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Former CARCASS Frontman Recording Blues/Country Cover Solo LP

Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker has revealed to Decibel magazine that he is currently recording a solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. "What I'm...

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AJATTARA To Release Christmas Single

AJATTARA, the Finnish "black/dark metal" project featuring former AMORPHIS frontman Pasi Koskinen (a.k.a. Ruoja),will release a special two-song Christmas single in Finland on November 24. Three copies of the single — containing the tracks "Ilon Päivä" and "Hei Tonttu-Ukot Hyppikää" — will include...

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AMORPHIS, INTO ETERNITY, BEYOND THE EMBRACE To Team Up For U.S. Tour

AMORPHIS, INTO ETERNITY and BEYOND THE EMBRACE will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in early March 2005. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Feb. 24 - Guadalajara, MEX @ Hard Rock Live * Feb. 25 - Morelia, MEX @ Salon Arena * Feb. 26 - Mexico City, MEX @ Gran Forum ...

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AJATTARA Enter Finnish Album Chart At No. 27

AJATTARA, the Finnish "black/dark metal" project featuring former AMORPHIS frontman Pasi Koskinen (a.k.a. Ruoja),entered the Finnish album chart at position No. 27 with their third album, "Tyhjyys" ("Emptiness"). View the whole chart here. Recordings for the CD took place at Savonlinna's Sundi Coop...

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AMORPHIS Launch Vocalist Search

Finland's AMORPHIS have launched a search for an "experienced vocalist." Send all applications (including a photo and CD/CDR) by the end of October to: Amorphis-Yhtymä, c/o Piikkikasvi, Tallberginkatu 1/40, 00180 Helsinki Finland As previously reported, longtime AMORPHIS singer Pasi Koskinen left th...

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WINTERSUN Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

WINTERSUN, the Finnish band featuring former ENSIFERUM singer/guitarist Jari Mäenpää, have parted ways with guitarist Oliver Fokin. "Oliver has decided that he can't contiune in WINTERSUN as a guitarist, because his time is filled with other activities/jobs," the band write on their web site. "So WI...

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Far From The Sun

Losing a longtime frontman whilst simultaneously having to deal with the torturous twists of a multiple-album recording contract can do funny things for a band. The latter is the reason why U.S. ears are only just able to wrap themselves around the Finns' sixth studio album, whereas Europe has had i...

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CHAOSBREED: 'Brutal' Voted 'Album Of The Month' In German Magazine

According to a posting on CHAOSBREED's official web site, the Finnish death metal band's first CD, "Brutal", was voted the "newcomer debut album of the month" in the readers' poll of the latest issue of Germany's Rock Hard magazine. In other news, the band have posted live pictures from their appear...

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LORDS OF THUNDER: AMORPHIS Members' Cover Band To Embark On Finnish Tour

LORDS OF THUNDER, the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock cover band featuring members of AMORPHIS and SUBURBAN TRIBE, will be embarking on a tour of Finland in late September. The group, which performs songs from such acts as WHITESNAKE, IRON MAIDEN and W.A.S.P., consists of the following musicians: Jann...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: U.S. Tour Cancelled?

TYPE O NEGATIVE appear to have cancelled their previously announced U.S. tour with AMORPHIS. Although the group have yet to issue an official statement on the matter, a posting at the Northern Lights (Clifton Park, NY venue) web site had attributed the cancellation "to an illness in the band." It sh...

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AMORPHIS Guitarist Says Fill-In Vocalist Is Sounding 'Great'

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen has posted the following update on the group's official web site: "A good time to inform [everyone] that the rehearsings with JP Leppäluoto [CHARON singer and fill-in vocalist for AMORPHIS' upcoming U.S. tour] goes further exellent. We have been now two days in rehe...

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SUNRIDE To Enter Studio In November

Finland's SUNRIDE have completed the songwriting process for their as-yet-untitled third album. "We will be entering Seawolf Studios (AMORPHIS, THE CURE, HANOI ROCKS) in Helsinki, Finland at the end of November," the band write in their latest newsletter. "The disc will be recorded, mixed and master...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World

Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE/AMORPHIS: More Tour Dates Announced

More concert dates have been announced for the upcoming TYPE O NEGATIVEAMORPHIS

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CHAOSBREED Singer Injures Back, Band Cancel Finnish Gig

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),have been forced to...