Lisa Johansson leaves Draconian

Lisa Johansson, responsible for the sweet and melodic voices in Draconian, has announced that she leaves Draconian for personal reasons.
According to Johansson, her son and her job appart from the band hinder her dedication to the band and she can not be at 100%.
The Swedish band has regreted this decision but has stated that they will continue with the band and will "enter a new era of productivity and artistic expression".

News by: Julia S.

http://www.draconian.se/

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FOREVER SLAVE to enter studio in December

The band Forever Slave has published the following statement about the recording of their upcoming album:

"Dear fans,

It's been more than 3 years since we recorded our last album and now we are going through the final preparations for our next album. A lot of things have happened over the last 3 years: a lot of changes and new situations for the band. It is clear we are working a lot and we're really excited about this new material. The songs are all finished and recordings will start on the 21st of December, 2011


Drums, bass, guitars and keyboards session will starting firstly and they will be recorded in Mineland Studios, Spain. Vocals will be recorded in a studio in Copenhague, Denmark. This last step in the recording process, final mixes and mastering are being arranged by our label so the dates and name of this studio will be announced soon.

We can't wait to share the new songs with all of you

Yours, Sergio Valath (aka Servalath) and Lady Angellyca
Forever Slave
www.foreverslave.com
"

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NIGHTWISH: Samples of their upcoming album

Here you have some samples of the upcoming album of Nightwish. I think it's soon to get an opinion, but if you have one, please share with us.

Nightwish – Imaginaerum (Samples)

Nightwish – Imaginaerum (Samples Instrumentales)

Source: Nightwish Brasil

Here is their tracklist:
Nightwish: Imaginaerum
01. Taikatalvi
02. Storytime
03. Ghost River
04. Slow, Love, Slow
05. I Want My Tears Back
06. Scaretale
07. Arabesque
08. Turn Loose The Mermaids
09. Rest Calm
10. The Crow, The Owl And The Dove
11. Last Ride Of The Day
12. Song Of Myself
13. Imaginaerum

Remember, Storytime is their first ep and its video is here:

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Le Monnier Release Music Video for 'Con Amor Siempre'

UK rock three-piece Le Monnier have just released their new music video for the single 'Con Amor Siempre'. The video features a storyline about a female vampire playing chess against a helpless victim. "It's basically influenced by our love for shows like True Blood and Supernatural" says singer Alexandra.

The song 'Con Amor Siempre' is taken from their new album 'Russian Doll Life' which is out now on CD and digital download from all good retailers. For more information, please visit www.le-monnier.com

News by: Le Monnier

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Trillium, the new metal project of Amanda Somerville

With the name of "Trillium", singer Amanda Somerville, known best for her collaborations with Epica, Avantasia, Michael Kiske, among others, launches her first metal music project. The first album is called "Allow" and will be released the next 1st of November in United States and the 4th of November in Europe.

In this album Amanda has worked with musicians whith whom she has callaborated for many years. Sander Gommans (ex AFTER FOREVER, HDK) and Sascha Paeth (KAMELOT, AVANTASIA, EPICA, AFTER FOREVER etc) are the main songwriters together with the American singer.

The musicians are:

Amanda Somerville – Lead & backing Vocals, Keyboards
Sascha Paeth - Guitars, Bass, Keys, Drums

Sander Gommans - Guitars & Bass 

Miro - Arrangements & Keys
Olaf Reitmeier - Acoustic Guitar
Robert Hunecke – Drums
Simon Oberender - Keys
Jorn Lande - Guest Lead Vocals on "Scream It"

In this video Amanda tells us the creative process.

News by: Julia S.

http://www.myspace.com//amandasomervillemusic/blog/544348797

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New music project and image for Tarja Turunen

Tarja Turunen has involved in a new musical proyect with the name of "Harus" that recovers the most classical side of the singer. The project gathers musicians with different backgrounds now unified to create classical music with an experimental and modern touch.

HARUS are:

Tarja Turunen : Vocals
Kalevi Kiviniemi : Organ
Marzi Nyman: Guitar
Markku Krohn: Percussion

The first work, titled "Tarja Turunen & Harus", will be released by the record company earMUSIC with the collaboration of the classical music label BERLIN CLASSICS. It will be a live work published in three different formats: CD (25 of November) - CD/DVD y Blu-Ray/CD (2 of December).

Appart from this, Tarja Turunen has announced her collaboration with the designer label Nordenfeldt, founded by the designer Julia Trompert. The label will provide clothes, accessoires and shoes for Tarja, but also it will design an exclusive stage outfit for her next album artwork.

News by: Julia S.

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Le Monnier release new album 'Russian Doll Life'!

UK rock band Le Monnier have released their second album 'Russian Doll Life' which is out now on CD and download. The new album is the peak of a remarkable return after the departure of their drummer in 2010. The 12 track CD is out now on iTunes, Amazon and all good music retailers. More information can be found on the band's website at www.le-monnier.com

News by: Le Monnier

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