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THANATOS Pulls Out Of Italy's SOUTHXTREEMNOISE Festival

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS has issued the following update: "Unfortunately THANATOS will not play the Southxtreemnoise Fest in Naples, Italy on August 4th. "Since the organiser/promoter all of a sudden can not live up to the agreements made in the contract which was signed b...

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EMERALD: New Album Artwork Revealed

Swiss melodic metallers EMERALD have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Hymns to Steel", due on September 21 through Pure Steel Records. It is as follows: 01. Preparing For Battle (intro) 02. Hymn To Steel 03. Revenge 04. Empire Of Lies 05. My Way 06. Blind Mass 07. Will You Ever Retu...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eight Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eighth week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" has...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Announces Second Vocalist For New Solo Album

After choosing classically trained American coloratura soprano Jennifer Sowle to sing the leading character in his "classic rock opera," STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has chosen the second singer for his third solo album. He is Heikki Pöyhiä from Finnish band TWILIGHTNING. "I got to kno...

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EXSECRATUS: Debut Album Samples Available

Finnish metal band EXSECRATUS has posted audio samples from its upcoming debut album, "Tainted Dreams", on its MySpace page. "Tainted Dreams" is due on September 3 via Violent Journey Records. According to a press release, "These young masters of melodic metal combine influences from band like CHILD...

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ALICE COOPER, SCHENKER Brothers To Guest On New AVANTASIA CD

Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) revealed during a recent interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo that Alice Cooper has recorded a guest appearance on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. Ac...

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Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Guest On AVANTASIA CD

Amanda Somerville, the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY, has been confirmed as one of the guests on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet'...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Pulls Out Of KOTIPELTO's WANAJA FESTIVAL Appearance

Former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen will not be joining KOTIPELTO for the group's upcoming appearance at the Wanaja Festival on July 21 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. According to KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto (also of STRATOVARIUS),"Jari Kainulainen cancelled the gig with a short notice but...

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STRATOVARIUS, NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members To Appear On 'Guitar Heroes' CD

According to a posting on the official CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, the group's guitarists Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala will record some instrumental songs for an upcoming album currently going under the title "Guitar Heroes". A total of ten Finnish guitarists will appear on the alb...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Receives Platinum Award For 'Fuel For The Fire'

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Ari was presented with his gold and platinum plaques by Marco Hie...

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OBSCURA To Team Up With AGONIZE For European Tour

German death metal band OBSCURA will team up with AGONIZE from Bosnia & Herzegovina for a 23-date European tour in September. Confirmed "The Blasting Diversity Tour 2007" dates are as follows: Sep. 07 - Athens, Greece - AN Club Sep. 08 - Thessaloniki, Greece – [to be announced] Sep. 09 - Skopje,...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Signs ANCARA

STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto's High and Loud record label has signed Finnish hard rockers ANCARA. "After seeing a couple of gigs by the band and listening to their new material I was convinced: this band has to be signed!" explains Kotipelto. He adds, "ANCARA plays honest hard rock and are not...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Releases 'Hear My Call' Video

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has released the video for his first solo single, "Hear My Call". The song was written by Nino Laurenne (THUNDERSTONE) and Pasi Heikkilä (45 DEGREE WOMAN),who also produced Ari Koivunen's...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer Confirms Band Lineup For Solo Gigs

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has announced his solo band lineup for its upcoming appearances. It is as follows: Tuomas Wäinölä - guitars Lauri Porra - Bass Robert Engstrand - keys Mirka Rantanen - drums Jari Kainulainen - bass * Timo Kotipelto - vocals. * only for Wanaja Festival Commented T...