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POISONBLACK Singer: New Album Will be 'Dirtier, Rougher'

POISONBLACK/SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala has commented on the musical direction of POISONBLACK's sophomore album, tentatively due in early October through Century Media Records. "The new one has the same spirit and theme that was on [the debut album, 'Escapextacy'], but presented with a lot mor...

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SENTENCED Perform In Front Of 30,000 At Hockey Celebration

SENTENCED performed a controversial song written and recorded in support of their local hockey team, Oulun Kärpät, in front of a crowd of 30,000 in celebration of the team winning the Finnish championship Thursday night (April 15). Click here to see photos from the celebration. SENTENCED's video for...

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FINNTROLL, RAWHEAD REXX Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

FINNTROLL, RAWHEAD REXX and EQULIBRIUM are the latest bands confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2004 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order): BESEECH BRAINSTORM...

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LAKE OF TEARS Finish Recording New Album

Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS have finished recording the follow-up to 2002's "The Neonai", entitled "Black Brick Road", and will begin mixing the effort this weekend. Mixing duties will be completed by April 28, with the mastering sessions scheduled to take place on April 29. The cover artwork will be han...

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SENTENCED Singer To Guest On NEGATIVE Album

SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala has recorded a guest appearance on vocals for the new album from the Finnish hard rock/"glam" band NEGATIVE (web site),due this fall. "It's good to break down musical barriers," Ville told the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti. "I mean, nobody expected me to guest on NEG...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'The Wisest Person I Have Ever Met Is My Mother'

In today's edition of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, 54, talks about the tragic events during Wold War II that destroyed his mother's family. Born Chaim Witz in Haifa, Israel on August 25 1949, the Jewish musician is walking around in his hotel suite in Stockh...

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LORDI Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival, New CD Details Revealed

Finnish "monster metal" band LORDI have been have been confirmed for the post-festival party at this year's Sauna Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 11 in Tampere, Finland. Performing as part of the main event are NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIABLO, FINNTROLL and T...

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SOLUTION 13: SENTENCED/POISONBLACK Side-Project Part Ways With Singer

SOLUTION 13, the Finnish band featuring SENTENCED bassist Sami Kukkohovi and POISONBLACK drummer Tarmo Kanerva, have parted ways vocalist Ilkka Järvenpää. "The departure happened in mutual understanding and the new singer will be announced soon," according to a post on the group's web site. SOLUTION...

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CHAOSBREED Begin Writing Material For Sophomore Album

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),have posted the fol...

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SENTENCED's LAIHIALA Confirms He Will Sing On New POISONBLACK CD

SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala has confirmed in an online posting that that he has taken over the lead vocal duties in his side-project POISONBLACK. "Yes, it is true," Ville wrote. "It was not an easy decision to make but as I have the whole [second POISONBLACK] album in my head and I can already...

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LORDI To Release Sophomore Album In April

Finnish "monster metal" band LORDI have set an April 14 release date for their second, as-yet-untitled album. The group shot a video for the album's first single, "Blood Red Sandman", at a Helsinki studio last week. The CD was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., SENTENCED, AMORPHIS) and will contai...

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MORBID ANGEL, FACEBREAKER Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

MORBID ANGEL and FACEBREAKER are the latest bands confirmed for this year's edition of the Gates of Metal festival, set to be held July 31 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The lineup of acts currently scheduled to appear at the event looks as follows: RUNNING WILD MORBID ANGEL WITHIN TEMPTATION MESHUGGAH SONAT...

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SENTENCED Frontman To Take Over Vocal Duties In POISONBLACK

SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala has taken over the lead vocal duties in his side-project POISONBLACK following the departure of CHARON singer Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto. Laihiala's decision to handle the vocals himself comes less than a month after reports surfaced that the group's new singer would be...

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RUNNING WILD Guitarist Collaborates With CIRCLE II CIRCLE Singer

RUNNING WILD guitarist Bernd Aufermann has collaborated with one of his "all-time fave" singers, CIRCLE II CIRCLE frontman Zak Stevens (ex-SAVATAGE),on a song for CIRCLE II CIRCLE's forthcoming sophomore album, tentatively due late summer through Germany's AFM Records. No further information is ava...

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FLOWING TEARS: More Tour Dates Announced

German goth metallers FLOWING TEARS have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: Mar. 08 - Zeche Carl – Essen, GER* Mar. 09 – Markthalle - Hamburg, GER* Mar. 10 – Passionskirche - Berlin, GER* Mar. 11 – Gewerkschaftshaus - Erfurt, GER* Apr. 10 – Endstation – Winterthur, SWI Apr. 11 - R...