Longtime NIGHTWISH bandmates Marco Hietala and Tarja Turunen performed live together for the first time in 12 years during this past Thursday's (December 14) "Raskasta Joulua" concert at the Elenia Areena in Hämeenlinna, Finland. "Raskasta Joulua", which translates to "Heavy Christmas," is an all-star symphonic Christmas rock project which consists of Finland's leading heavy metal ...
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Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with former SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen about THE DARK ELEMENT, his new project featuring ex-NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how THE DARK ELEMENT came together: Jani: "It was actually ...
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THE DARK ELEMENT, the new musical project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, has released the official music video for the song "The Ghost And The Reaper". The track is taken from THE DARK ELEMENT's self-titled debut album, which is being released today (Friday, November 10) via Frontiers ...
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A nine-minute video featuring footage of former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen talking about their new collaborative project THE DARK ELEMENT can be seen below. THE DARK ELEMENT will release its self-titled debut album on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. Since word of this project got out, fans ...
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THE DARK ELEMENT, the new musical project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, will release its self-titled debut album on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official lyric video for the song "Dead To Me" can be seen below. Since word of this project got out, fans ...
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Dey Street Books (formerly It Books), an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", in the U.S. on October 31. A one-minute video of Dickinson reading a passage from "What Does This Button Do?" can be seen below. Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in ...
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Dey Street Books (formerly It Books), an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", in the U.S. on October 31. A one-minute promotional video for the audiobook version of "What Does This Button Do?" can be seen below. Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in ...
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THE DARK ELEMENT, the new musical project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, will release its self-titled debut album on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The song "Here's To You" can be streamed below. Since word of this project got out, fans have been frothing at the ...
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POWER QUEST, the renowned melodic power metal band based in the U.K., has released the official music video for the song "Lords Of Tomorrow", the second single from its long-awaited sixth album, "Sixth Dimension". The disc will be released on October 13 via Inner Wound Recordings in Europe and USA and on October 11 in ...
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Dey Street Books (formerly It Books), an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", in the U.S. on October 31. A two-and-a-half-minute video clip in which Dickinson unboxes the first copy of the book can be seen below. Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in ...
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THE DARK ELEMENT, the new musical project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, will release its self-titled debut album on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official video for the song "My Sweet Mystery" can be seen below. Since word of this project got out, fans have ...
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IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will read from his forthcoming autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", talk about the experience of writing it and answer questions from the audience at half a dozen U.S. appearances in late October and early November: Oct. 30 - Huntington, NY @ Book Revue at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 - ...
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Dey Street Books (formerly It Books), an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", in the U.S. on October 31. An excerpt from the book, in which we pick up the story at the tail end of Bruce's time in SAMSON, heading into a rather ...
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IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will read from his forthcoming autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", talk about the experience of writing it and answer questions from the audience at three U.K. appearances in October: Oct. 17 - Troxy - London, England (7:30 p.m.) Oct. 20 - Assembly Rooms - Edinburgh, Scotland (7 p.m.) Oct. ...
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THE DARK ELEMENT, the new musical project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, will release its self-titled debut album on November 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. Since word of this project got out, fans have been frothing at the mouth with anticipation for its arrival. And no wonder ...
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POWER QUEST, the renowned melodic power metal band based in the U.K., has released a lyric video for "Kings And Glory", the first single from its long-awaited sixth album, "Sixth Dimension". The disc will be released on October 13 via Inner Wound Recordings in Europe and USA and on October 11 in Japan via Marquee/Avalon. ...
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This fall, HarperNonFiction will publish "What Does This Button Do?", the hugely anticipated memoir from IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in 1975, IRON MAIDEN have sold over ninety million albums and played over two thousand shows in sixty-three countries, making them one of the most successful and globally influential ...
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Although he'd never publicly admit to it, main NIGHTWISH man and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen probably had more than his fair share of sleepless nights when Anette Olzon was fronting the band. Dismissed by NIGHTWISH's devoted fan base almost immediately, Olzon's routine health issues, inability to handle Tarja Turunen's material, and questionable stage presence (see YouTube ...
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"Lie To Me" the studio bonus track that is included on SECRET SPHERE's first live album, titled "One Night In Tokyo", can be streamed below. The is a duet with former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. "One Night In Tokyo" was released on October 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. SECRET SPHERE are without a doubt one ...
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NIGHTWISH vocalist Floor Jansen has revealed that she is four months pregnant. The singer, whose partner is SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl, is expected to welcome her first child next year while NIGHTWISH is off the road for the band's previously announced year-long break. NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen told TeamRock: ...
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Frontiers Music Srl has announced the launch of a new musical partnership between singer Anette Olzon and producer/songwriter/guitar player Jani Liimatainen for a new studio album, to be released in mid-to-late 2017. Anette is mostly known for being the immaculate voice on hit albums from NIGHTWISH such as "Dark Passion Play" and "Imaginareum". Jani has ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SECRET SPHERE's first live album, titled "One Night In Tokyo", on October 14. The video for the song "Legend", taken from "One Night In Tokyo", can be seen below. SECRET SPHERE are without a doubt one of the most well-known metal bands in Japan, with a solid fan base there ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SECRET SPHERE's first live album, titled "One Night In Tokyo", on October 14. The song "X", taken from "One Night In Tokyo", can be streamed below. SECRET SPHERE are without a doubt one of the most well-known metal bands in Japan, with a solid fan base there since their inception ...
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Musik Universe conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen at this year's Heavy Montreal festival, which was held August 6-7 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how she has been accepted by the NIGHTWISH fans in the four years since she first ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SECRET SPHERE's first live album, titled "One Night In Tokyo", on October 14. SECRET SPHERE are without a doubt one of the most well-known metal bands in Japan, with a solid fan base there since their inception in 1997. All their albums have been released in Japan and in fact, ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon just recorded her vocal parts for a new version of SECRET SPHERE's "Lie To Me". Originally included on the SECRET SPHERE album "Portrait Of A Dying Heart", the video for this song has over 800,000 views on YouTube. The new version, featuring a duet between Anette and singer Michele Luppi ...
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A snippet of the new song "No Bitter End" from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen is available in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from Tarja's forthcoming heavy rock album, "The Shadow Self", which will be released on August 5 via earMUSIC. Says Tarja: "I am happy to share a snippet of my ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will release a new heavy rock album, "The Shadow Self", on August 5 via earMUSIC. Over the last couple of weeks, the Finnish solo artist has been teasing her fans on various occasions, revealing bits and pieces of the new disc. "I am very excited to finally be able to ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon was taken to a hospital in Sweden after allegedly being "beaten down and robbed by a junkie" on her way home in Helsingborg earlier today (Monday, February 22). Olzon, who was in NIGHTWISH from 2007 until 2012, wrote on her Instagram page: "Today changed rapidly from a good day into ...
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Romania's "Transilvania Culturala" recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the beginnings of her musical journey: Tarja: "Since I was a little child, I always wanted to do music. That was my passion. I was kind ...
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