Stratovarius have issued the following update:   "We are very pleased to announce the Russia Tour with Helloween. 13.09.2011: Premiera,  Krasnodar,  Russia 14.09.2011: Dom Oficerov,  Rostov-On-Don,  Russia 16.09.2011: Milk,  Moscow,&n...

June 30, 2011's Day in Rock digest

MSN / Rock Metal TV last year conducted an interview with STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael earlier this month when the band played in Madrid, Spain with HELLOWEEN. You can now watch the chat below. "Elysium", the thirteenth full-length studio album from STRATOVARIUS, entered the official chart in the band's h...

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS were forced to cancel last night's (Tuesday, January 11) performance at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France as the support act for HELLOWEEN after STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto was taken ill. Video footage of Kotipelto explaining the reasons for STRATOVARIUS' Paris cancel...

The latest episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast features the second half of the interview with Michael Kiske