Billboard magazine has published a list of the top-selling hard rock and metal albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Not all the albums on the list were actually released during 2010.) It is as follows: 01. Dark Horse - NICKELBACK 02. A Thousand Suns - LINKIN PARK 03. ...
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FLYLEAF releases a new EP called "Remember To Live" next Tuesday (December 7) and it's likely to be the band's last record for a while. Singer Lacey Mosley Sturm is expecting her first child in 2011 and told The Pulse Of Radio she plans to take things slow for a while. "What's cool about getting ...
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On December 7, rock quintet FLYLEAF will release "Remember To Live" (A&M/Octone), a seven-song album featuring new recordings of fan-requested tracks from the band's catalogue. Recorded with Mark Lewis (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, ADRIFT) while on the road during FLYLEAF's "Unite & Fight" tour, "Remember To Live" is a rare collection of tracks that fans have been ...
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Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, which was recently forced to postpone their North American tour due to issues with Perttu Kivilaakso's health, has issued the following update: "To ensure that Perttu has enough time to recover, we decided to move the French dates and the Swiss date back to April. Fortunately, all the French dates ...
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Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has issued the following statement: "We wanted to let you know that sadly we are having to reschedule the current run of [North American] dates [which were scheduled to begin on November 25 in Orlando] to the beginning of March 2011. This is due to issues with Perttu's [Kivilaakso] health; ...
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Florida melodic metal group EKOTREN will release its sophomore album, "The Dead Of Night", on January 25, 2011 via the Chicago-based record label Burnhill Union Records. The CD was once again recorded with producer Paul Trust, who has previously worked with ENDO, DIECAST andATOM SMASH. A track from the new album, "Mask Of Lies", is ...
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Texas natives FAIR TO MIDLAND have signed a worldwide deal with eOne Music. The band's new album will be produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE, COHEED AND CAMBRIA) and is is scheduled for a spring 2011 release. "I've been looking forward to working with these guys for quite sometime. They're a great ...
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FLYLEAF vocalist Lacey Mosley Sturm makes an appearance in the video for the song "Courage" from Orianthi Panagaris (who uses only her first name professionally), the 25-year-old guitar virtuoso from Adelaide, Australia who was rehearsing with Michael Jackson for his "This Is It" concerts before his death. You can now watch the clip below. When ...
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On October 18, FLYLEAF performed a two-song acoustic set on Santa Rosa, California's 101.7 The Fox radio station inside the "Less Is More Lounge." Watch the performance below. FLYLEAF vocalist Lacey Mosley Sturm recently told the Dallas Morning News that she thinks the question of whether the band considers itself "Christian rock" is misunderstood. Sturm ...
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Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA will return to the U.S. for 18 shows starting November 25 in Orlando, Florida at House Of Blues and concluding in Corpus Christi, Texas on December 18 at the House Of Rock. The dates are as follows: Nov. 25 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues Nov. 26 - Fort ...
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Video footage of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing the songs "End Of Me", "Not Strong Enough", "Beautiful" and "I Don't Care" as part of ShockHound's "Shock Sesions" can be viewed below. APOCALYPTICA's "Broken Pieces" video can be viewed at this location. The clip features a guest appearance by FLYLEAF singer Lacey ...
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In a recent interview with The Dallas Morning News, FLYLEAF singer Lacey Sturm (previously known by her maiden name of Lacey Nicole Mosley) was asked about the frequently raised question of whether FLYLEAF is a Christian rock band. "You have to know what you're really asking," Sturm said. "What people want to really ...
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"Broken Pieces", the new video from the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed at this location. The clip features a guest appearance by FLYLEAF singer Lacey Sturm (previously known by her maiden name of Lacey Nicole Mosley). "Broken Pieces" comes off APOCALYPTICA's latest album, "7th Symphony", which sold around 13,000 copies ...
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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 States in its first week ...
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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 footage of the performance ...
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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 Club Nokia in ...
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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 Symphony", the new album ...
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"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, BAD RELIGION), ...
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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 (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BAD RELIGION), ...
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"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 songs produced by ...
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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 work with Moody — and almost worked ...
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Paavo Lötjönen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA recently answered the top four questions submitted by the band's fans. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: If you had to describe APOCALYPTICA with just one song, which one would that be and why? Paavo Lötjönen: You asked me for a song, that would be the ...
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"7th Symphony", the new album from the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. The CD is scheduled for release on August 24. The majority of the album was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BAD RELIGION), with two other songs ...
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David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with Perttu Kivilaakso of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA on July 17, 2010 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York. Watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA's seventh studio effort, "7th Symphony", comes out around the world on Monday (August 23), but will arrive in ...
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A seven-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "7th Symphony", the new album from the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed below. "7th Symphony" is scheduled for release on August 24. The majority of the album was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BAD RELIGION), with two other songs produced ...
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Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has uploaded the fourth in a series of weekly webisodes featuring footage from the road and the studio. Check it out below. APOCALYPTICA traveled to Los Angeles in early June to shoot a music video for "End Of Me", the first single from "7th Symphony". The song features BUSH singer ...
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More-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA at the Hard Rock Café in Berlin, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA traveled to Los Angeles in early June to shoot a music video for "End Of Me", the first single from "7th Symphony". The song features ...
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Robert Maroschik of MotorFM conducted an interview with the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA traveled to Los Angeles in early June to shoot a music video for "End ...
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Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has uploaded the third in a series of weekly webisodes featuring footage from the road and the studio. Check it out below. APOCALYPTICA traveled to Los Angeles in early June to shoot a music video for "End Of Me", the first single from "7th Symphony". The song features BUSH singer ...
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