Poland's legendary heavy metal act TURBO will celebrate their 25-year anniversary with a special performance on the main stage of the MetalMania festival, set to be held March 12 at the Spodek venue in Katowice, Poland. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: Main stage: DARZAMAT DIES IRAE ANJ AMON AMARTH PAIN DARK ...
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VELVET REVOLVER have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: R.E.M. IRON MAIDEN MARILYN MANSON GREEN DAY INCUBUS VELVET REVOLVER THE PRODIGY MAROON ...
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CRADLE OF FILTH, APOCALYPTICA, NAPALM DEATH, ARCTURUS and DARK FUNERAL are among the bands confirmed for the MetalMania festival, set to be held March 12 at the Spodek venue in Katowice, Poland. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: Main stage: CRADLE OF FILTH APOCALYPTICA TURBO NAPALM DEATH ARCTURUS METAL CHURCH KATATONIA DARK ...
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Sweden's KATATONIA have posted the following message on their official web site: "During the following six months, we'll be very busy with the making of our new album. Nevertheless, we won't be locked up in the studio the entire time as we have just confirmed three live dates in March — the Metal Mania
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METAL CHURCH have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL CORVUS CORAX DISSECTION EDGUY ENDHAMMER EISREGEN ENDSTILLE ENSIFERUM FINNTROLL GOREFEST ILLDISPOSED MARDUK ...
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As widely expected, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo and THE RASMUS singer Lauri Ylönen joined APOCALYPTICA for the world-premiere live rendition of their single "Bittersweet" at a benefit concert for the victims of the Asian earthquake/tsunami disaster at Helsinki's 12,000-seater Hartwall Arena on Monday (Jan. 17). The concert featured 30-minute live performances by H.I.M., THE RASMUS, ...
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SLAYER, SLIPKNOT and MARILYN MANSON have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: R.E.M. IRON MAIDEN MARILYN MANSON GREEN DAY INCUBUS SLIPKNOT THE ...
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Germany's ENDHAMMER have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL CORVUS CORAX DISSECTION EDGUY ENDHAMMER EISREGEN ENDSTILLE ENSIFERUM FINNTROLL GOREFEST ILLDISPOSED MARDUK ...
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THE 69 EYES' new album, "Devils", has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. The band accepting the gold-award plaques during an appearance on the TV live special "MTV3+ Stage" last Sunday. "Devils" is the fourth THE 69 EYES album to be certified gold; the band had also received the ...
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H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo and THE RASMUS singer Lauri Ylönen are expected to join APOCALYPTICA for the world-premiere live rendition of their single "Bittersweet" at a benefit concert for the victims of the Asian earthquake/tsunami disaster at Helsinki's 12,000-seater Hartwall Arena on Monday, January 17. The concert, which will feature 30-minute live performances by H.I.M., ...
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DISSECTION and APOCALYPTICA have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL CORVUS CORAX DISSECTION EDGUY EISREGEN ENDSTILLE ENSIFERUM FINNTROLL GOREFEST ILLDISPOSED MARDUK ...
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H.I.M., THE RASMUS, APOCALYPTICA, NEGATIVE and THE 69 EYES, in cooperation with the Finnish Red Cross, will stage a benefit concert for the victims of the Asian earthquake/tsunami disaster at Helsinki's 12,000-seater Hartwall Arena on Monday, January 17. The concert will start at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are priced at 30 euros. Tickets will go ...
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H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo will reportedly record a solo album this year that is expected to be released before the new H.I.M. CD. The solo effort will apparently be inspired by "country" music and Ville's recent work on APOCALYPTICA's "Bittersweet" video, and will include the songs "Under the Rose", "Face of God" and "Have No ...
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Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have posted their video for the track "Against the World" at this location. The clip was directed and produced by the band's drummer, Owe Lingvall, for Gun Produktions. "Against the World" comes off NOCTURNAL RITES' sixth studio album, "New World Messiah", which was released last March through Century ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have set a January 24 European release date through Universal for their new self-titled album. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Life Burns 02. Quutamo 03. Distraction 04. Bittersweet 05. Misconstruction 06. Fisheye 07. Farewell 08. Fatal Error 09. Betrayal/Forgiveness 10. Ruska 11. Deathzone A limited-edition version ...
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Nuclear Blast Records has announced the release of "Alone In The Dark", the original motion picture soundtrack inspired and from the movie. "Alone In The Dark" is based on the best-selling Atari video game series of the same name. The soundtrack will feature some of today's best metal bands such as DIMMU BORGIR, SHADOWS FALL, ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA will support German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN at the following European dates in February: Feb. 01 – Erfurt (GER) — Messehalle Feb. 03 - London (UK) — Brixton Feb. 04 - London (UK) — Brixton Feb. 05 - London (UK) — Brixton Feb. 06 - Manchester (UK) — Men Feb. 07 - Nottingham ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have announced the details of their first-ever North American tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Mar. 15 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory Mar. 16 - Toronto, ONT @ El Mocambo Mar. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Mar. 21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent Mar. 22 ...
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IRON MAIDEN have been confirmed as one of the headliners of the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. Bands currently scheduled to appear at the festivals are as follows: R.E.M. IRON MAIDEN GREEN DAY INCUBUS H.I.M. THE PRODIGY THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS ...
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NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen's new solo single, "Yhden Enkelin Unelma" ("One Angel's Dream"), entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 2. Debuting at No. 3 was the new single from APOCALYPTICA, "Bittersweet", featuring guest appearances fellow-countrymen Lauri Ylönen from THE RASMUS and Ville Valo from H.I.M. on vocals. View the whole chart at
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have set "Apocalyptica" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in February 2005. "In my opinion, our next album comes across like a mixture of 'Reflections' [2003] and the group's current live sound," Eicca Toppinen told Finland's Sonera Plaza. "So I think that we are now about to ...
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H.I.M. fan site The Sacrament is currently hosting the video clip for APOCALYPTICA's new single, "Bittersweet". Download the video at TheSacrament.net. "Bittersweet" is the first single off APOCALYPTICA's forthcoming album, due early February 2005. The song is a dark ballad that features fellow Finns Lauri Ylönen from THE RASMUS and Ville Valo from ...
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BENDOVER, the self-proclaimed "heaviest band from Finland," will enter the studio in late December to record their long-awaited debut album. The CD will be produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, MOONSPELL, SENTENCED) and it will be released in May 2005 through Hiilesmaa's Udai label. A previously recorded four-song demo CD containing the tracks "Don't Feed ...
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SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo will be guesting on the next APOCALYPTICA album on a song called "Betrayal". The track, which is described by APOCALYPTICA's Perttu Kivilaakso as a "really fast, thrash metal-influenced song," will mark the second time Lombardo has played on an APOCALYPTICA CD, having previously performed on their 2003 effort, "Reflections". "Many bands ...
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NOCTURNAL RITES guitarist Nils Norberg's "tremendous" seven-string signature model, "Majshumlan", from Caparsion Guitars has just been released. The guitar, which comes with Nils' specially built-in pitch buttons, is described as "evil," and is said to be the first-ever seven-string guitar from Caparsion. A photo of the guitar can be viewed at this location. ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA will play their first live show of 2005 on January 29 at the Mean Fiddler in London, England. More dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA recently recorded the first single of their forthcoming album, due early February 2005. The song, entitled "Bittersweet", is a dark ballad that features fellow-countrymen ...
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NOCTURNAL RITES drummer Owe Lingvall was involved ina serious accident at his summer house a few days ago, causing him to almost lose an eye, according to a posting on the group's web site. "He is now in the hospital and will undergo surgery on Thursday (Oct. 7)," the posting adds. "Owe is a true ...
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Finish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have returned to the studio to record the first single of their forthcoming album, due early February 2005. The song, entitled "Bittersweet", is a dark ballad that features fellow-countrymen Lauri Ylönen from THE RASMUS and Ville Valo from H.I.M. on vocals. The single — written jointly by APOCALYPTICA, Lauri and Ville — ...
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GREEN CARNATION, the Norwegian band featuring Tchort (a.k.a. Terje Vik Schei, ex-EMPEROR, SATYRICON, EINHERJER), are the latest band confirmed for the first installment of the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. GREEN CARNATION will play the main stage on August 21. The festival is being co-produced ...
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Finnish string combo APOCALYPTICA are the latest band confirmed for the first installment of the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. The festival is being co-produced by Austrian and Slovenian booking agencies and will take place at a "very beautiful location" which can host up to ...
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