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MIKE TERRANA In The Studio With MIDIAN (Video)

Acclaimed drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA, AXEL RUDI PELL, RAGE, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, MASTERPLAN) recently entered Studio 12 in Italy with the Italian female-fronted thrash/death metal band MIDIAN to lay down the drum tracks for the group's sophomore album, "Revolution", due in early 2013. A short video...

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On October 23, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Ronny Munroe's "The Vision" video can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jill Lange Nesbitt and features an app...

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IAN GILLAN: I'm Very Honored That METALLICA Were Influenced By DEEP PURPLE

On November 7, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has heard METALLICA's version of the DEEP PURPLE track "When A Blind Man Cries", which appears on the the ...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Becomes First-Time Mother

On Wednesday (November 28),former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen posted a picture on her official Facebook page in which she could be seen holding a small baby in her arms (see below). "[It] is time to go to the airport," she wrote in the accompanying message. "In few days, a new tour will start in...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On October 30, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Due to a number of health issues, including a knee problem which will require surgery soon, Di'Anno announced in...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says No Decision Regarding New Singer Will Be Made Before 2014

Finnish television channel Nelonen's news program "Nelosen Uutiset" last week conducted a short interview with Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist and main songwriter of the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH. You can watch the segment below. An English-language translation follows. Q: So, you have a...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says Recording Process For Next Album Is 'Going Smoothly'

Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicLegends.ca: On keeping your voice in tip top shape, what would be your secret? Tarja: There are no secrets! I am training d...

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FLOOR JANSEN Says Reaction To Her Joining NIGHTWISH Has Been Better Than She Could Have Dreamed

NIGHTWISH's British fan club The-Islanders.co.uk conducted an interview with the band's new touring singer, Floor Jansen, prior to the group's November 6 headlining concert at O2 Academy in Birmingham, England. The nine-minute chat, which includes questions that were submitted by fans, can be seen b...

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NIGHTWISH: Manchester Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's November 4 performance at O2 Apollo in Manchester, England can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Storytime 02. Dark Chest Of Wonders 03. Wish I Had An Angel 04. Amaranth 05. Scaretale 06. Slow, Love, Slow 07. I Want My Tears Back (with Troy...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Interviewed In Denver (Video)

Alicia Trejo of Mike Trejo's Access Unlimited TV conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH prior to the band's September 28 concert at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (REVAM...

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DESTRUCTION: New Audio Interview With SCHMIER

On October 17, Metalshock Finland's Tarja Virmakari conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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SINNER To Re-Record Best Songs From Early Albums For 'Touch Of Sin 2'

German hard rock institution SINNER, which is fronted by PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, will enter the studio soon to begin work on an album of re-recorded versions of the best songs from the band's early years. The resulting collection, which is tentatively titled "Touch Of Sin 2" (in a nod to SIN...

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NIGHTWISH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Final Concert Of North American Tour

Finnish/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH played the final concert of their North American tour this past Sunday night (October 14) at the House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire show can now be seen below. Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) mad...

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Video: NIGHTWISH Joined By Members Of KAMELOT On Stage At Final Show Of North American Tour

Finnish/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH were joined by members of support act KAMELOT on stage during the final concert of the two bands' North American tour last night (Sunday, October 14) at the House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida. Check out fan-filmed video footage below. Dutch singer Floor Ja...

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FLOOR JANSEN Is 'Super-Excited' To Join NIGHTWISH On Rest Of Tour And Next Summer's Festivals

Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH on October 1 at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. Jansen is handling lead-vocal duties on NIGHTWISH's current North American tour after the group parted ways with Anette Olzon at the end of Sep...