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SOLEFALD: New Music Posted Online

Norwegian musician Cornelius Jakhelln (SOLEFALD, STURMGEIST) has issued the following update: "It is a pleasure to write you on the eve of Borat's great movie film premiere — I for sure will not miss out on that one. I am now back in Berlin, where I try to recuperate after a long and sunny Norwegian...

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LORDI Performs In London: Video Available

A video clip of LORDI performing last night (Oct. 31) in London, England has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, LORDI will release its new DVD, "Market Square Massacre", in Germany on November 3. The disc will contain the group's music videos plus the "welcome-home" concert f...

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LORDI To Appear At MTV's EUROPEAN MUSIC AWARDS

According to ESCToday.com, Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI will be special guests at MTV's 13th annual European Music Awards in Copenhagen on Thursday, November 2. The Finnish rockers will be making a guest appearance on the show. Although LORDI is not nominated for a main European award (they...

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DOMINATION BLACK: New Music Posted Online

Finnish horror metallers DOMINATION BLACK have uploaded the songs "Ghost of the Nightfall", "Follow The Fear" and "The Cemetary" on their MySpace page. The tracks come off the group's second album, "The Dark Legacy", which will be relesed in Scandinavia on November 15 via Finland's Poison Arrow Reco...

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H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, TARJA TURUNEN Rumored As Contenders For Finland's EUROVISION

According to ESCToday.com, H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA and ex-NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen are among the rumored artists that will compete in the race to represent Finland on home ground at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. The announcement of the finalists, originally due on Monday, November 6, w...

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LORDI: Spanish Dates Cancelled

According to Oikotimes.com, Finnish Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI were forced to cancel the Spanish leg of their Bringing Back The Balls To Europe tour after some of the members of the band and the crew were taken ill. The tour will resume on October 22 in Antwerp, Belgium. Commented the ban...

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TURISAS To Enter Studio In November

Finnish pagan folk metal band TURISAS will enter Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the end of November to record its second full-length album. An early 2007 release is expected. TURISAS will support LORDI on the "Bringing Back The Balls To UK" tour beginning on October 26 in Nottingha...

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HAMMERFALL And EUROPE To Compete For Spot In EUROVISION SONG CONTEST?

ESCToday.com reports that Swedish broadcaster SVT is planning to have HAMMERFALL or EUROPE to take part in Melodifestival 2007 — the Swedish national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest — according to Swedish newspaper Expressen. Heavy metal is popular in Sweden, and both HAMMERFALL and EUR...

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DOMINATION BLACK: 'Fearbringer' Scandinavian Release Date Set

Poison Arrow Records has set a November 15, 2006 release date for the new album from Finnish horror metallers DOMINATION BLACK, entitled "The Dark Legacy". The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Enter The Dark Legacy (instrumental) 02. Follow The Fear 03. Scavenger Of Evil 04. Ghost Of The...

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Original KISS Manager BILL AUCOIN To Work With LORDI?

According to KissNews.de, original KISS manager Bill Aucoin recently flew to Finland at his own expense to see Finnish Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI rehearse and to check out the first couple of concerts on the band's current European tour with a view towards possibly managing the group. So...

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U.D.O. Begins Recording New Album

U.D.O., the band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has entered the studio to begin recording its new album for an April 2007 release via AFM Records. More information will be made available soon. U.D.O. supported LORDI on September 28 at the Live Music Hall in Cologne. Dirkschneider m...

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TURISAS Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Finnish pagan folk metal band TURISAS has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order) AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER H...

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DOMINATION BLACK Begins Mixing New Album

Finnish "horror" metallers DOMINATION BLACK have commenced the mixing process for their new album, "The Dark Legacy", tentatively due in November via Poison Arrow Records. The follow-up to last year's "Fearbringer" was recorded at the Manu Audio studios in Kouvola, Finland. DOMINATION BLACK frontman...

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LORDI's 'The Arockalypse' Certified Gold In Sweden

According to ESCToday.com, LORDI's "The Arockalypse" album has been certified gold in Sweden for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. The CD topped the album charts and stayed in the Top Ten for several weeks. In addition, the "Hard Rock Hallelujah" reached position No. 9 on the Swedish single chart an...

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LORDI Presents Guinness World Records 2007

The world record for most people singing karaoke simultaneously was broken at the victory celebration for Finland's Eurovision-winning monster band LORDI on May 26, Guinness World Records announced. The new record is to appear in the 2007 edition of the Guinness World Records book. Over 80,000 peopl...