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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO Explains Guitarist's Departure
CHILDREN OF BODOM mainman Alexi Laiho recently spoke to Outburn magazine about the departure of rhythm guitarist Alexander "Aku" Kuoppa and the impact it's had on the band's morale. "I gotta be honest, it did affect us a lot," he said. "He was an important part of the band, just like every other mem...November 2, 2003
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ALTARIA Announce Finnish Dates
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA, who feature in their ranks SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen and NIGHTWISH six-stringer Emppu Vuorinen, have confirmed the following dates during January: Jan. 23 - Hullu Pullo – Vaasa, FIN Jan. 24 - Loop – Oulu, FIN As previously reported, ALTARIA have set...October 30, 2003
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ALTARIA Prepare To Enter Studio
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA, who feature in their ranks SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen and NIGHTWISH six-stringer Emppu Vuorinen, have set "Divinity" as the tentative title for their sophomore album, due in May 2004 through AOR Heaven sub-label Metal Heaven Records. The group will e...October 2, 2003
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GRIFFIN Film Video For 'The Sentence'
Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN have finished filming a video for the track "The Sentence". The song comes off the group's third full-length album, "No Holds Barred", which will be available on mailorder from www.hellionrecords.de beginning on October 30. "There's still some additional footage without t...September 26, 2003
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GRIFFIN: New Album Sound Clips Posted Online
Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN have posted sound clips of all the tracks from their forthcoming third full-length album, "No Holds Barred", at their official web site. Check them out here. As previously reported, "No Holds Barred" was recorded at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway under the co-prod...August 19, 2003
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SINERGY To Record New Album In February
Finland's SINERGY will enter the studio on February 1 for at least six weeks to begin recording their fourth full-length album, tentatively due in June 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records. "Me and [guitarist] Alexi [Laiho, also in CHILDREN OF BODOM] spent the first two days I was back in Finland [aft...August 19, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Hire SINERGY Axeman For Upcoming Tour
Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM have recruited SINERGY/ex-STONE axeman Roope Latvala as the session guitarist for the remainder of their world tour in support of their latest CD, "Hate Crew Deathroll". "When [former guitarist] Alexander ["Aku" Kuoppala] left the band we were left in a difficult situatio...August 16, 2003
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GRIFFIN Complete Work On Third Album
Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN have finished recording their third full-length album, "No Holds Barred", at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway under the co-production guidance of CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho. In addition to co-producing the effort, Laiho laid down guest guitar and vocals...August 5, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO: 'We Ain't Ready To Fucking Die Yet!'
As first reported here on Monday, Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM have now officially confirmed the departure of rhythm guitarist Alexander "Aku" Kuoppala. "We just wanted to make the point clear that there is absolutely no bad blood between us whatsoever," guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho writes on the b...July 17, 2003
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GRIFFIN To Support TNT In Norway
Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN will open for legendary '80s hard rockers TNT at Samfundet in Trondheim, Norway on June 20. As previously reported, GRIFFIN's third full-length album, "No Holds Barred", is set to be recorded this July at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway under the co-production guid...June 8, 2003
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GRIFFIN: No Holds Barred
Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN have set "No Holds Barred" as the title for their forthcoming CD third full-length album, which will be recorded this July at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway under the co-production guidance of CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho. Among the songs set to appear o...May 29, 2003
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GRIFFIN: New Demo Samples Posted Online
Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN have posted MP3 samples of seven new demo/pre-production tracks at this location. All songs will appear on the band's forthcoming third full-length album, tentatively titled "Paranoia Overload", which will be recorded this July at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway un...April 24, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman To Co-Produce GRIFFIN CD
CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho will co-produce the next album by the Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN. Tentatively titled "Paranoia Overload", the CD will be recorded this July at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway and will be released in September through Norway's FaceFront Records. A demo/p...March 7, 2003
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HALFORD Didn't Film Japanese Dates For Upcoming DVD: Opening Act
Despite the band's announcement last month that they would be filming a live DVD during their recent tour of Japan, HALFORD ended up not recording any of the shows on the trek, according to opening act CHILDREN OF BODOM. "There was no film crew [at the shows]," C.O.B. keyboardist Janne Warman told F...February 23, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Guitarist Jams With HALFORD
CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist Alexi Laiho joined HALFORD on stage at their show in Sapporo, Japan Wednesday night (Feb. 19) for a triple-axe-attack version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Living After Midnight". CHILDREN OF BODOM, whose latest CD, "Hate Crew Deathroll", entered the Finnish charts at #1,...February 19, 2003
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