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APOCALYPTICA Putting Finishing Touches On Eighth Album

Innovative Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA are putting the finishing touches on their eighth full-length studio album, to be released early 2015. Following the release of "7th Symphony", APOCALYPTICA took a break from the standard album cycle in 2013 to pursue a range of musical projects. While E...

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SOILWORK's Upcoming Concert DVD Is 'Looking Really Good Already'

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid and drummer Dirk Verbeuren before the band's July 26 performance at Qstock festival in Oulu, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the status of SOILWORK's upcoming first-ever concert DVD, which was filmed on M...

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NIGHTWISH Working On New Album: Second Making-Of Clip Posted Online

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the second in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. In the latest clip, NIGHTWISH offers a glimse at the demo rec...

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VOIVOD Recruits Bassist DOMINIC 'ROCKY' LAROCHE Following Split With BLACKY; Video Of First Performance

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have tapped Dominic "Rocky" Laroche to play bass for the band following the departure of Jean-Yves Thériault (a.k.a. Blacky). Laroche, who has previously performed with blues musician Steve Hill, made his live debut with VOIVOD last night (Saturday, July 12) at Festi...

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SOILWORK's BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID Suffers Serious Back Injury

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Rockharz Open Air festival on July 11 in Ballenstedt, Germany due to a serious back injury suffered by their singer, Björn "Speed" Strid. This decision was a hard one for the band to make, especially since it is th...

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NIGHTWISH Hard At Work On New Album: First Making-Of Clip Posted Online

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have released the first in a series of video clips featuring footage from the making of the band's new studio album, due in the spring of 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Check it out below. Settled right in the middle of the beautiful wintery landscape...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Records Demo Of 12 Songs For Next Album

NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has spent the last two and half weeks in Hattula, Finland with the band's producer/crew member Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen recording a demo of the songs that will appear on NIGHTWISH's next studio album. Tuomas writes on his official web site: "It has come...

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INSOMNIUM: 'Shadows Of The Dying Sun' First-Week Chart Positions

"Shadows Of The Dying Sun", the sixth studio album from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #2 Germany: #18 Switzerland: #33 Austria: #38 "Shadows Of The Dying Sun" was released on April 28 in Europe and on April 29 in North Am...

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SOILWORK's BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID Speaks To Metal-Trails.com (Video)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid on March 8 in Luxembourg. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circus in Helsinki, Finland. The concert was film...

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NIGHTWISH Guitarist's BROTHER FIRETRIBE: 'For Better Or For Worse' Video Released

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on June 3 in North America, May 3 in The United Kingdom and May 2 in the rest of Europe via Spinefarm Records. The video for the "For Better Or Fo...

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HIM's VILLE VALO, MIKKO 'MIGÉ' PAANANEN Featured In Latest Episode Of 'Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?'

Vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Migé" Paananen of Finnish "love" metallers HIM are featured in Loudwire's latest "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" segment. In the 13-minute clip below, the musicians go deep into their past, starting all the way back before HIM even existed. They also go into the...

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LULLACRY: Video For New Song 'Hell On High Heels' Featuring Singer TANJA KEMPPAINEN

Finnish female-fronted heavy rockers LULLACRY will release a farewell 2CD compilation, "Legacy 1998-2014", on May 9 via Spinefarm Records. The set will include lots of special material like previously unreleased tracks, live recordings and one brand new song, "Hell On High Heels", laid down this pas...

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INSOMNIUM: New Song 'Black Heart Rebellion' Available For Streaming

"Black Heart Rebellion", a new song from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "Shadows Of The Dying Sun", which will be released on April 28 in Europe and on April 29 in North America via...

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SOILWORK's BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID Speaks To PEEK FROM THE PIT (Video)

On March 13, Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with singer Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) joined SOILWORK on stage on March 21 at Circu...

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LULLACRY To Release Farewell Compilation 'Legacy 1998-2014'; Final Shows Announced

Finnish female-fronted heavy rockers LULLACRY will release a farewell 2CD compilation, "Legacy 1998-2014", on May 9 via Spinefarm Records. The set will include lots of special material like previously unreleased tracks, live recordings and one brand new song, "Hell On High Heels", laid down this pas...