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NIGHTWISH: New 30-Minute Audio Interview With TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

The official web site of the NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has uploaded a 30-minute audio interview with Holopainen as the first installment of the site's "Campfire Sessions". You can now listen to the chat at this location. It is also available for streaming below. NIG...

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EPICA Announces Special Album-Release Show

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will return to the stage on April 30, 2014 for an album-release show at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. After taking a break from the road due the pregnancy of lead singer Simone Simons, the release of a new concert DVD, "Retrospect", as well as the writing and recor...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Drummer To Sit Out European Tour; Replacement Announced

SWALLOW THE SUN, the Finnish atmospheric doom/death metal outfit from Finland, has released the following statement: "Unfortunately, [drummer] Kai [Hahto] is unable to do 'The Morning Never Came' anniversary gigs this fall, but on short notice we managed to get hold of a fantastic drummer, Juuso Raa...

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HIM Frontman: 'We Don't Listen To A Lot Of Happy-Go-Lucky Bulls**t'

CrypticRock.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish love metallers HIM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CrypticRock.com: HIM is now internationally known and your logo branded all over. "Dark Light" [2005] was the height of the band's success in the U...

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KARI RUESLÅTTEN's 'Why So Lonely' Single Featuring NIGHTWISH Mainman Now Available

Former THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL "goddess of beauty" Kari Rueslåtten has released her new single through Despotz Records & Music. Available via iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and Wimp, the single is a new version of the THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL song "Why So Lonely" from the band's "Tears Laid In Earth" albu...

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REVAMP Featuring NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN: Video Footage Of Utrecht CD-Release Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of REVAMP's September 7 "Wild Card" CD-release concert at Tivoli De Helling in Utrecht, The Netherlands can be seen below. REVAMP is led by former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen. REVAMP's second album, "Wild Card", was released in...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Join LIVING COLOUR On Stage In Buenos Aires

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will make a very special guest appearance with LIVING COLOUR on Thursday, September 12 at Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, Argentina. LIVING COLOUR bassist Doug Wimbish played with Tarja on her "My Winter Storm" (2007) and "What Lies Beneath" (2010) albums and h...

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AYREON: 'The Theory Of Everything' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen has revealed the cover artwork and track listing for the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who has an incredible and distinct fantasy/sci-fi style, and can be seen below. "The Theory...

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NIGHTWISH/REVAMP Singer FLOOR JANSEN: 'For A Year And A Half, I Was Completely Sick'

SonicCathedral.com recently conducted an interview with former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen about her REVAMP project. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow bleow. SonicCathedral.com: How does [the] new [REVAMP] album ["Wild Card"] differ from your la...

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EPICA: 'Retrospect' Big-Screen Premieres Announced

Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA has announced the first two movie theater premieres for "Retrospect". During these premieres a number of band members will join their fans with the first exclusive viewing of the film. The first premiere will be held on Wednesday, November 6 at the Mathäser Multiplex...

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NIGHTWISH/REVAMP Singer FLOOR JANSEN To Guest On New MAYAN Album

MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — recently entered the studio to begin recording 11 new songs for its sophomore album, tentatively due in January 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records. The concept for the CD i...

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FLOOR JANSEN Talks To TEAMROCK RADIO About REVAMP, NIGHTWISH (Audio)

Pete Bailey of TeamRock Radio recently conducted an interview with former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen about her REVAMP project. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. REVAMP's second album, "Wild Card", was released in Europe...

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KAMELOT: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Puerto Rico Concert

Behind-the-scenes footage from KAMELOT's August 31 performance at Centro De Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in San Juan, Puerto Rico can be seen below. KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai is sitting out the band's North American tour so he can stay home with longtime girlfriend Simone Simons, (EPICA singe...

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KAMELOT: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Puerto Rico Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of KAMELOT's August 31 performance at Centro De Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in San Juan, Puerto Rico can be seen below. KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai is sitting out the band's North American tour so he can stay home with longtime girlfriend Simone Simons, (EPICA singer)...

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TARJA TURUNEN Talks To MetalSymphonique.com About 'Colours In The Dark' (Video)

MetalSymphonique.com recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Tarja Turunen released a new single, "Victim Of Ritual", as a digital download, CD single and on seven-inch vinyl on July 12 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germ...