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THE 69 EYES To Take Part in Stockholm Signing Session

Helsinki, Finland-based hard-rock vampires THE 69 EYES will take part in an in-store signing session at Bengans in Stockholm, Sweden this Thursday, May 3 beginning at 5:00 p.m. More information (in Swedish) can be found at www.myspace.com/benganssthlm. The new THE 69 EYES album, "Angels", was releas...

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MASTODON And H.I.M. To Support METALLICA At Wembley Stadium

According to Metal Hammer, MASTODON and H.I.M. have been confirmed to support METALLICA at their Sick of the Studio '07 gig at Wembley Stadium in London, England on July 8. MASTODON will open the show and H.I.M. will be the main support, with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE completing the bill. MASTODON voc...

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GODSMACK Interview From VH1 'Rock Honors' 2006 Available Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal", entitled "Best of VH1 Rock Honors 2006", features the podcast premiere of interviews host John Ostronomy conducted with GODSMACK and FOO FIGHTERS as well as "black carpet" interviews Ostronomy conducted with Ian Hill, K.K. Downing, and Scott Travis of JUDAS PRI...

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H.I.M. Covers NAPALM DEATH At London's GIVE IT A NAME FEST

According to NME.com, Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. performed a cover of NAPALM DEATH's "You Suffer" during their headlining appearance at the first night of the Give It A Name '07 festival on Friday (April 27) at Earls Court in London, England. The band also showcased a new song, "Dead Lovers Lane"...

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MORS PRINCIPIUM EST: Band Future Uncertain Following Guitarist's Departure

Kari Koskinen of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with MORS PRINCIPIUM EST singer Ville Viljanen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On longtime guitarist and composer Jori Haukio's decision to leave the band almost immediately after the group's new album, "Liberation = Termin...

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MORS PRINCIPIUM EST: New Touring Lineup Announced

Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST have issued the following update: "Ok, let's start with some good news. We have found our new guitar players! Karri Kuisma is now our official member and our new solo guitarist is a dude called Tomy Laisto. Both Karri and Tomy already played...

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SEARING MEADOW: New Song Posted Online

Finnish melodic death metal band SEARING MEADOW has released a new promotional CD. The effort was recorded at Noisecamp Studios with producer Kari Nieminen. The track listing is as follows: 01. Inverted 02. Obey and Desecrate Check out the song "Inverted" on the band's MySpace page. Guitarist Sasu H...

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H.I.M. Frontman: New Album Is 'A Lot Heavier Than Anything We've Done Before'

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently spoke to Chris Harris of MTV.com about the group's new album, tentatively titled "Venus Doom", which they've been working on with producer Tim Palmer (DREDG, OZZY OSBOURNE) in Helsinki. "There were too many things going on," Valo said of the band's previous releas...

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Former SENTENCED Guitarist Launches Merchandising Company

Many have been wondering what happened to the individual members of SENTENCED after the band was buried in 2005. Singer Ville Laihiala is focusing on POISONBLACK, which released its second album, "Lust Stained Despair", in August 2006 and toured Europe with labelmates LACUNA COIL. In the meantime gu...

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DAUNTLESS' Debut Album Enters Finnish Chart At No. 40

DAUNTLESS's debut album, "Execute the Fact" (Firebox Records),has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 40. Although it may be fair to say that heavy metal is on the charts in Finland every week, there have only been a few bands this extreme that have succeeded in making an impact on t...

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THE 69 EYES Frontman To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

Singer Jyrki from the Helsinki hard-rock vampires THE 69 EYES will be the featured guest on "The Governor's Ball" on Saturday, March 10 at 3:00 p.m. Tune in at this location. The new THE 69 EYES album, "Angels", is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page. Released ...

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KILL THE ROMANCE To Release 'Take Another Life' In April

Finnish melodic death metal band KILL THE ROMANCE will release its debut album, "Take Another Life", on April 24 via Locomotive Music. KILL THE ROMANCE — Mika Tanttu, Ville Hovi, Tomi Luoma, Antti Kakkonen and Raimo Posti — gathered up its various influences from a host of previous projects that tra...

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POISONBLACK Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar; formerly of SENTENCED),has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 7: MEGADETH KOTIPELTO...

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THE 69 EYES: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

The new THE 69 EYES album, "Angels", is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page. Due in Finland on March 5 via Virgin/EMI, the CD was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and Johnny Lee Michaels — the same team that was responsible for 2004's "Devils". The video for the album's ...

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POISONBLACK Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar; formerly of SENTENCED),has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetica...