI SZIGET 2002 Festival
Italian "pagan metal" act ELVENKING have been confirmed for the Metal Hammer stage at the Pepsi Sziget 2002 festival in Budapest, Hungary on August 1st. The seven-day, multi stage festival drew 400,000 people in 2001 and is expected to achieve similar numbers this year. Other artists scheduled to pe...July 26, 2002
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NIGHTWISH To Include Previously-Unreleased Material On Upcoming Single
Finland's NIGHTWISH have just released the second single off their phenomenal Century Child album in their home country, "Bless The Child", backed with an edited version of the cut and a previously-unreleased song called "Lagoon". On August 26th, Drakkar Records will issue two slightly-different ver...July 23, 2002
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SINERGY Joined By THE IRON MAIDENS Bassist
Finland's SINERGY have recruited bassist Melanie Sisneros to permanently replace Marco Hietala, who left the group earlier year to join NIGHTWISH on a full-time basis. "Sisneros [is] no stranger to playing in metal bands," reads a statement on SINERGY's official web site. "She's been playing bass fo...July 19, 2002
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NIGHTWISH: Riding High On European Album Charts
NIGHTWISH's latest CD, Century Child, has dropped down to position #13 on the German Album Chart in its second week of release. Meanwhile, the album is currently at position #22 on the Austrian Album Chart after debuting at #15 a week earlier. ...July 14, 2002
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FOR MY PAIN Nearly Done Recording Debut CD
FOR MY PAIN, the new Finnish "goth metal" supergroup featuring Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on bass, Lauri Tuohimaa (EMBRAZE) on guitar, Olli-Pekka Törrö (ex-ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on guitar, Juha Kylmänen (REFLECTION) on vocals, and Petri...July 12, 2002
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NIGHTWISH Land At European #18
NIGHTWISH's latest effort, Century Child, has landed at position #18 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 Albums Eurochart. To view the entire chart, click here. ...July 11, 2002
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NIGHTWISH Continue Finnish Chart Domination
NIGHTWISH continue their chart domination in Finland, where they currently occupy the top position (just ahead of EMINEM) with their latest offering, Century Child, six weeks after the album's release. To view the whole chart, click here. ...July 8, 2002
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VANDEN PLAS Deny STAR ONE Tour Rumors, Plot Headlining Trek
Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, Germany's VANDEN PLAS will not be supporting Arjen Lucassen's STAR ONE project during the latter's European tour in September/October. "It is true that there have been talks about this," acknowledges a message on VANDEN PLAS' web site, "but finally there wa...July 8, 2002
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IMMORTAL Cancel TUSKA 2002 Appearance
Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL were forced to cancel their appearance at Finland's Tuska 2002 festival due to undisclosed "delicate family matters," according to an official statement from the group. "The band deeply feel bad about this, but promise to come back later in the year for another gig...July 5, 2002
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NIGHTWISH Enter German Album Chart At #5!
NIGHTWISH's latest effort, Century Child, has entered the official German Media Control album charts at position #5. In Austria, the album entered the official charts on position #15. As previously repoted, Century Child was certified platinum for sales in excess of 30,000 copies in Finland since th...July 3, 2002
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