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SINERGY To Release 'Deluxe Edition' Of 'Beware The Heavens'

Nuclear Blast Records are scheduled to release a "Deluxe Edition" of SINERGY's debut album, "Beware The Heavens", on July 14. The CD, which originally came out in 1999, will feature three bonus tracks, all of which have been previously released on assorted tribute albums: "Rock You Like A Hurricane"...

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EUROVISION Winners LORDI Become Tourist Attraction

TravelVideo.tv has issued the following press release: The extraordinary success of a wild rock band in the annual Eurovision Song Contest has turned a little-known group from Finland into a tourist attraction. The Finnish Tourist Board has capitalized on the win by the heavy metal monsters, LORDI,...

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LED ZEPPELIN Receive Polar Music Prize In Stockholm

Irish Examiner is reporting that the surviving members of legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's king today (May 22) in the city where they recorded their final studio album 27 years ago. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones crossed the stag...

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LORDI Deny They Are Devil Worshippers

Reuters is reporting that Finnish band LORDI — who have been chosen to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest this year — have been forced to deny that they worship the devil after Christian groups in Finland and in Greece, which hosts the televised contest in May, denounced the band...

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LORDI Frontman Defends His Band's Inclusion In EUROVISION Song Contest

Dan Bilefsky of the International Herald Tribune recently spoke to LORDI singer and namesake about the uproar crated in their home country after the band was chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision, the European song competition that launched ABBA and CELINE DION. First, Finnish religious leaders...

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CANDLEMASS Win Swedish 'GRAMMY' Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album

CANDLEMASS won a Swedish "Grammy" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category, beating out the likes of HAMMERFALL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MESHUGGAH and OPETH. The Swedish doom legends were honored for their self-titled 2005 opus, which is available on Nuclear Blast Records. EVERGREY were nominated in the "...

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EVERGREY Announce First-Ever Headlining Show In England

Swedish metallers EVERGREY will make their first-ever headlining appearance in England on March 7 at The Underworld in Camden, London. Ticket information and other details are available at www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk. As previously reported, EVERGREY have set "Monday Morning Apocalypse" as the tit...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Reunites With Former WHITESNAKE Members

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice performed with is band IAN PAICE AND FRIENDS at Reading's Rivermead Leisure Centre in the U.K. on Friday, January 13. The event was promoted by DrumWright, whose Managing Director Chris Wright explains, "Over the years we have run many events for drummers where top play...

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ELECTRIC EARTH Complete Work On Sophomore Album

ELECTRIC EARTH, the Trollhättan, Sweden-based hard rock band featuring Peter Gottlieb (vocals and guitar; formerly with the ROLLIN' MACHINE),Tommy Scalisi (lead guitar; GOOSEFLESH, RAT SALAD),Lyris Karlsson (bass; RAT SALAD) and Lars Berger (drums; GOOSEFLESH, RISING),have completed work on their...

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EVERGREY Nominated For Swedish 'Grammy' In 'Best Music DVD' Category

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have been nominated for a Swedish "Grammy" in the "Best Music DVD" category for their "A Night to Remember" set, which came out earlier in the year. Other nominees in the "Best Music DVD" category are ABBA, CORNELIS VREESWIJK, MARIT BERGMAN and TIMBUKTU. "A Night to Rememb...

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DORO To Perform ABBA Classic On German TV

German metal singer Doro Pesch will be performing her version of the ABBA classic "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" on an ABBA tribute show on the German TV station RTL. The program will air on December 3 beginning at 10:15 p.m. Pesch has just released a new EP, entitled "In Liebe Und Fre...

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Former NIGHTWISH Frontwoman To Star In Finnish TV Show

According to a posting on the Tarja Turunen Fan site, former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will have small role in the upcoming Finnish TV production "Pääroolissa". Turunen will reportedly play the part of a "bad mother." The show will begin airing later this year via Finland's TV1. As previous...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer: Setlist For Christmas Tour Revealed

According to a posting on the Tarja Turunen Fan site, former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will perform the following setlist on her Christmas tour, which is scheduled to kick off December 1 in Savonlinna, Finland: 01. Kun Joulu On 02. Mozart Agnus dei Coronation 03. Bach Quia Respexit Magnific...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Polar Music Prize Announcement Video Posted Online

LED ZEPPELIN were named the recipients of the annual Polar Music Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm on Monday (Nov. 7). Watch the announcement video at this location. The citation issued by the Academy called LED ZEPPELIN "one of the great pioneers of rock" and commented that t...

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LED ZEPPELIN Win Polar Music Prize

CBC Arts is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev have been named the 2006 winners of the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founded in 1989 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, the annual prize honors one pop and one cla...