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CHAOSBREED Members Pay Tribute To THE DOORS
On Thursday, August 4, CHAOSBREED members Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI) and Nalle Österman (GANDALF, ex-LULLACRY) will play a one-off tribute show to the classic American rock act THE DOORS as members of THE BLUE HORSE. For fans of CHAOSBREED, this might be especially interesting, as this will b...August 2, 2005
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TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL: Photos Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos taken at this past weekend's Tuska Open Air Metal Festival have been posted online at Mesta.net. Tuska Open Air Metal Festival was held July 15-17 at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland. Bands that performed at the festival included MONSTER MAGNET, APOCALYPTICA, FINN...July 19, 2005
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SENTENCED Guitarist Discusses Group's Split, Future Plans
On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On Track Magazine: When last we spoke we discussed the melancholy themes behind the band's music which are directly related to the conditions in which you live in your...July 19, 2005
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HOMO IRATUS Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK THE NATIONS Festival
Greece's HOMO IRATUS have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rock the Nations open-air festival, set to take place August 6 at Seven Towers of Istanbul in Turkey. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are MANOWAR, GOREFEST and BALANCE OF POWER. Rock the Nations' first installment (200...July 17, 2005
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VILE: 'The New Age Of Chaos' To Receive U.S. Release In October
Unique Leader Records has set an October 18 North American release date for the new VILE album, "The New Age of Chaos". The CD will surface in Europe in late September via Listenable. Download the album's title track in MP3 format at this location. "The New Age of Chaos" track listing: 01. Devour .....July 13, 2005
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MORS PRINCIPIUM EST: Live Video Posted Online
A live video of MORS PRINCIPIUM EST performing the track "Altered State of Consciousness" at bar Kino in Pori, Finland on May 25, 2005 has been posted online at VS-webzine.com. "Altered State Consciousness" comes off the Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers' sophomore album, entitled "The Unborn",...July 13, 2005
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ALTARIA Announce New Guitarist
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have announced the addition of guitarist J-P Alanen to the group's ranks. "During the past winter J-P has been jamming and writing songs together with Marko [Pukkila, bass] and Tony [Smedjebacka, drums] and therefore felt like a natural choice," the band write on th...July 12, 2005
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DEMONS & WIZARDS Singer Says SENTENCED Bassist May Join Band's Touring Lineup
Denmark's Antenna webzaine recently conducted an interview with DEMONS & WIZARDS frontman Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Antenna: What about touring activities? Hansi Kürsch: "I hope that Bobby Jarzombek [drums; ICED EARTH, HALFORD] will join us on a to...July 11, 2005
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Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL: BAL-SAGOTH Cancel, SKYCLAD Added To Bill
The organizers of this year's Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki, Finland have been forced to make a couple of slight but very regrettable changes in the program. British cult band BAL-SAGOTH have been forced to cancel their performance at the festival. For some time now, the band have stated...July 7, 2005
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FLOWING TEARS: 'Razorbliss' To Receive U.S. Release Next Week
FLOWING TEARS' latest album, "Razorbliss", will receive its long-overdue U.S. release on July 12 via Magick Records (a division of Cleopatra Records). "We're just about to start some promotional work to support the release and can't wait to get your reactions on the album," the German band write on...July 6, 2005
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AGONIZER To Represent Finland In 'Wacken Metal Battle' Band Competition
AGONIZER have been chosen to represent Finland in the Wacken Open Air metal festival's yearly "Wacken Metal Battle" band competition. The Finnish jury, lead by Sauli Vuoti, the founder of the Finnish metal magazine Inferno, selected AGONIZER to represent Finland in this year's competition after goin...July 6, 2005
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The JUDAS PRIEST Trial: 15 Years Later
Lenita Powers of the Reno Gazette-Journal has issued the following report: Fifteen years ago, Reno became the focus of a high-profile lawsuit that charged the British heavy metal group JUDAS PRIEST with hiding subliminal messages in its music that led to the deaths of two fans. As JUDAS PRIEST retur...July 1, 2005
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'm Not Interested In Being An Activist For Religion'
Israel National Radio's Ben Bresky, host of "The Beat" music program, conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine prior to the band's appearance at the third annual Metalist Festival on June 22 on Palmachim Beach near Tel Aviv, Israel. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Israel Natio...June 30, 2005
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ALTARIA Part Ways With Guitarist JANI LIIMATAINEN
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have parted ways with guitarist Jani Liimatainen. "During the preproduction sessions of the upcoming album it became obvious to everybody including himself that things had developed to the point where it was impossible for him to combine ALTARIA's increasing demand...June 29, 2005
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MANOWAR Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK THE NATIONS Festival
MANOWAR are the first confirmed band for this year's edition of the Rock the Nations open-air festival, set to take place August 6 at Seven Towers of Istanbul in Turkey. About seven bands will be sharing the stage with MANOWAR. Other confirmed acts will be announced soon. Rock the Nations' first ins...June 28, 2005