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ALESTORM Launches Tour Dairy For UK Dates With TURISAS

Scotland's ALESTORM has launched a tour diary for its upcoming UK dates as the support act for Finland's TURISAS. Regular updates will be available at this location. ALESTORM released its debut album, "Captain Morgan's Revenge", in January through Napalm Records. According to a press release, the qu...
February 29, 2008
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SUIDAKRA: '13 Years Of Celtic Wartunes' DVD Trailer Available

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA will release their new DVD and "best-of" CD package, "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes", on April 25. The set will include the band's Wacken Open Air 2007 performance, an acoustic concert, and a best-of CD with remastered and newly recorded songs spanning the...
February 28, 2008
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NORTHER, SKYFORGER Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK FESTIVAL

NORTHER and SKYFORGER have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Ragnarök Festival, set to take place March 28-29 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGALLOCH ALESTORM ARKONA BATTLELORE HAGGARD HELLSAW HELRITT HELRUNAR MENHIR MINAS MORGUL NEGURA BUNGET NORTHE...
February 23, 2008
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TURISAS: 'Making-Of' Footage For 'Rasputin' Video Posted Online

Finnish battle metal overlords TURISAS have posted a very entertaining "making-of" for the video of their cover of the BONEY M classic "Rasputin". Watch the footage below. TURISAS are set to invade North American shores this upcoming spring as part of Paganfest 2008, which also features their fellow...
February 22, 2008
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TÝR Drummer Forced To Sit Out Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

Faroe Islands metallers TÝR have issued the following update: "Due to injury, Kári Streymoy will not be able to man the drum kit during the coming Paganfest tour in Europe, Canada and the U.S. We are sad at not having him with us, but we have found a worthy replacement in 20-year-old Amon Djurhuus,...
February 21, 2008
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SUIDAKRA To Release '13 Years Of Celtic Wartunes' In April

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA will release their new DVD and "best-of" CD package, "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes", on April 25. The set will include the band's Wacken Open Air 2007 performance, an acoustic concert, and a best-of CD with remastered and newly recorded songs spanning the...
February 20, 2008
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TÝR Announces New Album Title, Release Date

Faroe Islands metallers TÝR have set "Land" as the title of their fourth full-length album, due on May 8 via Napalm Records. According to the band, the follow-up to 2006's "Ragnarok" "contains mostly Faeroese, but also Icelandic and Norwegian traditionals, re-arranged into heavy metal. The second mo...
February 20, 2008
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TURISAS: 'The Varangian Way' Tour Edition To Feature Bonus DVD

Finnish warmongers TURISAS are set to invade North American shores this upcoming spring as part of Paganfest 2008, which also features their fellow countrymen ENSIFERUM, TYR and ELUVEITIE. This Metal Maniacs-sponsored trek, which kicks off on April 25, is in support of the group's critically acclaim...
February 19, 2008
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A LIFE ONCE LOST, EPICUREAN, ION VEIN And ARISE AND RUIN Complete CHICAGO POWERFEST Lineup

A LIFE ONCE LOST, EPICUREAN, ION VEIN and ARISE AND RUIN are the final bands to be confirmed for Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Tickets for the event are currently on sale at all Ticketmaster locations and The Pearl Room box office. Single-da...
February 18, 2008
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EVOCATION Confirmed For Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION have been confirmed for the Jalometalli festival, set to take place August 15-16 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL BLITZKRIEG SATYRICON MAYHEM SOTAJUMALA MORTAL SIN DESASTER TURISAS KALMAH CATAMENIA PRESTIGE AD...
February 18, 2008
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ORPHANED LAND To Play Russia With TURISAS, DARK LUNACY

Israel's ORPHANED LAND will team up with Finland's TURISAS (headliners) and Italy's DARK LUNACY for two shows in Russia in April: Apr. 12 - Moscow (RUS) - Tochka Apr. 13 - St. Petersburg (RUS) - Roks Vocalist Kobi Farhi of ORPHANED LAND is currently working on his debut book called "A Tango Between...
February 13, 2008
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TURISAS Announces Stand-In Accordion Player

Finnish warlords TURISAS have issued the following update: "We hereby announce that we have been forced to hire a step-in accordion player to replace Lisko on all announced upcoming tourdates. We have an important show this Friday at Finnish Metal Expo (FIN) and two lengthy tours in UK/Europe and US...
February 13, 2008
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OVERKILL, BLITZKRIEG, SATYRICON, MAYHEM Confirmed For Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

OVERKILL, BLITZKRIEG, SATYRICON and MAYHEM are among the confirmed bands for the Jalometalli festival, set to take place August 15-16 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL BLITZKRIEG SATYRICON MAYHEM SOTAJUMALA MORTAL SIN DESASTER TURISAS KALMAH CA...
February 13, 2008
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NIGHTWISH, HANOI ROCKS, TURISAS, CONVERGE Confirmed For Finland's ILOSAARIROCK Festival

NIGHTWISH, TURISAS, HANOI ROCKS, CONVERGE and CULT OF LUNA are among the confirmed bands for the Ilosaarirock festival, set to take place July 11-13 in Joensuu, the capital of Eastern Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 22-PISTEPIRKKO (FIN) 51KOODIA (FIN) ANAL THUNDER (FIN) ASA J...
February 13, 2008
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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL Details Revealed

This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, the largest and most successful metal festival in the United States. This year's show, presented by ESP, Randall, EMG, and exclusive magazine presenter Metal Maniacs magazine, will take place the weekend of Apr...
February 12, 2008