Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the second in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. In the latest clip, NIGHTWISH offers a glimse at the demo recordings for ...
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Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have tapped Dominic "Rocky" Laroche to play bass for the band following the departure of Jean-Yves Thériault (a.k.a. Blacky). Laroche, who has previously performed with blues musician Steve Hill, made his live debut with VOIVOD last night (Saturday, July 12) at Festival Jonquière En Musique in the group's former hometown of ...
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Swedish metallers SOILWORK have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Rockharz Open Air festival on July 11 in Ballenstedt, Germany due to a serious back injury suffered by their singer, Björn "Speed" Strid. This decision was a hard one for the band to make, especially since it is the second year in ...
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Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the first in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. Settled right in the middle of the beautiful wintery landscape of Eno, Finland, ...
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NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has spent the last two and half weeks in Hattula, Finland with the band's producer/crew member Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen recording a demo of the songs that will appear on NIGHTWISH's next studio album. Tuomas writes on his official web site: "It has come together beautifully and we now have a total ...
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"Shadows Of The Dying Sun", the sixth studio album from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #2 Germany: #18 Switzerland: #33 Austria: #38 "Shadows Of The Dying Sun" was released on April 28 in Europe and on April 29 in North America via Century Media Records. All the ...
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Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid on March 8 in Luxembourg. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circus in Helsinki, Finland. The concert was filmed for SOILWORK's first-ever live DVD, to ...
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BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on June 3 in North America, May 3 in The United Kingdom and May 2 in the rest of Europe via Spinefarm Records. The video for the "For Better Or For Worse" ...
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Vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Migé" Paananen of Finnish "love" metallers HIM are featured in Loudwire's latest "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" segment. In the 13-minute clip below, the musicians go deep into their past, starting all the way back before HIM even existed. They also go into the the concept behind "Greatest ...
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Finnish female-fronted heavy rockers LULLACRY will release a farewell 2CD compilation, "Legacy 1998-2014", on May 9 via Spinefarm Records. The set will include lots of special material like previously unreleased tracks, live recordings and one brand new song, "Hell On High Heels", laid down this past February at Astia studio with the original "Be My ...
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"Black Heart Rebellion", a new song from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Shadows Of The Dying Sun", which will be released on April 28 in Europe and on April 29 in North America via Century Media Records. ...
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On March 13, Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with singer Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circus in Helsinki, Finland. The concert ...
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Finnish female-fronted heavy rockers LULLACRY will release a farewell 2CD compilation, "Legacy 1998-2014", on May 9 via Spinefarm Records. The set will include lots of special material like previously unreleased tracks, live recordings and one brand new song, "Hell On High Heels", laid down this past February at Astia studio with the original "Be My ...
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The official video for the song "While We Sleep" from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Shadows Of The Dying Sun", which will be released on April 28 in Europe and on April 29 in North America via Century Media Records. All ...
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On March 12, Tom of "The Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with singer Björn "Speed" Strid and guitarist David Andersson of Swedish metallers SOILWORK in Manchester, England. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage on March ...
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On March 11, host Jon Wisbey of the BCFM "Sunday Rockshow", which airs in Bristol, England, conducted an interview with singer Björn "Speed" Strid and guitarist David Andersson of Swedish metallers SOILWORK. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK ...
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On March 14, RAMzine conducted an interview with Swedish metallers SOILWORK at this year's Hammerfest, which was held at Hafan y Mor Holiday Park, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, Wales. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circus in Helsinki, ...
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BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on June 3 in North America, May 3 in The United Kingdom and May 2 in the rest of Europe via Spinefarm Records. The "For Better or For Worse" single, which can ...
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On March 14, Project Alpha TV conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK at this year's Hammerfest, which was held at Hafan y Mor Holiday Park, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, Wales. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Revelations" from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Shadows Of The Dying Sun", which will be released on April 28 in Europe and on April 29 in North America via Century Media Records. All the ...
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GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK before the band's March 12 concert in Manchester, England. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren's absence from the first few shows of the band's current European tour, Strid said: "Basically, [Dirk] pulled a ...
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Dutch singer Floor Jansen (pictured; NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) will join Swedish metallers SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circus in Helsinki, Finland. The concert will be filmed for SOILWORK's first-ever live DVD, to be released later in the year. SOILWORK says: "The song that Floor will lend her beautiful and powerful voice to will remain ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HIM's March 14 performance at Irving Plaza in New York City can be seen below. Early albums from HIM were recently digitally reissued via The End Records, with deluxe versions in multiple configurations to come this summer. The albums that have been reissued are the band's 1997 debut "Greatest ...
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BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on May 2 via Spinefarm Records. The CD's first single and video, "For Better Or For Worse", will arrive on March 21. The cover artwork for the "For Better Or For Worse" ...
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Helsinki, Finland-based stoner rockers ALBINÖ RHINO will release their self-titled debut album on April 30 via Inverse Records. According to a press release, the CD "takes a slightly more straightforward approach than its predecessor, the 2013 EP 'Return Of The Goddess', but maintains the idea of letting songs flow freely and allow them length without ...
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Early albums from Finnish "love" metallers HIM were recently digitally reissued via The End Records, with deluxe versions in multiple configurations to come this summer. The albums that have been reissued are the band's 1997 debut "Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666", 1999's "Razorblade Romance", 2001's "Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights" and 2003's "Love ...
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Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM during this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut ...
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Hot FM CQ breakfast announcer Paul "Browny" Brown conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM during this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. HIM's latest album, "Tears On Tape", sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first ...
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A "back bag containing irreplaceable items" was allegedly stolen from the dressing room of Finnish love metallers HIM when they performed a headlining concert last night (Wednesday, February 26) at 170 Russell (formerly Billboard) in Melbourne, Australia. After the show, the quintet posted a message on Facebook alerting fans of the alleged theft ...
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BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on May 2 via Spinefarm Records. The CD's first single and video, "For Better Or For Worse", will arrive on March 21. BROTHER FIRETRIBE will play an album-release show on May 3 ...
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