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FINNTROLL: More Festival Appearances Announced

Finland's FINNTROLL has scheduled the following dates: Apr. 12 - Wieze, BEL @ Oktoberhallen/Pestpop Apr. 25 - Haugesund, NOR @ Karmøygeddon Metal Festival May 30 - Zagreb, CRO @ Zagreb Metal Fest May 31 - Belgrade, SER @ Legacy Fest Jun. 07 - Schmerikon Am See, SWI @ Fiesta Pagana Festival Jul. 05 -...

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ARI KOIVUNEN Schedules Finnish Dates

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 07 - Bar Kino - Pori, FIN Feb. 13 - Liikuntahalli - Laukaa, FIN Feb. 14 - Hartwall Areena / Kirkan muistokonsertti - Helsinki, FIN Feb. 16 - Kaapelit...

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THUNDERSTONE Announces New Lineup

Last August saw Finnish metallers THUNDERSTONE part ways with vocalist Pasi Rantanen and keyboard player Kari Tornack, leaving fans wondering about the future of the band. The group, however, did not rest on its heels and did a full European tour in October-December, recruiting vocalist Tommi "Tuple...

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ILL NINO: 'The Alibi Of Tyrants' Video Posted Online

ILL NINO's video for the song "The Alibi of Tyrants" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Enigma", which is expected to be released in March. Check out "Enigma" audio samples at www.myspace.com/illnino. Members of ILL NINO were the featured guests on the nationally syndic...

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ILL NINO: 'Rockline' Appearance Available For Streaming

Members of ILL NINO were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, January 7. The program is now available for streaming at this location. ILL NINO will embark on the "Guerrilla Carnival Tour" at the end of January. Support will come fro...

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SOIL Explains ILL NINO Tour Cancellation

Chicago's SOIL has issued the following update: "Unfortunately we had to cancel our short run of dates with ILL NINO due to scheduling conflicts. Make sure you still check out the shows as ILL NINO are an awesome band and some dear friends of ours. We hope to do a full tour with them sometime ...

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ILL NINO, BOBAFLEX, DROID, EKOTREN Tour Dates Announced

ILL NINO will embark on the "Guerrilla Carnival Tour" at the end of January. Support will come from BOBAFLEX, DROID and EKOTREN. The tour begins on Thursday, January 31 in Cleveland, Ohio and ends on Saturday, March 1. The trek will cover 27 cities across the U.S., including the East Coast, Midwest,...

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ILL NINO: New Album Delayed

ILL NINO has issued the following update: "We're truly sorry about this, but [the new ILL NINO album] 'Enigma' will not be released on the 8th of this month. The release date was pushed back, and changed by our label, and is totally beyond our control. All six of us in ILL NINO want nothing ...

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FORCE MAJEURE Signs With LOW FREQUENCY RECORDS

Finnish metal band FORCE MAJEURE has inked a deal with Low Frequency Records. The group's debut album, "Frozen Chambers", will be released in March. According to a press release, "Frozen Chambers" "boasts ten outstandingly hard-rocking melodic metal songs. The songwriting on the album is both divers...

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SOIL: Cover Of SOUNDGARDEN's 'Rusty Cage' Posted Online

Chicago-based metal band SOIL has posted a cover of the SOUNDGARDEN classic "Rusty Cage" on the band's MySpace page. Commented the group: "This song is a gift to you [the fans], but in some ways it is also a gift to us. When we recently started playing together we just felt refreshed and ...

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BOBAFLEX Announces Dates With LIFE OF AGONY, ILL NINO

West Virginia's BOBAFLEX has scheduled the following dates: With LIFE OF AGONY: Jan. 09 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey Jan. 10 - New York NY- Blender Theater Jan. 11 - Asbury Park NJ - Stone Pony With ILL NINO: Jan. 16 - Bedford, NH - Mark's Place Jan. 17 - Hartford - Webster Theater ...

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ELVENKING Pulls Out Of GOTTHARD's Italian Tour

Italian folk metallers ELVENKING have been forced to cancel their support slot on the Italian leg of GOTTHARD's European tour. "We have been told that we were out of the tour for major organizing reasons (that are absolutely not related to our will) tonight and we're very sorry for the people that s...

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ARI KOIVUNEN: 2005 Performance Of QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Posted Online

Video footage of the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, performing a cover of QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody" at a 2005 benefit concert for the victims of the Southeast Asian tsunami in Bangkok, Thailand has surfaced and can be viewed below. Ar...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMORPHIS Guitarists Perform At 'Guitar Heroes' Concert; Video Available

Video footage from the album-launch concert to celebrate the release of the Finnish "Guitar Heroes" CD, which took place on November 6 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland, can be viewed below. The clips include special performances by Roope Latvala (CHILDREN OF BODOM) and Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),bot...

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ARI KOIVUNEN Performs New Single On Finnish TV; Video Available

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, performed his new single, "Angels Are Calling" (acoustic version),on the Finnish TV show "Huuma" (airing on MTV3) on Saturday (November 24). The song was composed by STRATOVARIUS mainman T...