Finnish power metal band STRATOVARIUS have finished work on the follow-up to 2011's Elysium. Says the band: "Wonderful news! We just walked out from Finnvox studios with our new album in our hands! Band's longtime friend and mastering guru Mr. (Mika) Jussila (NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, SENTENCED) gave his magical touch to our...

AMORPHIS, IN SOLITUDE, META-STASIS, HERFST and MOONCRY are the latest acts confirmed for Burning Sea 2013, being held in Zadar, Croatia from June 5th-8th, 2013. Scheduled to take place June 5th to 8th, 2013 in Zadar, Croatia, Burning Sea is the only metal open air festival located directly on the sea beach. If you are tired of mud and rain, try...

Finnish love metallers HIM have entered the studio with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) to begin recording their ninth full-length album, "Tears On Tape", for an early 2013 release. The CD will be mixed by Tim Palmer, who has previously worked with PEARL JAM, U2 and ROBERT PLANT, among many others....

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have entered the studio to begin recording their as-yet-untitled 11th album for a March/April 2013 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" are being handled by HYPOCRISY and PAIN mastermind P...

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have entered the studio to begin recording their as-yet-untitled 11th album for a March/April 2013 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" are being handled by HYPOCRISY and PAIN mastermind P...