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SKYFORGER Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK FESTIVAL

Latvian Pagan metal kings SKYFORGER have been confirmed for this year's Ragnarök Festival, set to take place April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Ostbayernhalle in Rieden/Kreuth, Germany. They will celebrate the release of their new album, "Kurbads", and will — for the first time in Germany — also play a very...
February 8, 2010
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SKYFORGER Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER. The band is currently mixing its new album, "Kurbads", for an April 26 European release. Without a doubt SKYFORGER are one of the leading bands in the worldwide pagan and folk metal movement and finally the Baltic...
February 8, 2010
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AMORPHIS, THE 69 EYES Honored At Finland's EMMA GAALA

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS were honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category (for 2009's "Skyforger") at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which was held February 4 at Peacock-Teatteri in Linnanmäki. Other artists that were nominated in the "Metal Album" category were ENSIFERU...
February 5, 2010
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AMORPHIS To Perform At Tomorrow's EMMA GAALA

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS will perform at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which will be held on Thursday, February 4 at Peacock-Teatteri in Linnanmäki. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live via the Internet without country restrictions. AMORPHIS was nominated in two categor...
February 3, 2010
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IN SLUMBER, ASMODEUS, DISTORTED IMPALEMENT Confirmed For KALTENBACH OPEN AIR

IN SLUMBER, ASMODEUS, DISTORTED IMPALEMENT, EREBOS, BREWED & CANNED and V.P.O.A.A.W.A.M.C. have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 15-17, 2010 in Spital am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED A...
January 26, 2010
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MEGADETH Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

MEGADETH's "Endgame" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. SLAYER's "World Painted Blood" and HEAVEN & HELL's "The Devil You Know" were close runner-ups for the second and third positions, respectively. This was the 26th year of the poll, whi...
January 17, 2010
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AMORPHIS: New Video Interview With ESA HOLOPAINEN Posted Online

Metalpaths conducted an interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS when the band played Greece last fall. Watch the chat at this location. AMORPHIS will release its first-ever live DVD in the spring of 2010, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming took place o...
January 14, 2010
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KEEP OF KALESSIN, SHINING, MÅNEGARM, GOD DETHRONED Confirmed For KALTENBACH OPEN AIR

KEEP OF KALESSIN, SHINING, MÅNEGARM, GOD DETHRONED, SKYFORGER and DARKANE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 15-17, 2010 in Spital am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ASPHYX DARK FUNERAL DA...
January 1, 2010
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AMORPHIS Guitarist Talks Christmas

The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine recently spoke about Christmas with guitarist Esa Holopainen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS. During the chat, Esa talked about what the celebration means to him personally, for his band, and he offered some insight into the Finnish attitude towards Christma...
December 15, 2009
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AMORPHIS: Video Interview With TOMI KOIVUSAARI Posted Online

E-Rock.gr conducted an interview with rhythm guitarist Tomi Koivusaari of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS on November 1, 2009 when the band played Athens, Greece. Watch the chat in two parts below. AMORPHIS will release its first-ever live DVD in the spring of 2010, in time for the band's 20th anniversar...
November 20, 2009
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AMORPHIS To Film Concert DVD This Friday

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS will release their first-ever live DVD in the spring of 2010, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming will take place on Friday, November 20 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland, where AMORPHIS will be supported by STRATOVARIUS and BEFORE THE DAWN. In addition to...
November 17, 2009
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AMORPHIS: Munich Footage Posted Online

Video footage of AMORPHIS' November 6, 2009 performance in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). "Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHIS, sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at posi...
November 10, 2009
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AMORPHIS Keyboardist Interviewed In Athens

Metalzone.gr conducted an interview with Santeri Kallio of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS on November 1, 2009 when the band played Athens, Greece. Santeri talks about how it feels being in a band that's been around for almost 20 years, gives advice to new groups coming into the metal scene and also offe...
November 6, 2009
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MÅNEGARM: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Nattväsen"(English translation: "Night Creatures"),a brand new song from the Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track is the title cut of the band's new album, "Nattväsen", which is scheduled for release on November 19 via Regain Records...
November 6, 2009
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AMORPHIS: London Footage Available

SoundShock.net has uploaded video footage of AMORPHIS' October 10, 2009 concert at the Camden Underworld in London, England. Watch the clips below. "Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHIS, sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Th...
October 28, 2009