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NIGHTWISH Keyboardist Earned More Than $500K In 2008

According to Keskisuomalainen, NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen (who writes most of the band's music and all of its lyrics) earned 379,210 euros (approximately $560,000) in 2008 — more than double his 2007 taxable income, which was 185,934 euros (approximately $274,000). NIGHTWISH pla...
November 2, 2009
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NIGHTWISH Singer Shoots Down Album Title Rumors

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has shot down reports that the band's next studio CD has a working title of "Wind Embraced". She writes on her blog, "Some people have asked me about some Wikipedia comment saying that our next NIGHTWISH album already has a title. I haven't heard anything about any titl...
October 30, 2009
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NIGHTWISH Pays Tribute To JAAKKO TEPPO

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following update: "NIGHTWISH is showing respect for Finnish singer/songwriter veteran Jaakko Teppo by recording his song 'Hilma ja Onni' in Finnish. "Jaakko Teppo is well known in Finland of his humorous protest songs associated with the...
October 21, 2009
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GUNS N' ROSES: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

GUNS N' ROSES will bring its "Chinese Democracy World Tour" to Canada in January 2010. The Winnipeg, Manitoba concert at the MTS Centre on January 13 is the first of thirteen Canadian concerts on the GN'R world tour, which begins in Asia on December 11, with tour updates and announcements planned th...
October 20, 2009
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NIGHTWISH To Release 'Lokikirja' Eight-CD Box Set

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release an eight-CD box set, "Lokikirja", on November 18. The package, which is now available for pre-order at the band's official webstore, features the following recordings: * Angels Fall First (Remastered) * Oceanborn * Wishmaster * Over The Hill...
October 8, 2009
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CHTHONIC: Orlando Footage Posted Online

Video footage of the Taiwanese extreme metal band CHTHONIC performing the song "Rise of the Shadows", along with some post-performance fan interaction from the group's September 29, 2009 show in Orlando, Florida, can be viewed below. "Mirror of Retribution", the new album from CHTHONIC, sold around...
October 6, 2009
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DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY Performs On South Korean TV; Video Available

Video footage of South Korea's DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY performing on the country's EBS channel — said to be the only Korean TV station that supports metal — can be viewed below. "Pregnant of Despair", the sophomore album fromDARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY, is finally out now on the most avid purveyor of the...
September 30, 2009
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MYPROOF: 'Pupil Of Astraea' EP Reissue To Include Bonus Tracks

Japanese melodic death metal/metalcore band MYPROOF will celebrate its decade-long existence by reissuing its critically acclaimed "Pupil Of Astraea" EP in October through Trinity Records Hong Kong. Dubbed "Decade Edition", the CD will include four bonus tracks exclusively recorded for this version...
September 25, 2009
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CHTHONIC: 'Mirror Of Retribution' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Mirror of Retribution", the new album from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, sold around 270 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD was issued in the U.S. on September 15 v...
September 23, 2009
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NIGHTWISH Plays Final Show Of 'Dark Passion Play' Tour; Setlist Revealed

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH played a special homecoming show last night (Saturday, September 19) at the sold-out, 11,000-capacity Hartwall Arena in Helsinki to mark the end of the band's colossal "Dark Passion Play" world tour. Support at the gig came from APOCALYPTICA. NIGHTWISH's...
September 20, 2009
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CHTHONIC: U.K. Dates Announced

Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC have announced the following U.K. dates: Oct. 31 - London, UK - Garage Nov. 01 - Oxford, UK - Zodiac Nov. 02 - Stoke, UK - Sugar Mill Nov. 03 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation Nov. 04 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Nov. 06 - Glasgow, UK - King Tut's "Mirror ...
September 19, 2009
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DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY's 'Pregnant Of Despair' Now Available

"Pregnant of Despair", the sophomore album of one of South Korea's most revered metal bands, DARK MIRROR OV TRAGEDY, is finally out now on the most avid purveyor of the New Wave of Asian Metal, Trinity Records Hong Kong. The CD is comprised of 10 tracks of what the band refers to as "Koreanized" sym...
September 11, 2009
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CHTHONIC: The Story Behind 'Mirror Of Retribution'

A four-minute video clip telling the story behind "Mirror of Retribution", the new album from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, can be viewed below. "Mirror of Retribution" will be released in the U.S. on September 1 via Spinefarm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Autoscopy 02. Bl...
August 22, 2009
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CHTHONIC: '49 Theurgy Chains' Video Released

"49 Theurgy Chains", the new video from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Mirror of Retribution", which will be released in the U.S. on September 1 via Spinefarm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Autoscopy 02. Blooming...
July 27, 2009
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CHTHONIC: New Video To Debut Tomorrow

"49 Theurgy Chains", the new video from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, will make its online debut tomorrow (Monday, July 27). The song comes off the band's new album, "Mirror of Retribution", which will be released in the U.S. on September 1 via Spinefarm Records. The track listing for the CD is as f...
July 26, 2009