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AMORPHIS' 'Skyforger' Certified Gold In Finland

"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. (Note: The sales requirement for albums to reach gold status in Finland was recently lowered to 10,000, but because "Skyforger" was released before this change took ef...

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AMORPHIS To Release Re-Recorded Versions Of Early Songs

On June 2, Petri Silas of Finland's Soundi magazine conducted an exclusive interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS about the band's upcoming collection, "Majestic Beasts - Tales From The Early Years", and the group's plans for the next studio album. Among the new bits o...

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AMORPHIS: 'Forging' DVD Trailer Available

AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", will be released on July 9 (Europe) and July 7 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, where AMORPHIS...

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SKYFORGER Featured In BBC Latvian Music Special

Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER are featured in a BBC special on Latvia's love of folk music. The band is captured live at a Latvian music awards ceremony and is interviewed by the BBC's correspondent Damien McGuinness. Watch the clip at this location. "Kurbads", the new album from SKYFORGER, is...

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AMORPHIS: 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD Pushed Back To July

The release date of AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", has been pushed back again — this time to July 9 (Europe) and July 7 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club...

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AMORPHIS: Complete 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD Details Revealed

AMORPHIS will release its first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", on June 25 (Europe) and June 23 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, where AMORPHIS...

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SKYFORGER: Another New Song Posted Online

"Kurbads", the new album from Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER, is scheduled for release in Europe on April 26 and in North America on May 11 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at the Latvian studio Lauska with the group's own bagpipe player, Kaspars Barbals, handling engineering duties...

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AMORPHIS: 'Forging Europe Tour Part II' Dates Announced

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have announced the details of the second part of the "Forging Europe" tour. The dates are as follows: Nov. 05 - Pumpehuset - Copenhagen, Denmark Nov. 06 - Metal Festival - Aalborg, Denmark Nov. 07 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany Nov. 09 - Cathouse - Glasgow, Scotland Nov....

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SKYFORGER: New Album Details Revealed

"Kurbads", the new album from Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER, is scheduled for release in Europe on April 26 and in North America on May 11 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at the Latvian studio Lauska with the group's own bagpipe player, Kaspars Barbals, handling engineering duties...

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VAN CANTO, INGRIMM, NACHTGESCHREI Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK FESTIVAL

VAN CANTO, INGRIMM and NACHTGESCHREI have been confirmed for this year's Ragnarök Festival, set to take place April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Ostbayernhalle in Rieden/Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGATHODAIMON AKREA ARKONA BELPHEGOR CARACH ANGREN CATAMENIA CTULU ENSIFERUM...

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AMORPHIS, INSOMNIUM Honored At FINNISH METAL AWARDS

AMORPHIS and INSOMNIUM are among the artists that were honored at the Finnish Metal Awards, which was held Saturday night (February 20) during the Finnish Metal Expo at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. Members of the Finnish metal media pre-selected the candidates and the people cast their vo...

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WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK FESTIVAL

Pacific Northwestern black metal eco-terrorists WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have been confirmed for this year's Ragnarök Festival, set to take place April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Ostbayernhalle in Rieden/Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGATHODAIMON AKREA ARKONA BELPHEGOR CA...

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AMORPHIS To Release 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD In June

AMORPHIS will release its first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", in early June via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming took place on November 20, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, where AMORPHIS was supported by STRATOVARIUS and BEFORE THE DAW...

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SKYFORGER: 'Kurbads' Trailer Posted Online

A trailer for "Kurbads", the new album from Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER, can be viewed below. The CD is due in Europe on April 26 and in North America on May 11 via Metal Blade Records. Without a doubt SKYFORGER are one of the leading bands in the worldwide pagan and folk metal movement ...

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AMORPHIS: 'From The Heaven Of My Heart' Video Released

"From The Heaven Of My Heart", the new video from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Owe Lingwall of Sweden's Village Road Film and was filmed at various locations throughout Finland. The track can be found on AMORPHIS' new CD, "Skyforger", which was honored in...