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HELLFEST Organizer Explains SATANIC WARMASTER Cancelation

Ben Barbaud, the organizer of the annual Hellfest festival in Clisson, France, has released the following statement to Radio Metal regarding the reports that Finnish black metallers SATANIC WARMASTER were removed from the billing of this year's event because the organizers bowed to pressure from oth...

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THE NIBIRUAN Back In The Studio

THE NIBIRUAN, the new Finnish metal band featuring former AMORAL guitarist Silver Ots alongside Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar) and Eerik Purdon (bass) of SHEAR, has issued the following update: "We entered the studio last weekend to record some new stuff and man has it been a blast. Everything has worke...

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SATANIC WARMASTER Claims External Pressure Led To Band Being Removed From HELLFEST Billing

Finnish black metallers SATANIC WARMASTER have been removed from the billing of this year's Hellfest festival — set to take place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France — because the event's organizers allegedly bowed to pressure from other artists performing at the festival. Commented SATANIC WARMASTE...

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AMORAL Announces New Guitarist

Finnish metallers AMORAL have issued the following brief update: "We are happy to announce that AMORAL has a new guitar player! "As announced when Valtteri [Hirvonen] came in as a session guy to help us out with the gigs, he could not commit to being a full-time member due to his hectic schedule as...

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SHEAR To Enter Studio In March

SHEAR, the new Helsinki, Finland-based six-piece metal act featuring former/current members of AMORAL, OMNIUM GATHERUM, IMPERANON, ELENIUM and CRYSTAL BLAZE, will enter the studio in March to begin recording its debut album for a late 2011 release. Commented the band: "In the last couple of months w...

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, TERÄSBETONI, KIUAS Members Perform Finnish Christmas Songs (Video)

RASKAS JOULU (Heavy Christmas) — a Finnish project which celebrates Christmas and its music tradition mixed with metal — completed its annual tour this past weekend with three shows at Tavastia in Helsinki. Two concerts were held on December 18 — an afternoon all-ages show and an evening performance...

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AMORAL To Enter Studio In January

Finnish metallers AMORAL will enter Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland on January 30 to begin recording their fifth album for a late spring release. Guitarist Ben Varon recently described the band's new material as "all over the place style-wise, from the chillest acoustic stuff to fast d...

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2010 'Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour': Footage From Helsinki Concert Available

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians took part in the seventh annual "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour", which kicked off in late November and concluded on December 11 in Helsinki, Finland. The 10-date trek honored the legendary PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot and kil...

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AMORAL: 13 Songs Written For Next Album

Guitarist Ben Varon of Finnish metallers AMORAL has issued the following update: "The writing and fine-tuning of the new material has been getting along good. We have about 13 songs written as of now, and still more keep popping up. It looks like we'll be heading to the studio in April/May, with a p...

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TORNADO To Enter Studio In March

TORNADO (formerly NEMESIS DIVINA),the American, Dutch and Finnish metal band featuring members of AMORAL and FUELBLOODED, will enter Abyss Studio in Pärlby, Sweden on March 7, 2011 under the watchful eye of Swedish producer and HYPOCRISY/PAIN mainman Peter Tägtgren to record its debut CD for a May...

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AMORAL, FUELBLOODED Members Join Forces In TORNADO

TORNADO (formerly NEMESIS DIVINA),the American, Dutch and Finnish metal band featuring members of AMORAL and FUELBLOODED, has inked a multi-album deal with the French label Listenable Records. The group will enter Abyss Studio in Pärlby, Sweden in February 2011 under the watchful eye of Swedish pro...

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Former QUO VADIS Vocalist Resurfaces In ANNEX THEORY

ANNEX THEORY, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-based metal act featuring former QUO VADIS vocalist Trevor Bernie, has completed work on a new EP, to be released digitally this winter. The effort was mastered by TESSERACT's Acle Kahney. According to a press release, ANNEX THEORY "combines high-level mu...

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DE LIRIUM'S ORDER Announces New Bassist

Finnish death metallers DE LIRIUM'S ORDER have announced the addition of bassist Erkki Silvennoinen (NORTHERN KINGS, AMORAL) to the group's ranks. The band will enter the studio on October 31 to record one song, "Maximum Sentence". DE LIRIUM'S ORDER's third album will be tracked during February 2011...

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2010 'Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour' Announced

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians will take part in the seventh annual "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour", set to kick off in late November. The 10-date trek will honor the legendary PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot and killed on stage on December 8, 2004. The music...

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ARI KOIVUNEN Performs Acoustic Versions Of Heavy Metal Classics; Video Available

Finnish singer Ari Koivunen (AMORAL) and guitarist Gary Keskinen performed an acoustic set of classic heavy metal and hard rock covers last night (Wednesday, October 20) at Club Lady Moon in Helsinki. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed at this location (courtesy of "Anire100"). A...