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ENSIFERUM Frontman Forced To Miss Russian Shows Due To 'Serious Illness'

November 13, 2008

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM has issued the following update:

"Petri Lindroos [vocals, guitar] is not able to perform at our shows in Russia due to serious illness. We all hope for speedy recovery for him in coming weeks. Cancellation was not an option to us because we don't want to let you guys down and possible new dates would have been far in future. Luckily we were able to get ex-member Jukka-Pekka Miettinen to play guitar for these shows and vocals will be growled by Sami Hinkka. We are truly looking forward for these special shows and the evening will be a blast with you guys!!! See you in Moscow and St. Petersburg!!!"

Upcoming ENSIFERUM shows:

Nov. 15 - Tochka Club - Moscow, Russia
Nov. 16 - Orlandina Club - St. Petersburg, Russia
Dec. 20 - Mood Indigo - Mumbai, India
Jan. 03 - Frostrock - Kuurne, Belgium
Jan. 21 - Winterfire Festival - Giessen, Germany

Fan-filmed video footage of ENSIFERUM's October 16, 2008 concert at Le Medley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "klimbo666").

ENSIFERUM's latest album, "Victory Songs", was released in the UK on April 7 via Spinefarm Records. This special UK version of the record comes complete with the bonus EP "Dragonheads" — a six-song, 26-minute CD recorded by the Finnish outfit in 2006.

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