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SNOWY SHAW Pays Tribute To KING DIAMOND With 'If I Was King For A Day' Song

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw has released the official lyric video for his song "If I Was King For A Day". The track, which features guest appearances by Snowy's former bandmates in KING DIAMOND, Andy La Rocque and Hal Patino, can be seen below. Snowy comments: "Are you familiar with the...
November 1, 2023
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LORDI Announces 'Unliving Pictour Show' Spring 2024 European Tour

Finnish hard rock monsters LORDI will embark on a European headlining tour in the spring of 2024. After introducing their latest album, "Screem Writers Guild", to enthusiastic masses in European arenas alongside metal greats SABATON and BABYMETAL in April/May 2023, the band will now hit the road as...
October 27, 2023
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NIGHTWISH Singer And SABATON Drummer Welcome Their Second Child

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen and SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl have welcomed their second child, a daughter named Lucy. Jansen and Van Dahl already have a six-year-old daughter named Freja, who was born on March 15, 2017. The Dutch-born vocalist revealed the news in a social media post earlier to...
October 20, 2023
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NIGHTWISH Completes Recording Orchestral Parts For Tenth Studio Album

Finnish/Dutch/British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have finished recording the orchestral parts for their tenth studio album at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Earlier today (Monday, October 16),NIGHTWISH shared a photo from Abbey Road, and it included the following message: "It’s a wrap! 1...
October 16, 2023
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Watch: HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Joins AVATAR On Stage In Nashville

HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale joined Swedish metallers AVATAR on stage last night (Sunday, September 24) at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee to perform the song "Violence No Matter What". Fan-filmed video of her appearance can be seen below. Earlier today, AVATAR shared a photo from last night's co...
September 25, 2023
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PAIN Releases New Song 'Revolution'

PAIN, the long-running Swedish electronic/industrial rock/metal band founded in 1996 by Peter Tägtgren, has released a new song, "Revolution". Peter comments: "We wrote this song together, me and my son Sebastian. He wrote all the music and I did the lyrics. And it turned out great. We are very prou...
September 16, 2023
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IRON MAIDEN Closes Out World Of Tanks Modern Armor's 'Metal Fest'

Metal Mania continues to grip the Wargaming world, as World Of Tanks Modern Armor (WOTMA) welcomes the legendary band IRON MAIDEN as the final act of Metal Fest. First the might SABATON began Metal Fest, then mosh monsters MEGADETH brought the thunder to the show. Now IRON MAIDEN storms the Metal F...
September 12, 2023
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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says Younger Metal Bands Need A 'Concept' In Order To Stand Out

In a new interview with Let's Talk Music, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider spoke about his recent switch from longtime record label AFM to Atomic Fire. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was together with AFM for 14, 15 years. So then there came up a French i...
August 30, 2023
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SABATON Is 'Gearing Up' To Write New Music

In a recent interview with Czech Republic's Backstage TV, SABATON vocalist Joakim Brodén was asked about his band's plans for the coming months. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm looking forward to have a little bit of a slower summer. We have some shows, but we don't do very m...
August 21, 2023
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NIGHTWISH Begins Recording Tenth Studio Album

NIGHTWISH has commenced recording its tenth studio album for a 2024 release. On Sunday (August 6),the NIGHTWISH social media was updated with a photo of Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) and Kai Hahto (drums) in the studio, along with the following message: "Recording album 10 is underway!" Last Decemb...
August 7, 2023
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NIGHTWISH Completes Work On Demos For Tenth Studio Album: 'Recording Is Next'

NIGHTWISH has completed recording demos for its tenth studio album. The band will enter the studio soon to begin properly tracking the effort for a 2024 release. Earlier today, the NIGHTWISH social media was updated with a photo of Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards),Emppu Vuorinen (guitar),Kai Hahto (d...
July 29, 2023
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NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN Cancels Solo Concerts: 'My Health Is Not Good Enough To Responsibly Perform The Shows'

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen has canceled her previously announced solo concerts in the Netherlands: July 6 at Royal Park Live in Baarn and July 8 at Caprera in Bloemendaal. Earlier today, the 42-year-old Dutch-born singer, who is several months pregnant with her second child, released the followin...
July 4, 2023
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NIGHTWISH Cancels Oslo Concert Due To Singer FLOOR JANSEN's Health

NIGHTWISH has canceled its June 22 appearance at the Tons Of Rock festival in Oslo, Norway. Earlier today, the band released the following statement via social media: "Due to circumstances concerning [NIGHTWISH singer] Floor's [Jansen] health, we're unfortunately forced to cancel our show in Oslo on...
June 21, 2023
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AVATAR Announces 'Chimp Mosh Pit' September/October 2023 North American Tour

Swedish metallers AVATAR will embark on the "Chimp Mosh Pit Tour" in September. Support on the trek will come from ORBIT CULTURE and THE NATIVE HOWL. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. EDT and end on Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prom...
June 20, 2023
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Watch: NIGHTWISH Plays Last Concert In Finland Before Planned Break From Touring

NIGHTWISH played its last concert in Finland before its upcoming break from touring on Saturday, June 17 at Lemonsoft Stadion in Vaasa. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. NIGHTWISH has only one more live appearance on its schedule: Thursday, June 22 at the Tons Of Rock festival i...
June 20, 2023