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ANGEL NATION Feat. LEAVES' EYES Singer ELINA SIIRALA: 'Aeon' Album Details Revealed

Inner Wound Recordings has announced the signing of the female-fronted melodic metal band ANGEL NATION. The group's new album, "Aeon", will be released on October 27 in Europe and North America. ANGEL NATION is a melodic metal band founded by the classically trained Finnish singer Elina Siirala who...

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Video: AMARANTHE Performs At Sweden's SKOGSRÖJET Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of AMARANTHE's August 4 performance at the Skogsröjet festival in Rejmyre, Sweden can be seen below. DYNAZTY's Nils Molin last month officially joined AMARANTHE as the replacement for the recently departed singer Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg. Having previously used Chris Adam He...

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'Rock To Recovery 2' Benefit Concert To Honor COREY TAYLOR, WAYNE KRAMER

Rock To Recovery, a transformative program for those in treatment and recovery, has announced its second annual awareness event and benefit on Saturday, September 16 at 6 p.m., at the famous Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California. Rock to Recovery 2 - Benefit Concert will honor the work of Corey Tay...

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AMARANTHE Officially Recruits DYNAZTY Singer NILS MOLIN

DYNAZTY's Nils Molin has joined AMARANTHE as the replacement for the recently departed singer Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg. Having previously used Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye from the band SMASH INTO PIECES as a stand-in for Jake on some of the shows in 2016 and earlier this year, AMARANTHE recruited Molin...

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MR. LORDI Claims LORDI Turned Down Co-Headlining Tour With GWAR

Andrew Epstein of Zombitrol conducted an interview with Mr. Lordi of Finnish monster metallers LORDI prior to the band's February 22 show at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On where the cha...

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'Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song' Video Feat. Members Of NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS, HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM

The official video for "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song", a track celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Finland's Tuska open-air metal festival, can be seen below. The clip, which was edited by Antti Kuivalainen and Ykä Järvinen, includes excerpts from Tuska 2015 and 2016 aftermovies as well as ne...

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EICCA TOPPINEN: No New APOCALYPTICA Album Until End Of 2018 At The Earliest

Fans of APOCALYPTICA will have to wait until at least the end of 2018 before they hear the follow-up to the band's 2015 album, "Shadowmaker". The Finnish cello rockers have spent the last few months touring in support of the twentieth-anniversary re-release of the band's epic debut, "Plays Metallica...

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HIM Photo Exhibition At Helsinki Art Museum And Tiketti Galleria As Part Of TUSKA's 20th Anniversary

Helsinki Art Museum (HAM),Tuska festival and Tiketti Galleria present a unique project at HAM corner by the most famous Finnish rock photographer, Ville Juurikkala. Juurikkala documents the legendary band HIM as they prepare for their farewell tour in his project titled "HIM: Right Here In My Eyes"...

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LORDI Mainman Used To 'Really, Really Hate' Being Asked About EUROVISION

Mr. Lordi of Finnish metallers LORDI, who won the Eurovision Song Contest more than a decade ago, says that he has "come to terms" with constantly being asked about the band's involvement with the world's longest-running annual international TV song competition. LORDI caused a sensation by winning t...

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AMARANTHE's ELIZE RYD Reveals Favorite Artists, Places To Play, Movies, Songs And Singers (Video)

Vocalist Elize Ryd of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE recently spoke to Finland's Kaaos TV about her favorite artists, places to play, movies, AMARANTHE songs and singers. Check out the chat below. AMARANTHE's latest album, "Maximalism", was released last October via Spinefarm Records. The disc...

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AMARANTHE Guitarist Talks About Downsides Of The Rise Of Technology

On February 14, Alicia Trejo of Access Unlimited TV conducted an interview with vocalist Elize Ryd and guitarist Olof Mörck of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE prior to their show at the Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how some of AMARANTHE's s...

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NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS, HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Contribute To 'Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song'

Members of NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS, WINTERSUN, AMORPHIS, HIM, BATTLE BEAST and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the musicians who have contributed to "Tuska20 - The Anniversary Song", a track celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Finland's Tuska open-air metal festival. Tuska promoter Jouni Markkanen...

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AMARANTHE Wants DYNAZTY's NILS MOLIN As Replacement For JAKE E

Elize Ryd says that DYNAZTY's Nils Molin is "top of the list" of candidates to join AMARANTHE as the replacement for the recently departed singer Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg. Having previously used Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye from the band SMASH INTO PIECES as a stand-in for Jake on some of the shows in 2...

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ELIZE RYD Wanted ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ To Join AMARANTHE

Kyle McGinn of Dead Rhetoric conducted an interview with vocalist Elize Ryd of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE prior to the band's March 8 show at Webster Hall in New York, New York. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Dead Rhetoric: Obviously the big question concerns Jake's [Joacim "Jak...

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APOCALYPTICA To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Plays Metallica By Four Cellos' With North American Tour

On May 10, 1996, Finnish rockers APOCALYPTICA released their epic debut, "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos". The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the group re-released it remastered with 3 bonus...