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BACKYARD BABIES Guitarist DREGEN Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

Sam Darcy conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the four-minute chat below. BACKYARD BABIES will support...

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ANATHEMA, WOLF Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Atmospheric rock veterans ANATHEMA and Swedish heavy metallers WOLF have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANATHEM...

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BACKYARD BABIES Frontman Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

Guitarist/vocalist Nicke Borg of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES was interviewed yesterday (Friday, June 12) at the Download festival, which is being held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. BACKYARD BABIES will support MÖTLEY CRÜE on select dates in Europe. Al...

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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Backing Band For 'Summer Storm' Tour

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour will consist of the following musicians: * Tarja Turunen - Vocals * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums * Maria Ilmoniemi - Keyboards * Doug Wimbish (LIVING COLOUR, MADONNA, JEFF BECK,...

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ANCARA: New Song Available For Streaming

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA will release their third album, "Chasing Shadows", on August 26 through Timo Kotipelto's (STRATOVARIUS) High & Loud Records. The CD's first single, "We Paint December", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Commented frontman Sammy Salminen: "I wanted...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': Two Songs Available For Streaming

Two songs from the forthcoming third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted", are available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Fire-Hearted" and "Last Breath of Love" (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala)...

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BACKYARD BABIES Interviewed On Germany's 'Strike'; Video Available

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES were recently interviewed by "Strike", a weekly metal show which is broadcast on Germany's StreetClip.tv. Watch the seven-minute chat below. BACKYARD BABIES will support MÖTLEY CRÜE on select dates in Europe. Also appearing on the bill is DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED....

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': More Details Revealed

Spinefarm Records has set a June 24 Finnish release date for the third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted". 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 vocalist...

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KYPCK: 'Stalingrad' Video Released

"Stalingrad", the new video from KYPCK ("Kursk" in the western alphabet) — the Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band featuring former SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka (a.k.a. S.S. Lopakka) — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Cherno", which was completed during 2007...

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APOCALYPTICA Condemns 'Illegal Use' Of Its Music By Czech Republican Party

Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has released a statement condemning the "illegal use" of the band's song "Path" in a TV and Internet commercial in the Czech Republic. (See the commercial in question below.) The group states: "APOCALYPTICA always supports minorities, stands up for human right...

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AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY, ENSLAVED Pull Out Of Czech Republic's UNHOLY FEST

AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY and ENSLAVED have cancelled their appearances at the 2009 edition of the Unholy Fest, set to take place July 23-25 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, due to a "breach of agreement." No further details are currently available. AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the T...

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TARJA TURUNEN: German Dates Announced

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the following solo dates in Germany: Sep. 22 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol Sep. 23 - Berlin, Germany - Fritz Club Sep. 30 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik Oct. 02 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle Oct. 03 - Ingolstadt, Germany - Ohrakel Tarja Turu...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed By FANGORIA Magazine; Video Available

Fangoria, an internationally distributed U.S. film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror, slasher, splatter and exploitation films, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH. Watch the 20-minute chat below. AMON AMARTH's seventh full...

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AMON AMARTH: Mexico City Show To Go Ahead As Scheduled

Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "We just completed a very successful U.S. tour and wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the shows! It was great to play at the places we missed on the fall tour and places we haven't been to in a very long while or ...

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ANGHER Signs With DARK STAR RECORDS

ANGHER, the new "cello metal" band, has inked a deal with Dark Star Records. The group's "Hidden Truth" CD/DVD set will hit streets worldwide this fall. According to the band's official bio, ANGHER was formed by cellist-guitarist Greg Korniluk after he made a guest appearance on APOCALYPTICA's "Refl...