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SINERGY Fire Bassist, Hire Temporary Replacement

SINERGY have fired bassist Marco Hietala and have hired session musician Lauri Porra to assist them in fulfilling their touring commitments for the remainder of the year. Vocalist Kimberly Goss issued the following statement via the group's official web site explaining the reasons behind their decis...

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CHARON, AFTER FOREVER To Support NIGHTWISH In Europe

Finland's CHARON and Holland's AFTER FOREVER have been confirmed as the opening acts on the upcoming NIGHTWISH headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off on August 20th in Antwerp, Belgium. The confirmed dates are as follows: Aug. 20 - Antwerpen, BEL @ Hof Ter Lo Aug. 22 - Dortmund, GER @ Westf...

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NIGHTWISH To Issue Special Copy-Protected Version Of "Century Child" CD

Finland's NIGHTWISH will issue a special copy-protected version of their new CD, entitled Century Child, on May 27th featuring a unique code, which can be used to download the album and the group's first three-track demo via the group's official web site. Recorded prior to the band's first album and...

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NIGHTWISH: "Century Child" Track Listing Revealed

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the full track listing for their forthcoming Century Child CD, due out on July 1st through Spinefarm Records. It is as follows: 01. Bless The Child (6:11) 02. End Of All Hope (3:51) 03. Dead To The World (4:19) 04. Ever Dream (4:42) 05. Slaying The Dream (4:31) 06....

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NIGHTWISH To Include "Phantom Of The Opera" Cover On New Single

NIGHTWISH's upcoming single, Ever Dream, will include the group's version of the Lloyd Webber classic "Phantom Of The Opera". The full track listing for the single is as follows: 01. Ever Dream 02. Phantom Of The Opera 03. Wayfarer In other news, NIGHTWISH will NOT be shooting a video for the title...

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BRUCE DICKINSON, DIABLO Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL

BRUCE DICKSINSON and DIABLO are the latest acts to have been confirmed for the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, which is scheduled to take place on July 12-14 in Helsinki, Finland. In its fifth installment, Tuska Open Air Metal Festival is expected to draw in excess of 10,000 attendees over a three-da...

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NIGHTWISH: New MP3 Clip Available Online

An MP3 clip of the track "Ever Dream", taken from NIGHTWISH's forthcoming Century Child album, can be downloaded from this location. Century Child is due to be released on July 1st through Spinefarm Records. ...

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NIGHTWISH "Century Child" Live Dates Announced

Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the dates for their upcoming Century Child tour—the group's last dates prior to taking an extensive break from touring and recording activities. They are as follows: Jun. 28 - Balingen, GER @ Bang Your Head Jul. 13 – Helsinki, FIN @ Tuska Open Air Festival Jul. 16...

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NIGHTWISH Deny Band Split, Announce Upcoming Hiatus

Despite rumors to the contrary, NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen will not leave the band in order to focus on her classical singing studies in Germany in the fall, according to band manager Ewo Rytkönen, who spoke to www.soneraplaza.fi earlier today. Instead, NIGHTWISH will take a long break followi...

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EMBRAZE Halt Band Activities, Pursue Side Projects

Finland's EMBRAZE have decided to put all band activities on hold for an indefinite period of time due to the group's long-term discontent with their record company, Mastervox Records, and the continuous delays in the release of the band's recently-completed third album, entitled Katharsis. Although...

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NIGHTWISH Vocalist To Exit Band To Focus On Music Studies

Vocalist Tarja Turunen will leave Finland's NIGHTWISH in the fall to focus on her classical singing studies in Germany, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. NIGHTWISH will reportedly promote the release of their forthcoming Century Child CD with a host of European mini-tours and festival app...

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SINERGY's KIMBERLY GOSS Vs. PRIMAL FEAR's MAT SINNER: The War Of Words Continues!

In the continuing war of words between SINERGY vocalist Kimberly Goss and PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner over Sinner's alleged mistreatment of SINERGY when the latter group supported PRIMAL FEAR on a 1999 European tour, Goss has issued a response to Mat's statement calling for Kimberly to concentrat...

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FOZZY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival

FOZZY, featuring WWF wrestler Chris Jericho, former members of STUCK MOJO and producer Andy Sneap, are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th. The full list of artists currently schedu...

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Finland's Premier Metal Record Label Gets Bought Out By Universal

Finland's Spin-Farm Oy, the parent company of Spinefarm Records, Spikefarm Records, Ranka Recordings, Odor, Freeride and Hawaii Sounds and the home to such acts as NIGHTWISH, THE BLACK LEAGUE and CHARON, among many others, has had a controlling interest in the firm bought by Universal Music. Accordi...

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DIVERCIA Ink Deal With Hammerheart Records

Finland's DIVERCIA, formerly known as LOST IN TWILIGHT, have inked a deal with Hammerheart Records. Described as a cross between SENTENCED, H.I.M. and NIGHTWISH, DIVERCIA issued an EP called Planeteer under their previous name and are currently working on their debut full-length CD, to be issued in...