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KALMAH: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish metallers KALMAH will release their sixth album, "12 Gauge", on March 3 via Spinefarm Records. The CD, which which will be made available in Japan on February 24, was recorded between June and August 2009 at Tico Tico studio in Kemi, Finland and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Sweden. Ni...

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MORIAN Completes Work On Sophomore Album, Seeks New Label Home

Finnish metal band MORIAN has issued the following update: "[MORIAN's second album] 'Ashen Empire' is now completely recorded and mixed, and it's waiting to be mastered! The album is produced and engineered by Aksu Hanttu, best known as the drummer of Finnish gothic metal pioneers ENTWINE. Mr. Hantt...

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NETHERBIRD Covers PARADISE LOST, SENTENCED, ANNIHILATOR; Free Download Available

Jönköping, Sweden-based death/black metallers NETHERBIRD have released "Covered In Darkness", their tribute to some of the bands and songs that made them "discover some aspect of music and it has partly become part of the sound of NETHERBIRD." The group says, "We have intentionally chosen to cover t...

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ENSIFERUM: Photos From 'Twilight Tavern' Video Shoot, Interview With Director Available

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM recently filmed a video for the song "Twilight Tavern" with director Denis Goria. Goria is a popular French photographer whose latest works include PAIN's "Monkey Business" video, the artwork for HYPOCRISY's most recent album, NIGHTWISH's "Made in Hong Kong" booklet,...

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Ex-ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist MIKE STARR Featured In New 'Celebrity Rehab' Trailer

Former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr is featured as a cast member for the new season of the VH1 reality series "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew". Hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky, the season will consist of eight episodes that follow the real-life experiences of celebrity patients undergoing detoxificat...

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PROFESSORI HEIKKERÖ Signs With VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS

Finnish "humor/parody act" PROFESSORI HEIKKERÖ, which features current/former members of NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE, AFTERWORLD, SILENTIUM and CATAMENIA, has inked a deal with Violent Journey Records. The band's new video for the song "Kolmekymppinen" can be viewed below. Formed in 1997, PROFESSORI H...

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ENSIFERUM: Video Interview Posted Online

HeavyWorlds.com conducted an interview with bassist Sami Hinkka of Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM prior to the band's October 20, 2009 concert in Bologna, Italy. Watch the chat below. (Note: Turn up the volume.) ENSIFERUM is currently taking part in a North American headlining tour with support fr...

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The End of an Era

In these heady downloading days, it's hard to give an unknown album the attention it sometimes needs to reveal all its facets. Upon a cursory listen, U.S. blackened metallers INFERI seem to fall into that gaping maw of decent, somewhat derivative bands borrowing from Norwegian black metal and Gothen...

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KYPCK Recording Second Album

KYPCK ("Kursk" in the western alphabet) — the Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band featuring former SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka (a.k.a. S.S. Lopakka) — has entered the studio to begin recording its second album. More details will be revealed soon. KYPCK's "Stalingrad" video can be viewed bel...

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POISONBLACK To Release 'Of Rust And Bones' In March

POISONBLACK — the Finnish band featuring former SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala — has set "Of Rust And Bones" as the title of its fourth album, due in Europe on March 22, 2010 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "A Dead Heavy Day" was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, who...

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ENSIFERUM: Ft. Lauderdale Show Cancelled

ENSIFERUM's November 10 concert at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has been canceled "due to circumstances beyond [the band's] control." The group says in a statement, "We are sorry to our fans in Florida, but hope to return as soon as we get an opportunity." ENSIFERUM's fourth album, "F...

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Former SENTENCED Drummer Launches THE MAN-EATING TREE

Former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta has launched a new project called THE MAN-EATING TREE, also featuring current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE. The band, which entered the studio this past summer, consists of the following musicians: Tuomas Tuominen (ex-FALL OF THE LEAFE) - V...

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KALMAH's New Album Due In January/February

Finnish metallers KALMAH have completed work on their sixth album for a January/February 2010 release via Spinefarm Records. The CD, which has a working title of "12 Gauge", was recorded between June and August 2009 at Tico Tico studio in Kemi, Finland and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Sweden....

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Man Sent To Prison For Fight Over AC/DC

Dean Pritchard of the Winnipeg Sun reports: A Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a violent assault sparked by his fondness for AC/DC. James Ivison, 37, received double-credit of two years for time served, cutting his remaining sentence in half. Court heard...

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METALLICA To Stalker: Don't Tread On Me

According to TMZ.com, the woman accused of stalking Justin Timberlake has already been banned from getting anywhere close to the members of METALLICA — the heavy metal giants got a restraining order against her back in March. The documents — which can be downloaded as a PDF file at