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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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Report: Sellout Number Unclear For AEROSMITH Concert

CBC Prince Edward Island reports: Tickets are still available for the AEROSMITH concert in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada this Saturday, but organizers are talking to the fire marshal about how many. There have been 26,000 tickets sold for Blast at the Beach at the Charlottetown Driving...

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INFECTION CODE: New Song Posted Online

Italian noise-makers INFECTION CODE have posted a rough-mix version of a new track at the MySpace page of Beyond Productions. The song comes off the group's upcoming album, "Intimacy", which was recorded at Nadir Studios by Tommy Talamanca, and was mixed by Billy Anderson at Lowered One Studios in S...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Receives Platinum Award For 'Fuel For The Fire'

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Ari was presented with his gold and platinum plaques by Marco Hie...

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Polish Production Company Fined For Organizing Controversial GORGOROTH Concert

According to Poland's Gazeta.pl, Polish production company Metal Mind Productions has been fined for organizing the controversial 2004 performance in Krakow by the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH. [Check out photos from the gig at this location.] Metal Mind owner Tomasz Dziubinski has been order...

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HOLLOW CORP. To Release 'Cloister Of Radiance' In September

French band HOLLOW CORP. will release its new album, "Cloister of Radiance", on September 26 via Dental Records. A track from the CD, entitled "Thujon", is available for streaming at the Dental MySpace page. HOLLOW CORP.'s style is described in a press release as "a great mix of metal and post-hardc...

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SIRENIA Confirmed For Norway's FANTASIFESTIVALEN

Norwegian/Danish gothic metal band SIRENIA has been confirmed for the Fantasifestivalen, set to take place July 13 in Forsand, Norway. "The show will be in a reconstructed viking farmhouse," the group writes on its web site. "The festival will house storytellers, there will be art expositions, a fan...

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DEADLOCK Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

German metalcore act DEADLOCK has been confirmed for the Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BEATALLICA CRADLE OF FILTH DEADLOCK DEW-SCENTED DEZPERADOZ ELUVEITIE FEAR MY THOUGHTS FREED...

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CODE Signs To TABU RECORDINGS

British/Norwegian black metal project CODE, featuring new vocalist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex; DIMMU BORGIR, ex-ARCTURUS),has signed to Tabu Recordings. Hestnaes, bassist/backing vocalist Viper (a.k.a. Vicotnik; DHG),guitarist and songwriter Aort, and new drummer Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL AR...

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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Attendees Get Added Value From DiscRevolt

This summer, fans of the Sounds of the Underground tour will have three unique opportunities to receive new and exclusive content through tour sponsors Hot Topic and DiscRevolt. Fans who pick up any merchandise or music from performing bands on this summer's Sounds of the Underground tour at Hot Top...

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EDEN'S CURSE Signs European Deal With AFM RECORDS

EDEN'S CURSE, the new hard rock band featuring vocalist Michael Eden, keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, ULI JON ROTH, ROUGH SILK),drummer Pete Newdeck (STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, PAUL DIANNO'S KILLERS, THE SHOCK),guitarist Thorsten Koehne (CODE OF PERFECTION, DEMON DRIVE) and bassist/songwrit...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Releases 'Hear My Call' Video

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has released the video for his first solo single, "Hear My Call". The song was written by Nino Laurenne (THUNDERSTONE) and Pasi Heikkilä (45 DEGREE WOMAN),who also produced Ari Koivunen's...

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MARILYN MANSON, BEHEMOTH To Be Banned From Performing In Poland?

Michal Stangret of Poland's Metro reports that a Polish anti-sect organization calling itself the All-Polish Committee for Defence against Sects has compiled a list of artists who allegedly "promote Satanism" through their music. The list, which will be distributed to various Polish officials in Jul...

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Canadian AC/DC Tribute Band Takes A Comedic Approach

Canada's Comox Valley Record reports: There are tribute bands — and there's BC/DC. They were born of bush party ashes in the summer of 1999. Some 400 unexpected gigs later, Canada's BC/DC have systematically redefined the concept of a tribute band, garnering iconic status among their diehard fans an...

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Collateral Defect

Recalling my review of 2005's "(N)utopia" by Italy's GRAVEWORM, the album was a decent effort that combined the band's patented dark, gothic-tinged even, and keyboard-laced black/death metal, but seemed to lack a certain something. The resulting 6.5/10 was an indication of an album that contained so...