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NEGATIVE To Tour Germany In September

Finnish hard/glam rockers NEGATIVE will be embarking on a tour of Germany in September. They will also be playing two additional German dates during the next couple of months: July 7 at Total in Bochum and August 5 at the Dresden Open Air (supporting NIGHTWISH). NEGATIVE's German tour dates: Sep. 06...

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SOLUTION 13 Schedule First Show With New Singer

SOLUTION 13, the Finnish band featuring SENTENCED bassist Sami Kukkohovi and POISONBLACK drummer Tarmo Kanerva, will play their first gig with new vocalist Risto Stenroos (ex-HUMAN) on May 28 at Hevimesta in Oulu, Finland. Headlining the show will be CHARON. Risto Stenroos joined SOLUTION 13 late la...

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KALMAH Re-Sign With SPIKEFARM, Prepare To Record New Album

Finland's KALMAH have inked a new deal with Spikefarm Records (a division of Spinefarm) and have begun the songwriting process for their fourth studio album, to be recorded this fall. Demo samples of the new songs "Bitter Metallic Side" and "Infernal Death" are still available for download at this l...

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SENTENCED Frontman: 'POISONBLACK Is Not Dying Yet'

SENTENCED/POISONBLACK frontman Ville Laihiala has rejected Internet rumors that his POISONBLACK project is on the verge of splitting up after failing to complete work on the follow-up to their "Escapextacy" debut. Commented Laihiala: "POISONBLACK is not dying yet. The next album is allready recorded...

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FOR MY PAIN…: Live Videos Posted Online

FOR MY PAIN…, the Finnish "gothic metal" band featuring Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen (ex-ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on bass, Lauri Tuohimaa (EMBRAZE) on guitar, Olli-Pekka Törrö (ex-ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on guitar, Juha Kylmänen (REFLEXION) on vocals, and Petri Sanka...

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SENTENCED: New Album Track Listing Revealed

According to Metal-Rules.com, Finnish metallers SENTENCED revealed the track listing for their as-yet-untitled new album during a recent listening session for members of the media. The follow-up to 2002's "The Cold White Light" was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., MOONSPELL, THE 69 EYES) and is...

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SOLUTION 13 Announce New Singer, Begin Recording Sophomore Album

SOLUTION 13, the Finnish band featuring SENTENCED bassist Sami Kukkohovi and POISONBLACK drummer Tarmo Kanerva, have announced the addition of singer Risto Stenroos (ex-HUMAN) to the group's ranks. Stenroos joins the band as the replacement for Ilkka Järvenpää, who left the group earlier in the year...

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SENTENCED To Enter Studio Next Week

Finnish metallers SENTENCED will enter the studio next week with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., MOONSPELL, THE 69 EYES) to record their as-yet-untitled new album, tentatively due in April 2005 via Century Media Records. 14 songs have been composed for the effort, the recordings for which are expe...

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POISONBLACK: Finnish Date Scheduled

The current lineup of POISONBLACK — Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar, also in SENTENCED),Janne Markus (guitar),Marco Sneck (keyboards),Antti Remes (bass) and Tarmo Kanerva (drums) — will make their live debut on October 29 at Hevimesta in Oulu, Finland. As previously reported, POISONBLACK have push...

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NEGATIVE Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Finnish hard/glam rockers NEGATIVE have inked a multi-album, worldwide deal with Roadrunner Records. The first release under the agreement (which excludes Scandinavia, Italy, Russia and Japan) will be the group's sophomore album, "Sweet & Deceitful", which topped the Finnish album chart upon its...

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POISONBLACK: New Album Delayed Until 2005

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala on guitar/vocals, have pushed back the projected release date of their sophomore album to early 2005 via Century Media Records. No reason was given for the delay. Laihiala had previously stated about the new album's musical di...

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Far From The Sun

Losing a longtime frontman whilst simultaneously having to deal with the torturous twists of a multiple-album recording contract can do funny things for a band. The latter is the reason why U.S. ears are only just able to wrap themselves around the Finns' sixth studio album, whereas Europe has had i...

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NEGATIVE Top Finnish Album Chart

Finland's hard/glam rockers NEGATIVE have topped the Finnish album chart with their sophomore release, "Sweet & Deceitful". View the whole chart here. The follow-up to 2003's gold-certified (in Finland) "War of Love" features a guest appearance by SENTENCED/POISONBLACK frontman Ville Laihiala. S...

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AMORPHIS To Be Joined By CHARON Singer On TYPE O NEGATIVE Tour

CHARON/ex-POISONBLACK frontman Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto will handle the vocal duties for AMORPHIS on the group's upcoming U.S. tour with TYPE O NEGATIVE. At the moment, there are no plans for Leppäluoto to join AMORPHIS on a full-time basis. "When we first started thinking about this singer situation [...

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SENTENCED Perform At Finland's ILOSAARIROCK 2004: Photos Available

SENTENCED were among the bands that performed at the Ilosaarirock 2004 festival July 16-18 in Joensuu, Finland. Photos of SENTENCED's appearance at the festival can be viewed here. Other groups that performed at the three-day festival included CRADLE OF FILTH, THE 69 EYES, TAROT, MANNHAI, DIABLO, DA...