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TURISAS Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish folk metal overlords TURISAS have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: SABATON THE HAUNTED TURISAS WINTERSUN Tickets went on sale on Septembe...

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DRAGONFORCE: Video Interview With FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Posted Online

Bassist Frédéric Leclercq of the British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE was interviewed by Peavey Electronics' PVTV during this past summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour. Watch the nine-minute chat below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, registered the following f...

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TURISAS: 'A Finnish Summer' DVD Trailer Available

Finnish folk metal overlords TURISAS, who are currently conquering the UK with the mighty DRAGONFORCE, have released a video trailer for their first-ever DVD, "A Finnish Summer With Turisas". Watch it below. In the summer of 2008, TURISAS set out to play more shows across its home country Finland th...

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TURISAS' Viking Metal Look: Behind The Scenes

Finnish folk metal masters TURISAS recently gave UK's Kerrang! magazine step-by-step instructions on how they get their unique marauding Viking look. Watch the nine-minute clip below. TURISAS recently embarked on a UK tour which will take them through September/October, to be followed by a tour of U...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Says He Is Sick Of Being Asked About 'Guitar Hero'

During a recent interview with Metal Injection, DRAGONFORCE guitarist Sam Totman was asked if he was sick of being asked about Guitar Hero. "Don't ask me if I can play my song on Guitar Hero because I get asked that like five times a day," he replied. Other topics discussed include the typical routi...

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DRAGONFORCE: Cardiff Photos, Video Footage Available

Lucem Fero has uploaded photos of DRAGONFORCE and TURISAS taken on September 30, 2008 at the University's Great Hall in Cardiff, Wales. Check them out at this location. DRAGONFORCE's setlist for the Cardiff show was as follows: 01. Heroes Of Our Time 02. Operation Ground And Pound 03. Reasons To Liv...

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DRAGONFORCE: Video Interview With HERMAN LI Available

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li was interviewed by the "Rock Circus" video show on August 2, 2008 at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour. Watch the chat below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart po...

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TURISAS Launches 'Battle Metal 2008' Video; New DVD Due In November

Finnish folk metal masters TURISAS have just kicked off a UK tour which will take them through September/October, to be followed by a tour of US and Canada in November/December until the final leg of the trek hits mainland Europe in early 2009. The band will be direct support for DRAGONFORCE, so get...

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DRAGONFORCE: More 'Ultra Beatdown' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Australia: #18 Canada: #15 Finland: #25 Ireland: #47 Japan: #9 Singapore: #15 Taiwan: #19 UK: #18 USA: #18 "Ultra Beatdown" sold 24,000 copies in the United...

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ALESTORM Announces New Guitarist

Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has announced the addition of guitarist Tim Shaw to the group's ranks. The band states, "The more eagle-eyed watchers of the underground amongst you may know him as the mastermind behind the epic black metal project FYRDSMAN, and as the guitarist of the now-de...

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ALESTORM Guitarist Quits

Guitarist Gavin Harper has announced his departure from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM. He commented: "In my time in this band, from doing the first ever recording to not appearing on the latest one, I have always strived to make ALESTORM my priority and put it ahead of many other thing...

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ALESTORM Rejoined By Drummer IAN WILSON

Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has issued the following update: "After deciding that plumbing isn't all it's cracked up to be, Mr. Ian Wilson has decided to return to the ALESTORM crew to play the drums. We're totally happy to have him back, 'cos he's a badass guy. Dos! "Also, we've just fi...

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DRAGONFORCE Launches Exclusive Features On Zune Marketplace

British metal band DRAGONFORCE has become the latest artist to be featured in the Zune Ignition program. Fans can visit a special feature page on Zune Marketplace where they can access the free track 'Heroes Of Our Time" from the band's recently released "Ultra Beatdown", an exclusive "Guestlist" fe...

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DRAGONFORCE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Heroes' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Heroes Of Our Time", the new video from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, can be viewed below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Japan: #9 Canada: #15 USA: #18 UK: #...

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DRAGONFORCE Interviewed On FUSE's 'No. 1 Countdown'; Video Available

Sami from Fuse TV's "No. 1 Countdown" show recently conducted an interview with guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li from the British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. Watch the chat in two parts below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week...