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SENTENCED Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
Finland's SENTENCED are the latest band confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2004 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order): BESEECH BRAINSTORM BUSTA HOOTA CRIMINAL...February 12, 2004
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NIGHTWISH, KING DIAMOND To Headline Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL
NIGHTWISH and KING DIAMOND have been announced as the headliners of the seventh annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place July 16-18 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki, Finland. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the three-day event is as follow...February 12, 2004
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TAROT Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have been confirmed for the post-festival party at this year's Sauna Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 11 in Tampere, Finland. Performing as part of the main event are NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN...February 7, 2004
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ALTARIA To Begin Mixing Sophomore Album
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA will begin mixing their sophomore album, "Divinity", on February 16 at Tico Tico Studio (SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED, FOR MY PAIN…, etc.). A late May release through AOR Heaven sub-label Metal Heaven Records is expected. The first limited edition of the album will be...February 3, 2004
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MY FATE, SWALLOW THE SUN Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
MY FATE and SWALLOW THE SUN have been confirmed to play at the post-festival party for this year's the Sauna Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 11 in Tampere, Finland. Performing as part of the main event are NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, THUNDERSTONE and DIABLO. Sau...January 30, 2004
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Former STRATOVARIUS Singer Names Solo Album
Former STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto has set "Coldness" as the title of his second solo album, due this spring through Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Waiting For The Dawn" (which was issued under the KOTIPELTO banner) reportedly features "more or less the same" recording lineup...January 26, 2004
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THUNDERSTONE Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland on Friday, June 11. Also set to appear at the event are NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and DIABLO. Sauna Open Air is being organized by Partysan Productions, who have previously arrange...January 24, 2004
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HYPOCRISY, SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
HYPOCRISY and SONATA ARCTICA are the latest bands confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2004 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order): BESEECH BRAINSTORM BUSTA HOOT...January 23, 2004
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RUNNING WILD, FINNTROLL Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
RUNNING WILD, FINNTROLL, THE STORYTELLER and PAGAN'S MIND are the latest bands confirmed for this year's edition of the Gates of Metal festival, set to be held July 31 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The lineup of acts currently scheduled to appear at the event looks as follows: RUNNING WILD MESHUGGAH SONATA...January 23, 2004
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA, THRESHOLD Confirmed For BLOODSTOCK U.K. Festival
CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA and THRESHOLD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bloodstock Festival, set to take place September 3-4, 2004 at The Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. CHILDREN OF BODOM will headline the event on Saturday (Sept. 4),while THRESHOLD will occupy the...January 15, 2004
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Former STRATOVARIUS Singer Completes Work On New Solo Album, Comments On Departure
Former STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto has completed work on his second solo album, tentatively due in the spring through Century Media Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Waiting For The Dawn" (issued under the KOTIPELTO banner) reportedly features "more or less the same" recording...January 10, 2004
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'Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1' DVD To Arrive Later This Month
Nuclear Blast Records USA will be releasing the "Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1" DVD on January 27. Described as the "ultimate metal DVD compilation," the two-disc set will contain the following track listing: DVD 1: 01. MANOWAR - "Warriors Of The World United" 02. HAMMERFALL - "Hearts On Fire" 03. HELLOW...January 7, 2004
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
CHILDREN OF BODOM will make their only Finnish appearance next summer at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere on Friday, June 11. Also set to appear at the event are NIGHTWISH and DIABLO, among others. Sauna Open Air is being organized by Partysan Productions, who have previously arranged gigs for...December 18, 2003
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ARCH ENEMY To Open For IRON MAIDEN In Canada
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY will open for IRON MAIDEN at the British heavy metal veterans' headlining dates in Canada in late January, according to MAIDEN's official web site. As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY and SONATA ARCTICA will provide support at MAIDEN's Osaka and Tokyo dates on their upcoming Japan...December 12, 2003
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MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA, SODOM Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
MESHUGGAH, SONATA ARCTICA, SODOM and ARISE are the first bands confirmed for next year's edition of the Gates of Metal festival, set to be held July 31, 2004 in Hultsfred, Sweden. Only 5,000 tickets will be released for the one-day event, which drew 3,500 fans to its premiere installment last August...December 11, 2003
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