Metal from Finland news 06.10.2008
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TIMO TOLKKI Wishes New STRATOVARIUS Lineup 'Best Of Luck' Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: 'I took some time off after working with VISION DIVINE for something like six weeks. I went to Thailand for two weeks. When I returned, I noticed some weird things in the RR forum. I have n...
MACHINE MEN: In Writing Mode Guitarist J-V Hintikka of the Finnish melodic metallers MACHINE MEN has issued the following update: 'It's been a long time since the last happening from us. Now it's time for few updates. 'As some of you might have noticed, we haven't been really busy this year, or so it may seem. Of course, a few ...
EMBRAZE: New Shows Announced Finnish band EMBRAZE, which features in its ranks FOR MY PAIN… guitarist Lauri Tuohimaa, has scheduled two dates in Russia in November:Nov. 01 - Casa Bar - Kiiminki, FinlandNov. 14 - Club Arctica - St. Petersburg, Russia Nov. 15 - Club Relax - Moscow, RussiaEMBRAZE is currently working on mat...
KATRA: 'Beast Within' Video Available 'Beast Within', the new video from KATRA — the Finnish gothic metal band named after its charismatric frontwoman Katra Solopuro — can be viewed below. The song is the title track of the group's English-language debut album, which was released on August 29, 2008 via Napalm Records. The CD...
NIGHTWISH: New Video Interview With MARCO HIETALA Available Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala on Septmber 20, 2009 during the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band's recent North American tour. Watch the 10-minute chat below.NIGHTWISH cancelled the last four shows of its North American tour...
APOCALYPTICA Performs On Orlando's WJRR; Video Available Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA stopped by the studios of the WJRR radio station in Orlando, Florida on Thursday (October 2) prior to the band's concert at the House of Blues for a private performance with some contest winners. Video footage of the performance — which included the group's c...
SHADOWS FALL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, HATE ETERNAL Members Talk Halloween Fuse On Demand recently sat down with underground metal's biggest names including SHADOWS FALL, HIGH ON FIRE, CHILDREN OF BODOM, HATE ETERNAL and MUNICIPAL WASTE to share some of their most memorable Halloween stories. The full special is available all October long only on Fuse on Demand. Watch a ...
OMNIUM GATHERUM: 'The Redshift' Lands On Finnish Chart 'The Redshift', the fourth album from the Finnish metal band OMNIUM GATHERUM, has entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 24.Due on October 14 in the U.S. via Candlelight Records, 'The Redshift' was recorded at Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland with Janne Saksa and Sou...
LORDI: 'Bite It Like A Bulldog' Video Posted Online 'Bite It Like a Bulldog', the new video from Finnish hard rock monsters LORDI, can be viewed below. The single, which recently topped the Finnish chart, features a powerful bass line and was co-written by the group's mainman Mr. Lordi (real name: Tomi Putaansuu) and bassist Mr. Ox. Regarding the vid...
ENSIFERUM Bassist Reports From AMON AMARTH Tour ENSIFERUM bassist Sami Hinkka has checked in with this latest road report:'Damn I'm angry (with) myself, I was sleeping while we drove to San Francisco and I missed Alcatraz prison.We cant get our travel guitars to stay in tune. Damn. We change strings tomorrow and hopefully that will do the trick.T...
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Metal from Finland news 02.10.2008
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CATAMENIA: New Album Samples Available Finnish melodic black metallers CATAMENIA have posted audio samples from their new album, 'VIII - The Time Unchained', on their MySpace page. Due on October 24 via Massacre Records, the CD features cover artwork (see below) by Anthony Clarkson.'VIII - The Time Unchained' track listing:01. Dominion02...
BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available A seven-minute video 'teaser' for the fifth album from the Finnish 'dark metal' band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled 'Soundscape of Silence', can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features the following track listing:01....
KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Jäässä Varttunut' Video Shoot Available Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the 'Jäässä Varttunut' video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set 'Shadowheart' as the title of its new album, due in October via Century Media Records. Accord...
FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:'FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers and but...
AMORAL: Update from the Amorals AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:'Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are coming to ...
WINTERSUN Confirmed For UK's Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival Finnish Metallers WINTERSUN have been confirmed as a UK exclusive for next years Bloodstock Open Air 2009. This will coincide with the band's long-awaited new album tentatively entitled Time which will also be out in August 2009. Next year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival, will be...
APOCALYPTICA To Perform At Finland's GREEN FINGERPRINT FESTIVAL Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA will perform at the Green Fingerprint Festival on October 11 at Jäähalli (Icehall) in Helsinki, Finland. Also scheduled to appear are THE SOUNDS and DON JOHNSON BIG BAND.The festival is part of a nationwide Green Fingerprint campaign to raise awareness of...
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Metal from Finland news 01.10.2008
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THE RASMUS Frontman Talks About Duet With NIGHTWISH Singer; Audio Available Lauri Ylönen, the singer of the Finnish rock band THE RASMUS, was recently interviewed by the Italian news blog Musica Metal about the band's latest CD, 'Black Roses', and the duet he recorded with Anette Olzon of NIGHTWISH. Lauri had previously stated that the idea for the song came to him eig...
PAIN: European Dates With BROTHER FIRETRIBE Announced PAIN, the Swedish band led by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY) will embark on the European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the trek will come from BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen.According to PAIN, 'David Wallin [drums] can&rsqu...
TURISAS Violinist Checks In From The Road TURISAS 'rebel violinist' Olli Vänskä is keeping an ongoing tour diary for www.shutterblast.net founder (and reliable BW&BK source) Audrey Dujardin during the band's current road trip with DRAGONFORCE. Following is Vänskä's latest entry: September 29, 2008 'Sitting in a hotel...
SILENTIUM: Releasedate for new album set SILENTIUM is getting ready to release their 5th album. There was an error in advertising of the forthcoming Silentium record. Release date is November 26th, NOT Oct 26th.Their yet untitled album will be released through Dynamic Arts Records. DEAD SILENT video...
TARJA TURUNEN: Shows In Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel And Russia Confirmed Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has updated her tour schedule. New shows (**) have been confirmed for Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel, Russia and the Ukraine. Her schedule is now as follows: October 18 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, Belgium (Metal Female Voices Fest) 19 - Rockhal Club - Esch sur Alz...
NORTHER: N out now in North-America Century Media US has issued a following statement:'Today marks the release of Finnish natives NORTHER and their new album, 'N'. The band just finished up a Canadian tour and plan to hit Spain and Russia with a US tour in the works soon after. Jukka, the bands bassist sent us a message that he..d lik...
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CATAMENIA: New Album Samples Available
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Finnish melodic black metallers CATAMENIA have posted audio samples from their new album, "VIII - The Time Unchained", on their MySpace page. Due on October 24 via Massacre Records, the CD features cover artwork (see below) by Anthony Clarkson.
"VIII - The Time Unchained" track listing:
01. Dominion 02. Alive…Cold…Dead! 03. The Time Unchained 04. Embody And Behold 05. Tuhon Oma 06. The Last Day Before… 07. Fallen 08. Road Of Bones 09. Garden Of Thorns 10. Uhrimalja 11. From Out of Nowhere (FAITH NO MORE cover) 12. Viivakoodit (APULANTA cover) 13. Synti Voittaa (SHITTER LIMITED cover)
CATAMENIA recenty parted ways with singer Olli-Jukka Mustonen. The lead vocals in the band are now being handled by guitarist Ari Nissilä.
CATAMENIA's last CD, "Location: COLD", was released in August 2006 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Mastervox Studios by Kakke Vähäkuopus and Immu Ilmarinen. The cover artwork was created by Anthony Clarkson.
02.10.2008 / AMORAL: Update from the Amorals AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are comin... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FREE SPIRIT: New website is open!!! Free Spirit opened their official website!! Check it out:http://www.freespiritrock.com... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers an... Read more.
02.10.2008 / KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Jäässä Varttunut' Video Shoot Available Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Jäässä Varttunut" video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century M... Read more.
02.10.2008 / BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available A seven-minute video "teaser" for the fifth album from the Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled "Soundscape of Silence", can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features t... Read more.
BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available
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A seven-minute video "teaser" for the fifth album from the Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled "Soundscape of Silence", can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features the following track listing:
01. Dying Sun 02. Exile 03. Silence 04. Dead Reflection 05. Hide Me 06. Fabrication 07. Saviour 08. Monsters 09. Cold 10. Last Song
The cover artwork can be viewed below.
BEFORE THE DAWN's most recent album, "Deadlight", was released in April 2007.
BEFORE THE DAWN's "Faithless" single, which climbed to position No. 2 on the Finnish single chart in July 2007, featured the title cut along with a cover of PANTERA's "Mouth of War" (including a guest appearance by Jone Nikula) and a live version of the song "The Black".
BEFORE THE DAWN's current lineup:
Tuomas Saukkonen (DAWN OF SOLACE, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY VIOLENT GENTLEMEN) - Vocals, Guitar Lars Eikind (WINDS, DAWN OF SOLACE, AGE OF SILENCE) - Vocals, Bass Juho Räihä (GLORIA MORTI, RIVERSIDE SYNDICATE) - Guitar Dani Miettinen - Drums
02.10.2008 / AMORAL: Update from the Amorals AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are comin... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FREE SPIRIT: New website is open!!! Free Spirit opened their official website!! Check it out:http://www.freespiritrock.com... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers an... Read more.
02.10.2008 / KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Jäässä Varttunut' Video Shoot Available Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Jäässä Varttunut" video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century M... Read more.
02.10.2008 / BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available A seven-minute video "teaser" for the fifth album from the Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled "Soundscape of Silence", can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features t... Read more.
KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From ’Jäässä Varttunut’ Video Shoot Available
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Jäässä Varttunut" video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below.
KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century Media Records. According to a press release, "Expect an unmistakeable sound that is heavy, drivingly fast, but due to its epic atmosphere, and melancholic, highly catchy overtones marks a stunning amalgamation of Celtic folklore and vast extreme metal influences. By utilizing lyrics in their native Finnish tongue as well as the English language, KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI are also highly diverse when it comes to their lyrical content."
"Shadowheart" will be released on the following dates:
Finland: Wednesday, October 15 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: Friday, October 17 Spain, Portugal: Tuesday, October 21 Sweden, Hungary: Wednesday, October 22 UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe: Monday, October 20
The song "Verivala" ("Bloodoath" in English) is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
Formed in 2002 in Kouvola, Finland by brothers Joni (growls, guitar) and Antti Koskinen (keyboards, backing vocals), KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI previously recorded three demos: "Kristallivuoren Maa" (2002), "Taival" (2004) and "The New Chapter" (2007) and one EP called "Mustan Valtikan Aika" (2006).
KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI is:
Leeni-Maria Hovila - Vocals Joni Koskinen - Growls, Guitar Antti Rinkinen - Lead Guitar Antti Koskinen - Keyboards, Backing Vocals Simo Lehtonen - Bass, Backing Vocals Atte Marttinen - Drums
02.10.2008 / AMORAL: Update from the Amorals AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are comin... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FREE SPIRIT: New website is open!!! Free Spirit opened their official website!! Check it out:http://www.freespiritrock.com... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers an... Read more.
02.10.2008 / KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Jäässä Varttunut' Video Shoot Available Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Jäässä Varttunut" video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century M... Read more.
02.10.2008 / BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available A seven-minute video "teaser" for the fifth album from the Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled "Soundscape of Silence", can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features t... Read more.
FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio
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FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:
"FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers and buttons will be Pelle Saether. Bass player Teemu Turkia comments on next album:
"With this new record we took a big step towards a new sound. We also thought a long time about the location of studio and we ended up in Sweded because of many reasons. Compared to our debut album, this new material will be more versatile and a little bit faster"
Since "Overdosed on You" debut there has been lineup changes. Martti Pohjosaho will be taking place on second guitar. Martti has been playing with FSAS quite a long time on tours. A few quests is also going to be performing on the new album. About that and many other things will be informed more clearly later.
FOR SELENA AND SIN is taking a gig break for the rest of the year but next year band is returning to stages with new set list. Check out the calendar on homepage and MySpace
02.10.2008 / AMORAL: Update from the Amorals AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are comin... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FREE SPIRIT: New website is open!!! Free Spirit opened their official website!! Check it out:http://www.freespiritrock.com... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers an... Read more.
02.10.2008 / KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Jäässä Varttunut' Video Shoot Available Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Jäässä Varttunut" video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century M... Read more.
02.10.2008 / BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available A seven-minute video "teaser" for the fifth album from the Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled "Soundscape of Silence", can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features t... Read more.
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AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:
"Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are coming to us pretty easily and we're very happy with them, hopefully you guys will be too. As for the singer situation: we've received tons of applications from singers all over the world. We've listened to each and every one of you, and now have a couple of strong candidates. Hopefully we'll be able to make the important announcement in the near future. Thanks for everyone who applied for the job, it was nice to see so many interested in joining this band!
We have uploaded a bunch of pics from our last gig with Niko at Tammela's "Thrashiä Läpi Yön" festival to our Myspace gallery, so check out what this historic event looked like."
02.10.2008 / AMORAL: Update from the Amorals AMORAL has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"Hey all! just a quick update on what's going on in the Amoral world... we're hard at work on the material for the 4th album, with a few songs ready and a bunch more in the works. So far so good! The songs are comin... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FREE SPIRIT: New website is open!!! Free Spirit opened their official website!! Check it out:http://www.freespiritrock.com... Read more.
02.10.2008 / FOR SELENA AND SIN: Getting ready to hit the studio FOR SELENA AND SIN has issued the following update on their official Myspace page:"FOR SELENA AND SIN begins second album's recording on 6th of october. This time road goes to Västerås in Sweden. The album is going to be recorded in Studio Underground and the man behind the levers an... Read more.
02.10.2008 / KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Jäässä Varttunut' Video Shoot Available Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Jäässä Varttunut" video from the Finnish symphonic folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI can be viewed below. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century M... Read more.
02.10.2008 / BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Video Teaser Available A seven-minute video "teaser" for the fifth album from the Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN, entitled "Soundscape of Silence", can be viewed below. Due in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe), the CD features t... Read more.
NORTHER: N out now in North-America
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Century Media US has issued a following statement:
"Today marks the release of Finnish natives NORTHER and their new album, "N". The band just finished up a Canadian tour and plan to hit Spain and Russia with a US tour in the works soon after. Jukka, the bands bassist sent us a message that he..d like me to forward along.
Hello everyone! Back from the tour in Canada. At first thought it..s the time-lag but that is spinning my head but actually it..s the great tour & audience we just finished up! Some of the best audiences ever! The shows were an absolute blast with great washing machine like pits, haha! Insane m/ ! It was great to see that the scene welcomes Norther as well.
At the end of this year we..re still heading to Spain and Russia but are already planning a new possible tour back to North(er) America! So in the mean time you can get our newest album "N" (with two bonus songs) which just came out in North America TODAY!!!! It is our finest & diverse album by far! Stay tuned for more 'cuz we..re coming back!! Wanted or not!! :)"
Furthermore, the bands drummer Heikki Saari has started to document NORTHER's extensive touring schedule over at Metalsucks.com. Currently the site is hosting two entries, with plenty more to come! Head over to the site by clicking below and catch up on some literature.
Their stunning new effort sees Norther perfecting their mix of ripping riffs, aggressive vocals and epic melodies. With the release of the massive metal anthem "We Rock", Norther are destined to induce 2008 with a metallic kick-off par excellence. US version comes with 2 bonus tracks and a video."
01.10.2008 / NORTHER: N out now in North-America Century Media US has issued a following statement:"Today marks the release of Finnish natives NORTHER and their new album, "N". The band just finished up a Canadian tour and plan to hit Spain and Russia with a US tour in the works soon after. Jukka, the bands bassist sent us a message... Read more.
01.10.2008 / TARJA TURUNEN: Shows In Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel And Russia Confirmed Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has updated her tour schedule. New shows (**) have been confirmed for Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel, Russia and the Ukraine. Her schedule is now as follows: October 18 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, Belgium (Metal Female Voices Fest) 19 - Rockhal Club - Esch sur Alz... Read more.
01.10.2008 / SILENTIUM: Releasedate for new album set SILENTIUM is getting ready to release their 5th album. There was an error in advertising of the forthcoming Silentium record. Release date is November 26th, NOT Oct 26th.Their yet untitled album will be released through Dynamic Arts Records. DEAD SILENT video... Read more.
01.10.2008 / TURISAS Violinist Checks In From The Road TURISAS "rebel violinist" Olli Vänskä is keeping an ongoing tour diary for www.shutterblast.net founder (and reliable BW&BK source) Audrey Dujardin during the band's current road trip with DRAGONFORCE. Following is Vänskä's latest entry: September 29, 2008 "Sit... Read more.
01.10.2008 / PAIN: European Dates With BROTHER FIRETRIBE Announced PAIN, the Swedish band led by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY) will embark on the European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the trek will come from BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen.According to PAIN, "David Wallin [drums] can... Read more.
TARJA TURUNEN: Shows In Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel And Russia Confirmed
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Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has updated her tour schedule. New shows (**) have been confirmed for Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel, Russia and the Ukraine. Her schedule is now as follows:
October 18 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, Belgium (Metal Female Voices Fest) 19 - Rockhal Club - Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg ** 21 - Hala Folimanka - Prague, Czech Republic 22 - Bonver Arena (Hala Tatran) - Ostrava, Czech Republic 24 - Incheba Expo Arena - Bratislava, Slovakia 25 - Cassosport Hall - Kosice, Slovakia 27 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia 28 - Universiada Sports Hall - Sofia, Bulgaria ** 31 - Exhibition Grounds Hall - Tel Aviv, Israel **
November 3 - CKM Nau - Kiev, Ukraine ** 4 - Sport Palace - Minsk, Belarus ** 6 - B1 Club - Moscow, Russia ** 8 - MTL Arena - Samara, Russia **
01.10.2008 / NORTHER: N out now in North-America Century Media US has issued a following statement:"Today marks the release of Finnish natives NORTHER and their new album, "N". The band just finished up a Canadian tour and plan to hit Spain and Russia with a US tour in the works soon after. Jukka, the bands bassist sent us a message... Read more.
01.10.2008 / TARJA TURUNEN: Shows In Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel And Russia Confirmed Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has updated her tour schedule. New shows (**) have been confirmed for Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Israel, Russia and the Ukraine. Her schedule is now as follows: October 18 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, Belgium (Metal Female Voices Fest) 19 - Rockhal Club - Esch sur Alz... Read more.
01.10.2008 / SILENTIUM: Releasedate for new album set SILENTIUM is getting ready to release their 5th album. There was an error in advertising of the forthcoming Silentium record. Release date is November 26th, NOT Oct 26th.Their yet untitled album will be released through Dynamic Arts Records. DEAD SILENT video... Read more.
01.10.2008 / TURISAS Violinist Checks In From The Road TURISAS "rebel violinist" Olli Vänskä is keeping an ongoing tour diary for www.shutterblast.net founder (and reliable BW&BK source) Audrey Dujardin during the band's current road trip with DRAGONFORCE. Following is Vänskä's latest entry: September 29, 2008 "Sit... Read more.
01.10.2008 / PAIN: European Dates With BROTHER FIRETRIBE Announced PAIN, the Swedish band led by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY) will embark on the European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the trek will come from BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen.According to PAIN, "David Wallin [drums] can... Read more.
