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NIGHTWISH: 'Once' To Receive U.S. Release In October
Roadrunner Records has set an October 20 North American release date for the fifth NIGHTWISH album, "Once". The label will also issue the set in Australia and New Zealand. In July, the Spinefarm/Nuclear Blast release topped the European Top 100 Albums chart. "We are very pleased [about the deal with...August 6, 2004
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NIGHTWISH: 'Once' Certified Double-Platinum In Finland
NIGHTWISH's latest CD, "Once", has been certified double-platinum in the group's native Finland for sales in excess of 60,000 copies. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH recently inked a North American/Australian deal with Roadrunner Records. The label will be releasing "Once" later this year in the U...August 5, 2004
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Swedish Black Metallers SHINING Call It A Day
Swedish black metallers SHINING have officially called it a day. The group's final album, "IV: The Eerie Cold", will be issued this winter through Avantgarde Music. "I have achieved what very few others have with this ill child of mine and I sincerely hope that you will hate the new album," said SHI...August 4, 2004
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THE GATHERING Singer Expecting First Child In Early 2005
THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen has explained the group's recent concert cancellations by announcing that she is three months pregnant with her first child. "As happy as I was [to learn of the pregnancy], that's how sick I was as well," she said in a statement. "I took the pregnancy-naus...August 3, 2004
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It's Official: NIGHTWISH Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS
After negotiating for several months with various independent and major labels, Finland's NIGHTWISH have officially inked a North American/Australian deal with Roadrunner Records, the label has confirmed in a posting on its web site. Roadrunner will be releasing the band's most recent CD, "Once", la...August 2, 2004
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Producer: MEGADETH's 'Die Dead Enough' Not Featured In 'Saw' Movie
Contrary to the information contained on a Sanctuary Records "one-sheet" released to retail outlets to promote the upcoming MEGADETH album "The System has Failed", the band's brand-new single, "Die Dead Enough", will NOT be featured in the forthcoming Lion's Gate horror film "Saw". "Yes, we were tal...July 28, 2004
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NIGHTWISH: 'Once' To Receive Major-Label Release In The U.S.
Finland's NIGHTWISH are in final negotiations with an as-yet-undisclosed major label for the North American release of the band's latest album, "Once". A U.S. release date for the CD has yet to be announced. The follow-up to 2002's "Century Child", "Once" topped the pan-European album chart last wee...July 27, 2004
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Swedish Heavy Metal Band VIPERINE Sign With METAL RULES RECORDS
Metal Rules Records has signed the Swedish heavy metal band VIPERINE to an international deal. Founded in 2002, VIPERINE features ex-members of Lion Music recording artists WINTERLONG. The VIPERINE line-up consists of Hussni Mörsare (vocals),Payre Kankanranta (guitar),Erik Tornberg (bass),and Mat...July 22, 2004
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SLAYER Frontman TOM ARAYA: 'Live Peacefully And Love One Another'
SLAYER frontman Tom Araya recently spoke to the Denver Westword about his band, his voice, prison letters, child rearing, God, world music and exploiting Satan for fun and profit. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Westword: Do you still get letters from incarcerated people? Tom Araya: "Yea...July 22, 2004
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NIGHTWISH Top European Album Chart
Finnish hard rock quintet NIGHTWISH, who topped the European Top 100 Albums chart two weeks ago with their fifth album, "Once", have returned to No. 1 on the pan-European survey, according to Billboard magazine. The follow-up to 2002's "Century Child", "Once" has already been certified gold in Germa...July 19, 2004
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LED ZEPPELIN/AEROSMITH Photographer To Judge Guitar 'Face-Off'
Rock photographer Mark Weiss, who has captured everyone from LED ZEPPELIN to AEROSMITH and OZZY OSBOURNE in 25 years of taking pictures, is one of the 20-odd judges selected to determine who has the best "guitar face", according to the Associated Press. "You can hold up a tennis racket, pretend it's...July 19, 2004
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NIGHTWISH Complete U.K. Tour: Photos Available
Finland's NIGHTWISH have completed a sold-out U.K. tour with a performance at the London Astoria on Friday, July 16. Photos from the gig and a review can be found at this location (courtesy of Rockers Digest). NIGHTWISH's recently released follow-up to 2002's "Century Child", "Once" has been certifi...July 18, 2004
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HATEBREED Singer Says AGGRESSIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Is 'Not For Everybody'
HATEBREED singer Jamey Jasta has spoken to the Troy Record about this weekend's Aggressive Music Festival, an 18-band marathon that is being billed as "upstate New York's biggest and heaviest event ever of hardcore and metal mayhem." "It's not for everybody," Jasta said about the festival which he h...July 15, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Recalls Days Of Road Excess
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told the U.K.'s Guardian that in the decade since he left GUNS N' ROSES, he has become an enthusiastic husband and father, having just flown in from L.A., where his wife had given birth to their second child. "I woke up the other day in my hotel room and I ...July 9, 2004
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HATEBREED Explain European Show Cancellations
HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of the last four shows of the group's European tour: "What's up everyone. We're home now. THANK GOD. We cut out tour 4 days short for various reasons WHICH ARE NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS. Just kidding. Fo...July 8, 2004