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Timo Tolkki - Fifth Album On The Way

Finnish guitar virtuoso Timo Tolkki returns with his fifth solo album, dubbed Classical Variations And Themes 2​:​Ultima Thule. Due out September 1st (digitally) and October 1st (CD), it's comprised of 10 new songs. For a preview, give a spin to the first streaming one called "Ultima Thule".

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Posted: 11.06.2024 by Bad English | Comments (3)


Timo Tolkki - Gets Suspended Prison Sentence For Fraud And Forgery

According to 'Seiska' and 'Helsingin Sanomat', former Stratovarius guitarist Timo Tolkki has been sentenced in Helsinki District Court to 45 days' suspended imprisonment for fraud and forgery. More can be read below.

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Band profile: Timo Tolkki
Posted: 19.11.2023 by Bad English | Comments (10)


Timo Tolkki - Reforms As Timo Tolkki's Strato

Legendary Timo Tolkki is back with a new (old) project, named Timo Tolkki's Strato. The band is featuring Timo Tolkki (vocals and guitar), Tuomo Lassila (drums) and Antti Ikonen (keyboards). Concurrently, they are pleased to announce the release of the new album Return To Dreamspace on the 27th of October, 2023.

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Posted: 05.06.2023 by Bad English | Comments (4)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Launch Video For 'Beautiful Lie', Feat. James LaBrie

Timo Tolkki's Avalon's new album The Enigma Birth is out today. To celebrate the release, a lyric video for the song "Beautiful Lie" has surfaced online. It features James LaBrie on lead vocals.

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Posted: 18.06.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Stream 'The Fire And The Sinner' Song & Video

"The Fire And The Sinner", the newest single from Timo Tolkki's Avalon's upcoming record The Enigma Birth, has surfaced online. The song features guest performance by Jake E and Brittney Slayes (Unleash The Archers). The Enigma Birth will land in stores on June 18th, 2021.

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Posted: 10.05.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Share Upcoming Record's First Song

"Master Of Hell", the first song of Timo Tolkki's Avalon's new record The Enigma Birth, has been released. It features Brazilian vocalist Raphael Mendes (Icon Of Sin).

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Posted: 14.04.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (12)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Announce 'The Enigma Birth' Album

Coming June 18, 2021, the new studio album from Timo Tolkki's Avalon, entitled The Enigma Birth. First single coming out on April 13th. Stay tuned. Cover art and tracklist available below.

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Band profile: Timo Tolkki's Avalon
Posted: 29.03.2021 by Abattoir | Comments (19)


Timo Tolkki - Newly Formed Music Project Already Put To Rest

Legendary guitar virtuoso Timo Tolkki has recently launched a new project under the name Infinite Visions. However, the career of the latter was extremely short. The reason: not reaching the crowdfunding goal for the release of debut studio album. More can be read below.

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Posted: 09.01.2021 by Bad English | Comments (4)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - New Lyric Video Released

We have recently announced the return of Timo Tolkki's Avalon with the release of third chapter in his metal opera, Return To Eden. Now you can check out the official lyric video for the latest single, "Hear My Call", featuring Anneke Van Giersbergen. Return To Eden will be out on June 14th through Frontiers Records.

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Posted: 21.05.2019 by Abattoir | Comments (6)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - New Track And Video Released, Album Arrives In June

Five years since the release of Angels Of The Apocalypse, Timo Tolkki is back with the third and final album of his Timo Tolkki's Avalon project. Upcoming record will be entitled Return To Eden and will be out in stores on June 14th, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single and video, "Promises", featuring Todd Michael Hall from Riot V on lead vocals, has already been released.

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Posted: 25.04.2019 by Sword_Chant | Comments (7)


Timo Tolkki - To Perform Songs From Entire Career

Timo Tolkki will embark on a 2017 tour where he will exclusively perform "Songs From His Career" (1987-2017), including Stratovarius favorites "Black Diamond", "Hunting High And Low", "Father Time" and "Against The Wind". Joining him on stage will be keyboard player Mikko Harkin, bassist Santtu Lehtiniemi, drummer Alex Landenburg and vocalist Mike Livas. Timo handpicked Mike, having discovered his faithful but also passionate renditions of some old Stratovarius favorites.

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Posted: 08.03.2017 by Bad English | Comments (6)


Timo Tolkki - Involved In New Project With Caterina Nix

Multi-instrumentalist Timo Tolkki is always involved in many projects in his career and there is a new one on the horizon. This time, Timo Tolkki will join forces with Chilean singer Caterina Nix in Chaos Magic. And Frontiers Music Srl is taking care of the impending release of their self-titled debut album on July 3rd in Europe and July 10th in North America. Find out more about Chaos Magic below. The label likens the music to the recent Within Temptation releases. You can have a taste of that below.

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Band profile: Timo Tolkki's Avalon
Posted: 21.05.2015 by BloodTears | Comments (8)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - New Lyric Video Online

Timo Tolkki's Avalon just released its newest album Angels Of The Apocalypse earlier this month via Frontiers Records. Now a new lyric video has been released as well for the track "The Paradise Lost" featuring singer Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ReVamp). You can watch the video right here.

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Posted: 27.05.2014 by BloodTears | Comments (2)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - New Album Trailer Online

Timo Tolkki's Avalon's new opus, Angels Of The Apocalypse, will drop on May 16th in Europe and May 20th in North America via Frontiers Records. After revealing the full album details and the all-star line-up, Timo is now sharing with fans a new trailer of the upcoming album. In this video, we can see an interview with Tolkki himself and hear snippets of two tracks, sung by Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire) and Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ReVamp).

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Posted: 25.03.2014 by R Lewis | Comments (3)


Timo Tolkki's Avalon - New Album Cover And More Revealed

Frontiers Records has revealed all about Timo Tolkki's Avalon's new album. We already knew the guest musicians that will appear on his second album Angels Of The Apocalypse. Now we get to see the cover artwork and much more. Mark your calendars for a release on May 16th in Europe and May 20th in North America. Check out the cover art and tracklist below.

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Source: frontiers.it
Band profile: Timo Tolkki's Avalon
Posted: 12.03.2014 by BloodTears | Comments (6)