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TERÄSBETONI: New Album Update

Finnish metal group TERÄSBETONI — which represented Finland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest — recently entered HIP Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producers Juha Heininen and Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, THE 69 EYES, LORDI, SENTENCED, APOCALYPTICA) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled fourth album...

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NORTHERN KINGS Plays First-Ever Full-Length Show; Video Available

NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — played its first-ever full-length show last night (Wednesday, August 18) at the Tavastia club...

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TERÄSBETONI, ANTHRIEL Members Join Forces In MANOWAR Tribute Band

METAL WARRIORS, the MANOWAR tribute band featuring members of TERÄSBETONI and ANTHRIEL, played its second concert last Saturday, August 7, at Dante's Highlight in Helsinki. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. METAL WARRIO...

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NIGHTWISH, AMORAL, TERÄSBETONI, MACHINE MEN Members Perform At 'Ronnie James Dio Memorial Gala'

Finnish vocalists Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT, NORTHERN KINGS, SAPATTIVUOSI),Ari Koivunen (solo, AMORAL),Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI, NORTHERN KINGS) and Antony Parviainen (MACHINE MEN) are among the musicians who performed last night (Friday, July 2) at the Ronnie James Dio Memorial Gala at Tav...

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TERÄSBETONI Signs With SAKARA RECORDS

Finnish metal group TERÄSBETONI — which represented Finland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest — has inked a deal with Sakara Records. The band will enter the studio at the end of the summer with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, THE 69 EYES, LORDI, SENTENCED, APOCALYPTICA) to begin recording its as-y...

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MAIDEN, SABBATH, KISS, PURPLE Classics To Receive Big-Band Treatement

Finnish heavy metal musician Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI, NORTHERN KINGS) will record a heavy-meets-jazz album with OULU ALL STAR BIG BAND, which organizes performances in cooperation with guest stars and conductors. According to Ahola, "The tracks will be the same we did in the gigs before, including...

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NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI, AMORAL Members Take Part In RASKASTA JOULUA Tour; Video Available

NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI and AMORAL members were among the musicians who took part in RASKASTA JOULUA, Finland's annual all-star heavy rock Christmas show, which hit the road once again in November and December with a Finnish tour to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The project that began with the alb...

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NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI, CHARON, AMORAL Members To Take Part In RASKASTA JOULUA Tour

Finland's annual all-star heavy rock Christmas show RASKASTA JOULUA will hit the road once again with a Finnish tour in November and December to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The project that began with the album "Raskasta Joulua" ("Heavy Christmas") in 2004 and released a follow-up effort, "Rask...

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NORTHERN KINGS Performs At Finnish 'Eurovision Song Contest' Finals; Video Available

NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — performed a cover version of the A-HA worldwide smash "Take On Me" at the Finnish Eurovision S...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Japanese Version Of 'Rethroned' To Include Bonus Track

"Rethroned", the second album from NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — will be released in Japan on February 25 via Warner Music J...

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NIGHTWISH, TERÄSBETONI Members Sing Finnish Christmas Songs; Video Available

Bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT, ex-SINERGY) and Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) took part in the December 20, 2008 performance at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland by RASKASTA JOULUA (Heavy Christmas) — a special project which celebrates Christmas and its music tradition mixed with metal. W...

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NORTHERN KINGS: 'Kiss From A Rose' Video Available

"Kiss From A Rose", the new video from NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's sec...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release its second album, "Rethroned", on November 19 via Warner Music Finland. Like i...

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NORTHERN KINGS To Release 'Rethroned' In November

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release its second album, "Rethroned", on November 19 via Warner Music Finland. Like i...

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NORTHERN KINGS: New Audio Interview Posted Online

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — was interviewed for a very special episode of Ragnarok Radio which is available for downloa...