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ATAKHAMA: Video Clips From Album Recording Sessions Posted Online

ATAKHAMA, the Finnish band formed out of the ashes of FUNERIS NOCTURNUM, has uploaded several video clips from the recording sessions for its debut album, "Existence Indifferent", which was released in Finland in February 2005. Check them out at this location. ATAKHAMA recently became a quartet foll...

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STRATOVARIUS' KOTIPELTO: Photos From New Solo CD Recording Sessions Available

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto entered Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland in August to begin recording his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. Check out photos from some of the early recording sessions at this location. KOTIPELTO's sop...

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DREAMTALE Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Announces Replacement

Finnish metallers DREAMTALE have parted ways with keyboardist Turkka Vuorinen and have replaced him with 17-year-old Akseli Kaasalainen. In other news, the band has been busy preparing material for the fourth DREAMTALE album. "The second demo session is on its way at the moment and we have about 15...

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THANATOS: Early Albums To Be Reissued As Limited-Edition Box Set

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Some cool news for a change! Chinese label Area Death Productions have approached us to re-release the first three THANATOS albums as a limited-edition collector's box set! The box set...

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THE REPUBLIC OF DESIRE Completes Work On Debut Album

Finnish industrial metal band THE REPUBLIC OF DESIRE has completed work on its debut album, entitled "REALpolitik". The CD was self-produced by the band at Machinerie 28 Studio and was mixed at Astia Studio by Anssi Kippo (CHILDREN OF BODOM, IMPALED NAZARENE). Mastering duties were handled at Sonich...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist To Appear On New KOTIPELTO Album

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, keyboardist Janne Wirman will enter the studio within the next couple of weeks to record his parts for STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto's third solo album under the KOTIPELTO banner. The as-yet-untitled effort is due in e...

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ARCH ENEMY, MAYHEM, GOD DETHRONED Members Featured On New ASTARTE CD

ARCH ENEMY's Angela Gossow, MAYHEM's Attila Csihar, GOD DETHRONED's Henri Sattler and LLOTH's Nicolas Sic Maiis have contributed guest vocals to the fifth album from the Greek female heavy metal trio ASTARTE, entitled "Demonized". The CD, which will be released before the end of the year via Avantga...

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THUNDERSTONE Begins Recording New Album

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album. The band is currently working on 11 as-yet-untitled original tracks and two cover songs which will be included as bonus tracks on special-edition versions of the new album....

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TIMO TOLKKI Writing 'More Traditional' STRATOVARIUS Material

STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on the songwriting process for the group's new album: "Everything has gone very smoothly and I have written seven songs by now. I expect to complete the songwriting by the STRATOVARIUS tour that kicks off [in] Canada. After t...

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ATAKHAMA Parts Ways With Guitarist

ATAKHAMA, the Finnish band formed out of the ashes of FUNERIS NOCTURNUM, is now a quartet following the departure of guitarist J-V Hintikka. "He just felt he didn't have the motivation left and that it was better to step aside than hold the rest of us back," the band writes on its web site. "No ...

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ETERNAL OATH To Enter Studio In October

Swedish melodic death metallers ETERNAL OATH will enter the studio in late October to record the follow-up to 2005's "Wither". "Thirteen brand new songs has been written and if all songs will end up on the album is yet to [be] decided," the group writes on its web site. ETERNAL OATH recently parted...

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Begins Writing New Material

STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "I have started writing songs. It took a while to gather all the equipment, but now I am done and I can let the creativity flow. May the Muse of Music be with me. First, I am gonna write the songs for the next STRATOVARIUS a...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Begins Recording New Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has entered Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland in August to begin recording his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. "Mirka [Rantanen] has already laid down some good drum tracks with excellent drum sounds...

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NIGHTWISH Bassist Answers Fan Questions

NIGHTWISH bassist Marco Hietala recently answered a number of fan questions via the band's official web site. Read his responses at this location. NIGHTWISH has completed work on a pre-production recording of the tracks that are set to appear on the band's upcoming sixth album, tentatively due mid-2...

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist To Guest On 'The Metal Meltdown Show' This Afternoon

STRATOVARIUS guitarist/mainman Timo Tolkki will be calling "The Metal Meltdown Show" on Cleveland, Ohio's WRUW-FM 91.1 with Dr. Metal this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. EST. Questions for Timo can be sent through www.metalmeltdown.com. "The Metal Meltdown Show" can be heard live every Thursday from 4:30 to...