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FINNTROLL Confirmed For PELLAVAROCK

FINNTROLL have been confirmed for the Pellavarock festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 17th in Lammi, Finland. Also set to appear at the event are CHARON, TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS, and VIIKATE, among others. ...
March 21, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Offers Online Preview Of Solo CD

STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto has posted a clip of the track "The Beginning", taken from the singer's forthcoming Waiting For The Dawn CD, at this location. Waiting For The Dawn will be issued in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label, and will be preceded by a single, containing the trac...
March 13, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Inks Deal With Century Media, Announces Single, Album Details

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has officially signed with Century Media Records for the release of his debut solo offering, entitled Waiting For The Dawn, as exclusively reported here on February 22nd. Due out in May, the album will be issued in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label, and...
March 6, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Announces Title, Secures Label Deal For Solo Debut

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has set Waiting For The Dawn as the title of his forthcoming debut solo album, for which he has struck a deal with an as-yet-undisclosed major metal independent label (strongly rumored to be Century Media Records) for a May release. As previously reported, the al...
February 22, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman To Issue Solo Album In April/May

STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto is presently negotiating with several record labels regarding the release of his upcoming solo album, and if all goes according to plan, the CD will receive a worldwide release in April/May. As previously reported, the album will be released in Finland via Timo's...
February 7, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS' Johansson To Guest On HAMMERFALL Bonus Track

STRATOVARIUS/ex-DIO keyboardist Jens Johansson will make a guest appearance on an upcoming HAMMERFALL bonus track—a cover of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's “Rising Force”. Although no recording plans have yet been announced, HAMMERFALL's rendition of the above-mentioned cut will reportedly be “faster” than the...
February 2, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman's CD Gets Rigged!

Legendary artist Derek Riggs (i.e. IRON MAIDEN) has completed the artwork for STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto's solo album, and work is currently in progress on the rest of the package, a process that is being overseen by Timo and designer Rade Puolakka. As previously reported, Kotipelto's as-y...
January 16, 2002
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Hymn To Life

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki's decision to issue a solo record that would not only contain some of the axeman's “most introspective lyrics ever”, but one that would also revolve primarily around his less-than-stellar vocals was obviously not a wise one. Having handled lead vocals in STRATOVARI...
January 3, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Vocalist To Issue Solo Debut In March/April

STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto's recently-completed debut solo album will be released in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label in March/April. No US or continental European release information has yet been made available. Among the tracks that are set to appear on the as-yet-untitled CD a...
January 2, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Completes Mastering Solo CD!

STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto has completed the mastering process for his as-yet-untitled forthcoming solo CD, which is tentatively scheduled to be issued during February. The mastering was done on December 12th at Helsinki's Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila. ...
December 25, 2001
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Archive News Dec 05, 2001

METALLICA are taking a break for the holidays, but will return to the studio in January with a view towards releasing a new studio album next fall, according to statements attributed to the band's management and their publicist by MTV.com. While frontman James Hetfield spent time in rehab for alc...
December 5, 2001
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Archive News Dec 03, 2001

APOLLYON SUN, featuring former CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer, are currently composing and demoing new material for the group's upcoming sophomore full-length album at the band's own rehearsal studio facility (where the act have just upgraded the computer-based recording system) and at...
December 3, 2001
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Archive News Aug 07, 2001

MACHINE HEAD's Supercharger CD has been pushed back to an October release through Roadrunner Records via distribution from Universal. It is believed that the label's recently-completed joint-venture agreement with the Island Def Jam Music Group is largely to blame for this most recent delay, which...
August 7, 2001
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Archive News Jul 23, 2001 - update 1

It looks like LIMP BIZKIT fans will have to wait until the end of 2002, at the earliest, for the follow up to last year's Chocolate Starfish &amp the Hot Dog Flavored Water. In an interview with Bilboard.com, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst revealed that the guitarist Wes Borland and bassist Sa...
July 23, 2001
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Archive News Jun 28, 2001

QUEENSRYCHE have now officially confirmed that they will be performing at the Moore Theatre in Seattle on July 27th and 28th. Both shows will be recorded in audio and video for an upcoming double live album and DVD. SYSTEM OF A DOWN's upcoming Toxicity effort, which is due for ...
June 28, 2001