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DISTURBED: 'The Night' Video Posted Online

"The Night", the new video from Chicago hard-rock titans DISTURBED, can be viewed below. The band enlisted director Noble Jones (3 DOORS DOWN, JACK'S MANNEQUIN) this time out and the clip's stark imagery is fitting for the track's dark guitar tones and brooding vocal melodies. Jones looked to classi...

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AGGRESSIVE CHILL Hard At Work On Sophomore Album

Swedish rockers AGGRESSIVE CHILL, whose current lineup includes drummer Tobias Kellgren (ex-DISSECTION, WOLF),are currently recording their second album with producer Tobias Lindell (MUSTASCH, EUROPE). The follow-up to last year's self-titled effort, which was issued through Held Music, will featur...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: New Album Title, Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has set "Children of the Dark Waters" as the title of its sixth album, due in May via Suomen Musiikki (Finland),Massacre Records (rest of Europe) and Marquee/Avalon (Asia). As was the case with the band's previous five LPs, the forthcoming ef...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist Completes Mixing New WARMEN Album

CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman has finished mixing the fourth album from his WARMEN project, due later in the year. One of the new cover songs the band recorded is JANET JACKSON's "Black Cat", featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish pop/rock queen Jonna Kosonen. Other guest singers s...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM: New Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM will team up with ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW and GHOST BRIGADE for a mini-tour of Finland in May. OMNIUM GATHERUM will also make several festival appearances this summer. The group's scheduled is shaping up as follows: Apr. 25 - Heavy Metal Weekend, Porvo...

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AJATTARA To Release New Album In April

AJATTARA, the Finnish band featuring former AMORPHIS frontman Pasi Koskinen (a.k.a. Ruoja),will release its sixth album, "Noitumaa", in Finland on April 15 through Ranka Recordings. The CD was recorded at D-Studio in Finland. "Noitumaa" track listing: 01. Keuhkot (03:11) 02. Massat (03:50) 03. Mitä...

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HELION Announces Return Of Guitarist KIMMO KORHONEN

Finnish melodic metal band HELION has been rejoined by guitarist Kimmo Korhonen (WALTARI, SOLACIDE, MAIDEN HELL). Guitarist Jaakko Kunnas (who is now also handling vocal duties in the band, explains: "We'll be needing a qualified guitarist to hit the stage with us. And as we all know, Kimmo is more...

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The Ichthyologist

In a sense, the eclectic collective known as GIANT SQUID is as mysterious and elusive as the lore-inspiring creature from which they took their name. Dwelling beneath the watery cloak of the ocean's depths, the over-sized cephalopod has managed to escape the clutches of science since the dawn of man...

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NIGHTWISH's HIETALA Talks About Singing BLACK SABBATH Covers In Finnish

Marco Hietala, the bass player and vocalist of the Finnish symphonic power metal band NIGHTWISH, recently spoke to Finland's Musiikki TV about his new gig as the singer of SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish. The 11-minute Finnish-language segment, which includes SAPAT...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Joins BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band

Marco Hietala, the bass player and vocalist of the Finnish symphonic power metal band NIGHTWISH, is the new singer of SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish. SAPATTIVUOSI will release its third album, "Ihmisen Merkki" (translated: Sign of Man) on April 1. The new CD pays...

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SIGHTS & SOUNDS's Debut Produced By DEVIN TOWNSEND

Smallman Records has set a May 26 release date for "Monolith", the debut full-length album from SIGHTS & SOUNDS. Produced by Devin Townsend (OCEAN MACHINE, MISERY SIGNALS, LAMB OF GOD),"Monolith" is a collection of 13 songs that are both intricate and powerful — an experiment in sounds that has...

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DOMINIA: 'Behind The Universe' Video Available

"Behind The Universe", the first official video from St. Petersburg, Russia-based metallers DOMINIA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's second album, "Judgement Of Tormented Souls", which was released in January in Finland via UHO Production (distributed through EMI Finland). The CD...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist's WARMEN To Cover JANET JACKSON On Upcoming CD

CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman is currently working on the fourth album from his WARMEN project, tentatively due later in the year. One of the new cover songs the band is working on is JANET JACKSON's "Black Cat", featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish pop/rock queen Jonna Kosonen....

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EVERY TIME I DIE And EPITAPH Make It Official

Epitaph Records has confirmed the signing of one of hardcore-rock's most notorious bands EVERY TIME I DIE. With the ink on the contract barely dry, the group is eager to enter the studio this spring to record its debut for the label, which is expected for release this fall. "To be given the opportun...

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MEDEIA: 'Descension' Video Available

"Descension", the new video from the Finnish "alternative death metal" act MEDEIA, can be viewed below. The clip is said to be "a twisted homage to MICHAEL JACKSON's classic 'Thriller' video, but with a more terrifying and disturbing end." "Descension" comes off MEDEIA's second full-length album, "C...