Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have announced a string of live dates in their homeland with THE MAN EATING TREE opening most shows. Says the band: "We are touring Finland in February and March 2012 supporting our new album Emerald Forest and the Blackbird! The tour, starting from our hometown Jyväskylä from ou...

SWALLOW THE SUN and SKULL FIST are the latest acts confirmed for Metalfest 2012, the event that will hit the following countries next May and June: Austria, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. Confirmed to play Metalfest 2012: ALESTORM BEHEMOTH BLIND GUARDIAN DARK TRANQUILLITY DEATH ANGEL ENSIFERUM FEUERSCHWANZ ...

Spinefarm Records has announced the 2012 edition of the Spinefeast At Sea cruise. The traditional SpineFeast indoor festival will once again be held aboard a ship! The cruise takes place at Tallink Baltic Princess from January 19th to January 20th, 2012. The cruise embarks from Helsinki on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30 PM and returns to Helsin...

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN check in with the following update post-tour update: "So, friends around the planet, it's time to summarize the New Moon tours of 2009 - 2010 and pick up the pieces of our gloomy and broken bones from countless stages, backstages, buses, hotels, bars, planes and police stations, giving hug...

SONS OF AEON, the new Jyväskylä, Finland-based metal band featuring former SWALLOW THE SUN drummer Pasi Pasanen, has made three songs available for free download via the group's official web site. The drums were recorded at Studio Watercastle in Jyväskylä, Finland by Arttu Sarvanne, while guitars and ...