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SHEAR Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Helsinki, Finland-based female-fronted metallers SHEAR have parted ways with bassist Eerik Purdon and replaced him with Silver Ots (DEAD SHAPE FIGURE, THE NIBIRUAN, AMORAL). Commented the band: "Our former bassist, Eerik Purdon, decided to step down after many great years together. We thank Eerik fo...

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DEAD SHAPE FIGURE Begins Recording New Album

Finnish metallers DEAD SHAPE FIGURE have entered D-Studio in Nurmijärvi, Finland to begin recording their third album with producer Alexandre Locher (also known as Xytras or Xy) of Swiss industrial black metallers SAMAEL. Commented DEAD SHAPE FIGURE: "This is the first time ever DEAD SHAPE FIGURE ha...

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AMORAL: 'Wrapped In Barbwire' Video Released

"Wrapped In Barbwire", the new video from the Finnish metal/hard rock outfit AMORAL, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fifth album, "Beneath", which entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 30. Released on October 26, 2011, the CD came equipped with a stunning 18-page pos...

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DEAD SHAPE FIGURE In Pre-Production With SAMAEL's XY

Alexandre Locher (also known as Xytras or Xy) of Swiss industrial black metallers SAMAEL recently travelled to Finland to oversee pre-production on the new album from the Finnish modern thrash/death-influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE. It's been years since Xy produced an album for another band;...

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AMORAL Interviewed On KVRX AUSTIN RADIO (Audio)

Laura of KVRX Austin Radio conducted an interview with Finnish metallers AMORAL on March 13 while the band was in Austin, Texas to perform at the SXSW (South By Southwest) festival. You can now listen to the chat below. AMORAL's fifth album, "Beneath", entered the official chart in Finland at positi...

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FINNISH METAL AWARDS: Winners Announced

TURISAS was the big winner at the Finnish Metal Awards, which was held Saturday night (February 18) during the Finnish Metal Expo (the main event of Helsinki Metal Meeting) at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. The winners were selected by the general public in the months preceding the event, b...

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TRACEDAWN To Release 'Lizard Dusk' Next Week

Finnish metallers TRACEDAWN will release their new album, "Lizard Dusk", on February 15 via Redhouse. The CD was produced and co-recorded by Tuomas Yli-Jaskari, Perttu Kurttila and Vili Itäpelto at Seawolf and Redhouse Studios, mixed by Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman in Sweden and mastered by Mika Jus...

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SHEAR: Debut Album Details Revealed

SHEAR, the Helsinki, Finland-based six-piece metal act featuring former/current members of AMORAL, OMNIUM GATHERUM, IMPERANON, ELENIUM and CRYSTAL BLAZE, will release its full-length debut, "Breaking The Stillness", via Lifeforce Records on the following dates: March 13 - North America March 23 - Ge...

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DEAD SHAPE FIGURE: 'Strangle The Hero' Photo Video Released

"Strangle The Hero", the new "photo video" from the Finnish modern thrash/death-influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE, can be seen below. The photos for the clip were taken by Toni Salminen and Mika Ringman . "Strangle The Hero" comes off DEAD SHAPE FIGURE's mini-CD, "Dev!lle Ride", which was rele...

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA Members Featured On New RASKASTA JOULUA EP

RASKASTA JOULUA, the Christmas project featuring several well-known Finnish hard rock and heavy metal musicians, has released a new EP called "Jouluksi Kotiin". It includes one new studio recording, of the EP's title track, with Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA, NORTHERN KINGS) on vocals and four live ver...

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SHEAR Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Lifeforce Records has announced the signing of SHEAR, the Helsinki, Finland-based six-piece metal act featuring former/current members of AMORAL, OMNIUM GATHERUM, IMPERANON, ELENIUM and CRYSTAL BLAZE. The band's as-yet-untitled full-length debut will be released in March 2012. The group previously d...

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THE NIBIRUAN Announces Lineup Changes

Vocalist Asim Searah has left THE NIBIRUAN the Finnish metal band featuring former AMORAL guitarist Silver Ots alongside Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar) of SHEAR in order to join KIUAS. He has since been replaced by Jules Nveri (PROFANE OMEN, ENEMY OF THE SUN). THE NIBIRUAN also parted ways with Eerik Pu...

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AMORAL To Film New Video Tomorrow

Finnish metal/hard rock outfit AMORAL will film a new video tomorrow (Monday, November 28) at On The Rocks in Helsinki. According to a posting on the band's Facebook page, AMORAL "need[s] a few people to act as audience in one short scene. Anyone up for it? This would be around 15.00 - 16.00. Just s...

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METALLICA And LOU REED Perform On BBC's 'Later... With Jools Holland'; Video Available

METALLICA and Lou Reed performed earlier tonight (Tuesday, November 8) on BBC's television show "Later... With Jools Holland". The former VELVET UNDERGROUND singer and the heavy metal titans appeared together on the program to promote their new collaborative album "Lulu", which was released last wee...

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LOU REED And METALLICA: First 'Lulu' Chart Positions Revealed

METALLICA's collaborative album with Lou Reed, titled "Lulu", has registered the following first-week positions so far: Australia: #33 Belgium: #30 Finland: #20 Ireland: #36 Netherlands: #17 Norway: #11 Sweden: #9 U.K.: #36 "Lulu" is likely to sell between 12,000 and 15,000 copies in the United Stat...