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GIRLSCHOOL, ROCK GODDESS, LAUREN HARRIS Confirmed For U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL

GIRLSCHOOL, LAUREN HARRIS, ROCK GODDESS and HYDROGYN have been confirmed for this year's Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place December 4-5, 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands. North Wales, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GIRLSCHOOL HYDROGYN LAUREN HARRIS MARYA RO...

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Members Of SONATA ARCTICA And DARK TRANQUILLITY Form Poker Team

Members of SONATA ARCTICA and DARK TRANQUILLITY have joined forces to form Rockstars of Poker, a poker team which aims to give fans a chance to meet their heroes while playing poker online. Rockstars of Poker works together with Betfriends.com and gives everyone a chance to challenge the team totall...

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FAITH NO MORE Confirmed for Holland's LOWLANDS Festival

Influential '90s alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE has been confirmed for the Lowlands festival, set to take place August 21-23 in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear are OPETH and SONATA ARTICA. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTIC MONKEYS BLOCK PARTY EAGLES OF DEATH...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer, Guitarist To Perform Acoustically On Finnish TV

STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and new guitarist Matias Kupiainen will perform acoustically tonight (Sunday, May 3) on the "Musiikki-TV" show on Finland's TV2 channel at 22.35 Finnish time. Kotipelto played a short set for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 20 at a presidential dinner he...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's Solo Album Due In June

Spinefarm Records has announced a mid-June release date for the third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen. According to the label "there will be 12 tracks on the album and 10 of the tracks will be instrumental." Guest musicians on the CD include vocalists Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY and ENSIFERUM have been confirmed for the Ankkarock festival, set to take place August 1-2, 2009 in Korso, Vantaa, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 1, 2009: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY DRAGONFORCE TEHOSEKOITIN HARDCORE SUPERSTAR CMX EGOTRIPPI ENSIF...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, NEW YORK DOLLS, W.A.S.P. Confirmed For U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

QUEENSRŸCHE, NEW YORK DOLLS and W.A.S.P. have been confirmed for this year's Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place December 4-5, 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands. North Wales, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: QUEENSRŸCHE NEW YORK DOLLS W.A.S.P. SONATA ARTICA THE...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer Performs For Russian President

Singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, KOTIPELTO, CAIN'S OFFERING) played a short set for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday, April 20 at a presidential dinner held by Finnish President Tarja Halonen in honor of Medvedev's visit to Finland. Timo was accompanied during the performance by Matia...

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CRYSTALLION: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION have entered the studio to begin recording their third album for a late 2009 release. The second and third in a series of video clips documenting the recording process can be viewed below. CRYSTALLION's second album, "Hattin", was released in the U.S....

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STRATOVARIUS, Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Members Join Forces In CAIN'S OFFERING

According to an article in the Japanese magazine Burrn!! (see scan below),STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and former SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen have joined forces in a new band called CAIN'S OFFERING. The group's debut album, "Gather The Faithful", will be released in July. Songti...

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SOLUTION.45 Signs With AFM RECORDS

Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION.45, which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam, Mikko Härkin (ex-SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO) and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW),has inked a deal with AFM Records. Commented the band: "After a f...

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SONATA ARCTICA: European Tour Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a European headlining tour in November/December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 12 - Club Roxy - Prague, Czech Republic Nov. 13 - Masters of Rock Cafe - Zlín, Czech Republic Nov. 14 - Cassosport Hall - Kosice, Slovakia Nov. 15 - SKC - Bel...

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TESTAMENT, AMON AMARTH, DRAGONFORCE Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK

TESTAMENT, AMON AMARTH, AMORPHIS, DRAGONFORCE and SONATA ARCTICA are among the confirmed bands for the Ankkarock festival, set to take place August 1-2, 2009 in Korso, Vantaa, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 1, 2009: DRAGONFORCE TEHOSEKOITIN HARDCORE SUPERSTA...

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CELESTY: 'Vendetta' E-Card Available

An e-card for "Vendetta", the fourth full-length album from Finnish symphonic power metallers CELESTY, can be accessed at this location. The CD, which was released in Finland on March 18 (via Spinefarm Records) and in Japan on March 20, features eleven tracks and over sixty minutes of music. Samu Oi...

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CRYSTALLION: Studio Footage Posted Online

German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION have entered the studio to begin recording their third album for a late 2009 release. The first in a series of video clips documenting the recording process can be viewed below. "Under Siege", the latest video from CRYSTALLION, can be viewed below. The...