Video footage of Jens Johansson and Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS offering their first impressions of "Now What?!", the long-awaited new album from British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE, can be seen below. DEEP PURPLE's 19th studio album, "Now What?!", will be released via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is ...
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German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN has inked a deal with Apostasy Records. The band's new album will be released before the end of the year. Commented the band: "After it was quiet for quite a long time with LAY DOWN ROTTEN, we can finally spread some news again! "First, we want to announce that ...
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Frontiers Records has announced the release of an exciting new concept album — TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON new metal opera, "The Land Of New Hope". Due out in North America on May 21, the CD'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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The official trailer for "Blodsvept", the sixth album from Finnish metal marauders FINNTROLL, can be seen below. The CD will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: * Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Norway: Friday, March 22 * Spain, Italy: Tuesday, March 26 * Sweden, Hungary: Wednesday, March 27 * Rest Of Europe: ...
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Finnish metal marauders FINNTROLL filmed a video for the song "Häxbrygd" on March 8-9. Photos from the video shoot can be found on the Facebook page of Soundi magazine (courtesy of Timo Isoaho). "Häxbrygd" comes off FINNTROLL's sixth album, "Blodsvept", which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: * ...
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MAGENTA HARVEST, the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, MYGRAIN and ...AND OCEANS, will enter SoundSpiral Audio in May and to begin recording as-yet-untitled full-length debut with Juho Räihä. A summer/fall release via the Finnish label Inverse Records is expected. MAGENTA HARVEST's second EP, "Apparition Of Ending", came out ...
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Drum-cam footage of STRATOVARIUS drummer Rolf Pilve performing the song "Abandon" on March 8 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. Pilve joined STRATOVARIUS in June 2012 following the departure of Jörg Michael, who characterized the band's sound for over a decade. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", was released on February 22 via earMUSIC. ...
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"Halcyon Days", the new video from Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, can be seen below. The clip was shot in Lithuania by Pekka Hara and perfectly captures the song's theme of finding one's peace of mind. At once aggressive and sinister in its almost techno-influenced stormy moments, the chorus and bridge of "Halcyon Days" reflects serenity ...
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based metallers POWER THEORY have set "Driven By Fear" as the title of their third album, due later this year via Pure Steel Records. The CD is being recorded at a new studio with Matt DiFabio (SINGLE BULLET THEORY, Hard Attack Entertainment) as engineer and associate producer and Peter Baltes (ACCEPT) overseeing the project ...
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Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS recently finished filming a video for the song "Halcyon Days". A teaser for the clip can be seen below. "Halcyon Days" comes off STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", which was released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD was made available as a standard 11-track edition as well as 13-track special edition. ...
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"Never Gonna Stop", the new video from the Stuttgart, Germany-based sleaze metal band HELLDORADOS, can be seen below. The song comes off the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on July 13, 2012 via Massacre Records/Soulfood. The CD was recorded between February 2012 and April 2012 at the legendary Horus Sound Studios (SCORPIONS, HELLOWEEN, ...
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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON, the new metal-opera project from ex-STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki, will release its debut album, "The Land Of New Hope", on May 17 in Europe and May 21 in North America via Frontiers Records. Guests on the CD include Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, ex-HELLOWEEN), Sharon Den Adel (WITHIN TEMPTATION), Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE, KAMELOT), Russell ...
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A six-minute video clip featuring footage of vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS as they make their journey across the world, promoting the band's new album, "Nemesis", can be seen below. "Nemesis" was released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD was made available as a standard 11-track edition ...
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French webmagazine Hard Force has posted the latest episode of "Metal XS", featuring an interview with former TRUST bassist Yves "Vivi" Brusco (now in HANDFUL OF DUST) about the 33rd anniversary of the tragic death of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. Just days before Scott's death, Vivi was in the studio with the late frontman and ...
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On January 21, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with vocalist Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as ...
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Details of "...And The Seventh His Soul Detesteth", the new album from dark metallers AETERNUS, have just been revealed. The ten-track CD, which will be the band's seventh full-length release, will first appear as a limited edition containing AETERNUS' classic 1995 debut EP, "Dark Sorcery", as a bonus, and is set for release on Dark ...
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Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have finished filming a video for the song "Halcyon Days". A couple of photos from the video shoot can be seen below. "Halcyon Days" comes off STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", which will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition as ...
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RockNLive.org recently conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition as well as 13-track special edition. A taste of the ...
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On January 22, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition as ...
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STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson recently took part in an interview and stripped down, piano-and-vocals performance with the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine. Check out video footage below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition ...
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LoudTV.net recently conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson. You can now watch the chat below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition as well as 13-track special edition. A taste of the new studio album ...
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Much was made of Timo Tolkki's awkward exit from Finnish power metal institution STRATOVARIOUS, in 2008, amidst a series of bizarre incidents ranging from physical assaults to on-stage urination (don't ask!), which he later admitted to have fabricated for no apparent reason. The band's founding guitarist and chief songwriter went on to confuse fans even ...
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Berlin Metal TV recently conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson. You can now watch the chat below. STRATOVARIUS' new album, "Nemesis", will be released on February 22 via earMUSIC. The CD will be made available as a standard 11-track edition as well as 13-track special edition. A taste of ...
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Metal Kaoz conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS vocalist Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson after the January 21 listening party for the band's new album, "Nemesis", at Idle Hands Bar in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Nemesis" will be released on February ...
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Swedish singer Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE, KAMELOT) has recorded a song with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki for an as-yet-undisclosed project. Ryd is on her way to Gothenburg to film a video for the track, which she says "sounds great." Tolkki recently opened a new mixing and mastering studio, Studiotolkki, in Helsinki, Finland. The guitarist last ...
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Taking technical death metal back to its heavier roots, international band SEROCS is preparing the follow-up to its 2012 debut full-length, "Oneirology". With influences such as CRYPTOPSY, WORMED, DECAPITATED, SPAWN OF POSSESSION and NILE, to name a few, this album will bring another depth into the realm of brutality. The CD, appropriately title "The Next...", ...
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A listening party for "Nemesis", the new studio album by Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, will be held on January 21 at Idle Hands in New York City from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Frontman Timo Kotipelto and keyboardist Jens Johansson will be in attendance at the event, which is open to the public. "Nemesis" will ...
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Former STRATOVARIUS, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE and SYMFONIA mainman Timo Tolkki has opened a new mixing and mastering studio, Studiotolkki, in Helsinki, Finland. Tolkki, along with Mikko Paakkanen (CEO) and Juha Rautio (studio manager), describe themselves on the studio's web site as "a bunch of audio freaks [who], with the help of few investors, created this studio ...
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Finnish metallers SOULHEALER have issued the following update: "One year has passed again, and this was a really great one for SOULHEALER. One highlight was for sure our first show in Germany at the warmup show of the Headbangers Open Air, where we had a blast. And we hope and promise to be back in ...
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"The Beginning Of Times", the latest album from Finnish melancholic dark metallers AMORPHIS, has been certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. The bandmembers were presented with gold plaques commemorating the achievement this past Saturday, December 29 during their concert at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland. A photo of ...
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