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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Completes Work On 'Saana' Classical Rock Opera

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on his upcoming classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island": "After spending 21 or so days in the studio, I got the mixes done. It was the weirdest mixing session I have ever done. Only assembli...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer, CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist Perform On MTV Finland

STRATOVARIUS/KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto performed three songs live with CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman on MTV Finland's "Headbanger's Ball" on Sunday, December 23. The performance will be re-aired on December 26 at midnight Finnish time (GMT + 2). KOTIPELTO's third album, "Serenit...

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AMORPHIS Members Look Back On 2007; Video Available

Guitarist Esa Holopainen and vocalist Tomi Joutsen of the Finnish metal band AMORPHIS recently took part in sounds2move.de's 2007 Christmas special. They spoke about their most memorable moments of 2007 and discussed their plans for the future. Watch the 10-minute video clip below. AMORPHIS' new alb...

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STRATOVARIUS Forntman Films Video Blogs For MTV Finland

STRATOVARIUS/KOTIPELTO frontman Timo Kotipelto has issued the following update: "You can check out some weird / funny / whatever video blogs on MTV Finland's homepage. I've been filming some strange video clips with some of my friends. You might even recognize few of them." Check out the footage at...

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EVERGREY: Sixth Video Report From Recording Studio Posted Online

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following studio update: "We are FINALLY in the mixing stage of the [new EVERGREY] album and that truly feels like a blessing. Today we finished the eighth song for mix-down and it sounds AWESOME! We will be finished before New Year's and then we will take...

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EVERGREY: Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have announced the following dates in the northern part of Sweden: Jan. 25 - Sundsvall, SWE @ Club Destroyer Jan. 26 - Östersund, SWE @ Tingshuset Jan. 27 - Örebro, SWE @ Satin Commented vocalist/guitarist Tom S. Englund: "We have always had a great time when we have playe...

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AMORPHIS: Video Interview Available

An 11-minute interview with AMORPHIS singer Tomi Joutsen and keyboardist Santeri Kallio conducted by Mestrock.se prior to the band's November 27, 2007 concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden can be viewed at this location (click "Webb-tv: intervju med Amorphis" for the video in a pop-up wind...

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HEADHUNTER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Issues Update On 'Saana' Clasical Rock Opera

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on his upcoming classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island": "I have been mixing 'Saana' at Sonic Pump in Helsinki for four days now. First three days went pretty much just to get all the materi...

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STRATOVARIUS Bassist To Release New Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS bassist Lauri Porra will release his new solo album, "All Children Have Superpowers" on January 9, 2008. Three songs from the CD — "Release", "Changes in Memory" and "All Children Have Superpowers" — are available for streaming on Lauri's MySpace page. Porra was born on December 13, 197...

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DESTRUCTION Planning 25th Anniversary Documentary

Lucem Fero recently published an exclusive interview with DESTRUCTION/HEADHUNTER frontman Schmier, conducted by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan prior to DESTRUCTION's November UK tour. Topics of discussion included the reformation of HEADHUNTER, HEADHUNTER's upcoming album, the music style of HEADH...

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AMORPHIS: Dordrecht Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' November 24, 2007 concert at Bibelot in Dordrecht, Holland can be viewed below. AMORPHIS' new album, "Silent Waters", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 44. Released in North America on September 18, the CD is the second AMORPHIS album to fea...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMORPHIS Guitarists Perform At 'Guitar Heroes' Concert; Video Available

Video footage from the album-launch concert to celebrate the release of the Finnish "Guitar Heroes" CD, which took place on November 6 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland, can be viewed below. The clips include special performances by Roope Latvala (CHILDREN OF BODOM) and Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),bot...

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' Lands On Swedish, German Charts

AVANTASIA's "Lost in Space - Part 1" and "Lost in Space - Part 2" EPs have entered the official Swedish chart at position No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. In Germany the CD landed at No. 9 on the Media Control chart. It is the highest single chart entry in the history of Nuclear Blast ...

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AMORPHIS, THE CLAYMORE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

AMORPHIS and THE CLAYMORE have been confirmed for next year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMORPHIS CELTIC FROST DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER ENSLAVED HELSTAR IMMORTAL JO...