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CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA, THRESHOLD Confirmed For BLOODSTOCK U.K. Festival
CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA and THRESHOLD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bloodstock Festival, set to take place September 3-4, 2004 at The Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. CHILDREN OF BODOM will headline the event on Saturday (Sept. 4),while THRESHOLD will occupy the...January 15, 2004
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Former STRATOVARIUS Singer Completes Work On New Solo Album, Comments On Departure
Former STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto has completed work on his second solo album, tentatively due in the spring through Century Media Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Waiting For The Dawn" (issued under the KOTIPELTO banner) reportedly features "more or less the same" recording...January 10, 2004
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'Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1' DVD To Arrive Later This Month
Nuclear Blast Records USA will be releasing the "Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1" DVD on January 27. Described as the "ultimate metal DVD compilation," the two-disc set will contain the following track listing: DVD 1: 01. MANOWAR - "Warriors Of The World United" 02. HAMMERFALL - "Hearts On Fire" 03. HELLOW...January 7, 2004
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
CHILDREN OF BODOM will make their only Finnish appearance next summer at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere on Friday, June 11. Also set to appear at the event are NIGHTWISH and DIABLO, among others. Sauna Open Air is being organized by Partysan Productions, who have previously arranged gigs for...December 18, 2003
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ARCH ENEMY To Open For IRON MAIDEN In Canada
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY will open for IRON MAIDEN at the British heavy metal veterans' headlining dates in Canada in late January, according to MAIDEN's official web site. As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY and SONATA ARCTICA will provide support at MAIDEN's Osaka and Tokyo dates on their upcoming Japan...December 12, 2003
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MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA, SODOM Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA, SODOM and ARISE are the first bands confirmed for next year's edition of the Gates of Metal festival, set to be held July 31, 2004 in Hultsfred, Sweden. Only 5,000 tickets will be released for the one-day event, which drew 3,500 fans to its premiere installment last August...December 11, 2003
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SONATA ARCTICA To Support IRON MAIDEN In Japan
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will support ARCH ENEMY and IRON MAIDEN at two dates on their upcoming Japanese tour: Osaka on February 7 and Tokyo on February 8. SONATA ARCTICA are currently working on the material for the follow-up to this year's "Winterheart's Guild", due out before the...December 3, 2003
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ALTARIA: More Finnish Tour Dates Announced
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA, who feature in their ranks SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen and NIGHTWISH six-stringer Emppu Vuorinen, are in the studio recording their sophomore album, "Divinity", for a May 2004 release through AOR Heaven sub-label Metal Heaven Records. In the meantime,...November 21, 2003
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ALTARIA Announce Finnish Dates
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA, who feature in their ranks SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen and NIGHTWISH six-stringer Emppu Vuorinen, have confirmed the following dates during January: Jan. 23 - Hullu Pullo – Vaasa, FIN Jan. 24 - Loop – Oulu, FIN As previously reported, ALTARIA have set...October 30, 2003
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IMPERANON Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Finland's IMPERANON have signed a multi-album deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group, whose members range in age from 17 to 24, are described in an official press release as "the future metal band from Finland! Fans [of] CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH and SONATA ARCTICA will very soon add [IMPERAN...October 14, 2003
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SONATA ARCTICA Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have signed a long-term deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group are currently working on the material for the follow-up to this year's "Winterheart's Guild" CD, tentatively due next fall. ...October 13, 2003
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ALTARIA Prepare To Enter Studio
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA, who feature in their ranks SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen and NIGHTWISH six-stringer Emppu Vuorinen, have set "Divinity" as the tentative title for their sophomore album, due in May 2004 through AOR Heaven sub-label Metal Heaven Records. The group will e...October 2, 2003
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A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
Getting picked to feature on a tribute to San Franciscan legends METALLICA must prove something of a scramble to get the "good" tracks. In all honesty, it wouldn't be ideal to have to choose one of their, shall we say, more expansive songs, unless you have the power to recreate that "moment of magic...September 14, 2003
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ARTHEMESIA Part Ways With Drummer, Postpone Album Recordings
Finnish black metallers ARTHEMESIA have parted ways with drummer Mor Vethor. "Mor Vethor had to leave the band, because his skills didn't match the requirements of our music, thus all recordings [for our new album] are now cancelled," the band write on their official web site. "We will restart the r...September 14, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS: New Song Posted Online
A brand new STRATOVARIUS track, titled "I Walk To My Own Song", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location (file size: 3.6 MB). "I Walk To My Own Song" comes off the Finnish neo-classical metallers' forthcoming CD, "Elements Part 2", due on October 27 through Nuclear Blast Records. The al...August 29, 2003
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