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....

Finland's ENSIFERUM recently landed at #15 on the German album charts with their new album, Unsung Heroes. The album will now be released in North America, on September 18th via Spinefarm. Unsung Heroes was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED, APOCALYPTICA, etc.), and is the follow-up to 2009’s From Afar album. The alb...

APOCALYPTICA have announced they will make their first ever trip to Australia this August. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, June 29th. Tour dates are as follows: August 30 – Brisbane, Australia – The Hi-Fi 31 – Sydney, Australia - The Hi-Fi September 1 - Melbourne, Australia - The Hi-Fi...

Finnish metallers HEVEIN — who feature in their ranks former APOCALYPTICA and current TARJA TURUNEN cellist Max Lilja — have released a new digital EP containing three new songs ("Spineless", "V", "Gentle Anarchy") and a newly mixed version of "Nor" (ori...

APOCALYPTICA check in with the following New Year update: "A Happy New Year to all of you! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas time with your friends and family as well as a blasting night to start 2012! We are super excited to start our Latin American tour in a few days. It has been years since we met all of you in this part of the ...