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SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-10 at Flugplatz in Ballenstedt/Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BURNING SKIES DELAIN DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER DORO EISBRECHE...

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DELAIN Interviewed At U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

Rock Radio conducted an interview with DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — at this past weekend's Hard Rock Hell festival at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Ki...

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OVERKILL Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSTINENZ ACELDAMA ASHES YOU LEAVE BEHEMOTH CANNIBAL CORPSE DEMONICAL DORNENREICH...

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AMORPHIS, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For FINNISH METAL EXPO

AMORPHIS, KORPIKLAANI, V FOR VIOLENCE and [AMATORY] have been confirmed to perform at the sixth annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will be held February 19-20, 2010 in Helsinki. Finnish Metal Expo, the main event of Helsinki Metal Meeting, is taking over the Cable Factory for the sixth time next year....

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DELAIN Singer Performs With SONATA ARCTICA In Milan: Video Available

DELAIN singer Charlotte Wessels joined SONATA ARCTICA on stage on Wednesday, November 25 in Milan, Italy to perform the song "Last Drop Falls". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. Photos of the show are available on the Musica Metal news blog. SONATA ARCTICA was forced t...

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TIMO KOTIPELTO To Play Acoustic Shows With CAIN'S OFFERING Bandmate JANI LIIMATAINEN

Finnish heavy metal singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, CAIN'S OFFERING, KOTIPELTO) has issued the following update: "While we are on a break with STRATOVARIUS, before our European tour in January, I will do some acoustic duo gigs with Jani Liimatainen [CAIN'S OFFERING, ex-SONATA ARCTICA]. I played...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Russian Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have schedules two shows in Russia in February 2010. They are as follows: Feb. 13 - St. Petersburg - Glav Club Feb. 14 - Moscow - B1 Maximum SONATA ARCTICA was forced to cancel three shows last week (Graz, Vienna and Munich) due to singer Tony Kakko's infecti...

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VANISHING POINT: In Writing Mode

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT is writing material for its as-yet-untitled fifth studio album, to be released in 2010. Upcoming VANISHING POINT shows: Dec. 31 - Screamfest @ Enmore Theatre - Sydney, AUS Jan. 03 - Hi-Fi - Brisbane, AUS (w/ SONATA ARCTICA) Jan. 05 - Billboard's - Me...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Japanese Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a tour of Japan in January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 13 - Osaka, JPN - Club Quattro Jan. 15 - Hiroshima, JPN - Club Quattro Jan. 16 - Nagoya, JPN - Club Quattro Jan. 18 - Tokyo, JPN - O-East Jan. 19 - Tokyo, JPN ...

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POWERGLOVE Announces Headlining Dates

Arlington, Massachusetts-based instrumental "video game metal" outfit POWERGLOVE — whose music is based off one video game or a series of video games — has scheduled the following "off-night " headline dates during its upcoming tours with HAMMERFALL and SONATA ARCTICA: Mar. 14 - Detroit, MI - Blondi...

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SONATA ARCTICA Singer's Vocal-Cord Infection Forces Concert Cancellations

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have issued the following statement: "Due to an infection of his vocal cords, singer Tony Kakko had to see a doctor in Budapest. The singer's infection has forced the band to cancel today's (November 18) show in Graz, as well as the show in Vienna (November 1...

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SONATA ARCTICA Schedules Dortmund Signing Session

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will take part in a signing session before their show in Dortmund, Germany on December 2. The event will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CET at Idiots Records, Nuclear Blast Shop Dortmund, located at Rheinische Str. 14. Tel. 0049 231/7214723. SONATA AR...

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DRAGONFORCE: All Live Shows For 2010 Cancelled

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have issued the following update: "It is with great regret that DRAGONFORCE have to announce the cancellation of the two shows in Tokyo that were scheduled for the beginning of March 2010. The reason for this is that at the end of the 2009 U.K. part o...

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'Promised Land Of Heavy Metal' To Receive European Release In February

"Promised Land of Heavy Metal", a documentary about the history and philosophy of heavy metal and how it became such a big deal in a small country called Finland, will be released in Europe (except for Finland, France and Russia),Australia and New Zealand on February 5, 2010 via Cyclone Empire. The...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

CANNIBAL CORPSE, SONATA ARCTICA, DEMONICAL, SUICIDAL ANGELS, OMEGA LITHIUM, ACELDAMA, LUJURIA and ENOCHIAN THEORY have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 5-11, 2010 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABSTINENZ...