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NUCLEAR BLAST Anniversary CD 'Into The Light': Details Revealed

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski recently completed work on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light". Smolski composed, recorded and produced 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is...

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KOTITEOLLISUUS Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK Festival

Finnish metallers KOTITEOLLISUUS have been confirmed for the Ankkarock festival, set to take place August 4-5 at Merikotkanpolku 2 in Vantaa, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS APULANTA DAMN SEAGULLS DIR EN GREY (JPN) DISCO ENSEMBLE HANOI ROCKS J...

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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Paid In Full' Single Tops Finnish Chart

SONATA ARCTICA's "Paid in Full" single has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 1. View the chart at this location. SONATA ARCTICA's video for "Paid in Full" is available for viewing at YouTube. The track comes off the group's new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due in North America on .....

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, KOTIPELTO Members To Guest On Finnish 'Idols' Winner's Debut CD

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has announced the lineup of his band. Joining the vocalist will be the following musicians; Erkka Korhonen (RASKAS JOULU, CHEAT CODE) - Guitar Vili Ollila (TUNNELVISION, RASKAS JOULU, CHEAT...

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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Paid In Full' Video Posted Online

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted their video for the song "Paid in Full" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due in North America on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki and was mastered...

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ALTARIA: Audio Samples Featuring New Singer, Guitarist Available

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have posted samples of two new tracks "Keeper of Mystique" and "Ball and Chain" on their MySpace page. The songs can be found on the band's upcoming "Divine Invitation" compilation (release date: May 25) and are the first tracks to feature the new members Marco Lupo...

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DIMMU BORGIR, TIMO RAUTIAINEN Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

DIMMU BORGIR and TIMO RAUTIAINEN have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 7: MEGADETH TIMO RAUTIAINEN STAM1NA PAIN CONFESSOR LOS BASTARDOS KORPIKLAANI Friday,...

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STRATOVARIUS, LORDI, NIGHTWISH Members To Write Songs For Finnish 'Idols' Winner

According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS),Tomi Putaansuu (a.k.a. Mr. Lordi; LORDI),Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT),Janne Joutsenniemi (SUBURBAN TRIBE),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA) and Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) are among the metal musicians who will contrib...

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SONATA ARCTICA: European Headlining Tour Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Arenan, Stockholm Sweden Nov. 01 - Rockefeller, Oslo Norway Nov. 03 - Lisebergshallen, Göteborg Sweden Nov. 04 - Mejeriet, Lund Sweden Nov. 05 - Markthall...

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HANOI ROCKS, THE GATHERING, AMORPHIS Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK

HANOI ROCKS, THE GATHERING, AMORPHIS and POISONBLACK have been confirmed for the Ankkarock festival, set to take place August 4-5 at Merikotkanpolku 2 in Vantaa, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMORPHIS APULANTA DAMN SEAGULLS DIR EN GREY DISCO ENSENBLE HANOI ROCKS LAPKO LENIN...

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PROGPOWER USA Sold Out; Surprise Headline Set Announced

The organizers of the ProgPower USA festival have announced a surprise headline set for this year's sold-out edition of the internationally renowned festival. Saturday night (October 6) will now finish with an all-star cover set featuring vocalists from both the showcase and the festival. Each vocal...

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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman Discusses New Album, Possibility Of Solo CD

Clare B. of the Canada-based metal webzine Sacred Embrace recently conducted an interview with SONATA ARCTICA vocalist Tony Kakko. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Sacred Embrace: Have there been any responses yet to the [new SONATA ARCTICA] album ["Unia"]? Tony Kakko: I haven't seen any r...

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Finnish Heavy Metal Singer Wins 'Idols' Competition After Performing SCORPIONS, SONATA ARCTICA

22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen was crowned the winner of the the national TV talent show "Idols" Friday night (April 6) after singing four songs — including SCORPIONS' "Still Loving You", SOUNDGARDEN's "Black Hole Sun" and SONATA ARCTICA's "Full Moon" — during the competition's...

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SLAYER Pulls Out Of Finland's RUISROCK Festival

SLAYER has cancelled its previously announced appearance at Finland's Ruisrock festival due to "scheduling conflicts." The festival, which will be held July 6-7 in Turku, Finland, will feature performances by HANOI ROCKS, MASTODON, IN FLAMES, PAIN, DEATHSTARS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA, FINN...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...