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METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Certified Platinum In Finland
METALLICA's "St. Anger" has been certified platinum in Finland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. The group, who have topped the country's album chart for three weeks running with their latest effort, have sold more than 400,000 albums in Finland to date. (Thanks: Timo Isoaho / Sonera Plaza Kaist...June 24, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS Singer Sustains Knee Injury
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has injured his knee while playing floorball. "The accident happened on Tuesday (May 20) in the morning during the normal game I play with my friends," Timo said in a posting to the band's official web site. "I stepped on the other player's blade while we were ru...May 22, 2003
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SOULFLY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA 2003 Festival
SOULFLY are the latest act confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of groups currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: TYPE O NEGATIVE MINISTRY CHILDREN OF BODOM STRATOVARI...May 14, 2003
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CENTINEX Finalize Track Listing For New CD
Sweden's CENTINEX have finalized the track listing for their forthcoming album, "Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos", tentatively due in October through Candlelight Records. "Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos" will be recorded and mixed at Black Lounge Studios between June 23 and July 20 fo...May 6, 2003
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CENTINEX To Utilize CULT OF LUNA Artist For Next CD
Sweden's CENTINEX have announced that the artwork for their next full-length album, "Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos", will be done by Per Gustafson (CULT OF LUNA). The layout for the CD will, once again, be handled by Timo "The Eyeless" Ketola. "Decadence - Prophecies Of Cosmic Chaos" will b...April 28, 2003
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NIGHTWISH To Enter Studio In October
Finland's NIGHTWISH will enter the studio on October 27 to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "Century Child". The band will once again use their own studio in Kitee to record the drums, bass and keyboards/synths, while the vocals and guitars will be recorded at Helsinki's Finnvox facility...April 9, 2003
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MINISTRY, CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA 2003 Festival
MINISTRY and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the latest artists confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of groups currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: TYPE O NEGATIVE MINI...April 8, 2003
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AMORPHIS To Play Special Gig In Finland
AMORPHIS will play a special, one-off gig at Senssi club in Tampere, Finland on Sunday, April 20. The band will premier some of the brand new material which is set to surface on the upcoming "Far From The Sun" album and will perform a number of their old classics from their previous recorded efforts...April 7, 2003
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SEPULTURA/VOIVOD: More Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been released for the forthcoming North American tour featuring SEPULTURA and VOIVOD. The two groups will be hitting the following U.S. cities next month: Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Apr. 21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Apr. 22 - ...April 2, 2003
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NIGHTWISH Singer To Tour With TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS
NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will tour with TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS for several weeks in June/July. "Yes, it's true. I will tour with NISKALAUKAUS for their first gigs this summer," Tarja confirmed in a statement posted on NIGHTWISH's official web site. "Timo [Rautiainen] calle...March 31, 2003
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H.I.M. Reach Agreement With Chicago Group Over Use Of Band Moniker
Finland's H.I.M. (which stands for HIS INFERNAL MAJESTY) have reportedly reached an agreement with the Chicago-based group who registered the HIM name in the U.S. to allow them to release records and tour on the American continent under the "H.I.M." moniker. H.I.M. had previously serviced their Euro...March 26, 2003
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AMORPHIS Side Project To Release Second Album
VERENPISARA, the Finnish band featuring AMORPHIS members Niclas Etelävuori (bass),Tomi Koivusaari (guitar),and Santeri Kallio (guitar, keyboards in AMORPHIS),have set a May 15 release date through BMG Records for their sophomore album, "Happosadetta" ("Acid Rain" in Finnish). The follow-up to las...March 22, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirm Memorial Gig Appearance
Contrary to previously published reports, it now appears that CHILDREN OF BODOM WILL in fact perform at the memorial concert for FINNTROLL/IMPALED NAZARENE guitarist Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta. Teemu died Sunday morning (March 16) from injuries sustained in an accidental fall he took while intoxicat...March 22, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Land First-Ever Gold Album
CHILDREN OF BODOM's latest CD, "Hate Crew Deathroll", was certified gold for sales in excess of 15,000 copies in their native Finland. It is the group's first-ever gold album. Also certified gold was the single "You're Better Off Dead", which has shifted more than 5,000 copies since it was released...March 21, 2003
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SOMNIUM Memorial Concert: More Details Revealed
More details have emerged about the memorial concert for FINNTROLL/IMPALED NAZARENE guitarist Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta, who died Sunday morning (March 16) from injuries sustained in an accidental fall he took while intoxicated. The gig will take place on Tuesday, March 25 at Nosturi in Helsinki an...March 20, 2003
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