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Former BATTLE BEAST Guitarist ANTON KABANEN's BEAST IN BLACK To Release 'Berserker' Album In November

BEAST IN BLACK, the Helsinki, Finland-based metal band led by former BATTLE BEAST guitarist and main songwriter Anton Kabanen, will release its debut album, titled "Berserker", in November via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Kabanen and recorded primarily at his studio, Sound Quest Studio. T...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer Joins Forces With Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist In THE DARK ELEMENT

THE DARK ELEMENT, the new musical project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, will release its self-titled debut album on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. Since word of this project got out, fans have been frothing at the mouth...

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POWER QUEST Releases Lyric Video For 'Kings And Glory'

POWER QUEST, the renowned melodic power metal band based in the U.K., has released a lyric video for "Kings And Glory", the first single from its long-awaited sixth album, "Sixth Dimension". The disc will be released on October 13 via Inner Wound Recordings in Europe and USA and on October 11 in Jap...

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KAMELOT Taps Drummer ALEX LANDENBURG For San Bernardino Concert

KAMELOT has tapped drummer Alex Landenburg (RHAPSODY, CYHRA) to sit behind the kit for the band's July 1 performance at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. He will be filling in for KAMELOT's regular drummer, Casey Grillo, who is currently on the...

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'Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song' Video Feat. Members Of NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS, HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM

The official video for "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song", a track celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Finland's Tuska open-air metal festival, can be seen below. The clip, which was edited by Antti Kuivalainen and Ykä Järvinen, includes excerpts from Tuska 2015 and 2016 aftermovies as well as ne...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Joins Forces With Wife In AURI Project

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. AURI's debut album is tentatively due in early 2018. AURI begun its life with three people, united through their shared need to hear...

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PÄR SUNDSTRÖM Says Fans Have Sent SABATON 'Over 10,000 Ideas' For New Song Topics

Loud TV has posted footage of SABATON's press conference at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 16-18 in Clisson, France. You can watch the question-and-answer session below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance of exploring historical topics within the b...

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TARJA TURUNEN Joined By WITHIN TEMPTATION's SHARON DEN ADEL At Czech Republic's METALFEST OPEN AIR

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen was joined by Sharon Den Adel (WITHIN TEMPTATION) for a special performance at the 2017 edition of the Metalfest Open Air on June 3 in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Video footage of their collaboration, along with a pre-show interview conducted by Spark TV, can be see...

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NIGHTWISH To Launch Nine-Month 'Decades: World Tour' Next March In North America

In March 2018, symphonic metal legends NIGHTWISH will begin their nine-month-long "Decades: World Tour 2018" starting with 34 shows in North America. The band will have a very special setlist for the tour, featuring rarely heard material from the earlier era, and excitingly for both band and fans, t...

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KAMELOT Announces 2018 North American Tour With DELAIN, BATTLE BEAST

After tours around the globe, KAMELOT will return to North America in April/May 2018 to support their upcoming album on Napalm Records. The new offering will be released in early 2018 and the first tour behind the disc will see the band performing in the United States and Canada, bringing their bigg...

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SABATON Drummer On Becoming First-Time Father: Everything Has Changed 'For The Better'

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with drummer Hannes Van Dahl of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about recently becoming a father to his first child with his partner, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen, Hannes said: "[The baby and the mom are both] su...

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DELAIN Frontwoman Made A Collection Of 'Most Offensive Things' That Were Posted Online About Her

On May 8, Capital Chaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if she reads reviews of her band or comments on heavy metal web sites about her, Charlotte said: "I do read reviews, because when we do a ...

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DELAIN Frontwoman Says The World's Current Political State 'Is Very Troublesome'

Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN prior to the band's May 6 show at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington as part of their co-headlining tour with HAMMERFALL. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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FEAR FACTORY's BURTON C. BELL Joins DELAIN On Stage At Whisky A Go Go (Video)

FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell joined Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN on stage last night (Tuesday, May 9) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California to perform the song "Where Is The Blood". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Bell appeared on the studi...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's AYREON Releases 'Run! Apocalypse! Run!' Lyric Video

AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Arjen Lucassen, has released the official lyric video for the song " Run! Apocalypse! Run!", taken from the recently released album "The Source". Check it out below. "The Source" is an exciting ne...