Kivimetsän Druidi has found a new vocalist in replacement of Jenni Onishko. The new female singer of the band is Leeni-Maria Hovila. The band has issued the following statement:

"We are proud to inform you that our new female voice is Leeni-Maria Hovila from Helsinki.
She is also known from Exsecratus, a Helsinki based Melodic Death Metal band that released its debut album "Tainted Dreams" at the end of last year. Her beautiful singing can also be heard on Swallow The Sun's "Hope" album.

Leeni-Maria's first live gig with Kivimetsän Druidi will be at the Curium Fest in Gloria, Helsinki on the 14th of March."

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Source:	kivimetsandruidi.com
Band profile:	Kivimetsän Druidi

Midnattsol has put a new song available for streaming at their newly-designed MySpace page. The song coming from the upcoming album "Nordlys" is called "En Natt I Nord", a song completely in Norwegian. You can listen to it at this location.

Midnattsol's second studio album will be out on March 28th, 2008.

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Source:	midnattsol.com
Band profile:	Midnattsol

Some sound samples from the new Edenbridge album "MyEarthDream" have been put online at the band's MySpace. You can listen to them at this location.

Edenbridge sixth studio album will be out on April 25th, 2008 via Napalm Records.

"MyEarthDream" cover] will have the following tracklist:

01. The Force Within
02. Shadowplay
03. Remember Me
04. Adamantine
05. Paramount
06. Whale Rider
07. Undying Devotion
08. Fallen From Grace
09. Place Of Higher Power
10. MyEarthDream Suite (For Guitar And Orchestra)
11. MyEarthDream

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Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge

Finland-based band Kivimetsän Druidi has issued the following statement:

Kivimetsän Druidi and their female singer Jenni Onishko have decided that their paths will go different ways from now on! Due to personal reasons the co-operation is no longer possible. We are deeply sorry to say this, but we can't keep on fighting against the windmills.

Our former singer Annika Laaksonen kindly helped us out at Helsinki, Semifinal. On Thursday in Kouvola we will be supported live by several Metal Warriors - a kind of all stars team: Lainedil and Iné from Elexorien, Tuuli from Shattered Within etc. The gig in St. Petersburgh on Saturday will be played without female vocals. All the gigs in near future will definitely be very challenging both technically AND mentally for the band.

We wish Jenni all the best in the future. And although our paths part now, the friendship will live forever.

The band is now in search of a new female vocalist:

"Our new singer should be 18-25 years old and preferably she should have a classically trained voice. She should be suitable to our style and we appreciate charisma and performing skills. Anyway she'll be our new metal queen!
We have already agreed gigs both in Finland and abroad, so the sooner we find our new singer the better.
We are training in Kouvola, but as long as the singer can spend in Kouvola two weekends a month, it's no problem where she is living. However a great part of our songs are written in Finnish, so she should be able to sing in Finnish."

Source:	kivimetsandruidi.com
Band profile:	Kivimetsän Druidi

The Amon Amarth tour in Australia and New-Zealand has just finished, the band will now begin writing new material for their next album. The band states:

"Our touring is done for this time, and even though we do have a couple of shows coming up this spring, our main effort will be writing and recording a new album. The plan is to return to Fascination Street Studios in May to record the new album, once again working with Jens Bogren as engineer and producer."

Album cover, album title and tracklist to be announced.

Source:	amonamarth.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth

Edenbridge have posted the following official statement:

"Max Pointner (In Slumber) is the new drummer in Edenbridge! He therefore replaces Sebastian Lanser with whom no further collaboration was possible, due to his other professional perspectives. Max is already known by his work in the death metal bands In Slumber and Legacy of Hate. Welcome on board Max!

Edenbridge have finished recordings to their upcoming studio album "MyEarthDream". On January 7 the mix is starting at Thin Ice Studios (England) together with Karl Groom. Mastering will take place at Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila in the beginning of February."

Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge

The dates for the first headlining tour of Amon Amarth have been announced, as well as the support acts, Decapitated (PL), Himsa (USA) and Sonic Syndicate (SWE). The dates so far are :
11/19 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
11/20 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse Music Venue
11/21 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
11/23 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
11/24 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
11/25 - Houston, TX - Meridian
11/26 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
11/27 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
11/28 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
11/29 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
11/30 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
12/01 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
12/02 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
12/03 - New York, NY - The Fillmore
12/09 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
12/11 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater
12/12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theater
12/14 - Vancouver, BC - Croatian Cultural Centre
12/15 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
12/16 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
12/18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
12/19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon

More dates will be added soon.

Source:	amonamarth.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth
Event:	Amon Amarth

After the departure of Roland Navratil at the end of March, Edenbridge has hired a new drummer, and in the same time a new guitar player.
Official statement of the band :
"Edenbridge like to welcome Robert Schoenleitner and Sebastian Lanser as their 2 new members! Robert Schoenleitner already played guitar on Edenbridge´s last tour through England and Asia. Robert studied guitar at VGI institute Munich.

Sebastian Lanser, who studied drums at the Bruckner University in Linz will replace Roland Navratil on drums. Sebastian is a long time friend of Robert. Edenbridge therefore is officially a five-piece again after more than 5 years. For more infos to our new members please check out their profiles, Robert and Sebastian.
Welcome on board guys !!!"

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Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge

News posted on the official Leaves' Eyes website :

Leaves' Eyes will tour USA and Canada together with King Diamond, Kreator and Cellador in March, April and May 2008.

Liv Kristine : "This will be our fourth tour in North-America and we're really looking forward to another great adventure, joining King Diamond, Kreator and Cellador on the road. It's fantastic, this tour will give us the opportunity to play in front of new audiences in places we haven't visited before. At this point of time we will hopefully be able to present new material of our upcoming album which is supposed to be released in 2008."
Alex Krull: "That's a really awesome package! I have been listening to the music of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate from the beginning and I find it very inspiring. And of course I know King Diamond from the time when I was working for his European record company years ago. We've known Mille and Kreator for many years; it will be fun to go on tour together, mates! It's crazy, this tour will take place in almost 10 months and the dates are already booked and announced. We are looking forward to meet all our friends & fans from the US and Canada again!"

Here are the first dates, tour-updates will follow:

22.03.2008 USA - Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Culture Room
23.03.2008 USA - Lake Buena Vista, FL / House of Blues
25.03.2008 USA - North Myrtle Beach, SC / House of Blues
26.03.2008 USA - Atlanta, GA / The Masquerade
28.03.2008 USA - Charlotte, NC / Tremont Music Hall
29.03.2008 USA - West Springfield, VA / Jaxx
30.03.2008 USA - Philadelphia, PA / The Trocadero
01.04.2008 USA - New York City, NY / B.B.King Blues Club
02.04.2008 USA - New York City, NY / B.B.King Blues Club
04.04.2008 USA - Poughkeepsie, NY / The Chance Theater
05.04.2008 USA - Worcester, MA / The Palladium
06.04.2008 CAN - Montreal, QU / Medley
07.04.2008 CAN - Quebec City, QC / Imperial
09.04.2008 CAN - Toronto, ON / The Opera House
10.04.2008 USA - Cleveland, OH / Peabody's
11.04.2008 USA - Detroit, MI / Harpo's
12.04.2008 USA - Mokena, IL / The Pearl Room
13.04.2008 USA - Sauget, IL / Pop's
15.04.2008 USA - St.Paul, MN / Station 4
16.04.2008 CAN - Winnipeg, MB / Garrick Centre
18.04.2008 CAN - Edmonton, AL / Starlite Room
19.04.2008 CAN - Calgary, AL / McEwan Hall Ballroom
21.04.2008 CAN - Vancouver, AL / Croation Cultural Centre
22.04.2008 USA - Seattle, WA / El Corazon
23.04.2008 USA - Portland, OR / Roseland Theater

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Source:	leaveseyes.de
Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

A video for the titeltrack of the new Kamelot album "Ghost Opera" is finally out. You can watch it here or on the new Ghost Opera website.
Ghost Opera is due in store June 1, 2007.

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Source:	kamelot.com
Band profile:	Kamelot

The following was taken from the news section of the official site:

Right before the second part of their European Tour together with Kamelot and Fairyland, Leaves' Eyes has posted a videoclip of "New Found Land" with live footage material from the first part of the tour. The video can be found here. Alex Krull commented : "We had a lot of fun with Kamelot and Fairyland. Many magic moments we will keep forever in our mind. The European fans deserve our biggest THANK YOU! You made this tour such a fantastic happening! We are really looking forward to the upcoming concerts in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the Baltic States. We will visit some places where we have never played before with Leaves' Eyes, we are really excited about that."
About the new album and the live DVD, he added : "It was the right decision to continue touring for our fans this year! We will start to work on our new record in the summertime before we play in the United States and Canada again. We will take our time to record a killer album for our fans! The release of the new CD is planned for 2008. Before the new record will come out the DVD shall be released."

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Source:	leaveseyes.de
Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

The tracklist for the upcoming new album "Salomé - The Seventh Veil" (cover), which will be released on 25th May 2007, has been posted online :

01. Save My Life
02. Vampire
03. Beware
04. Emotional Man
05. Salomé
06. Only For The Stars In Your Eyes
07. Firestorm
08. A New Age
09. The Wind And The Ocean
10. Sisters Of The Light
11. Sleeping Dogs Lie
12. On My Way

In addition, a sample of 'Save My Life' has been posted on their MySpace, here.

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Source:	xandria.de
Band profile:	Xandria

Sabaton has confirmed they will be touring in Europe for the Metalizing Europe headlining tour with Norwegian band Thunderbolt. The first dates have been posted online. More dates will be added later. More information can be found on the official website.

11.05.07 (ESP) Bergara - Go Jam
12.05.07 (ESP) Madrid - La Sala Jam
13.05.07 (ESP) Barcelona - razzmatazz 3
18.05.07 (UK) Newport - TJ
20.05.07 (UK) Leeds - Josephs Well
21.05.07 (UK) Glasgow - Barfly
22.05.07 (UK) London - Purple Turtle
24.05.07 (GER) Berlin - Darkside
25.05.07 (GER) Weinheim - Cafe Central
26.05.07 (GER) Saarbrücken - Schützenhaus Dudweiler
27.05.07 (GER) Gelsenkirchen - Rock Hard Festival
29.05.07 (CHE) Uster - Rock City
30.05.07 (GER) Ludvigsburg - Rockfabrik
31.05.07 (GER) Frankfurt - Die Halle
01.06.07 (NLD) Zandaam - De Kade
02.06.07 (NLD) Nijmegen - Staddjik
03.06.07 (GER) Duisburg - Parkhaus

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Source:	sabaton.net
Band profile:	Sabaton
Event:	Sabaton: Metalizing Europe Tour

A second video from MS Melodeath Award 2006 winner "With Oden On Our Side" is done.

The video was directed by William C. Schacht and was recorded in the late of January 2007.
Amon Amarth commented: "It took 20 hours of blood, sweat and pain, in minus 14 degrees celcius, to get the video done. We would like to thank the production team, for a job well done. But especially we would like to thank the generous people of Balders Hird. Without their dedication and proffesionalism this video would not have been possible."

The video can be watched and downloaded here (Windows Media) or on YouTube here.

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Source:	amonamarth.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth