H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo, bassist Migé (a.k.a. Michael Eros) and recording engineer Hiili Hiilesmaa spent a few days at the end of October at London's Sphere Studios mixing two tracks for the group's forthcoming album, tentatively titled "Love Metal", with producer Tim Palmer (OZZY OSBOURNE, U2, SEPULTURA). The same team will travel to Los Angeles ...
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H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo will be signing copies of the book "Synnin Viemää" (Gone With The Sin), documenting the history of the country's most successful rock export, at one of Helsinki's largest bookstores Suomalainen Kirjakauppa on Friday, November 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 15:00 p.m. The store is located right in the center of Helsinki ...
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Finland's H.I.M. have begun the pre-production process for their next studio album, tentatively due in early 2003, according to the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti. The CD, which is set to be recorded later in the year, will reportedly be a classic heavy record in the spirit of BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN. "The last record was ...
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Listening to the latest effort from Finnish “suicide kings” SENTENCED, it's hard to imagine that this is the same band that nine years ago released one of the more memorable slices of melodic technical death metal in the shape of their North From Here CD. Having since switched direction in favor of a sound that ...
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Finland's H.I.M. will enter an as-yet-undetermined studio in August or September to begin recording their fourth full-length CD. "We have about five new songs at the moment,” mainman Ville Valo told www.soneraplaza.fi. “The new material be more in the spirit of BLACK SABBATH once again. We have no clue about [who we are ...
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Finland's H.I.M. have announced the following UK headlining dates in May: May 15 - Sheffield, UK @ Barfly May 16 - Manchester, UK @ University May 17 - Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse May 18 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City May 20 - Bristol, UK @ Fleece & Firkin May 21 - Birmingham, UK @ ...
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Finland's POISONBLACK (formerly SHADOWLANDS), who feature in their ranks SENTENCED vocalist Ville Laihiala on guitar, and CHARON frontman Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto, are tentatively due to record their debut album before the end of the summer for a late 2002 release through Century Media Records. Completed by bassist Janne Kukkonen, guitarist Janne Dahlgren and drummer Tarmo Kanerva, ...
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In the wake of Razorblade Romance's phenomenal European success, it is certainly not surprising to see Finland's H.I.M. sticking to essentially the same formula on their follow-up effort, the group's third full-length CD to date and the group's most accessible offering so far. Much like Razorblade…'s more commercial tracks (i.e. German and Finnish #1 ...
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A self-proclaimed "love metal" band, Finland's H.I.M. (which stands for His Infernal Majesty) is that country's biggest rock export ever, and it's easy to see why. Having shed some of their guitar-heavy edge which worked so well on the band's awesome Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 release, H.I.M.'s penchant for making music that is equally ...
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POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider One confirmed, in an online posting at the group's official web site at www.powerman5000.com, that the group have parted ways with bassist Dorian Heartsong and drummer Al Pahanish, a move that was first reported here on Monday, October 29th. Here is the vocalist's statement in its entirety:
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Norwegian black metal legends MAYHEM have finally broken their silence regarding the recent reports of vocalist Maniac's departure and rumors of a possible split. According to the band's official web site, “MAYHEM is NOT breaking up, nor is Maniac leaving.” Commented guitarist Blasphemer (aka Rune Erickson): 'Maniac felt tired and fed up ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's upcoming, as-yet-untitled studio album—the band's first for Beyond/BMG Records—and the preparation for the recording of a live album, which is scheduled to take place in Chicago on October 3rd: “Work on the record has been ...
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The revamped SKID ROW, featuring new vocalist Johnny Solinger (formerly of SOLINGER), have nearly completed work on their upcoming CD, tentatively titled Thick Is The Skin, which is due to be released through an as-yet-undetermined label later in the year. Apparently, several songs have yet to be mixed and other packaging-related issues have to ...
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MACHINE HEAD's Supercharger CD has been pushed back to an October release through Roadrunner Records via distribution from Universal. It is believed that the label's recently-completed joint-venture agreement with the Island Def Jam Music Group is largely to blame for this most recent delay, which has resulted in several other releases getting pushed back, ...
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BIOHAZARD have finalized the track listing for their forthcoming Uncivilization opus, which has reportedly been pushed back to a September release through SPV/Steamhammer Records in Europe and Sanctuary Records in the US. Songs set to appear on the album are:
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01. Sellout
02. Population Control
03. Wide Awake
04. Getaway
05. Unified
06. Gone
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Former CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer's new band FIREBIRD have finished recording the follow-up to last year's self-titled debut. Produced by Berno Paulsson and recorded at Berno Studios in Malmo, Sweden, the new album is tentatively entitled Deluxe, and it's set to include the following tracks:
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01. Dirt Trap
02. Forsaken
03. Lonely & Sober
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New York's reunited MERAUDER (featuring ex-ILL NINO vocalist Jorge Rosado) have entered Billy Milano's Big Blue Meanie Studio in New Jersey to record their long-awaited third album, tentatively titled Spiritual Assassins. According to guitarist Anthony, the musical direction of the new material represents a bit of a departure for the band, with some of the ...
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