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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Tells Detractors To 'Fuck Off!'
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Unfortunately my trip was delayed for one day because I had to travel to Orimattila and Lahti. "I am writing this in my beautiful suite in New York after trying to talk some sense to [keyboardist Jens] Joha...November 27, 2003
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CHARON Guitarist Quits
Finnish goth-metallers CHARON have parted ways with guitarist Jasse Von Hast. The following is Hast's official statement on the matter: "After long consideration, I have decided to change my priorities around and end this chapter of my life. The band CHARON has nothing more to give me musically and...November 25, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS Keyboardist: 'Nobody Feels Like Leaving The Band Voluntarily'
STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson has offered the following comment via the group's official message board regarding the status of the band's lineup: "Within the band we made the agreement that [guitarist/mainman] Timo [Tolkki] will decide who plays in the band, I mean on the records, live etc...November 23, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS Leader: 'Three Bandmembers Have To Leave'
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I am in the process of talking seriously with each bandmember about the future of STRATOVARIUS. "There are lots of rumours circling around and this statement is issued to clear some of those. "The b...November 23, 2003
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CENTINEX: First Gigs Of 2004 Announced
Sweden's CENTINEX have announced the details of their first shows of 2004. The dates are as follows: Jan. 11 – London, UK @ Underworld (w/ ROTTING CHRIST, THUS DEFILED, HELL-BORN) Feb. 06 – Borlänge, SWE @ S2 (w/ HELLPATROL) As previously reported, CENTINEX's new album, "Decadence - Prophecies Of Co...November 13, 2003
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OPETH Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has been officially confirmed as one of the guest performers on the new AYREON CD, "The Human Equation", tentatively due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label. According to a posting on AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) web site, "fa...November 12, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS Confirm SANCTUARY Deal, Begin Work On New Material
Finland's STRATOVARIUS have confirmed that they have signed a three-album deal with Sanctuary Records. The contract was signed October 31 in Dortmund, Germany and the signing was followed by a big party. The agreement is said to be the biggest ever for a Finnish band, and is worth over $3.5 million...November 11, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist To Make Finnish TV Appearance
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki will be making appearance on the Finnish Top-40 program on the national Yle1 channel this Friday (November 7) beginning at 6:36 p.m. As previously reported, STRATOVARIUS have just inked a brand-new three-album deal with Sanctuary Records (parent company of Noise Re...November 4, 2003
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AYREON Name New CD
AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) has set "Ayreon: The Human Equation" as the title for the group's forthcoming CD, tentatively due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label. Among the guest vocalists scheduled to appear on the album are James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER),Dev...October 31, 2003
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IMPALED NAZARENE, FUNERIS NOCTURNUM, CHARON To Perform At Finnish Benefit
IMPALED NAZARENE, WHERE VICTIMS LIE (the new thrash metal band formed by members of TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS, FUNERIS NOCTURNUM, ALGHAZANTH and SOTAJUMALA),VIIKATE, CHARON and DIABLO have been confirmed to appear at the second installment of the "The Fragile Art Of Existence - A Trib...October 30, 2003
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DIABLO Complete Work On 'Eternium'
Finnish aggro-metallers DIABLO have finished mixing and mastering their third album, "Eternium", at Helsinki's Finnvox studios with Mikko Karmila. The follow-up to 2002's "Renaissance" was recorded at Fantom studios and is scheduled for release on January 16, 2004. A single, titled "Read My Scars",...October 29, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS To Sign New Deal With SANCTUARY
Finnish daily newspaper Iltalehti (www.iltalehti.fi) reports that STRATOVARIUS will ink a brand-new three-album deal with Sanctuary Records (parent company of Noise Records) on Friday (October 31) in Germany. The deal, which is said to be worth three million euros (approx. $3.5 million),will report...October 29, 2003
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DIMMU BORGIR, HYPOCRISY, NORTHER: Live Photos Posted Online
Several high-quality photos of DIMMU BORGIR, HYPOCRISY and NORTHER, taken at their concert in Milan, Italy on October 14, have been posted online at this location (all photos by Timo Isoaho). DIMMU BORGIR and HYPOCRISY will be teaming up with CHILDREN OF BODOM and NEVERMORE for a U.S. tour that will...October 25, 2003
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DREAM THEATER Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD
DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie has been officially confirmed as one of the guest performers on the new AYREON CD, tentatively due early next year through an as-yet-undetermined label. "LaBrie has known AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) music for a long time and did not hid...October 22, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE: Rescheduled European Tour To Kick Off In January
OZZY OSBOURNE's rescheduled European tour, which has been postponed twice, will now take place in January/February. So far, only one date has been leaked: January 28 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M., who were set to occupy the middle slot on the tour, will no...October 22, 2003
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