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HAIL!: Scandinavian Shows Announced

Hot on the heels of its recent shows in Turkey, Greece and Austria, metal supergroup HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH)...

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ANCARA Announces New Guitarist

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA have announced the addition of guitarist Tuomas "Gary" Keskinen (TECHNICOLOUR, NEGATIVE, MONDAY) to the group's ranks. Gary replaces Samuel Hjelt, who left the band earlier this year. Commented bassist Mika Rajala: "We are very pleased with our new member, who has heaps o...

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LORDI, GIRLSCHOOL, SCARLET SINS Set For Australia's ROCK OUT FESTIVAL

LORDI, GIRLSCHOOL and SCARLET SINS are the first confirmed bands for the Rock Out Festival, a new Australian hard rock/heavy metal event set to take place in April. According to a posting on the SCARLET SINS web site, the festival will take place on the following dates: April 10-12 - Queensland Race...

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LORDI: Dublin Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish hard rock monsters LORDI performing the song "Deadache" on February 15, 2009 at Dublin, Ireland's Button Factory can be viewed below (clip uploaded by qcdempses). LORDI's latest album, "Deadache", sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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Germany's GUN RECORDS Closes Its Doors

The Bochum, Germany-based rock/metal record label GUN Records (a.k.a. Great Unlimited Noises) has officially closed its doors. Launched in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk (who left his role as president of the company in December 2008) as a joint venture with BMG, the company had discovered a...

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LORDI Teams Up With UGO.com To Present 'Lordi HeroMachine'

Finnish monster rockers LORDI have teamed up with premier lifestyle site UGO.com to bring fans the Lordi HeroMachine, a highly-detailed and fully-customizable interactive character-building game. According to a press release, "Legions of fans from around the world have already sworn their allegiance...

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LIZZY BORDEN's 2008 Year-End Review

LIZZY BORDEN frontman/namesake has issued the following update: "As we are plotting and planning LIZZY BORDEN's 2009 assault on the world, I can't help but reflect about what 2008 has brought to us and what we gave to it with our blood, sweat and tears… Okay, so we didn't cry, but there were times w...

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LORDI's OX And AWA Interviewed; Video Available

Ox (bass) and Awa (keyboards) of Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, dressed in their monster attire, talked with Kiwibox.com senior editor Steven about how the band's mainman, Mr. Lordi, spends over three hours a day putting on his costume, what everyone back home in Finland thinks about Barack Oba...

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BAD WAY To Release 'Dead Letters' In March

Spanish rockers BAD WAY will release their sophomore album, "Dead Letters", on March 23, 2009. Helmed by top Spanish producer Gonzalo Parreño (UZZUAHIA, LA PULQUERÍA),mixed by Roger García (UZZUAHIA, MONKEY HOLE) and mastered by Mika Jussila (HIM, NIGHTWISH),"Dead Letters" will include 11 songs, o...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Jams With LORDI In New York City; Video Available

Concert photographer Dalila Kriheli of RockStarPix.com has posted video footage (see below) of TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French jamming with Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI on the song "It Snows In Hell" on Monday, November 24 at The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza in New York City. The show wa...

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LORDI: New Video Interview Available

Meredith Molinari of Vlazemetal.com recently conducted an interview with Finnish heavy-metal monster band LORDI. Watch the chat in four parts below. "Deadache", the new album from LORDI, has registered the following European chart positions: Finland: #5 Germany: #33 Sweden: #42 Austria: #51 LORDI so...

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LORDI Meets BLACKWOLF: Video Available

Blackwolf, a 4,000-year-old wizard and LORDI's number one fan, had the opportunity of a lifetime when Triumph the Insult Comic Dog introduced him to the Finnish monster rockers at NBC Studios earlier this month when the band taped its appearance for the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" show. You can...

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LORDI: More European Tour Dates Announced

Finnish monster rockers LORDI have scheduled the following European dates: Jan. 24 - SWE - Lund - Mejeriet Jan. 25 - SWE - Stockholm - Arenan Jan. 26 - SWE - Gothenburg - Traedgarn Jan. 29 - GER - Hamburg - Docks Jan. 30 - GER - Herford - X Jan. 31 - GER - ...

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LORDI Mainman, VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi and former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will be the featured guests on this Sunday's (November 16) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the...

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LORDI Interviewed In San Antonio; Video Available

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with Mr. Lordi and Kita of Finnish monster rockers LORDI when the band played San Antonio, Texas on November 9, 2008. "Deadache", the new album from LORDI, has registered the following European chart positions: Finland: #5 Germany: #33 Sweden...