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SONATA ARCTICA Completes Work On 'Unia'

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have completed work on their new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden. The final installment of SONATA ARCTICA k...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, Ex-NIGHTWISH Singers Added To 20th Anniversary NUCLEAR BLAST Compilation

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

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ALTARIA: 'Divine Invitation' Compilation to Include New Material

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "ALTARIA has been busy both [rehearsing] for the upcoming live shows and composing new material for the follow-up of 'The Fallen Empire', to be released tentatively in the autumn. ALTARIA will play few shows during the spring plus m...

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VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, has been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 9 in Tampere, Finland. Headlining the event will be HEAVEN AND HELL, with SONATA ARCTICA, LEVERAGE, ENTWINE, THUNDERSTONE and K...

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SONATA ARCTICA Confirms New Album Title

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have set "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams") as the title of their new album, due on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is being mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki. The latest single from SONATA ARCTICA, "Replica" — containing a new version of the title cut,...

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MASTERPLAN And SWALLOW THE SUN: New Tracks Posted Online

Candlelight Records USA has made available the first tracks from upcoming new albums from German/American melodic metal act MASTERPLAN and Finnish metallers SWALLOW THE SUN. To listen, bring your browser to the label's official MySpace page. "Lost And Gone" is from MASTERPLAN's third album titled "M...

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RAINTIME Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Italian metallers RAINTIME have issued the following update: "We are proud to announce that [the sophomore RAINTIME album] 'Flies & Lies' will be released by four different labels around the world!! We just signed the first deal with Lifeforce Records for European countries. The forthcoming albu...

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SOUTHERN CROSS Signs With THUNDERING RECORDS

Quebec-based heavy/power metal band SOUTHERN CROSS has inked a deal with Thundering Records. The label will re-release the group's "Rise Above" album, which was originally issued last year. The track listing is as follows: 01. You Shall Be Damned 02. Never Dare Say 03. Fallen 04. Pale 05. The Third...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Release Date Announced

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER will release its new, self-titled album on April 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard d...

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OPERATIKA Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

New Jersey-based symphonic/operatic metallers OPERATIKA have parted ways with bassist Stan Folcik and have replaced him with Diego. "We are excited that he is joining our band and look forward to two already confirmed new shows for 2007: supporting DORO at B.B. King Club & Grill [in New York Cit...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Finnish Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have lined up the following dates in their home country in April: Apr. 27 - Teatria - Oulu, FIN Apr. 28 - Holiday Club Katinkulta (RockKatti 2007) - Vuokatti, FIN (w/ CHARON) Apr. 29 - Pakkahuone - Tampere, FIN Apr. 30 - Tavastia - Helsinki, FIN SONATA ARCTIC...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Pushed Back

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has revealed via its official web site that the release date of its new, self-titled album has been pushed back from the previously announced March 23 (release date for Germany; the rest of Europe was due to receive the CD on March 26). A new...

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SONATA ARCTICA Begins Mixing New Album

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have begun mixing their new album at Finnvox studio in Helsinki. "There is not much more I can say about the music," keyboardist Henkka Klingenberg writes on the group's web site. "Generally I feel that trying to describe music with words is basically like ha...

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ALTARIA Announces New Singer

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "The search is over! ALTARIA has found their man to take the place behind the microphone. Multitalented vocalist Marco Luponero attended the auditions and managed to impress the band to the point that he was invited to join. The thi...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Play Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has reportedly been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air festival o...