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French LORDI Fans Demand Apology For TV Hosts' Disparaging Remarks
According to the Helsingin Sanomat, some 15,000 French LORDI fans have signed an Internet petition demanding an apology from French TV Eurovision hosts for what were claimed to be disparaging remarks about the artists during the Athens show. At the end of LORDI's performance on May 20, one of the Fr...May 29, 2006
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DISSECTION: U.S. Tour Dates Postponed
Swedish extreme metallers DISSECTION have postponed their scheduled shows in Los Angeles and New York City and to early September from the previously announced June 30 and July 7, respectively. The new dates are as follows: Sep. 01 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues Sep. 06 – New York, NY @ B.B....May 28, 2006
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OPETH Mainman Says LORDI Is Music For 'Five-Year-Olds'
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has commented on LORDI's surprise win in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, marking Finland's first Eurovision victory in 45 years. Asked by an OPETH fan on the band's official forum what he thought of LORDI winning the contest, Mikael replied, "Haha! I love watchin...May 27, 2006
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LORDI's EUROVISION Victory 'Party' Attended By 80,000 People: Video Available
Matti Huuhtanen of The Associated Press has issued the following report: Thousands of Finns swarmed into Helsinki's central market square to greet their new national heroes, monster hard-rockers LORDI, as they performed for the first time in public since a stunning victory at the Eurovision Song Con...May 27, 2006
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LORDI Fans Furious At 'Outing' By Gossip Magazine
Finland's Helsingin Sanomat has issued the following report: The latest issue of the weekly celebrity gossip magazine 7 Päivää (Seven Days, generally known hereabouts as Seiska) has caused a storm of protest from fans of the monster-metal Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI. The paper published a...May 26, 2006
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SWORN ENEMY, ON BROKEN WINGS, BLACK MY HEART: Tour Dates Announced
SWORN ENEMY are heading out in June and July alongside of ON BROKEN WINGS (Eulogy),BLACK MY HEART (Eulogy) and NIGHTS LIKE THESE (Victory) to support their new album, "The Beginning Of The End", out now on Abacus Recordings. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 16 - Kingston, PA @ Backstage Enterpr...May 25, 2006
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ROB ZOMBIE Taps Ex-AMEN/WEDNESDAY 13 Bassist PIGGY D.
ROB ZOMBIE has tapped ex-AMEN/WEDNESDAY 13 bassist Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.) as the replacement for the recently departed Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (also ex-CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER). As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported on May 11, Nicholson left Zombie earlier in the month in order to join OZZY O...May 25, 2006
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Metalcore Label FACEDOWN Inks Deal With RED DISTRIBUTION
RED Distribution and Facedown Records have finalized terms for an exclusive distribution agreement, it was announced today by Bob Morelli, Executive Vice President and General Manager, RED Distribution and Jason Dunn, President and Founder/Owner, Facedown Records. Under the new agreement, RED will p...May 24, 2006
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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist KRIS NORRIS: Sample Clips From Instructional DVDs Available
DARKEST HOUR guitarist Kris Norris has uploaded clips from his two instructional DVDs at YouTube.com. Norris' second instructional DVD, which teaches guitar techniques using songs from the band's latest CD, "Undoing Ruin", as examples. "is full of tons of new material, so if you already have the fir...May 23, 2006
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Finnish Square Named After LORDI
BBC News is reporting that the Finnish city of Rovaniemi says it will name a square after monster rock band LORDI, its surprise Eurovision Song Contest winners. The band was the first Finnish act to claim victory in the competition. It also made history as the first heavy metal group to win. Its ...May 23, 2006
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DISSECTION Announce Plans To Split: 'We Have Reached The Ending Chapter'
Swedish extreme metallers DISSECTION have announced that they will be splitting up imediately following their final performances in support of their newly released CD "Reinkaos". In an interview published on the band's official forum, the band's mainman Jon Nödtveidt stated, "What we have in front o...May 22, 2006
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LORDI: Video Of Post-EUROVISION Press Conference Available Online
Video footage of LORDI's press conference that took place shortly after they were named the Eurovision Song Contest winners on Saturday (May 20) in Athens, Greece has been posted online at BBC.co.uk. According to the BBC News, LORDI have been defended against claims of Satanism by their country's am...May 22, 2006
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QUIET RIOT and L.A. GUNS Pull Out Of BANG YOUR HEAD ; PRETTY MAIDS and ANVIL Step In
QUIET RIOT and L.A. GUNS have cancelled their participation in this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Replacing them on the bill will be Denmark's PRETTY MAIDS and Canadian veterans ANVIL. The festival billing is now shapin...May 22, 2006
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LORDI Frontman On EUROVISION Win: 'This Is A Victory For Rock Music And Open-Mindedness'
A high-quality video of LORDI's winning performance at the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 20) in Athens, Greece can be downloaded at this location (75 MB). At the end of LORDI's performance, right before the file is cut, you can hear one of the hosts (this is taken from French televi...May 21, 2006
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HELLFUELED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
HELLFUELED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC FR...May 20, 2006
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