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OVERKILL, AXEL RUDI PELL, EDGUY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

OVERKILL, AXEL RUDI PELL and EDGUY are the latest acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. Also scheduled to appear at the event are NIGHTWISH, ACCEPT, SINNER, MARDUK, ENSIFERUM, ILLDISPOSED, ENDSTILLE, TURISAS and MERCENARY....

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MARDUK, ENSIFERUM, ILLDISPOSED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MARDUK, ENSIFERUM, ILLDISPOSED, ENDSTILLE, TURISAS and MERCENARY are the latest acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. Also scheduled to appear at the event are NIGHTWISH, ACCEPT and SINNER. More bands will be announced soon...

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TURISAS: Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of the Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS performing the song "Battle Metal" live at the Tuska Festival 2004 in Helsinki, Finland has been posted online at the German Metal Hammer web site. Check it out at this location. TURISAS' debut album, "Battle Metal", was released in July t...

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TURISAS Guitarist Stabbed, In 'Stable' Condition

TURISAS guitarist Georg Laakso was stabbed several times in the group's hometown of Hämeenlinna, Finland over the weekend, according to a posting on the "pagan battle metal" act's web site. His condition is stable at the moment, but he is still hospitalized and under observation. No further details...

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TURISAS: New Song Posted Online

Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have set a July 26 release date through Century Media Records for their debut album, "Battle Metal". "Battle Metal" was produced by Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, MORGUL) at Sound Suite Studios in Marseiile, France, and "offers the most precious ingredients of epi...

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DARK FUNERAL, ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR Metal Festival

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL and Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metallers ENSIFERUM are the final acts confirmed for this year's edition of the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, a three-day event set to take place July 16-18 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki, Finland. The...

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TURISAS Part Ways With Bassist

Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have parted ways with bassist Mikko Törmikoski. "The decision to drop him out was made by us after returning from Sound Suite Studio in January," the band write on their web site. "The bass track on the upcoming album was played by Jussi [Wickström, guitar],...

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Finland's TURISAS Ink Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have signed a long-term deal with Century Media Records. The band (named after an ancient Finnish war god) were originally formed in 1997 by Mathias Nygård (vocals) and Jussi Wickström (guitar). Over the years Tuomas Lehtonen (drums),Georg Laakso (guitar),A...