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HAMMERFALL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH CATHEDRAL EINHERJER HAMMERFALL IN EXTREMO KAMPFAR KORPIKLAANI MA...October 22, 2008
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KAMPFAR, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
KAMPFAR and KORPIKLAANI have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH CATHEDRAL EINHERJER IN EXTREMO KAMPFAR KORPIKLAANI MACHINE HEAD TRISTANIA Wac...October 18, 2008
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BATTLELORE Vocalist Forced To Sit Out 'Finnish Fire' Tour
Vocalist Tomi Mykkänen of the Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has issued the following update: "To my great regret, I need to tell you that I am not able to be part of the Finnish Fire tour this autumn due to family reasons. I will take my personal leave from performing with BATTLELORE as of...October 16, 2008
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THYRFING, FALCHION Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK VI FESTIVAL
Sweden's THYRFING and Finland's FALCHION have been confirmed for the Ragnarök VI Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADORNED BROOD (D) ALESTORM (UK) ALKONOST (RUS) ARKONA (RUS) EINHERJER (NOR) F...September 24, 2008
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KORPIKLAANI: Japanese Bonus Track Available For Streaming
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have posted the instrumental song "Kipakka" on their MySpace page. The track was originally released as the bonus cut on the Japanese version of the band's latest album, "Korven Kuningas", which came out on March 21, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD entered t...September 20, 2008
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ALESTORM Announces New Guitarist
Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has announced the addition of guitarist Tim Shaw to the group's ranks. The band states, "The more eagle-eyed watchers of the underground amongst you may know him as the mastermind behind the epic black metal project FYRDSMAN, and as the guitarist of the now-de...September 16, 2008
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ALESTORM Guitarist Quits
Guitarist Gavin Harper has announced his departure from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM. He commented: "In my time in this band, from doing the first ever recording to not appearing on the latest one, I have always strived to make ALESTORM my priority and put it ahead of many other thing...September 13, 2008
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ALESTORM Rejoined By Drummer IAN WILSON
Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has issued the following update: "After deciding that plumbing isn't all it's cracked up to be, Mr. Ian Wilson has decided to return to the ALESTORM crew to play the drums. We're totally happy to have him back, 'cos he's a badass guy. Dos! "Also, we've just fi...September 11, 2008
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KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI Singer LEENI-MARIA Quits EXSECRATUS
Female singer Leeni-Maria Hovila, who is a member of the Finnish symphonic fantasy/folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI, has issued the following statement regarding her involvement with the group EXSECRATUS: "Leeni-Maria Hovila, vocalist since October 2006, has left the band EXSECRATUS due to personal...September 9, 2008
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EINHERJER To Reunite For Germany's RAGNARÖK VI FESTIVAL
Norwegian "Viking metal" pioneers EINHERJER will reunite for an appearance at the Ragnarök VI Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. Also newly confirmed for the event are FEJD from Sweden and ALKONOST from Russia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alp...September 7, 2008
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ALESTORM: New Mailorder-Only EP Due Before The End Of The Year
Napalm Records will release a new mini-CD from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM before the end of the year. The four-song EP, which will be made available via mailorder only, will contain the tracks "Heavy Metal Pirates", "Weiber und Wein" (German version of "Wenches and Mead"),"Leviatha...August 30, 2008
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ALESTORM, SVARTSOT, HOLLENTHON, TÝR: European Tour Dates Announced
ALESTORM, SVARTSOT, HOLLENTHON and TÝR will team up for the "Aaskereia - The Wild Hunt" tour in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 08 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock Oct. 09 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Oct. 10 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Romein Oct. 11 - Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete...August 28, 2008
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KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled; Sample Available
Finnish symphonic fantasy/folk metal band KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI has set "Shadowheart" as the title of its new album, due in October via Century Media Records. According to a press release, "Expect an unmistakeable sound that is heavy, drivingly fast, but due to its epic atmosphere, and melancholic, high...August 20, 2008
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ENTOMBED, NILE, KORPIKLAANI, HORNA Interviewed At TUSKA; Video Available
René Ackermann of the UK's Contraband Candy has posted the first part of her report from the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A description of the 30-minute clip, which can be viewed below, reads as follows...August 12, 2008
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POROPETRA Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS
Finnish band POROPETRA has inked a deal with Open Grave Records for the North American release of its debut album, "Sinihirwi". POROPETRA features Juha Jyrkäs (throat-singing, 12-stringed kantele, distorted kantele-effects),Markus Ylikoski (guitar, backing vocals),Leo Herranen (bass, contrabass, b...August 5, 2008
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