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LORDI: Teaser Trailer For Woozyfly.com 24-Hour 'Halloween Extravaganza' Available

A teaser trailer for LORDI's 24-hour "Halloween Extravaganza" to be broadcast on Woozyfly.com has been posted online at this location. The 24-hour marathon will feature interviews with LORDI, videos and the world exclusive premiere of the LORDI concert at The Fillmore in New York City (shot on Octob...

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LORDI Teams Up With WOOZYFLY.COM To Broadcast 24-Hour 'Halloween Extravaganza'

Finland's monster rock n' roll band LORDI and The End Records have teamed up with Woozyfly, the online music media company devoted to independent artists and independent music, to broadcast a 24-hour online extravaganza on Halloween (October 31, 2007) at www.woozyfly.com/Lordi. The 24-hour marathon...

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LORDI's 'Dark Floors': New Images Posted Online

Twelve new images from "Dark Floors" — the feature film starring the Finnish "monster" metal band LORDI — have surfaced online and can be found at ShockTillYouDrop.com. The plot summary is as follows: Concerned for her autistic daughter's health, a father sees her removal from the hospital by force...

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MISERY SPEAKS, GRANTIG Sign With DRAKKAR RECORDS

Drakkar Records (LORDI, NIGHTWISH, ENSIFERUM, THE SORROW) has announced the signing of two young, promising metal acts from Germany: MISERY SPEAKS and GRANTIG: "We continue to focus on young talents,"comments label manager Marius Kopec. "Of course, classic artist development has become increasingly...

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THUNDERSTONE To Support SONATA ARCTICA In Finland

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE will support SONATA ARCTICA on a four gig mini-tour of Finland between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The dates are as follows: Dec. 27 - Teatria – Oulu, FIN Dec. 29 - Kaapelitehdas - Helsinki, FIN Dec. 30 - Metroauto Areena - Tampere, FIN Dec. 31 - Jäähal...

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LORDI To Support TYPE O NEGATIVE In October

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI have been confirmed as direct support on the TYPE O NEGATIVE tour that kicks off October 12 in New Haven, Connecticut. The dates are as follows: Oct. 12 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place Oct. 13 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Oct. 14 - Clifton Park, NY - ...

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DOMINATION BLACK Signs With VIOLENT JOURNEY RECORDS

Finnish "horror" metallers DOMINATION BLACK have inked a new deal with Violent Journey Records. The group's third release, "The Haunting" EP, is scheduled for release in the spring. A new DOMINATION BLACK track, entitled "The House of 1000 Eyes", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. DOMINATIO...

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THUNDERSTONE: Lineup Changes Announced

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Pasi Rantanen [vocals] and Kari Tornack [keyboards] are no longer part of THUNDERSTONE. Due to personal reasons and a visible lack of motivation on their part we saw it best to part with the g...

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LORDI Mainman Defends 'Free' OZZFEST

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi recently spoke to Jonathan Cunningham of Broward-Palm Beach, Florida's New Times about the Finnish band's participation in this year's Ozzfest, which has been dubbed "Freefest" due to the fact that concert revelers are able to enjoy the show without having to pay. "We are not...

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DOMINATION BLACK Parts Ways With POISON ARROW RECORDS, Seeks New Label Home

Finnish "horror" metallers DOMINATION BLACK have parted ways with Poison Arrow Records and are currently seeking a new label home. "We've got 7-9 new tracks that really kick ass and can't wait to hit the studio again for a new album," the band writes in a statement. "And yes, we have been talking wi...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Embraces OZZFEST's Emphasis On Music

Regis Behe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports: A few weeks ago, singer Dez Fafara, of DEVILDRIVER, was starting a much-needed vacation when he got a text message from Ozzfest associate producer John Fenton: "I really need you to call me now." A band, MONDO GENERATOR, had suddenly left the tour...

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ANKLA Bassist Checks In From OZZFEST

ANKLA, the Los Angeles-based band led by former PUYA guitarist Ramón Ortíz, is currently touring the U.S. as part of Ozzfest 2007 alongside OZZY OSBOURNE, STATIC-X, LAMB OF GOD, LORDI, HATEBREED and BEHEMOTH, among others. The group's bassist, Tony Castaneda, has issued the following update from the...

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LORDI Guitarist Says GWAR 'Must Be Distant Family Members For Us'

Maximum Ink magazine recently conducted an interview with LORDI guitarist Amen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On winning the Eurovision Song Contest: "The Eurovision song contest is an annual pop song competition. There are something like 40 contestants, and you perform your song in front of...

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LORDI Mainman: 'We Can Sell Out Stadiums By Ourselves In Finland'

John Black of BostonNOW recently conducted an interview with LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi. "It's weird, but I came up with the concept for this band — the look and the music —10 years ago, and nobody wanted it. Some record companies said they liked the music, but the look was too dark. Others ...

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OZZFEST 2007: Tinley Park Photos Posted Online

Photos from the August 10, 2007 Ozzfest stop at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL have been posted online at NBC5.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: CHTHONIC IN THIS MOMENT DEVILDRIVER BEHEMOTH HATEBREED BLACK TIDE LORDI STATIC-X LAMB OF GOD Mark Brown of the R...