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| 02.04.2011 | › | Within Temptation - Singer Gives Birth To Baby Boy |
| 24.03.2011 | › | MaYaN - Second Audio Teaser Online |
| 20.12.2010 | › | Xandria - New Singer Announced |
| 12.11.2010 | › | Korpiklaani - Update On The New Album |
| 23.10.2010 | › | Wolf - Working On New Album |
| 21.10.2010 | › | Amberian Dawn - New Video Online, Line-Up Changes |
| 03.10.2010 | › | Greatest Metal Video Ever... Satanic Black Metal Guest Edition |
| 24.09.2010 | › | 'The Big Four' DVD: New Release Dates Announced |
| 24.08.2010 | › | Tarja Turunen - Two New Videos Online |
| 09.06.2010 | › | Leaves' Eyes - Special Fan Edition Of Njord |
| 09.02.2009 | › | Xandria - New Singer Announced |
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Within Temptation - Singer Gives Birth To Baby Boy
Last Wednesday, March 31st, Within Temptation singer Sharon den Adel gave birth to a baby boy, named Logan Arwin Westerholt.
Logan is the third child of Sharon den Adel and Within Temptation guitarist Robert Westerholt. The boy came into the world a little over five weeks early, but both mother and son are doing fine.
Sharon den Adel found the time to post the following message: "We are so extremely happy he's here now with us safe and sound. The delivery went very well and myself and Logan are feeling just great. What a week... it's all overwhelming. For the moment greetings from the clouds we're floating on and we wish all of you a fantastic day also!"
A picture of the newborn child can be found at this location, if you must.
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Logan is the third child of Sharon den Adel and Within Temptation guitarist Robert Westerholt. The boy came into the world a little over five weeks early, but both mother and son are doing fine.
Sharon den Adel found the time to post the following message: "We are so extremely happy he's here now with us safe and sound. The delivery went very well and myself and Logan are feeling just great. What a week... it's all overwhelming. For the moment greetings from the clouds we're floating on and we wish all of you a fantastic day also!"
A picture of the newborn child can be found at this location, if you must.
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| Source: | within-temptation.com |
| Band profile: | Within Temptation |
MaYaN - Second Audio Teaser Online
MaYaN - the new project led by Epica vocalist/guitarist Mark Jansen, and featuring Epica band mates Isaac Delahaye (guitar) and Ariën van Weesenbeek (drums), Delain bassist Rob van der Loo, ex-After Forever keyboardist Jack Driessen and guitarist/vocalist Frank Schiphorst - has posted another audio teaser online (.mp3).
Quarterpast will be released on May 20 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded and mixed by Sascha Paeth (Epica, Kamelot).
More info about the project and another audio teaser were previously reported over here.
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Quarterpast will be released on May 20 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded and mixed by Sascha Paeth (Epica, Kamelot).
More info about the project and another audio teaser were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | epica.nl |
| Band profile: | Epica |
Xandria - New Singer Announced
Earlier today, German Symphonic metallers Xandria have unveiled their new singer and frontwoman, Manuela Kraller.
She started singing at the lately age of 23, took classical lessons and sang in church and gospel choirs. As her interest towards rock and metal music grew up on her, she found herself performing in a Swiss metal band called Nagor Mar. She also became a singer in the famous act Haggard as a tour musician. You can watch her personal introduction video below.
The band stated earlier: "The search has been long, but it has been worth it! She is the one we have been looking for! We already have begun working on the finalization of the music for the new album with her, so we hope to enter the studio for recording the new album in the new year as soon as possible."
And Manuela commented as follows: "Finally the waiting has come to an end and I am very happy to tell you that I am the new front woman of Xandria! At the moment we are working on the preproduction of the new album to present the new material as soon as possible to you. I am very excited about rocking the stages with the guys in future and I am looking forward to see you all live at the concerts!"
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She started singing at the lately age of 23, took classical lessons and sang in church and gospel choirs. As her interest towards rock and metal music grew up on her, she found herself performing in a Swiss metal band called Nagor Mar. She also became a singer in the famous act Haggard as a tour musician. You can watch her personal introduction video below.
The band stated earlier: "The search has been long, but it has been worth it! She is the one we have been looking for! We already have begun working on the finalization of the music for the new album with her, so we hope to enter the studio for recording the new album in the new year as soon as possible."
And Manuela commented as follows: "Finally the waiting has come to an end and I am very happy to tell you that I am the new front woman of Xandria! At the moment we are working on the preproduction of the new album to present the new material as soon as possible to you. I am very excited about rocking the stages with the guys in future and I am looking forward to see you all live at the concerts!"
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| Source: | xandria.de |
| Band profile: | Xandria |
Korpiklaani - Update On The New Album
As previously reported, Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani are working on yet another new studio album. The band released the following update:
"We have been pretty busy finishing our upcoming album Ukon Wacka. "Ukon Wacka", or Ukon Vakat, is a pagan sacrificial feast from ancient times, on which a special made beer richly flowed. As can be expected from the title, this album has an ancient and very folky feel and is totally in Finnish. To make the lyrics understandable for non-Finnish people, we will add an English description/translation in the booklet as usual.
The album consists of 10 songs, among which you will find a song name "Tequila", which is especially written for (and inspired by) our South American fans, with whom we celebrated such hard times, and who welcomed us so warmly, when we were touring in South America. Another surprise is the title song, "Ukon Wacka", in which a special guest features: the famous Finnish singer Tuomari Nurmio! Last but not least features a tribute song ("Päät Pois Tai Hirteen") to the Finnish rock band Peer Günt, a great and underestimated band. We hope and expect that this album will give you as much joy as we had making it; a big folky feast for all!
You only have to wait a bit, the release date is scheduled for February 4th 2011."
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"We have been pretty busy finishing our upcoming album Ukon Wacka. "Ukon Wacka", or Ukon Vakat, is a pagan sacrificial feast from ancient times, on which a special made beer richly flowed. As can be expected from the title, this album has an ancient and very folky feel and is totally in Finnish. To make the lyrics understandable for non-Finnish people, we will add an English description/translation in the booklet as usual.
The album consists of 10 songs, among which you will find a song name "Tequila", which is especially written for (and inspired by) our South American fans, with whom we celebrated such hard times, and who welcomed us so warmly, when we were touring in South America. Another surprise is the title song, "Ukon Wacka", in which a special guest features: the famous Finnish singer Tuomari Nurmio! Last but not least features a tribute song ("Päät Pois Tai Hirteen") to the Finnish rock band Peer Günt, a great and underestimated band. We hope and expect that this album will give you as much joy as we had making it; a big folky feast for all!
You only have to wait a bit, the release date is scheduled for February 4th 2011."
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| Source: | korpiklaani.com |
| Band profile: | Korpiklaani |
Wolf - Working On New Album
After delivering a masterly lesson in heavy metal with 2009's Ravenous, Sweden's synonym for "heavy f**king metal", Wolf, are now diligently working on the much anticipated follow-up.
Comments the band: "We'd like to announce that Wolf will be entering Studio Underground in Västerås/Sweden in November to record our follow up to the success of our Grammi nominated 2009 album, Ravenous. We will be working alongside producer Pelle Saether. We have been hard at work writing new songs and some songtitles are: "Fullmoon Possession", "Skullcrusher", "False Preacher", and "Adrenaline Overdrive".
We feel fired up and ready to deliver a kickass heavy metal album to you all in spring 2011. Tourplans for next year are also taking form and we know that we're gonna hit more places than ever before. Festival season is also gonna be a blast as usual!
A fun note for our fans are also that Wolf is featured in the new book "Mera Hårdrock" with the album Ravenous as well as an interview regarding horror and music with guitarist Johannes Axeman. This book is written by tv/radio personalities Matthias Lindblad & Melker Becker and it's their second book featuring heavy metal.
We'd also like to tell you about our performance at the Dean guitars UK meeting where we had the great honour to perfom with Saxon guitarist Doug Scarret as guest. We played 2 Saxon songs and they can be viewed as fan filmed material, at the following links: "Princess Of The Night" Link] and "747 (Strangers In The Night)" Link]."
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Comments the band: "We'd like to announce that Wolf will be entering Studio Underground in Västerås/Sweden in November to record our follow up to the success of our Grammi nominated 2009 album, Ravenous. We will be working alongside producer Pelle Saether. We have been hard at work writing new songs and some songtitles are: "Fullmoon Possession", "Skullcrusher", "False Preacher", and "Adrenaline Overdrive".
We feel fired up and ready to deliver a kickass heavy metal album to you all in spring 2011. Tourplans for next year are also taking form and we know that we're gonna hit more places than ever before. Festival season is also gonna be a blast as usual!
A fun note for our fans are also that Wolf is featured in the new book "Mera Hårdrock" with the album Ravenous as well as an interview regarding horror and music with guitarist Johannes Axeman. This book is written by tv/radio personalities Matthias Lindblad & Melker Becker and it's their second book featuring heavy metal.
We'd also like to tell you about our performance at the Dean guitars UK meeting where we had the great honour to perfom with Saxon guitarist Doug Scarret as guest. We played 2 Saxon songs and they can be viewed as fan filmed material, at the following links: "Princess Of The Night" Link] and "747 (Strangers In The Night)" Link]."
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| Source: | wolf.nu |
| Band profile: | Wolf |
Amberian Dawn - New Video Online, Line-Up Changes
Finnish Symphonic metallers Amberian Dawn recently shot a video for the first single off their latest record, End Of Eden - incidentally released today. The song is called "Arctica", and the video - directed by M. Nieminen from Routafilmi - can be viewed below.
In other news, the band has suffered a major line-up disruption. Main composer Tuomas Seppälä explains as follows:
"There's no drama involved in this line-up change. It's all about time issues. I hope very much succes and happines for you Tommi Kuri (bass), Joonas Pykälä-Aho (drums) and Emil Pohjalainen (guitars) in the future. You can meet the new line-up of Amberian Dawn on our music video "Arctica". These new guys have been around already before - Heikki Saari (Norther, Naildown) used to be our original drummer in 2006 and he played drums on the songs "River Of Tuoni" and "Evil Inside Me" on our debut album, River Of Tuoni. Bassist Jukka Koskinen (Norther, Wintersun, Cain's Offering) has already played one gig with us last summer at Tavastia Club. We're ready with our new line-up on our next gig in Helsinki, November 26th in Dante's Highlight."
The new Amberian Dawn line-up is completed with the addition of Helion guitarist Kimmo Korhonen.
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In other news, the band has suffered a major line-up disruption. Main composer Tuomas Seppälä explains as follows:
"There's no drama involved in this line-up change. It's all about time issues. I hope very much succes and happines for you Tommi Kuri (bass), Joonas Pykälä-Aho (drums) and Emil Pohjalainen (guitars) in the future. You can meet the new line-up of Amberian Dawn on our music video "Arctica". These new guys have been around already before - Heikki Saari (Norther, Naildown) used to be our original drummer in 2006 and he played drums on the songs "River Of Tuoni" and "Evil Inside Me" on our debut album, River Of Tuoni. Bassist Jukka Koskinen (Norther, Wintersun, Cain's Offering) has already played one gig with us last summer at Tavastia Club. We're ready with our new line-up on our next gig in Helsinki, November 26th in Dante's Highlight."
The new Amberian Dawn line-up is completed with the addition of Helion guitarist Kimmo Korhonen.
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| Source: | amberiandawn.com |
| Band profile: | Amberian Dawn |
Greatest Metal Video Ever... Satanic Black Metal Guest Edition
By popular, close to overwhelming demand we are hosting a Tr00 Satanic Black Metal edition of the infamous Greatest Metal Video Ever... Series. Here to take you on a journey to the world of raped goat corpses, shameless blasphemy and expressive panda make-up is your mistress of evil, Elodie Artour. Off we go!
The Black Satans - Satanic Darkness
Shot in the deepest darkest woods of Finland on a sunny summerday, The Black Satan's video has everything a black metal video needs: inverted crosses, an undisputed toughguy attitude, female slaves, evil facial expressions, partial nudity and a flag of Norway. Grimness; they're doing it right!
Reckless Tide - Kleemähendeäbte
The life of a black metal warrior sure is tough... or so this video implies. We all know those days when you wake up with tons of make-up and Hawaii shorts on, when it feels like the whole world - including that son of a bitch Superman - seems to be in your way. Add a wiseguy in a suit who has had his face painted, performing a line that could be described best as a mixture of Alphaville and HIM, whispering to a plush white tiger and an iceman trying to make a living... and what do you get? The perfect black metal video of course!
Dark Kirchensteuer - Leb' Doch Selber!
Acoustic black metal anyone? That sounds as absurd as eco spiritual black metal does, but respecting these musicians in the name of Satan is obligatory here. I bet every single black metal warrior dreams of the day he hangs himself on a forest tree with some acoustic black metal in the background, headbanging himself to death. Such an inspiring and romantic way to commit suicide... The only thing making this video somewhat ridiculous is the hippy drummer - then again, he sure as Hell fits perfectly with the band's style. And remember, the acoustic guitar - the Lord of Darkness seems to love it!
May Satan forgive me for making fun of his servants!
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The Black Satans - Satanic Darkness
Shot in the deepest darkest woods of Finland on a sunny summerday, The Black Satan's video has everything a black metal video needs: inverted crosses, an undisputed toughguy attitude, female slaves, evil facial expressions, partial nudity and a flag of Norway. Grimness; they're doing it right!
Reckless Tide - Kleemähendeäbte
The life of a black metal warrior sure is tough... or so this video implies. We all know those days when you wake up with tons of make-up and Hawaii shorts on, when it feels like the whole world - including that son of a bitch Superman - seems to be in your way. Add a wiseguy in a suit who has had his face painted, performing a line that could be described best as a mixture of Alphaville and HIM, whispering to a plush white tiger and an iceman trying to make a living... and what do you get? The perfect black metal video of course!
Dark Kirchensteuer - Leb' Doch Selber!
Acoustic black metal anyone? That sounds as absurd as eco spiritual black metal does, but respecting these musicians in the name of Satan is obligatory here. I bet every single black metal warrior dreams of the day he hangs himself on a forest tree with some acoustic black metal in the background, headbanging himself to death. Such an inspiring and romantic way to commit suicide... The only thing making this video somewhat ridiculous is the hippy drummer - then again, he sure as Hell fits perfectly with the band's style. And remember, the acoustic guitar - the Lord of Darkness seems to love it!
May Satan forgive me for making fun of his servants!
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'The Big Four' DVD: New Release Dates Announced
Universal Music has announced new release dates of "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD which will also be released in Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the rock festival featuring the "The Big Four." The DVD hits the streets on October 29 in Northern Europe, November 1 in most of the rest of the world, November 2 in North America and the full shows from all four bands will be included in the two-disc set along with behind-the-scenes and interview footage.
According to a posting on Metallica's official web site, "you can now pre-order the deluxe set in the Metallica Store. Along with the deluxe box set, you will also receive a limited-edition, exclusive RED 'The Big 4' guitar pick with one of four different print colors (white, black, silver or gold). This red guitar pick is not available in stores!"
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According to a posting on Metallica's official web site, "you can now pre-order the deluxe set in the Metallica Store. Along with the deluxe box set, you will also receive a limited-edition, exclusive RED 'The Big 4' guitar pick with one of four different print colors (white, black, silver or gold). This red guitar pick is not available in stores!"
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| Source: | store.universal-music.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Metallica |
Tarja Turunen - Two New Videos Online
Original news, published on 08.08.2010
Finnish soprano singer Tarja Turunen has premiered her new video for the song "I Feel Immortal" online. You can watch the new "I Feel Immortal" video below or at this location.
The video was shot in Iceland. In a statement on her website, Tarja wrote: "...it's going to be probably the most beautiful video I have ever done in my career. The country is just unbelievably amazing with its stunning landscapes, so we managed to find incredible places for shootings."
The single I Feel Immortal wil be exclusively released in Germany, Switzerland & Austria on 27th of August, and will also feature on Tarja's new album What Lies Beneath, to be released early September.
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"Until My Last Breath", another new video from Tarja Turunen, can be viewed at this location.
The song is the first international single from her sophomore effort, What Lies Beneath, which is now being released on September 14, 2010 in the US via The End Records.
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Finnish soprano singer Tarja Turunen has premiered her new video for the song "I Feel Immortal" online. You can watch the new "I Feel Immortal" video below or at this location.
The video was shot in Iceland. In a statement on her website, Tarja wrote: "...it's going to be probably the most beautiful video I have ever done in my career. The country is just unbelievably amazing with its stunning landscapes, so we managed to find incredible places for shootings."
The single I Feel Immortal wil be exclusively released in Germany, Switzerland & Austria on 27th of August, and will also feature on Tarja's new album What Lies Beneath, to be released early September.
UPDATE
"Until My Last Breath", another new video from Tarja Turunen, can be viewed at this location.
The song is the first international single from her sophomore effort, What Lies Beneath, which is now being released on September 14, 2010 in the US via The End Records.
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| Source: | theendrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Tarja |
Leaves' Eyes - Special Fan Edition Of Njord
Leaves' Eyes recently announced an August release for the "Special Fan Edition" of the band's latest album Njord. The new release is called At Heaven's End cover art] and it contains the title track, as well as "Angus and the Swan" and the acoustic version of "Irish Rain" - three so far unreleased songs. The special fan edition with a noble matt and glossy foil printed slipcase, which is strictly limited, contains all songs from the Njord era, the Njord Digipak, including two bonus tracks, as well as the brand new bonus CD At Heaven's End, which contains seven non-album tracks, and last but least the video clip "My Destiny". The acoustic version of "Irish Rain" features Liv Kristine's sister Carmen Elise Espenæs (Midnattsol) on vocals.
At Heaven's End is already available in stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The rest of the world can buy this special edition on August 27, while N. American fans will have to wait until 31 August.
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At Heaven's End is already available in stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The rest of the world can buy this special edition on August 27, while N. American fans will have to wait until 31 August.
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| Source: | leavesyes.de |
| Band profile: | Leaves' Eyes |
Xandria - New Singer Announced
On February 8th 2009, Xandria finally announced their new singer with the following message: "We all have waited long for this moment, and without putting you on the rack anymore we just introduce her to you now. The new Xandria singer's name is Kerstin Bischof, and here you get further infos on here."
Kerstin Bischof herself commented: "Finally I can come out with it! I'm so excited about being Xandria's woman at the mic in the future! The guys and I are busy writing new songs and I love it! I can hardly wait entering the stage with them for the first time! In the first audition rehearsal I already felt that it just fit perfectly together - the songs rocked! Of course the guys were kind of held back at that time but when they told me a few weeks later they felt the same...
So here we are in the midst of tour preparations for the gigs in the Czech Republic and I'm so excited about rocking the set live! You had to wait a long time for the official announcement and I want to thank you all for your patience - there was some "stuff" to get rid of. But finally it's official and time to rock! I'm looking forward to seeing you all on tour!"
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Kerstin Bischof herself commented: "Finally I can come out with it! I'm so excited about being Xandria's woman at the mic in the future! The guys and I are busy writing new songs and I love it! I can hardly wait entering the stage with them for the first time! In the first audition rehearsal I already felt that it just fit perfectly together - the songs rocked! Of course the guys were kind of held back at that time but when they told me a few weeks later they felt the same...
So here we are in the midst of tour preparations for the gigs in the Czech Republic and I'm so excited about rocking the set live! You had to wait a long time for the official announcement and I want to thank you all for your patience - there was some "stuff" to get rid of. But finally it's official and time to rock! I'm looking forward to seeing you all on tour!"
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| Source: | xandria.de |
| Band profile: | Xandria |