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WITHERING SOUL Cancels Show Due To Injury

Chicago-based paranormal black metal band WITHERING SOUL has canceled its previously announced May 2 concert in Mount Prospect, Illinois due to an injury suffered by the group's drummer Marek. According to the band, "Marek's injuries are only minor and he will return to his drum kit shortly." WITHER...

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NORTHER Announces New Singer

Finnish metal outfit NORTHER has issued the following update: "After a hard search for a new vocalist, we are honoured to announce Aleksi Sihvonen [MEDICATED] as our new lead singer. He's a creative and diverse vocalist with loads of experience. He will surely add new input to the band with his tale...

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Working Class Rock Star

As LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe bluntly states on "Working Class Rock Star" about those desiring to "make it" in the hard scrabble world of extreme (or perhaps eclectic in the case of TUB RING) music: "you better be prepared to eat shit and suffer; otherwise, you're a punk-ass" (or words to that effec...

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NORTHER Launches Vocalist Search

Finnish metal band NORTHER, which recently parted ways with longtime singer/guitarist Petri Lindroos, has issued the following update: "NORTHER is now looking for a new full time singer. We are looking for a versatile, creative individual with high motivation and a preferable capability of singing i...

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SOULGRIND: New Song Posted Online

SOULGRIND, the Finnish band featuring former LULLACRY frontwoman Tanja "Whisper Lilith" Kemppainen (a.k.a. Tanya),has posted a new song, "Farewell To Misery", on the group's MySpace page. According to the band, the track "shall appear on the 'Demonic and Divine' compilation, [to be released] throug...

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KAMELOT, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

KAMELOT and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 5-7 at Eteläpuisto in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 5: APOCALYPTICA SOILWORK AMORPHIS PRESTIGE VIIKATE Saturday, June 6: M...

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NORTHER Parts Ways With Singer PETRI LINDROOS

Finnish metal band NORTHER has parted ways with longtime singer/guitarist Petri Lindroos. The group says in a statement, "NORTHER was forced to let Petri go to be able to continue. Petri's full-time engagement in ENSIFERUM increasingly prevented NORTHER from functioning as an active band. "Petri wis...

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'Working Class Rock Star' DVD: First Four Minutes Of Documentary Posted Online

The first four minutes of the music industry documentary "Working Class Rock Star", which was released on DVD in North America on November 11, 2008 via distributor Cinema Epoch, can be viewed below. Directed by Justin McConnell, the film's synopsis reads as follows: "The music industry is changing,...

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FINNTROLL Taking Time Off From Touring To Write New Material

Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL has issued the following update: "You may have noticed that there aren't any shows booked for us so far, but this doesn't mean that we won't play at all this year. We just decided after the Heidenfest tour that we will have half a year off from playing and be ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

MÖTLEY CRÜE and NIGHTWISH are among the confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 5-7 at Eteläpuisto in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS APOCALYPTICA BULLET DEUTERONOMIUM FINNTROLL H...

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IMPALED NAZARENE, FINNTROLL, DEATHCHAIN Members Join Forces In SURVIVORS ZERO

SURVIVORS ZERO, the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of IMPALED NAZARENE, FINNTROLL, DEATHCHAIN and THE SCOURGER, has entered Seawolf Studios in Helsinki with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) to begin recording its debut album, "CMXCIX", for a September 9, 2009 r...

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FINNTROLL: New Video Interview With VRETH Available

Ross Empson, TOURETTES bass player and presenter of metal TV channel Rockalarm!, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth) of the Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL in Hamburg, Germany. Vreth compares touring experiences in the U.S. and Europe, talks about the curr...

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SOULGRIND Signs With FEMME METAL RECORDS

SOULGRIND, the Finnish band featuring former LULLACRY frontwoman Tanja "Whisper Lilith" Kemppainen (a.k.a. Tanya),has inked a deal with the new U.K.-based record label Femme Metal Records. The band's ninth album is tentatively due in late 2009. SOULGRIND's latest CD, "Pakana", was released in Febru...

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LAMB OF GOD, UNEARTH Members In 'Working Class Rock Star' Documentary; Screenings Announced

The long-awaited music industry documentary "Working Class Rock Star" will be released on DVD in North America on November 11, 2008 via distributor Cinema Epoch. The film will be playing in select cities leading up to its release. Two screening dates are now locked: Oct. 08 - Portland, Oregon - Clin...

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FINNTROLL, PROFUGUS MORTIS Members Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available

Guitarist Mikael "Routa" Karlbom of Finland's FINNTROLL and vocalist Paul Ablaze of the Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal band PROFUGUS MORTIS were interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. FINNTROLL's fifth album, "Ur...