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NIGHTWISH To Release 'Élan' Single In February

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release a new single, "Élan", on February 13, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, which is due in the spring. Commented NIGHTWISH keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: "'Oh, while I live to be...

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NIGHTWISH Working On New Album: Eighth Making-Of Clip Posted Online

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the eighth in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. In this episode, the band is visiting the rainy city of London to record the choi...

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Video Footage Of DELAIN Bassist's Testicle-Rupturing Stage Mishap

Bassist Otto Schimmelpenninck of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN is recovering after undergoing surgery for a ruptured testicle, suffered during the band's November 26 performance in Birmingham, England. Schimmelpenninck writes on Facebook: "After what can be described as one of the most unpleasant...

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NIGHTWISH Films New Music Video

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have filmed a video for an as-yet-undisclosed track off their upcoming studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. A photo from the video shoot, courtesy of the band's Dutch lead singer Floor Jansen can be seen below. As previous...

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ENSIFERUM To Release 'One Man Army' In February

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM have completed work on their new album, "One Man Army", for a February 24, 2015 release (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded over the course of the last few weeks at Astia Studio in Lappeenranta in Finland with producer Anssi...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Was 'Challenged' Vocally To Use 'Everything She Has To Offer' On Upcoming Album

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the seventh in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. Commented keyboard player and main songwriter Tuomas Holopai...

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SABATON: Video Footage Of Whisky A Go Go Performance

Video footage of SABATON's November 10 performance at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015 as direct support to Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH. SABATON's latest album, "Heroes", was recently certi...

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PARADISE LOST To Embrace Band's 'Very Early Days' With Death Metal-Tinged New Album

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST are preparing to enter Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with Jaimie Gomez Arellano to begin recording their 14th studio album for a tentative April 2015 release via Century Media. Comments PARADISE LOST singer Nick Holmes: "W...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire Athens Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's entire October 31 cocnert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece can be seen below. Her setlist was as follows: * In For A Kill * 500 Letters 05:08 * Little Lies 09:28 * Falling Awake 14:03 * I Walk Alone 20:40 * Anteroom Of Death 24:27 ....

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TARJA TURUNEN Says She 'Hasn't Been Interested' In Hearing Any Of NIGHTWISH's Recent Music

Finnish singer Tarja Turunen says that her involvement with NIGHTWISH was "a very, very important part of [her] musical history" but insists that she has established her own audience which has passionately embraced her musical output since she was unceremoniously fired from the group nine years ago....

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NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN On Learning Finnish: 'I'm Sounding Like A Three-Year-Old'

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the sixth in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. NIGHTWISH's Dutch singer Floor Jansen, who officially joined t...

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SONATA ARCTICA's HENRIK KLINGENBERG: 'We're Not Trying To Rewrite History'

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg (keyboards) and Pasi Kauppinen (bass) of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA. You can now watch the chat below. While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's...

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AMARANTHE's ELIZE RYD: 'Women In Metal Always Get Objectified In A Different Way Than The Guys'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The AU Review, singer Elize Ryd of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE spoke about the pros and cons of being the only woman in an all-male band. "Well, within the band, it's fine, because they see me as their sister, you know?" she said. "But sometimes we ....

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, AMARANTHE Members Featured On RASKASTA JOULUA's 'Ragnarok Juletide'

Finland's annual, all-star symphonic Christmas rock project, dubbed RASKASTA JOULUA, which translates to "Heavy Christmas," is enjoying its 10th year running. To celebrate, the project, which tours every holiday season, will release a new studio album this year. The CD, titled "Ragnarok Juletide", w...

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NIGHTWISH's Next Album To Feature Guest Appearance By British Professor RICHARD DAWKINS

Famed evolutionary biologist and atheist writer/leader Richard Dawkins makes a guest appearance on NIGHTWISH's eighth studio album, due next year. Dawkins, who recently generated controversy with by claiming that "nice Christians" and "nice Muslims" might actually be making the "world safe for extre...