News
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"...