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BROTHER FIRETRIBE: 'Live At Apollo' DVD Preview Clip Available

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release a concert DVD, "Live At Apollo", on February 12. The disc was shot on April 15, 2009 at the Apollo in Helsinki and features a guest appearance by NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon on the song "...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE DVD Featuring NIGHTWISH Members Due Next Month

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release a concert DVD, "Live At Apollo", on February 12. The disc was shot on April 15, 2009 at the Apollo in Helsinki and features a guest appearance by NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon on the song "...

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WINTERBORN, TUKKANUOTTA Added To FINNISH METAL EXPO

The lineup for the sixth annual Finnish Metal Expo at the Cable Factory in Helsinki has been finalized. The last bands added to the bill are melodic metallers WINTERBORN, who just returned from an extensive European tour supporting SONATA ARCTICA, as well as Helsinki-based death/thrash outfit TUKKAN...

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LEVERAGE: Video Footage From Finnish Tour Posted Online

Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE have posted video footage from their recently completed tour of Finland. Watch the clip below. LEVERAGE's third full-length album, "Circus Colossus", entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 27. The CD was released on November 4, 2009 v...

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LEVERAGE: 'Wolf And The Moon' Video Released

"Wolf and the Moon", the new video from Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed during the band's November 2009 CD-release concert in Finland and was shot and edited by Petri Siikanen. "Wolf and the Moon" comes off LEVERAGE's third full-length album, "Circus Colo...

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LEVERAGE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE has announced the addition of bassist Sami Norrbacka to the group's ranks. The band's original bass player, Pekka Lampinen, stepped aside "for private reasons." Norrbacka has been LEVERAGE's live bass player for all of 2009, and is now an official member of the ban...

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LEVERAGE's 'Circus Colossus' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Circus Colossus", the third full-length album from Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 27. "Circus Colossus" was released on November 4 via Spinefarm Records. A song from the CD, "Legions Of Invisible", is available for streaming...

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MEDICATED Parts Ways With Guitarist

MEDICATED, the Finnish metal band featuring former IMPERANON vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen, has parted ways with guitarist Jesse Soiletsalo. The group says in a statement, "For a while, [Jesse] has been thinking what it is that he wants to do. This has led him to realize that MEDICATED isn't quite the ba...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman On "Retribution': 'This Is My Favorite Record That We've Done'

Scott Alisoglu of MetalManiacs.com recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalManiacs.com: With the new album even though you never went away you still see folks saying things like "SHADOWS FALL is back." That may have...

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LEVERAGE: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed; First Song Posted Online

Finnish melodic metal band LEVERAGE will release its third full-length album, "Circus Colossus", on November 4 via Spinefarm Records. A song from the CD, "Legions Of Invisible", is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. "Circus Colossus" track listing: 01. Rise 02. Wolf And The Moon 03...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Says New Album Is 'More Aggressive' And 'Immediate'

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: What led you to release "Retribution" on your own label? Brian Fair: A lot of things led that way. It began with us coming through every cycle of the m...

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LEVERAGE: New Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Finnish melodic metal band LEVERAGE has finished mixing its third full-length album for a late 2009 release via Spinefarm Records. The group has posted a new video clip (see below) featuring footage from the mixing sessions and a recent photo shoot. The clip also contains the first official sample f...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman: Being Signed To A Major Label Was 'A Great Experience'

Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with vocalist Brian Fair of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Attention Deficit Delirium: The new album ["Retribution"] is more melodic and has many acoustic sections, and...

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LEVERAGE Completes Recording New Album

Finnish melodic metal band LEVERAGE has finished recording its third full-length album for a late 2009 release via Spinefarm Records. The as-yet-untitled new CD will be mixed and mastered during August. The group's online studio diary, which includes video footage from the recording sessions for the...

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MEGAFORCE RECORDS, ANTHRAX Drummer Comment On METALLICA's ROCK HALL Induction

Megaforce Records has released the following statement: "Megaforce Records congratulates METALLICA on their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. It's astoundingly poignant that this band that crossed our path in 1983, and in many ways was the impetus for Megaforce even starting as a label,...