PAIN, the Swedish band featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, has issued the following update: "We're having a blast doing all the festivals, the response has been great and there's been a lot of partying. "There seems to have been a big mix-up regarding the PARADISE LOST tour. So, just to clear up any confusion, PAIN ...
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BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter" aired an interview last week with William Irwin, a professor of philosophy at King's College and the author of the book "Metallica and Philosophy". During the discussion, Irwin draws parallels between the songs of METALLICA and the writings of famous philosophers, including Rene Descartes, Plato, Jean-Paul ...
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APOCALYPTICA's new video for the song "I'm Not Jesus", featuring a guest appearance by Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR), has been posted at YouTube. The clip was filmed in in Los Angeles with director Tony Petrossian (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, RISE AGAINST, SLIPKNOT). "I'm Not Jesus" comes off the Finnish cello-rockers' new album, "Worlds Collide", ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have set "Worlds Collide" as the title of their new album, due in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on September 14 via G.U.N. Records. The first single, "I'm Not Jesus", featuring a guest appearance by Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR), will precede the album on August 31. Other confirmed guest musicians on the ...
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Finnish metallers DIABLO have replaced APOCALYPTICA as one of the opening acts for METALLICA on July 15 at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. Also appearing on the bill is H.I.M. DIABLO entered the national album chart in its home country in January 2006 at No. 1 (ahead of MADONNA!) with the band's fourth full-length ...
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Swedish singer Mats Levén (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION, KRUX, TREAT, AT VANCE) has just finished laying down backing vocals for the new APOCALYPTICA album with producer Jacob Hellner (RAMMSTEIN). Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR), Dave Lombardo (SLAYER), Tomoyasu Hotei (superstar Japanese composer, whose credits include the "Kill Bill" soundtrack), Joseph Duplantier (GOJIRA) and Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA ...
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MORIAN's debut album, "Sentinels of the Sun", has entered the Finish chart at position No. 29. View the chart at this location. "Sentinels of the Sun" was recorded at Studio Musica with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED, etc.) and was released through Dynamic Arts Records. Audio samples are available at the Finnish ...
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Roadrunner Records is making the PAIN song "Nailed to the Ground" available for free download for a limited time at this location (free registration required). The track comes off the Swedish group's fifth full-length album, "Psalms of Extinction", which entered the national chart in the band's home country at position No. 21. As ...
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Finnish band MORIAN has posted audio samples from its upcoming debut album, "Sentinels of the Sun", on the group's official web site. "Sentinels of the Sun" will be released on May 16 via Dynamic Arts Records. The CD was recorded at Studio Musica with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED, etc.). MORIAN's new ...
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IN FLAMES bassist Peter Iwers will join fellow Swedes PAIN for three Russian shows in May, filling in for André Skaug who has prior commitments with CLAWFINGER. The dates are as follows: May 18 - CKM NAU Kiev May 19 - DK GD Krasnodar May 20 - B1 Maximum Moscow Iwers makes a guest appearance ...
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PAIN's fifth full-length album, "Psalms of Extinction", has entered the national chart in the band's home country of Sweden at position No. 21. View the whole chart at this location. A video clip of PAIN performing the song "Zombie Slam" on the Swedish morning show "Nyhetsmorgon" on TV4 on April 17 has been ...
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A medley of two brand new songs from TURISAS' upcoming "The Varangian Way" album — "To Holmgard and Beyond" and "A Portage to the Unknown" — have been posted online at the band's MySpace page. "We definitely have high expectations lined up after the success of our debut album 'Battle Metal'," says vocalist ...
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A video clip of PAIN performing the song "Zombie Slam" on the Swedish morning show "Nyhetsmorgon" on TV4 earlier today (Tuesday, April 17) has been posted online at this location. In other news, PAIN has added a few more Swedish in-store appearances to its current schedule: Wednesday, April 18 - Uppsala @ Rocks ...
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PAIN's video for the track "Zombie Slam" has been posted online at this location. The clip was shot late February in Los Angeles by Ralf Strathmann. Ralf previously worked as a director for artists like CHILDREN OF BODOM, APOCALYPTICA and SOILWORK. He is also a photographer for such bands as H.I.M., AEROSMITH and ...
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PAIN leader Peter Tägtgren has scheduled the following Swedish in-store appearances/signing sessions: Wednesday, April 18 - Uppsala @ Rocks (Svavagallerian) Time: 15.00 Wednesday, April 18 - Stockholm @ Bengans (Drottningg 20) Time: 17.30 Thursday, April 19 - Gothenburg @ CD-Specialisten (Kungsg. 38) Time: 18.00 Friday, April 20 - Västerås @ Skivbörsen (Storag. 20) Time: 18.00 ...
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METALLICA has posted the following message on its official web site: "Easter greetings from METALLICA HQ! In our ongoing quest to keep you informed about every little thing we have planned for our upcoming jaunt through Europe this summer, we finally have an almost complete list of bands who will be joining us as we ...
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Every time the opportunity arises to listen to APOCALYPTICA I can be heard muttering something about having immense respect for the metal-by-way-of-cello group, but not having the patience for it. Then I listen to it and wonder what the hell I was thinking. The band's renditions of tunes by the likes of (vintage) METALLICA are ...
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For the past month, SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera has been holed up inside his home in Arizona writing songs for the band's next album, recording demos, and letting his creativity flow. The following question-and-answer session with Max was posted on the group's official web site, SoulflyWeb.com: Q: So, Max, how have you been ...
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A seven-minute video interview with PAIN leader Peter Tägtgren (also of HYPOCRISY) about the Swedish band's fifth full-length album, "Psalms of Extinction", has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). The video also includes a tour of Peter's legendary Abyss Studios where such acclaimed artists as MARDUK, DIMMU BORGIR and IMMORTAL have ...
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MORIAN's new single, "Away from the Sun" — featuring the single version and music video for the title song — has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 2. View the entire chart at this location. MORIAN will release its debut album, "Sentinels of the Sun", on May 16 via Dynamic Arts Records. ...
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Another new PAIN track, entitled "Pain to the Ground", has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the Swedish band's fifth full-length album, "Psalms of Extinction", due in the Nordic countries on April 18 via Roadrunner Records (May 7 in the rest of Europe). Guest musicians on the album include ...
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PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has set "Psalms of Extinction" as the title of its fifth full-length album, due in the Nordic countries on April 18 via Roadrunner Records (May 7 in the rest of Europe). Guest musicians on the album include Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD, ex-DON DOKKEN, KING DIAMOND) on ...
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Finnish band MORIAN will release its debut album, "Sentinels of the Sun", on May 16 via Dynamic Arts Records. A single, "Away from the Sun" — featuring the single version and music video for the title song — will precede the album on March 7. "Sentinels of the Sun" was recorded at Studio Musica with ...
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Eicca Toppinen, the primary composer of the Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA, was recently interviewed by Terrë on the band's official MySpace page. The interview follows here in its entirety: Q: Do you have any shows lined up for this year or are you concentrating solely on the album and making no other plans until it is ...
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Eicca Toppinen, the primary composer of the Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA, has issued the following update: "We are still working on pre-production for the [new] album, so there is nothing special to announce beside that we've decided to start drum recordings with Mikko [Sirén] beginning of March. It's still too early to know release date as ...
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Finnish band MORIAN has completed the drum tracks for its full-length debut at Studio Musica with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED, etc.). A spring release via Dynamic Arts Records is expected. Check out photos from the drum-recording sessions at this location. MORIAN's last release was the "Firewalkers" four-song promotional CD. The EP's ...
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Finnish band MORIAN has entered the studio with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED, etc.) to begin recording its full-length debut, tentatively due next spring via Dynamic Arts Records. Commented MORIAN vocalist Janne Siekkinen: "Things are looking very bright for MORIAN right now; thanks to our collaboration with Dynamic Arts our music can finally reach ...
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During SLAYER's recent "Unholy Alliance" tour stop in Helsinki, Finland, the group's drummer Dave Lombardo took part in a recording session with Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA for their upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2007. Lombardo's appearance on the new APOCALYPTICA CD will mark the third time he has played on an APOCALYPTICA album, having previously ...
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According to ESCToday.com, H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA and ex-NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen are among the rumored artists that will compete in the race to represent Finland on home ground at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. The announcement of the finalists, originally due on Monday, November 6, will now take place on Wednesday, November 8. ...
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Finnish band MORIAN has inked a deal with Dynamic Arts Records. The group will enter the studio at the end of the year with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED, etc.) to begin recording its full-length debut, tentatively due next spring. Commented MORIAN vocalist Janne Siekkinen: "Things are looking very bright for MORIAN right now; ...
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