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ENSIFERUM Set Release Date For 10th Anniversary DVD

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM have set a June 14 release date for the DVD of their 10th anniversary celebration concert, which took place Dec. 31, 2005 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. The band are planning on entering the studio in November to begin recording their thir...

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NIGHTWISH Guitarist To Release BROTHER FIRETRIBE Debut

BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. Unashamedly taking a bow to their influences from the '80s — VAN HALEN, JOURNEY and other chartbusters of old — BROTHER FIRETRIBE's sound features "killer vocal h...

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NIGHTWISH Officially Launch Vocalist Search

Finland's NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The hassle with the media seems to have died. We've been off tour for some months and we've had a nice and long vacation. It's time to get back to business. "NIGHTWISH is currently and actively looking for a new singe...

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DREAMTALE: New Audio Sample Posted Online

Finnish metallers DREAMTALE have uploaded a sample of a pre-production version of a new song, entitled "Yesterday's News", at this location. The track is expected to appear on the band's follow-up to their third album, "Difference", which was released in April 2005 via Spinefarm Records. DREAMTALE r...

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NIGHTWISH Win 'Best Finnish Artist', 'Top-Selling Album' Awards At Finland's EMMA-GALLA

NIGHTWISH were honored in the "Best Finnish Artist" and "Top-Selling Album" categories at the Emma-Gaala (Finnish equivalent of the Grammys),which was held on Saturday, March 4 at the Kulttuuritalolla in Helsinki. NIGHTWISH's "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish" release was the top-selling album...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Finish Mastering New Album

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW mastered their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", earlier today (March 2) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "What a ride this has been," the band write on their web site. "We started writing material for this album in...

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KALMAH Enter Finnish Album Chart At No. 38

Finland's KALMAH have entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 38 with their latest effort, "The Black Waltz". View the whole chart at this location. The follow-up to 2003's "Swampsong", "The Black Waltz" is available now on Spinefarm Records. The album marks the group'...

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TO/DIE/FOR Part Ways With Guitarist MIKA 'ALLI' AHTIAINEN

Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have parted ways with guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "With sad hearts, TO/DIE/FOR has had to let their guitarist Mika 'Alli' Ahtiainen go. "After playing and touring together for years, it just became...

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ROTTEN SOUND Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Drummer Kai Hahto has left Finland's ROTTEN SOUND in order to concentrate more on his family and his other band WINTERSUN. His replacement is Sami Latva of DEATHBOUND fame. Commented the band in a statement: "Two weeks ago Sami Latva joined ROTTEN SOUND to replace our longtime drummer Kai Hahto. We...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begin Mixing New Album

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have begun mixing their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", with Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "So far, the mixed songs sound exactly what they should sound like," the band write on their web site. "T...

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ENSIFERUM: New Song Available For Streaming

The track "Warrior's Quest" from Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM, now featuring in its ranks NORTHER frontman Petri Lindroos, is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the group's new EP, "Dragonheads", due on February 15 via Spinefarm Records. The mi...

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KALMAH: New Album Samples Posted Online

Finland's KALMAH have uploaded audio samples of several tracks from their new album, entitled "The Black Waltz", at their official web site. Check out the songs "The Groan of Wind", "Defeat", "Bitter Metallic Side" and "The Black Waltz" at Kalmah.com. "The Black Waltz" is scheduled for release on Fe...

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TO/DIE/FOR Guitarist Says Getting Fired From SOULRELIC 'Made Me Laugh'

TO/DIE/FOR guitarist Antza Talala has commented on his departure from Finnish metallers SOULRELIC. In a statement released earlier in the month, SOULRELIC blamed the split on "some personal conflicts within the band," adding that "we still remain friends, but we no longer can work together as a band...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: New Album Details Revealed

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have announced the details of their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", due out in Finland on April 26 via Spinefarm Records. "Before the Bleeding Sun" is the band's first album since their reunion that took place in 2005. Th...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Was Finland's Top-Selling Album Last Year

According to a posting on NIGHTWISH's official web site, the band's "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish" release was the top-selling album in Finland in the year 2005, with sales of over 65,000 copies. Second on the list was ROBBIE WILLIAMS' "Intensive Care" (61,366 copies) and third YÖ's "Kuolem...