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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passion Play' Sells 40,000 Copies In Finland First Day Of Release

According to a posting on NIGHTWISH's web site, the group's brand new album, "Dark Passion Play", has already sold more than 42,000 copies in Finland after being released earlier today (Wednesday, September 26),which is more than enough for it to be certified platinum (signifying sales in excess of...

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NIGHTWISH: How 'Dark Passion Play' Became Finland's Most Expensive Album Of All Time

NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Nevalainen has told the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat that the band's new album, "Dark Passion Play", which will be released in stores — at least in Finland — on September 26 (October 2 in North America) cost "roughly half a million europs to record. "We don't know the...

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NINE INCH NAILS' TRENT REZNOR: 'I Don't Care About How Many Records I Sell'

UK's Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: In a recent interview you said: "When I did 'With Teeth' I didn't make myself any rules, I was just hoping that I could do it at all." ...

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SABBAT: Los Angeles, West Springfield Dates Announced

Reactivated British thrashers SABBAT have scheduled the following U.S. dates: Apr. 13 - BB King Blues Club & Grill – New York, NY Apr. 15 - Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Apr. 17 - Whisky A Go Go - West Hollywood, CA Apr. 19 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA Tickets are available via

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ALEXI LAIHO's KYLÄHULLUT: New Audio Sample Available

KYLÄHULLUT, the Finnish punk project featuring CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho on guitar/vocals, will release its new album, "Peräaukko Sivistyksessä" (Finnish for "Asshole in Civilization") in November through Finland's Kråklund Records. The final track listing is as follows (English title t...

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KOLDBRANN: 'Live At Ragnarök Festival 2007' DVD Available

Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN have made their "Live at Ragnarök Festival 2007" DVD available available via their official web site. The DVD contains the band's entire March 2007 concert at Ragnarök Festival in Lichtenfels, Germany. The track listing is as follows; 01. Alt er Befengt 02. Steine...

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FINNTROLL Guitarist: 'We're Pretty Much Ignored In Mainstream Media'

The Washington Post's Express reports: The Finnish heavy metal folk band FINNTROLL's insane and catchy oompah-oompah metal is accompanied by Swedish lyrics that cover the usual stuff in extreme Nordic music: mythology, religion, death, drinking, more death and trolls (natch). English speakers won't...

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THE PROPHECY: Pre-Production Recording Of New Song Available

English progressive doomsters THE PROPHECY have posted a pre-production track from their forthcoming album, "Into the Light", on their MySpace page. The track, entitled "Dont Forget", will be played at dates on their upcoming European tour in October. Recently back from their tour of Portugal where...

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HIM Single Fails To Make It Into British Top 40 On Release

According to Helsingin Sanomat, Finnish rock act HIM's latest single, a track called "Kiss of Dawn", failed to crack the official British Top 40 chart the week of its release. The song entered the British chart at 59, outside the official Top 40 list. "Kiss of Dawn" is the first HIM single in ...

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ALEXI LAIHO's KYLÄHULLUT To Release New Album In November

KYLÄHULLUT, the Finnish punk project featuring CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho on guitar/vocals, will release its new album, "Peräaukko Sivistyksessä" (Finnish for "Asshole in Civilization") in November through Finland's Kråklund Records. The track listing is as follows (English title transla...

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SABBAT: U.S. Dates Announced

Reactivated British thrashers SABBAT have scheduled the following U.S. dates: Apr. 13 - BB King Blues Club & Grill – New York, NY Apr. 15 - Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Tickets are available exclusively via EnterTheVault.com until October 24 at which point they will be sold through all normal ticketi...

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Finnish Heavy Metal' Idol' Performs At Helsinki Benefit Concert; Video Available

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, recently performed his track "Hear My Call" at a benefit concert, "Elämä lapselle", at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki. Watch his performance below. "Hear My Call" was the first single off...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Tour Blog Available

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, TALISMAN) has posted a lengthy blog on his official MySpace page detailing his recent touring activities. An excerpt follows: "On Sunday, I fed the wife and kissed the dogs (come on, work with me, it's humor!) and started...

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Embrace the Fall

Chicago's HURTLOCKER hit the scene in a big way with 2006's Napalm debut, "Fear in a Handful of Dust", an unrelenting and frighteningly vicious slab of modern thrash. That balls-out style is continued on "Embrace the Fall", this time with better songwriting and a wider array of riffs and more arrang...

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DOWNLORD Parts Ways With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

DOWNLORD, the English, American and Danish metallers based in Copenhagen, Denmark (featuring ex-members of BOLT THROWER, INIQUITY and SACRIFICIAL),have parted ways with Open Grave Records. The band commented, "It was time. The contract was almost up, and we wanted to go it alone. We felt we'd done...