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STRATOVARIUS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH Members Featured On 'Guitar Heroes' CD

Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS),Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM),Roope Latvala (CHILDREN OF BODOM),Emppu Vuorinen (NIGHTWISH),and Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS) are among the guitarists featured on the instrumental album called "Guitar Heroes", due in Finland on November 7, 2007 via Sony BMG. The rhythm se...

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Former SOILWORK Guitarist To Set Up Recording Studio In Nashville

Former SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who has most recently worked as a songwriter/producer in California, has just delivered the masters to Nuclear Blast Records for a project that he has been working on for over a year. The CD, which will most likely be released under the "Nuclear Blast All-Sta...

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Ex-SOILWORK Guitarist Completes Work On 'Nuclear Blast All-Stars' Project

Former SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who currently works as a songwriter/producer in California, has just returned from his native Sweden where he finished mixing and mastering a project that he has been working on for over a year. The CD, which will most likely be released under the "Nuclear Bl...

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WINTERSUN: New Album Delayed

WINTERSUN guitarist/vocalist Jari Mäenpää (ex-ENSIFERUM) has issued the following update: "The mix has been cancelled and the release of [the second WINTERSUN album] 'Time' is delayed even more. I'm sorry to disappoint everyone...again, but the album is not gonna be released this year. And unfortuna...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Named 'Band Of The Year' At FINNISH METAL AWARDS

CHILDREN OF BODOM was honored with the "Band of the Year" award at the Finnish Metal Awards, which were held Friday night (February 16) during the Finnish Metal Expo at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. Members of the Finnish metal media pre-selected the candidates and the people cast their vo...

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AMON AMARTH To Film 'Cry Of The Black Birds' Video This Month

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "The last two months have been hectic, but we've had a blast. The headlining tour in Europe went over expactations and we'd like to thank WINTERSUN and TYR, as well as our European crew and of course everyone who came to the shows. Hope...

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IMMORTAL's ABBATH, EKTOMORF's FARKAS Present Second Installment Of NUCLEAR BLAST's 'Pod Blast'

Nuclear Blast Records has released the second installment of the "Pod Blast" — the label's official podcast — at this location. The new podcast features songs by I, EKTOMORF, WINTERSUN, DEATHSTARS, SUBWAY TO SALLY and MESHUGGAH presented by Abbath from I/IMMORTAL and Zoltan Farkas of EKTOMORF. ...

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WINTERSUN Gig Interrupted By Western European Blackout

WINTERSUN's appearance last night (November 4) at the Burning Fall festival in Lichtenfels, Bavaria was interrupted by a complete electric blackout. This blackout began at 10:13 p.m. in the Cologne area of Germany and the domino effect caused a cascade of electricity cuts throughout Western Europe....

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WINTERSUN To Mix New Album In May

Drummer Kai Hahto of WINTERSUN, the Finnish band led by former ENSIFERUM singer Jari Mäenpää, has issued the following update: "We have to inform you that the last three shows which were in Sweden and Norway are not going to happen in the upcoming European tour. AMON AMARTH are heading straight from...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS, EKTOMORF, WINTERSUN Confirmed For Germany's LAST NIGHT ON EARTH FESTIVAL

SAVAGE CIRCUS, EKTOMORF, WINTERSUN, EQUILIBRIUM and DISBELIEF are among the confirmed bands for the Last Night On Earth Festival, set to take place December 16 at Bürgerhaus in Anröchte (near Ruhrgebiet),Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SAVAGE CIRCUS EKTOMORF WINTERSUN EQUILI...

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WINTERSUN: Self-Titled Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus DVD

WINTERSUN, the band led by former ENSIFERUM singer Jari Mäenpää, will have its self-titled debut album, which originally came out in 2004, reissued in a "Special Tour Edition" on September 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. In addition to the regular album, the package will include a live DVD containing...

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AMON AMARTH To Team Up With WINTERSUN, TYR For European Tour

AMON AMARTH will team up with WINTERSUN and TYR for a European tour beginning in early November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 02 - D Frankfurt, Batschkapp Nov. 03 - D - Osnabrück, B 51 Nov. 04 - D - Lichtenfells, Festhalle Nov. 05 - IT - Milano, Alcatraz Nov. 06 - CH - ...

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MOTÖRHEAD, MINISTRY, CARNIVORE, MORBID ANGEL: Photos From WACKEN OPEN AIR Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos of reunited ATHEIST and CARNIVORE, along with ABORTED, ARCH ENEMY, CELTIC FROST, CHILDREN OF BODOM, DANKO JONES, FEAR FACTORY, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, MINISTRY, MORBID ANGEL, MOTÖRHEAD, NEVERMORE, SIX FEET UNDER, SOILWORK, SOULFLY, WHITESNAKE and...

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UNREST Replaces SAVAGE CIRCUS At Switzerland's METAL DAYZ Festival

UNREST has replaced SAVAGE CIRCUS on the billing of the Metal Dayz festival, set to take place August 4-6 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, August 4: 17.00-17.30 AEONBLACK (open air) 17.45-18.15 DARK DAY DUNGEON (indoors) 18.30-19.15 DREAMSIDE...

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DEADSOUL TRIBE Confirmed For Switzerland's METAL DAYZ Festival

DEADSOUL TRIBE, the group led by former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ frontman Buddy Lackey (a.k.a. Devon Graves),have been confirmed for the Metal Dayz festival, set to take place August 4-6 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. The festival running order is now shaping up as follows: Friday, August 4: 17.00-17.30 AE...