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ENSIFERUM: First Two Albums To Be Released In U.K. With Bonus Tracks

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM will have its first two albums made officially available in the U.K. for the very first time. The records in question — "Ensiferum" (2001) and "Iron" (2004) — will be released on March 30 via Spinefarm Records. Both albums will come with bonu...
February 4, 2009
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BLACKGUARD: Debut Album Track Listing Finalized

Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS) will release its debut album, "Profugus Mortis", on March 20 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records and on April 28 in North America through Sumerian Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Scarlet T...
January 27, 2009
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BLACKGUARD Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST, SUMERIAN

Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS) has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records for territories outside the U.S. (where the group is signed to Sumerian Records). The band debut album, "Profugus Mortis", will be released on March 20 in Europe and Apr...
January 16, 2009
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AMON AMARTH: '2009 Is Already Filling Up With Plans'

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "2008 has been one hell of a year for AMON AMARTH. The year has been filled with one exciting event after another. "We started the year with our first-ever Australia/New Zealand tour — one more continent conquered. It was great t...
January 2, 2009
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ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Germany's LEGACY FEST

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM has been confirmed for next year's Legacy Fest, set to take place May 21-23 in Dessau, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ANIMA ARCH ENEMY BELPHEGOR BEHEMOTH BURNING SKIES CALLEJON DEMONICAL DESASTER DIE APOKALYPT...
December 19, 2008
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ENSIFERUM, AXXIS, STORMLORD To Perform At Belgium's FROSTROCK

ENSIFERUM, AXXIS and STORMLORD will perform at the Frostrock festival, set to take place on January 3, 2009 at the Hippodroom, Kuurne, Belgium. The festival billing is as follows: ALWAYS FALLEN ANGELI DI PIETRA APOCRYPH AXXIS ENSIFERUM IN-QUEST STORMLORD For more information, go to this location. .....
December 19, 2008
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Austria's SUMMER NIGHTS OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the Summer Nights Open Air festival, set to take place May 22-24 at Burg Frauentstein in Mining am Inn, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ARCH ENEMY BEHEMOTH BELPHEGOR CALLEJON DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITE...
December 17, 2008
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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Completes Work On New Album

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages last summer, has finished recording its new concept album, "Mirror Of Retribution", in Los Angeles with producer (and ANTHRAX guitarist) Rob Ca...
December 11, 2008
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WINTERSUN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

WINTERSUN, the Finnish band led by former ENSIFERUM singer Jari Mäenpää, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH BRAINSTORM CORVUS CORAX J.B....
November 30, 2008
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ENSIFERUM: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available

The MetalList webzine has uploaded quality photos of ENSIFERUM's November 15, 2008 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia. Fan-filmed video footage from the concert can be viewed below. ENSIFERUM vocalist/guitarist Petri Lindroos was forced to miss the group's shows in Russia "due to serious illne...
November 16, 2008
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, MISERY INDEX, ENSIFERUM To Perform At HELSINKI METAL MEETING

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ANDRÉ MATOS (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN),MISERY INDEX, BEFORE THE DAWN and ENSIFERUM are among the scheduled performers at the fifth annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will be held February 12-14, 2009 in Helsinki. Celebrating five years of existence, the Finnish Metal Expo expands fr...
November 14, 2008
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ENSIFERUM Frontman Forced To Miss Russian Shows Due To 'Serious Illness'

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM has issued the following update: "Petri Lindroos [vocals, guitar] is not able to perform at our shows in Russia due to serious illness. We all hope for speedy recovery for him in coming weeks. Cancellation was not an option to us because we d...
November 13, 2008
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THE ABSENCE: New Video Interview Posted Online

Metal Til Death conducted an interview with the Tampa, Florida melodic trash outfit THE ABSENCE on October 20, 2008. Watch the 10-minute chat below. THE ABSENCE recently opened for Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH on their North American tour. Also on the bill were the Finnish folk-metal act ENS...
November 3, 2008
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ENSIFERUM's HINKKA: 'Finns Are Melancholic And Quiet But I Wouldn't Say That We Are Angry'

Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with bassist-lyricist Sami Hinkka and founding guitarist Markus Toivonen of the Finnish folk-metal band ENSIFERUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Express: Why do you think so many Scandinavian metal bands sing about their heri...
October 25, 2008
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UNLEASHED, CHROME DIVISION, ENDSTILLE Confirmed For Germany's WINTERFIRE FESTIVAL

UNLEASHED, CHROME DIVISION and ENDSTILLE have been confirmed for the Winterfire Festival, set to take place On February 21, 2009 at Hessenhallenin Giessen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARKONA CHROME DIVISION DARK TRANQUILLITY ENDSTILLE ENSIFERUM MENHIR MOONSORROW SHINING U...
October 21, 2008