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Members Of SCORPIONS To Perform At DORO's Anniversary Concert

Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rock band SCORPIONS have been confirmed for a special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal. According to a postin...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Pulls Out Of DORO's Anniversary Concert

U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider has cancelled his appearance at a special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal. According to a posting on U.D.O.'s web site, the cancellation was c...

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HOLZWARTH Brothers To Hold Rhythm Section Clinic In Germany; Video Available

BLIND GUARDIAN bass player Oliver Holzwarth (most recently on tour with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen) and his brother Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer) held a "rhythm section" bass-and-drum clinic on November 22, 2008 at Blue Box in Siegen, Germany. Alex and Oliver played "Into The...

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NIGHTWISH's HIETALA: TARJA Ended Up Thinking She 'Way Too Valuable' Compared To Rest Of Band

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: What was it like working with [former NIGHTWISH singer] Tarja Turunen? M...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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NIGHTWISH Interviewed In Brazil; Video Available

Mundo Record News conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH members Anette Olzon (vocals),Marco Hietala (bass, vocals) and Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) during the Brazilian leg of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's current South American tour. Watch the chat in five parts below. NIGHTWISH main...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says Singer 'Freaked Out' During Belo Horizonte Concert

NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen has commented on the band's abbreviated performance in in Belo Horizonte, Brazil Monday night (November 10) which ended shortly after the group's singer, Anette Olzon, suddenly appeared to start crying at the end of the song "The Poet And The Pendulum"...

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HOLZWARTH Brothers To Hold Rhythm Section Clinic

BLIND GUARDIAN bass player Oliver Holzwarth (currently on tour with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen) and his brother Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer) will hold a "rhythm section" bass-and-drum clinic on November 22 at Blue Box in Siegen, Germany. Alex and Oliver will play a number of...

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TARJA TURUNEN Posts End-Of-Tour Blog

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has posted the following message on her official blog: "Tour was awesome! It is hard to think that next shows with the band will happen only in May 2009. It is a long time to wait, but I guess the time will run fast as it has done ...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Luxembourg Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's October 19, 2008 concert in Luxembourg can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "S1lverW1ngs"). Following on from her debut album, "My Winter Storm" album, former NIGHTWISH singer supreme Tarja Turunen will release a new 11-track EP o...

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Korea's DOWNHELL Covers FIGHT's 'Into The Pit'; Audio Available

DOWNHELL, the Korean band featuring drummer Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, TARJA TURUNEN, RAGE),has posted a live version of its cover of FIGHT's "Into The Pit" on MySpace. DOWNHELL recently released the video for the song "Karma" (see below). The clip was shot in Kyunggi-do, Korea with director Cho Byu...

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DORO PESCH: '25 Years In Rock' Widget Available

A widget for the special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal can be found below. The show will feature appearances by: DORO ARCH ENEMY LEAVES' EYES HOLY MOSES WARLOCK (special performance by...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'The Seer' 11-Song EP In UK

Following on from her debut album, "My Winter Storm" album, former NIGHTWISH singer supreme Tarja Turunen will release a new 11-track EP on December 1 via Spinefarm Records UK. Titled "The Seer" and featuring a duet with former WARLOCK frontwoman Doro Pesch, the record will come as a limited-edition...

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TARJA TURUNEN: North American Dates Announced

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the following North American shows for 2009: Apr. 29 - The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY May 01 - Le Medley - Montreal, QC May 02 - Opera House - Toronto, ON May 04 - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL May 07 - ...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Prague Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's October 21, 2008 concert at the Incheba Arena in Prague, Czech Republic can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "SingForMeTarjaT"). Tarja Turunen recently announced the backing band for her current European solo tour. She is being jo...