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After 6.66 years since the last release. Snowgarden is back giving you scars and heavy ear petting with new songs...
Suomirocks.com is delighted to bring you a special on Amorphis. Check out the info and interview here: Forging The Sky
Entwine have had to cancel this weekends appearances at Kuopio Rockcock and TLY festivals because singer Mika Tauriainen has ongoing problems with his throat made worse by the flu this week.
Golden Years from the EP Back on the MF Street will be featured on EA's NHL 2010 soundtrack.
You can now pre-order your copy of this EP on Levykauppax for 5,90€. Release date is August 26th
http://www.recordshopx.com/artist/uniklu
Negative to start recording new album in September in California.
Dead Girls Are Easy video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7t__1uLXyM&feature=related
13.8. On The Rocks, Helsinki (/w Nicole)
14.8. Henry's pub, Kuopio
18.9. Pub Katse, Jyväskylä
19.9. Bar 15, Seinäjoki
http://tuoniyhtye.net/
To promote new album 'New Moon' Swallow The Sun will be embarking on a European tour together with good friends from Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum...
Now online... photos of Amorphis, Apocalyptica, Sturm Und Drang, Poisonblack, Finntroll, Stratovarius, Nightwish etc
Cleck here to read
HIM will start recording a new album in Los Angeles in August with producer Matt Squire. The working title is 'SCREAMWORKS: Love in Theory and Practice' and tentative release date by Warner Bros Records worldwide in early 2010.
To launch the release of The 69 Eyes new album, 'Back in Blood', there will be a listening party in Helsinki at Apollo Club on Friday August 14th 19.00 - 21.00hr (doors 18.00, all ages)
Apocalyptica have teamed up with their long time partner, Royal Artist Club, to bring you an exclusive opportunity to win some great gear. Check out the blog at www.royalartistclub.com/apocalyptica for instructions on how to get a chance to win a bluetooth headset signed by all of the band.
PSG has parted ways with their bass player Wege. The new bass player, as well as new tour dates and plans for the near future will be announced later. The next gig will be in July at Tammerfest in Tampere.
The Jade's latest single 'Drowning' entered the Finnish charts at #9 on the download charts and #11 in the singles charts. Download it from the store at www.thejade.fi
Looks like Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom has continued his usual breakages on tour... this time he seems to have broken his arm after falling out of his bunk on the tour bus! Gigs are still going ahead in the US though
A couple of new live demos up on Blanko's MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/blankoband
Uniklubi's latest promo video, for the song Kukka, is now online. Check it out to see what the guys will look like when they're old men! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56322967
The 69 Eyes have announced concerts in Australia:
18.06.09 Melbourne Hi-Fi bar
19.06.09 Brisbane Hi-Fi bar
20.06.09 Sidney The Forum
Hybrid Children's latest album FIGHT AS ONE has been released in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands & Luxembourg by German label Wolverine Records. http://www.wolverine-records.de/
Norther's new singer is Aleksi from Medicated. He is the replacement for ex-vocalist Petri Lindroos, who had left the band recently due to his commitments to Ensiferum. http://www.norther.net
ENTWINE have announced that their new album, Painstained, will be available in North America via Spinefarm Records US on June 9th. The album will be available as a physical and digital release. Fans can pre-order the record via the official Spinefarm Records US webstore (https://spinestoreus.cartfly.com/spinestoreus) now
AMORAL's new album 'Show Your Colours' will be released in Finland on May 6th. It is the first album with new singer, pop idol winner, Ari Koivunen. The CD will be released in the U.S. on June 9.
CHILDREN OF BODOM will release a new album full of cover versions, titled "Skeletons In The Closet", in September through Spinefarm Records. It's not known which tracks will make the album yet, but here's a list of covers they've recorded to date...
Support acts: Metsatöll (EST) & Tracedawn (FIN)
See dates...
AMORPHIS will embark on a one-month "Forging Europe Tour 2009" European headlining tour in October/November.
Entwine will be celebrating a 10-year recording career with the UK release of their latest/sixth studio album, ‘Painstained’ – already Top 10 in Finland.
‘Painstained’ will be the first Entwine album to be granted an official release in the UK, and the way is now clear for the five to follow up this outing with a run of UK shows.
Check out the UK e-card: http://spinefarm.co.uk/ecards/entwineuk
'Live In Apollo' DVD will be filmed in Helsinki Apollo on 15.04.09.
It's a co-headline tour:
06.04.09 Concorde 2, Brighton [UK]
07.04.09 The Cockpit, Leeds [UK]
08.04.09 Manchester Academy 3, Manchester [UK]
09.04.09 Heaven, London [UK]
10.04.09 Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton [UK]
11.04.09 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham [UK]
A new collection of Uniklubi merchandise is finally out alongside the new album! Zipper hoodies, hooded longsleeve shirts, t-shirts, shopping bags and a brand new kids collection can be found at http://www.bsa-store.com. There's also an all new uniklubi.net. The band's website www.uniklubi.net has gotten a new look, and so has the official Myspace.
They now have a Facebook group, go add them. They say 'You will definitely get to hear new Charon songs this year. Just hold on to your horses and cool your jets. We still have some miles to walk before the new album is ready.'
Norther was forced to let Petri go to be able to continue. Petri´s full time engagement in Ensiferum increasingly prevented Norther from functioning as an active band. Petri wishes Norther all the best for the future. Current Norther crew, Kristian, Jukka, Tuomas and Heikki, wants to thank Petri for all these great years together and wishes him the best of luck with Ensiferum.
Naked's new album due to be released in the Fall, & Russian gigs are arranged for 2nd & 3rd of April in St Petersburg & Moscow
Ville Valo is finding it hard to stay sober... in UK's Kerrang mag Ville says, "When somebody has to be sober it's always a sad existence." "A lot of people think that if you're sober everything's good, but in fact you see all the shit much clearer." The band are working on their 7th album.
Pre-order 'More Senseless Random Behaviour' at Levykauppa Äx!
http://www.recordshopx.com/artist/vanity_ink/more_senseless_random_behaviour/
Turku based rock band Strikin Case are looking for a singer. They say - Everyone who knows they can sing and want to try singing with us please contact us!!! contact@strikincase.com It would be best if you were from Finland and most likely from the area around Turku. http://www.myspace.com/strikincase
FOR MY PAIN…, the Finnish "goth metal" supergroup featuring Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) on keyboards, Altti Veteläinen (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on bass, Lauri Tuohimaa (EMBRAZE, CHARON) on guitar, Olli-Pekka Törrö (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on guitar, Juha Kylmänen (REFLEXION) on vocals, and Petri Sankala (ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW) on drums, will have its 2003 debut album, "Fallen", released in the U.K. via Spinefarm UK Records. In addition to the 10 tracks featured on the original release, "Fallen" — mixed by Mikko Karmila, a man who has shaped the sound of Finland's foremost rock acts — will come with the U.K.-only bonus track "Killing Romance", a chart single in Finland back in 2004.
COB keyboardist Janne Wirman is currently working on his Warmen project's 4th album., including a cover of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat", featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish pop star Jonna Kosonen. Alexi Laiho (COB) and Pasi Rantanen (ex-Thunderstone) also will be on the album.
Sonata Arctica guitarist Elias Viljanen is recording his new as-yet-untitled solo album: Marco Hietala (Nightwish/ tarot) is to be a guest vocalist on my record and Sonata Arctica vocalist Tony Kakko also contributes. Apocalyptica drummer Mikko Sirén, Evergrey bassist Jari Kainulainen and Sonata Arctica keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg have also contributed to the album.
Friday, January 16th 2:00 p.m. Rock House @ Music Sales Booth 3400
Saturday, January 17th 12:00 p.m. EMG @ Booth 4850 & 2:30-3:00 p.m. ESP Guitars Booth 213D
They will be supported by friends 4LYN from Germany and fellow Finns White Flame on Friday 13.02.2009 at Tallinn, Rock Café
Jyrki from The 69 Eyes will appear on a new reality show called "Gone Fishing"! Check out a sneak preview here...
Entwine's album "Painstained" is now released 28.01.09 on Spinefarm, but there should be some tracks on their MySpace this week before their lauch party in Lahti on Saturday. www.myspace.com/entwineofficial
Deep Insight release the single "Rock with my band " this month. This will be followed by an as yet un-named album in March / April and a European tour at the end of April 2009.
"Polje" can now be heard on their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/uniklubiofficial. They release their fourth album named Syvään valoon on 4th March 2009.
A group af artists from various Tampere bands have come together to try and do something about the alarming situation with band rooms and recreational facilities being torn down in their local community by releasing a single...
Starting tomorrow, Are You Dead Yet? will be available for download on the Xbox LIVE Market place for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation Network.
Vince's (White Flame) acoustic club entitled Vince's Very Indecent Proposal (or Vince's VIP) starts this Thursday (04.12.2008) at Amadeus Music Bar in Tampere with special guest Matthau Mikojan at 22:00hrs
Supergroup Northern Kings 2nd album is now out, along with the first video "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal...
Negative are now selling beanies and christmas hats...
http://www.verkkopaita.com/mod.php?mod=kauppapaikka&kat_id=41
HIM have added another date in Hellsinki on 27th Dec but tickets have already sold out
Pre-order Hybrid Children's new album Fight As One" now at www.recordshopx.com. Details of launch party here...
Idols winner and solo star Ari Koivunen has been selected as the new singer of Finnish rock band Amoral...
STAM1NA, Timo Rautiainen, Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS), LEVERAGE and MEDICATED will take part in a short Finnish tour called "Kaveria ei jätetä" (translation: "Never leave a friend behind!") which collects money to help the voluntary youth mental healthcare in Finland. The dates are as follows: Jan. 02 - Pakkahuone, Tampere, FI & Jan. 03 - Gloria, Helsinki, FIN
Tacere's new female singer is "Taiya R." from Tampere & new keyboard player is "Veli-Matti Kananen", who is best known for playing with bands such as Poisonblack and Eternal Tears of Sorrow.
For dates and prices, please see http://www.spinefarmrecords.co.uk
5 dates across the UK at the start of November, supported by the Finn loving Dear Superstar...
Show dates and ticket presale links for the whole Karma Killer tour in Germany are now online:
Passionworks (featuring a duet with Tarja Turunen's little brother) and Kwan are among the 12 artists which will compete in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Semi-finals.
Technicolour has amicably parted ways on good terms. If you are interested in checking out what Jimi is up to you can find his new solo project here: http://www.myspace.com/jimiconstantine
Jussi is back hosting Night Of The Vampire events every month...
'Plague Of Butterflies' - Brand new mini-album from the Death/Doom maestros 'Swallow The Sun' is out now. It includes the 35 minute title track plus the ultra-rare demo 'Out Of This Gloomy Light'.
Brother Firetribe have finally got Emppu back from Nightwish and have announced a couple of shows for January 2009. 24th & 25th Jan in Seinajoki and Helsinki. www.brotherfiretribe.com
Million Dollar Beggars debut album now reviewed in our reviews section.
Nominees are: HIM, Nightwish, Disco Ensemble, Anna Abreu or Children of Bodom
Go to: http://ema.musictelevision.fi/vote/ to vote
Find them on pre-sale at Backstage Alliance’s online store...
Check out the reviews section for reviews of Jann Wilde & the Neon Comet's debut album "Neon City Rockers" and Carmen Gray's 2nd album, "Welcome to Grayland".
You can now vote for the follo
You can watch the show straight from Hamburg 07.09.08 on MySpace...
Tracklist for Kaikki mitä mä annoin 2003-2008 compilation is...
Loads of radio interviews, acoustic radio shows, TV and interviews with magazines...
Pre - order the new Manzana album 'Babies Of Revolution' now...
Negative have announced 12 dates in Germany for December 2008...
Automatic Eye's album "Don't let the past come between you and your happiness" can now be listened to at http://www.myspace.com/automaticeye
Carmen Gray's new video for 'Sacrifice' is online now: http://www.myspace.com/carmengray
Grab your wooden pints and join Korpiklaani in the Finnish Fire Tour!
Check out 'Sunlight' and 'Rusted shut' from Tampere's Renoise at: http://www.myspace.com/rnsband
Underground Attack will release its debut album in 11.9. though Frank Recordings, the band's own label.
Suomirocks goes metal for the last festival of the summer... \m/
You can order the new album worldwide from Record Shop X now...
The traditional SpineFeast indoor festival will once again be held aboard a ship with bands such as Entwine, Moonsorrow, Kiuas and Swallow the Sun...
The compilation album "Kaikki Mitä Mä Annoin 2003-2008" will be released on 17th September 2008...
Exclusive premiere of their video for "Bear The Cross" is now online at their MySpace:
Vanity Ink's studio diaries are online on their MySpace blog at http://www.myspace.com/vanityink. They've recorded 11 songs ready for the new album and are currently coming up with titles and finishing it off.
Deep Insight have posted another previously unheard and unreleased track on their MySpace. It's called 'Johnny Boy' and is taken from the "One Minute Too Late " album recordings. Listen to it at www.myspace.com/deepinsight
Nightwish have announced yet more dates for their 2 year tour to promote current album Dark Passion Play...
Day Eleven are still in the process of writing new material for their third album .
The Rasmus premiered 2 new songs in Berlin at the NRJ beach concert.
New song 'Dancing On Roses' from the new album 'Fight as One', now on their MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/hybridchildren
Enter the Apocalyptica "Live The Dream" contest for your chance to join the band on tour as their special guest vocalist.
Poisonblack's third album, "A Dead Heavy Day" is scheduled for release in August...
Third part of Jann Wilde's studio diary is online at their MySpace. Find out what their super hero names are...! http://www.myspace.com/jannwilde
The concert will be at the Palace Of Sport in Luzhniki, Moscow on October 11, 2008. Support band will be PAIN.
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has scheduled the following dates:
Click here to read the review of this year's fantastic Myötätuulirock festival.
You can download the new Turmion Kätilöt album USCH! totally for free at www.raharecords.com
Ari Koivunen's second album "Becoming" is now released. In digital format it is already available since Monday.
On his Myspace-Page, you can find two album preview-samplers, videos on making the record and also information on where to buy the album from.
Parasite City's track "Burn" is on Tuhmacompilation VOL II which is released together by Tuhma Festazinen and Get In The Pit. Get your FREE copy from recordshop X (Helsinki, Turku, Jyväskylä, Kuopio ja Oulu). Also available in Rockroad and Hellsinki shop/Helsinki, Firebox Music Store/seinäjoki, Nightclub Hellä/Tampere and Levy-Esko/Joensuu.
The guys are taking you on a trip to Los Angeles, circa 1985...
Nalle part 3 - The teddy bear videos from Eero continue and in this one you get to hear a tiny clip of the new song 'Black Roses'...
Old Smack members Cheri and Kinde have teamed up with Anzi from the Stereo Junks and Jack from Private Line to bring back cult Finnish rock band Smack out of retirement for 2008...
You can now hear all of the new album 'Karma Killer' online...
Entwine may be playing The Canaries in December, do you fancy a holiday? Read on...
Their goth rock album has been receiving rave reviews...check them out here if you've not heard of them yet:
Check out the following dates in Hamburg, Hannover and Leipzig...
Turisas return to the UK in September / October 2008 as support for the mighty Dragonforce.
The video for Negative's 1st single 'Won't Let Go' from the new album ' Karma Killer' is online now at: http://www.youtube.com/v/SY_GRfXw1ME&hl=en
Jann Wilde are going to give you the new single FREE!
POLAROID / GLAMTRONIK single's release date will be confirmed soon and it will be then available as a free download on their website!
Gotham O.D's record company, Off Records Finland, has signed a distribution deal with German distribution and record company SPV.
The bands are: PSG, THE JADE & SO CALLED PLAN
+ various local support acts.
The dates involving The Jade are:
April 14th Berlin at K17
April 15th Berlin at Wild At Heart
April 18th Cologne at Access All Area
April 22nd Stuttgart at Röhre
April 24th Nürnberg at Z-Bau
April 25th Aschaffenburg at Jukuz
April 26th Frankfurt Main at 11er
New White Flame video released on the internet on 30.03.08 15.00hr Helsinki time at www.whiteflamemusic.com
You can find two previously unreleased live tracks at Leverage's Facebook. Tracks are "Superstition" and "Twilight Symphony" recorded at Helsinki Tavastia on 15.02.07
Jann Wilde is talking at Kulttuuriklubi (Klubi, Tampere) 25.3 with Theon from Lovex and Jussi from Uniklubi about "Can you change the world with music". The evening is hosted by Joonas Lepistö.
Poets of the Fall will release their third album Revolution Roulette in Finland on March 26th...
The Cyan Velvet Project releases their new album "The Towers and the Blizzard" in March 2008 in Finland.
The Winyls will release their second album Honey & Lime in Finland on April 23rd on Hype records.
The song they compete with in Belgrade, Serbia on May 20th - May 24th is called 'Missä miehet ratsastaa' and it is written by the vocalist J. Ahola http://www.myspace.com/terasbetoniofficial
Best single: Turisas: Rasputin, # 1
Hero of the Year: Warlord Nygård, #2
Your Top Tip for 2008: Turisas, # 2
Band You Hated and Now Love: Turisas, # 3
Best video: Turisas: Rasputin, #3
The FINNISH MUSIC WEEK presents famous and still unknown Finnish bands to a big audience from 23.4.08 to 30.4.08 in the best clubs of Berlin...
Charon actually to play gigs!
04.04.08 Helsinki Manala
14.06.08 Myötätuulirock
Duet between Lauri and Anette on 'Black Roses', the new Rasmus album, due out after summer.
Fadeout will be adding a new song every week for the next five weeks on their MySpace page. http://www.myspace.com/fadeout.
Pre-order“Worlds Collide” from http://www.newburycomics.com and you get an autographed booklet
New songs on their myspace page from their new album “Marseille” which is released next week. http://www.myspace.com/hundredmillionmartians
Hanoi Rocks fans will have a chance to download an exclusive Hanoi Rocks Hypermobile flyer to their mobile phones...
Lovex's new album “Pretend or Surrender” will be released in Finland April 30th.
End Of You’s new video “You Deserve More” has been released. To watch it check it out here http://www.endofyou.net/video/
Finnish festivals and bands are announcing who's playing where this summer. Children of Bodom are already confirmed for several around the world. There are rumours of Charon for Myotatuulirock. Suomirocks.com will keep you updated when bands are confirmed.
Parasite City fans in Germany can now get the debut album from Futile Music at http://futilemusic.org/
Congratulations to Renoise who, despite being unsigned, went straight into the Finnish charts at no 5 this week! Check them out at www.myspace.com/rnsband
Literally. They don't know where is is and have had to replace him on the upcoimng tour. Read here for the story...
Check out SuomiRocks.com's review of Reflexion at Helsinki's On The Rocks last week in the reviews section
Check out our Specials page for an exclusive interview with frontman Jann Wilde...
The website is open: www.jannwilde.com
& Gigs announced...
The Winyls has just finished recording the new album, which will be released in Finland in April 2008...
Clip from upcoming "Twilight Child" single and full version of "Weak and Tired" added to their MySpace player
2 gigs in Russia with Dominia and some other bands, Pietaris ja Moskovas Dates tbc
Sebastian and Angel Roxx will be on Finnish live tv-show Subbari 13.2.08...
HIM is releasing a new live DVD/CD entitle "DIGITAL VERSATILE DOOM: Live from the Orpheum Theatre" and Heartagram.com is doing an exclusive online only Pre- Order...
Vanity Ink to support Hardcore Superstar on 3 Finnish shows in Turku, Tampere and Helsinki. http://www.myspace.com/vanityink
TURISAS are happy to announce that their new labelmates Norther will join them on the upcoming tour. Make sure witness the Finnish invasion in following concerts:
Here are the release dates for Blooddrunk
09.04.2008 Finland & Japan
11.04.2008 Germany
14.04.2008 Europe
15.04.2008 Usa
Check out the video for the latest single 'Taivas Tähtiverhoineen' here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytR9X-E1eg
Matthau Mikojan will be releasing his solo album in March...
Negative have announced today that Sir Christus is no longer in the band.
Tampere rockers to tour the UK with Rattlesnake Remedy in February...
Check out our specials section for an interview with goth rockers Reflexion
The Industrial metal showmen take their blood and fire stage show round Finland this Spring, click 'more' for the tourdates...
Renoise are shooting our music video in the beginning of February, and are looking for people to act in the video...
Reflexion's 'Weak and Tired' single will be available on 18th of January online...
With a brand new POTF single titled The Ultimate Fling from the upcoming third album.
"Dead inside" No. 1 on the Finnish Top 40 singles chart!
Private Line, Flinch, Day Eleven, The Winlys, PSG, United Underworld & Mute8 rock against pornography...
The 12 artists wanting to represent Finland at this year's Eurovision song contest have been announced...
Tracks featured are "I Am Rock", "Chasing The Angels" (a cover of a song from the "Iron Eagle 2" soundtrack) plus the title track itself, complete with vocals from NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon...
Ville and Haiwe are interviewed on SubTV's Subbari-show tomorrow in Finland starting at 3.20 pm.
Check out the Korpiklaani gig at Leeds Rios...
Leverage, fronted by Brother Firetribe vocalist Pekka Heino, have their latest album, Blind Fire, released on 25.01.08.
'BLOODDRUNK' album ready, videos shot for 2 singles, Alexi DVD and gig news...
The album, BLACK ROSES, has a release date of March 2008...
Dark Floors - The Lordi Motion Picture will be premiered in Finland February 8th 2008.
SaraLee will be entering the studio in February to record their next album.
Disco Ensemble will continue recording their new album in Stockholm in January...
Oulu based Reflexion have their 2nd album tracklisting published and 2 new singles out before it's released, one as a digital download and one as a CD...
After a period of inactivity, Clark Kent are currently recording their debut album and have a couple of gigs early next year...
The album "10 Hits to K.O." will be released on Hype around February 2008... the next single "Burn" is out in January...
Time to vote for your fave metal acts at: http://www.imperiumi.net/fma2007/
See all the news from the studio as the band record their new album 'Fight as one'...
The new Flinch single 'Taivas Tähtiverhoineen 'is now up on their MySpace
Check out the review and a few photos from Apocalyptica's great gig at Birmingham Academy this month in the reviews section.
The new video for 'SOS' featuring Cristina Scabbia is now on the band's official MySpace.
Finnish Folk Metal sensation KORPIKLAANI have taken Europe by storm, selling out gig after gig across the continent and drinking every bottle of beer they see on the way. Suomirocks.com caught up with them in Leeds to have a chat... Korpiklaani special
The new album will be entitled "A Dead Heavy Day". The album has been recorded in Soundmix Studio in the group's hometown of Oulu with producer Kari Vähäkuopus.
Heijaste are shooting a music video this weekend...
Review and photos from the Lost in Music Festival in Tampere now online...
It's to take place in movie theater Niagara in Tampere and feature the following bands...
Jann Wilde has revealed the name and members of his and Tender's new band...
ShamRain's new album, "Goodbye To All That" is released tomorrow on Spikefarm Records. Read our review here.
...and keep Sunrise Avenue in the running for the best new sounds of Europe too - they're into the last 6 countries! See how to vote...
And the winner of the signed Parasite City "No Place Like Home" CD is...
Finnish rockers Parasite City have given Suomirocks.com a signed copy of their debut single on Hype records, "No Place Like Home".
Here's how you can win it...
SuomiRocks.com was honoured to get to interview the legendary Hanoi Rocks recently. Check out our Special on them and read the interview in full.
Check out our review of the first ever Metal Booze Cruise...
More details available now for this year's Spinefarm festival which will take place on the huge MS Galaxy cruise ship and will sail from Helsinki to Tallinn...
"Silent Lullaby" is posted on their MySpace now from the forthcoming album "Goodbye to all that" released on Spikefarm on 31.10.07. New promo pic is also up.Gigs announced...
Suomirocks.com was lucky enough to catch up with Battle Mettalers Turisas on their sold out UK tour last night and have a chat about how it's been going. See the special Battle Metal and Disco Balls!
Suomirocks.com went along to HIM's invite only gig at the tiny London Borderline last night. Here's the review
The band are promoting Affliction clothing over on the website : here
Video footage of CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho recording guest guitar parts for the new album of Finnish band GODSPLAGUE has been posted at YouTube.
Check the sneak preview from Nitrokiss's new EP - Tales From The Pit - "Bail Me Away" is on their MySpace www.myspace.com/nitrokiss
Ensiferum has unfortunately suffered another member loss in the band as the band’s long-time keyboard player Meiju Enho decided to leave the band...
Check out our review of Apocalyptica's fantastic new album and see exclusive photos from this weekend's secret listening party in London. Click on the reviews link on the left.
Northern Kings play symphonic metal and the band contains 4 extremely well known Finnish musicians...
Tampere rockers Parasite City release their new single 'No Place Like Home' on Oct 3rd...
Check Hanoi Rocks and The 69 Eyes pictures from Ankkarock which took place on 4th and 5th of August in Vantaa. More pictures from the festival will follow.
The first song from the upcoming Leverage album is now mixed. Take a look at the studio diary on their website to see some interesting info about it.
www.leverageband.com
The third album will be called "Goodbye To All That"...
Charon have announced that they are currently negotiating a new record deal...
Several release parties will take place throughout Germany for the release of the new album “Dark Passion Play” on September 28th...
Heijaste have uploaded their single "Kiinni" to their MySpace. Have a listen at http://www.myspace.com/heijaste
Jann and Tender, formerly of Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue, have released the following statement....
The latest video from the melodic hard rock band from Turku can be found in their blog on their MySpace at www.myspace.com/humantemplefinland
COB TV has been launched with exclusive footage from their studio sessions...
The new video for Tampere based Kamikaze Jesus is now on their MySpace...
Finnish AOR band Land of Tales will be releasing their debut album on Frontiers Records...
SuomiRocks.com caught up with Brother Firetribe this summer at Simerock. See what singer, Pekka, had to say in our exclusive interview in the Specials section. Click here
Eurobands have a contest for those of you going to the German tour featuring Negative and Day Eleven...
The album, Fight as One, will be recorded in September, live gigs coming soon...
3 different versions of H.I.M.’s new album, Venus Doom can be pre-ordered now...
Watch the video for Nitrokiss's debut single on their website now: Addiction video...
The former Eurovision hopefuls from Tampere have issued the following statement on their website and MySpace today...
Finland's battle metallers Turisas will be swapping their blood soakedfurs and axes for the glitter & glitz of the 70's disco era with their lease of their debut single 'Rasputin' on 24th September.
The new album 'Monochromatic' will be released August 2007. The new single 'My day of reckoning' is out now...
Apocalyptica has announced the worldwide release of their 6th studio album - Worlds Collide - on September 17th...
After the release of their new album, Tervaskanto, Finnish folk metallers Korpiklaani, and their reindeer antlers, are embarking on a huge tour of Europe...
New HIM video for their first single from the upcoming album Venus Doom which is Kiss Of Dawn and is going to be released on 10.09.2007 is now available for purchasing at www.heartagram.com
Entwine have been confirmed for the Heinolan Valot in place of Bloodpit who have had to cancel due to illness...
80's rockers Brother Firetribe are recording their second album before guitarist Emppu goes off on tour with Nightwish...
Reviews and photos from Simerock are now online...
Fans of Private Line and the Stereo Junks may want to check out the following...
Check out our review from the Sauna festival...
The promo video for Uniklubi's latest single 'Vnus' can now be viewed online...
The final list of US tourdates for June and July have been published on the band's MySpace...
Lots of news and tourdates updates from Fullsteam records this week, including news of their very own festival in October featuring Turisas, Deep Insight, Sturm Und Drang and more...
Click "more" to see the new video of Bloodpit for their single Wise Men Don't Cry. A must see ;)
The date for the release of Crumbland's debut album Should I Tell You? has been set to June 13th.
Details of next weeks German gigs for the Finnish rock band Entwine, including a show with Poisonblack and Amorphis...
Apocalyptica have just finished filming their video for the song “I’m Not Jesus in Los Angeles with director Tony Petrossian. Making a guest appearance in the video is Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor.
Check special about Sturm Und Drang from Lynn.
Rock'n'roll High School compilation CD will be released 30th of May 2007. This hardest rocking summer-soundtrack includes bands like: Dead By Gun, Bloodpit, Carmen Gray, Negative, So Called Plan, Jann Wilde & Rose Avenue and Private Line... Keep reading ;)
Brother Firetribe is currently writing new songs and recording for the second album due to be released early next year.
The band is more than excited about the new material so far.
Bleak releases one more single from [Burns Inside]. The third single 'Silvertigo', contains bonus tracks including Jadewarrior title song 'Fate' and also a special acoustic version of 'Burns Inside'. In stores 23.5.2007
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