According to Timo Isoaho of Finland's Soundi magazine, Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will enter the studio in late September to begin recording their new album for a tentative April 2014 release. Vocalist Tony Kakko has written around 50 songs for the follow-up to 2012's "Stones Grow Her Name", with plans to track ...
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Due on August 16 via Lion Music, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", the debut instrumental album from EVERGREY guitarist Marcus Jidell, features seven tracks of outstanding, diverse and top-shelf virtuoso guitar excellence. Jidell is one of the most respected metal guitarists to have come out of Sweden since Yngwie Malmsteen. With a guitar style that ...
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Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist Anton Kabanen of Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The self-titled sophomore album from BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with ...
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Helsinki, Finland-based, female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release a compilation album of songs that originally appeared on their first four albums — "Circus Black" (2012), "End Of Eden" (2010), "The Clouds Of Northland Thunder" (2009) and "River Of Tuoni" (2008) — to showcase new singer Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen after the departure of Heidi Parviainen. ...
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Anna Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock conducted an interview with Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which is being held June 5-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones has his sights on a new opera — not a reunion with his former bandmates. The ZEPPELIN fan-base has been drooling over Robert Plant's recent comments to Australia's "60 Minutes", which insinuated that it wasn't him who's holding the band back from reuniting ...
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Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at The Dublin Castle in London, U.K. You can now watch the chat below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 ...
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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #7 Sweden: #42 Switzerland: #59 Norway: #80 Germany: #90 Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the ...
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The self-titled sophomore album from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 5. Released in Europe on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was produced ...
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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has entered the official Finnish chart at position No. 7. Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the planet has been destroyed by natural disasters. ...
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On May 12, RockEyez conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki about his TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope". You can now listen to the chat below. "A World Without Us", the second single from TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope", has been released digitally ...
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"Why Should We Say Goodbye?", the new video from the Brazilian female-fronted progressive power metal band VANDROYA, can be seen below. The track comes off the group's debut album, "One", which was released on January 18 via Inner Wound Recordings. The Japanese edition of the album wasmade available on December 19, 2012 through Spiritual Beast ...
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The self-titled sophomore album from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due in Europe on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was produced and mixed by ...
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"Black Ninja", the new video from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — can be seen at RadioRock.fi. The song comes off the band's second, self-titled full-length album, which will be released on May 17 via Nuclear Blast ...
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Helsinki, Finland-based, female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release a compilation album of songs released on their first four albums — "Circus Black" (2012), "End Of Eden" (2010), "The Clouds Of Northland Thunder" (2009) and "River Of Tuoni" (2008) — to showcase new singer Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen after the departure of Heidi Parviainen. "Re-Evolution" will ...
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France's Hard Force recently conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki about his TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope". You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. "A World Without Us", the second single from TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope", has been ...
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Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — will release their second, self-titled full-length album on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and mixed by the band at JKB Studios in Helsinki and mastered by Mika Jussila ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted the first in a series of behind-the-scenes clips from their early-March tour of Colombia. Check it out below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North ...
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Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — will release their second, self-titled full-length album on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and mixed by the band at JKB Studios in Helsinki and mastered by Mika Jussila ...
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"A World Without Us", the second single from TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope", has been released digitally via Frontiers Records. The track, which can be downloaded now from iTunes or Amazon, features lead vocals from b>Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE), Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X). "A World Without Us" can ...
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Inner Wound Recordings will release a limited 12-inch double gatefold edition of TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's album "The Land Of New Hope" on June 19. The edition is strictly limited to 700 copies. "The Land Of New Hope" is available for pre-order at the Inner Wound store. The track listing is as follows: Disc ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their April 3 concert in Costa Rica. Check it out below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North America on May 22, ...
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Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — will release their second, self-titled full-length album on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and mixed by the band at JKB Studios in Helsinki and mastered by Mika Jussila ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their March 2 concert in Mexico City. Check it out below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North America on May 22, ...
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Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — will release their second, self-titled full-length album on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced and mixed by the band at JKB Studios in Helsinki and mastered by Mika Jussila ...
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Metal Storm conducted an interview with vocalist Tony Kakko of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA on April 14 in Nottingham, England. You can now watch the chat below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their February tour of Japan. Check it out below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North America on May 22, 2012 via ...
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Members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, QUEEN and RATT have reacted on Twitter and Facebook to the passing of British sound engineer and record producer Andy Johns who passed away yesterday (April 7) at the age of 61. No cause of death was immediately available, although Johns had been hospitalized for "liver trouble," according ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their February tour of Russia. Check it out below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North America on May 22, 2012 via ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted more behind-the-scenes footage from their January 2013 Scandinavian tour. Check it out below. SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, "Stones Grow Her Name", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North America on May 22, 2012 ...
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