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APOCALYPTICA: New Video Interview

FourteenG conducted an interview with Paavo Lötjönen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA on August 1, 2010 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. "7th Symphony", the new album from APOCALYPTICA, sold around 13,000 copies in the United St...

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'Children's Metal' Band HEVISAURUS Lands In Finnish Top 5

"Hirmuliskojen Yö", the second album from HEVISAURUS — which is described as one of the the hottest things in Finnish children's music — has entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 3. The CD features guest appearances by Perttu Kivilaakso (APOCALYPTICA),Janne Wirman (CHILDREN OF BODOM...

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MAYHEM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have been confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Also scheduled to appear are AIRBOURNE, BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL T...

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SHAKIRA Covers METALLICA's 'Nothing Else Matters' (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of Colombian pop star Shakira performing a cover version of the METALLICA classic "Nothing Else Matters" at the opening show of her current North American tour on September 15, 2010 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be viewed below. The original version of "...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'We Have Many Different Sides And There Is Something For Everyone'

ARTISTdirect.com's Amy Sciarretto recently conducted an interview with Perttu Kivilaakso of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Do you think APOCALYPTICA is still considered the band who started off offering symphonic renditions/...

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AIRBOURNE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE have been confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Also scheduled to appear are BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES...

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APOCALYPTICA Performs On Portland's Rock 101.1 FM KUFO; Pro-Shot Footage Available

Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA stopped by the Area 101 at the Bing Lounge before the band's show at the Roseland Theater on Sunday, September 12 to perform a short set for the listeners of the Portland, Oregon Rock 101.1 FM KUFO radio station. You can now watch professionally filmed video f...

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APOCALYPTICA Interviewed On 93.7 KCLB ROCKS! (Audio)

On September 8, Kevin Conklin of the 93.7 KCLB Rocks! radio station (web site) in Palm Springs, California conducted an interview with Perttu Kivilaakso of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. ...

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APOCALYPTICA: New Audio Interview, Performance Footage

On September 8, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Also available is performance footage of the song "Bring Them To Light", shot on September 8 at Cl...

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APOCALYPTICA Performs At 99X Studios In Atlanta (Video)

Video footage of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing an "acoustic" version of Grieg's "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" for a group of Lassiter High School orchestra students on August 30, 2010 at the studios of the 99X radio station in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below. "7th...

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APOCALYPTICA's '7th Symphony' Cracks U.S. Top 40

"7th Symphony", the new album from the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 31 on The Billboard 200 chart. The majority of the album was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BA...

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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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APOCALYPTICA Interviewed By SHOCKHOUND

Hot Topic's ShockHound recently conducted an interview with Mikko Sirén and Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA. You can now watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA's latest album, "7th Symphony", was released on August 24. The majority of the CD was produced by Joe Barresi (TOO...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'Sacra' Video Released

"Sacra", the new video from the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "7th Symphony", which was released on August 24. The majority of the CD was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BAD RELIGION),with two other...

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APOCALYPTICA Says TOOL Singer Came Close To Appearing On New Album

According to The Pulse of Radio, APOCALYPTIC's new album, "7th Symphony", contains a credit for former EVANESCENCE songwriter and guitarist Ben Moody in the liner notes. Although no songs by Moody appear on the record, APOCALYPTICA member Eicca Toppinen revealed to The Pulse of Radio that he did wor...