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SONATA ARCTICA: North American Headlining Tour Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring. Support will come from MUTINY WITHIN and POWERGLOVE. The dates are as follows: Apr. 02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Apr. 03 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater...

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SWALLOW THE SUN, SURVIVORS ZERO, KIANA Confirmed For FINNISH METAL EXPO

SWALLOW THE SUN, SURVIVORS ZERO and KIANA have been confirmed to perform at the sixth annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will be held February 19-20, 2010 in Helsinki. Also scheduled to appear are SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA, INSOMNIUM, SATYRICON and HYPOCRISY. Finnish Metal Expo, the main event of H...

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DELAIN Joined By NIGHTWISH's HIETALA, Former AFTER FOREVER Singer At Zwolle Concert

DELAIN's "special show" on Saturday, October 31 at Broerenkerk in Zwolle, Holland was professionally filmed for possible release. Joining the group during the performance were special guests Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT) and Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP). Fan-filmed video footage of the co...

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DELAIN: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Stay Forever' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Stay Forever", the new video from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's second a...

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DELAIN Guitarist Quits

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Ronald [Landa, guitar] has decided to part ways with DELAIN. "Ronald has been...

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DELAIN Bassist To Sit Out European Tour

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has issued the following update: "Because our bandmate Rob [van der Loo, bass] has a lot of personal stuff going on in December, he will no...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist Talks About Signature Guitar; Video Available

Video footage of DRAGONFORCE bassist Frédéric Leclercq talking about his brand new ESP signature bass guitar can be viewed below. DRAGONFORCE's massive final leg of the "Ultra Beatdown" tour kicked off last month in the USA with special guests SONATA ARCTICA. The band will be hitting cities across t...

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NEVERMORE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

Seattle-based metallers NEVERMORE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTILLERY BLOODBATH BULLDOZER EVILE KATATONIA KREATOR NECROS CH...

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Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Bassist Says Split Was 'Mutual'

Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE bassist Justin Biggs has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group: "I'm writing this statement of course in regards to the latest news from REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE. It's only been a few days and already I can see a storm on the horizon. So,...

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Ex-REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Keyboardist Says He Learned He Was Fired Via Internet

Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE keyboardist Michael Khalilov has slammed the band's mainman, ex-STRATOVARIUS leader Timo Tolkki, for allegedly failing to inform Khalilov and bassist Justin Biggs that they were no longer members of the group. Tolkki released a statement on Thursday (October 8) indicati...

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SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA, SATYRICON To Perform At FINNISH METAL EXPO

SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA, INSOMNIUM, SATYRICON and HYPOCRISY are among the scheduled performers for 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 six...

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BLOODBATH, SONATA ARCTICA, VIRGIN STEELE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

BLOODBATH, SONATA ARCTICA, VIRGIN STEELE, ORPHANED LAND and KATATONIA have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTILLERY BLOODBATH BULLDOZ...

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SONATA ARCTICA: 'The Days Of Grays' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Days Of Grays", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, sold around 2,000 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 landed at position No. 19 on t...

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SONATA ARCTICA: More 'The Days Of Grays' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"The Days Of Grays", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #2 Germany: #24 Sweden: #31 Norway: #46 Netherlands: #50 The CD was certified gold in Finland on the day of its release for sales in excess of 15,000 co...

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CRYSTALLION: New Song Posted Online

"A Cry In The Night", a brand new song from German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "Hundred Days", which is scheduled for release on October 23 via Dockyard 1. The CD is said to be "a ...