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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...

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DEATH SS Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Long-running Italian metallers DEATH SS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEHAMMER BLAC...

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POISON Drummer To Appear At Pennsylvania's 'Puppy Mill Awareness Day'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and his fiancée, singer Melanie Martel, will be among the special guests at the Puppy Mill Awareness Day on Saturday, September 15 at Intercourse Community Park in Ronks, Pennsylvania. Puppy Mill Awareness Day (PMAD) is held every September in Lancaster County, Pennsylva...

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SAATTUE: Studio Diary Launched

Finnish metallers SAATTUE have entered D-Studios in Klaukkala, Finland to begin recording their debut album, "Jäähyvästi". You can read the studio diary in Finnish at www.saattue.net. The English version will be available at SAATTUE's MySpace page. "Jäähyvästi" is scheduled to be released in early 2...

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SHARON OSBOURNE's Father Honored With London Plaque

BBC News reports that late music mogul Don Arden, manager of BLACK SABBATH and the SMALL FACES and father of Sharon Osbourne, has been honored with a central London plaque. SMALL FACES drummer Kenney Jones unveiled the plaque on Saturday (September 8),at the site of the Carnaby Street office where...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist To Release Eighth Solo Album; Audio Sample Available

Legendary LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki will release his eighth solo album, "Black Brown" (cover artwork),on September 26 via Tricycle Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Midnight Train 02. Live or Die 03. Black Brown 04. High-Top 05. Today's News 06. Funky Babe 0...

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BALTIMOORE Frontman Releases New Song Sample

Frontman Björn Lodin of the Swedish hard rockers BALTIMOORE has issued the following update: "During the summer I've co-written a song with Håkan Sundlöv and the result is 'Ride the Ride'. I gave it to radio P4 Dalarna yesterday and it made A-rotation immediately! Thanks! It will be an official rele...

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PRAYING MANTIS Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

NWOBHM legends PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEHAMMER BLACK HAWK IMP...

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MORDRED, MERCENARY SF, ULYSSES SIREN Footage From THE TIDAL WAVE 10 Festival Available

Video footage of MORDRED, MERCENARY SF and ULYSSES SIREN (among others) performing at The Tidal Wave 10 festival, which took place July 7-8 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California, has been posted at MP3.com. Free live tracks from this event are also available for download on each of the bands'...

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RESISTANCE Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEHAMMER BLACK HAWK...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Acoustic Show In Milwaukee Recorded For Upcoming Live Album

ALICE IN CHAINS recorded its acoustic performance Friday night (August 31) at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for an upcoming live album. It is likely — although not officially confirmed — that the remaining three AIC acoustic shows while on the road with VELVET REVOLVER this summer and...

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KORPIKLAANI Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have inked a new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band has issued the following statement on the matter: "Once upon a time were the merry men of KORPIKLAANI on a tour somewhere in Europe, drinking beer in the bus on the road from here to there. Betwee...