SOULFLY's web site has been updated with the following message: "Well, the European tour concluded last week, and with that said, what's up for SOULFLY next? More touring, of course! But until that resumes, in North America near the end of April, here's a recap of the things that happened on the recent massive club ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have lined up the following European tour dates during the coming months: May 25 - Eskisehir, TUR @ 222 Park May 26 - Ankara, UR @ Cankaya May 27 - Izmir, UR @ Fuar May 28 - Istanbul, UR @ Yeni Melek May 30 - Skopje, MAC @ Ice Hockey Arena May ...
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Lars Brandle of Monsters and Critics is reporting that Finnish "cello rock" group APOCALYPTICA has signed a worldwide, multi-album recording deal with 20-20 Entertainment, Martin Dodd's New York-based joint venture with Sony BMG International. According to a statement issued Monday (March 20) from Sony BMG, the band is to enter the studio later ...
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Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed for the Ruisrock festival, set to take place July 7-9 in Turku, Finland. Also scheduled to appear are TOOL, BACKYARD BABIES, THE RASMUS, APOCALYPTICA, DANKO JONES, SAXON, OPETH, SOILWORK, THE GATHERING, HANOI ROCKS, THE 69 EYES, NEGATIVE and AMORPHIS, among others. As previously reported, "Reckoning Night" — ...
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HELLOWEEN, THE HAUNTED, CELTIC FROST and ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the European edition of the Hellfest festival, set to take place June 23-25 at Clisson in France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT AKERCOCKE ALLEGIANCE APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYING BOYSETSFIRE BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CELTIC FROST ...
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According to festival organizers, KORN, OPETH, DEICIDE, AGNOSTIC FRONT and ENTOMBED are among the confirmed bands for the European edition of the Hellfest festival, set to take place June 24-26 at Clisson in France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT AMENRA APOCALYPTICA CONVERGE CORTEZ DAMNATION AD DEICIDE DEMENTED ARE GO ENTOMBED ...
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According to a posting on the official APOCALYPTICA web site, the band's music will be featured in a German movie entitled "Die Mandantin", which is set to air on the ZDF network on March 13 at 8:15 p.m. CET. The film, which was directed by Marcus O. Rosenmüller, features a soundtrack consisting entirely of APOCALYPTICA ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have been confirmed for this year's Hurricane Festival, set to take place June 23-25 in Scheessel, Germany. Other acts scheduled to perform include MANU CHAO RADIO BEMBA SOUND SYSTEM, DONAVON FRANKENREITER, ADAM GREEN, HARD-FI, THE HIVES and SIGUR ROS. Upcoming APOCALYPTICA shows: May 25 - Eskisehir, TUR - 222 Park May 26 ...
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Well, this is a first, receiving a promotional CD in a red heart-shaped box, that is. That and a Valentine's Day release date can only mean one thing, right? It's the new full-length album by Welsh metalcore outfit BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Phrases like "the next big thing" have been waved around more than a ...
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Latvian technical death/black masters NEGLECTED FIELDS will be issuing their third CD, entitled "Splenetic", in April through Aghast Recordings. Described as "the missing link between latter-period DEATH and EMPEROR," the album was recorded in part at Astia studio in Finland, while the entire production and mixing was handled by T.T. Oksala, best known for his ...
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Hotly tipped U.K. metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have been forced to cancel three shows on the German/Swiss leg of their European tour with APOCALYPTICA after guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck was ordered to rest his voice due to a "severe throat infection." The affected dates are: Erfurt (Dec. 2), Neumarkt (Dec 3) and Zurich (Dec. ...
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SILENT VOICES, the Finnish melodic metal band featuring SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, REQUIEM/MENTAL CARE FOUNDATION bassist Pasi Kauppinen and SENTIMENT singer Michael Henneken, have completed work on their third album. Entitled "Building up the Apathy" the CD's musical direction is being described as "considerably more progressive" than that on the group's previous album, ...
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Due to "technical reasons," Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA will not be able to record their upcoming live DVD in Erfurt (Dec. 2) and have changed the location of the shoot to Duesseldorf, Germany (Dec. 4). As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA will be headliner of the prestigious opening night party for the "MIDEM - The World’s Music Market", ...
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The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: Pengrowth Saddledome City/State: Calgary, Alberta Date: Oct. 21, 2005 Gross Sales: $255,571 Attendance: 5,824 Capacity: 7,500 Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: Rexall Place City/State: Edmonton, Alberta Date: Oct. 20, 2005 Gross Sales: ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA will be headliner of the prestigious opening night party for the "MIDEM - The World’s Music Market", set to take place January 22-26 in Cannes, France. Under the banner "Come hear. Finland," the evening will include a series of multi-genre, live concerts from today's hottest Finnish artists, to be performed on three ...
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Croatian metal five-piece FATHER have just released their debut record, "Inspirita", in the ex-Yugoslavia territory. The album was issued via Dallas Records (EMI/Virgin/Mute/V2 official licence), making it somewhat a historic moment, since it is the first time that the major label in Croatia has signed a metal band with English lyrics. The media and fans ...
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More information has surfaced regarding the upcoming RAMMSTEIN CD, "Rosenrot", due in Europe on October 31 via Universal. A limited-edition version of the album will include a bonus DVD featuring three live video clips recorded earlier in the year. "Rosenrot" final track listing: 01. Benzin 02. Mann gegen Mann 03. Rosenrot 04. Spring 05. Wo ...
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According to Herzeleid.com, Universal.dk has revealed the complete track listing for the upcoming RAMMSTEIN album, "Rosenrot". It is as follows: 01. Benzin (Gasoline) 02. Mann Gegen Mann (Man Against Man) 03. Rosenrot (Rose Red) 04. Spring (Jump) 05. Wo Bist Du (Where Are You) 06. Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before Me) ...
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MESHUGGAH and APOCALYPTICA have contributed remixes of the RAMMSTEIN track "Benzin" to the German industrial metallers' new single containing several versions of the title cut. The complete track listing for the "Benzin" single is as follows: 01. Benzin 02. Benzin (Combustion Remix by MESHUGGAH) 03. Benzin (Smallstars Remix by Ad Rock) 04. Benzin (Kerosinii Remix ...
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Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE will embark on a U.S. tour with APOCALYPTICA today in anticipation of "Prisons", their eagerly awaited sophomore release. The trek will lead the two genre-defying artists cross-country over the course of only two weeks. The group just wrapped up a national U.S. tour alongside labelmates MANNTIS after completing highly ...
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PARADISE LOST have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Metalway festival in Gernika, Spain due to an illness in the band. Replacing the group on the bill will be Portugal's MOONSPELL. Other acts scheduled to perform at the festival — which will take place this weekend (August 12-14) — include ACCEPT, APOCALYPTICA, BEYOND ...
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Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE will be supporting Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA on their upcoming North American tour. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club Sep. 13 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Sep. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA Sep. 15 - Boston, MA - Paradise ...
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NIGHTWISH and APOCALYPTICA will reportedly perform during the opening ceremony for the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Championships in Athletics on August 6 at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. The Championships, which are scheduled to take place between August 6 and August 14, are expected to be televised in 180 countries, including ...
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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, FINNTROLL, PRIMAL FEAR, DESTRUCTION, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT, ...
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Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have commenced the mixing process for their new album for a late 2005 release via Century Media Records. The new CD was recorded at a studio in the group's hometown of Umeå with producer Shep. In addition, the band have already shot a video for the album's projected lead single/video, ...
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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 on their web site ...
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FourteenG webzine recently conducted an interview with SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka. A few excerpts from the interview follow: FourteenG: How sad was it during the writing process for "The Funeral Album" once you knew this was going to be your swan song? Sami Lopakka: "We made the final decision when six or seven ...
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SAXON, APOCALYPTICA, PARADISE LOST and BEYOND FEAR (featuring former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens) have been confirmed for the Metalway Festival 2005, which is set to take place August 12-14 in Gernika (Bizkaia), Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA BEYOND FEAR CHILDREN OF BODOM KORN KREATOR ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have announced the details of their upcoming U.S. tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - 9:30 Club – Washington, DC Sep. 13 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY Sep. 14 - TBA – Philadelphia, PA Sep. 15 - Paradise – Boston, MA Sep. 16 - Spectrum – Montreal, QUE ...
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MIDEM, the world's music market (Cannes, January 22 – 26, 2006) has announced that Finland will co-host the prestigious opening night party for MIDEM's special 40th anniversary edition. The event will present a number of leading Finnish bands and artists live on stage and will take place in the Palais des Festivals on Sunday, January ...
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