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NIGHTWISH: More Fall 2008 U.S. Tour Dates Revealed
BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal more dates for NIGHTWISH's fall 2008 U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off at the end of August. Support on the shows will come from SONATA ARCTICA. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Aug. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Aug. 30 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladi...March 31, 2008
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BURDEN A.D. Signs With VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS
Finnish thrash'n roll band BURDEN A.D. has inked a deal with Violent Journey Records. The group's debut album, "Anno Dominator", is scheduled for release on June 4. The CD was recorded at Grooveland Studios in Lahti and was mastered at Chartmakers in Helsinki by Svante Forsbck (APOCALYPTICA, LORDI,...March 30, 2008
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA A...March 28, 2008
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FIELDS OF ROCK Organizers Explain Festival Cancellation
The organizers of this year's Fields of Rock festival which was set to take place June 20-22 at on the Evenemententerrein of Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands have issued the following statement: "Because of the lack of headliners leading to disappointing ticket sales, we are very sorry...March 26, 2008
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Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK Festival Cancelled
This year's Fields of Rock festival which was set to take place June 20-22 at on the Evenemententerrein of Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales and the organizers' inability to secure additional appearances by headliner-level acts to round out th...March 26, 2008
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CRYSTALLION To Release 'Hattin' In May
Dockyard 1 has announced the signing of German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION. The Bavarians will release their second album, "Hattin", on May 16. The group's first CD, "A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night", came out in 2006 and was well received by fans and media. Germany's Rock Hard magazine...March 21, 2008
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DARK TRANQUILLITY, KORPIKLAANI, EVERGREY Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL
DARK TRANQUILLITY, KORPIKLAANI, EVERGREY, NECRODEATH, SADIST, ILLOGICIST and IDOLS ARE DEAD have been confirmed for the Evolution Festival, set to take place July 11-12 at Milan, Italy's Idroscalo. The festival billing is shapoing up as follows: Friday, July 11: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY SONATA ARCTICA DA...March 19, 2008
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SAXON, AIRBOURNE Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
SAXON and AIRBOURNE have been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air metal festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. Also scheduled for the event is a one-off reunion performance by influential Finnish speed/thrash metallers STONE, featuring members of CHILDREN OF BODOM and SUB-URBAN TRIBE...March 18, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA: Audio Interview With TONY KAKKO Posted Online
An audio interview with vocalist Tony Kakko of the Finnish melodic metal band SONATA ARCTICA conducted by DJ SpeedKing of "The Wake Up Dead Morning Show" is available for download and streaming as a podcast/MP3 file at this location. Singlive UK, which is said to be Britain's largest independent sin...March 17, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman To Perform With SINGLIVE UK
Singlive UK, which is said to be Britain's largest independent singing organization, has invited Tony Kakko of the Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA to perform two of his songs with 320 singers at The Sage, Gateshead, UK on Saturday, April 19. "Sing The Classics And Classic Rock" will be perf...March 14, 2008
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SONATA ARCTICA: UK Version Of 'The Collection 1999-2006' To Include Bonus DVD
Following their sold-out headline appearance at London's Electric Ballroom in November 2007, Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA (led by highly respected frontman/vocalist Tony Kakko) have confirmed a run of dates for April, taking in both Ireland and the UK. In support of this series of shows,...March 13, 2008
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SCORPIONS Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. The band will headline on Saturday, June 7. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 6: CHILDREN OF BODOM TESTAMENT ELÄKEL...March 10, 2008
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FIREWIND Interview with GUS G
By: Scott Alisoglu Guitar wizard Gus G of Greece's FIREWIND is certainly one of the hardest working men in metal. After playing in and recording with several bands at once, including NIGHTRAGE, MYSTIC PROPHECY, and DREAM EVIL, Gus decided to shift focus to FIREWIND and hasn't looked back since. With...March 10, 2008
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THE CHANT's 'Ghostlines' Released In UK
"Ghostlines", the critically acclaimed debut album of the Finnish melancholic metallers THE CHANT, was released today in the UK and Ireland via Shadow World Records / Plastic Head Distribution. "Ghostlines" is a 54 minute emotionally charged rollercoaster ride with morose atmospheres, beautiful melo...March 10, 2008
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AGENT STEEL, LAUREN HARRIS, TESLA Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
AGENT STEEL, LAUREN HARRIS and TESLA have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 36 CRAZYFISTS AGENT STEEL ALCHEMIST APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY AT THE GATES AVENGED SEVEN...March 7, 2008
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