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December 30th

END OF THE YEAR UPDATE + ANNOUNCEMENT

Our website has been open for over a year now, which has provided us with the oportunity to prove our skills throughout a wide series of concerts an festivals. Therefore (and luckily enough), our skills have now improved, and we will be able to offer even better pictures for all of you to enjoy.
At the same time, we have decided to "spring clean" our gallery, removing many of the pictures that don't match our quality standards anymore. We apologize for the inconvinience, but promise we will take much better pictures of the bands that have been deleted as soon as we get a chance for it.

At the moment we are renovating the website, but this will take some time, so please be patient. Here you are the concerts that we worked at during the end of last year, in case you have missed them:

Vanguard @ Semifinal (03-10-2008)
Sabaton @ Klubben - Stockholm (04-10-2008)
Finntroll @ Dante's Highlight (08-10-2008)
Pain @ Tavastia (09-10-2008)
Emilie Autumn @ Tavastia (21-10-2008)
Gojira @ Kaapelitehdas (27-10-2008)
In Flames @ Kaapelitehdas (27-10-2008)
Lacuna Coil @ Kaapelitehdas (08-12-2008)
Bullet for my Valentine @ Kaapelitehdas (08-12-2008)
Backyard Babies @ Tavastia (11-12-2008)
Whitesnake @ Jäähalli (12-12-2008)

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September 30th

Summer is gone indeed, and thus venues' season has made its comeback! This autumn seems to be especially interesting, many internationally reknown bands will be visiting Finland from almost about any music style that could be wished for. At the same time, Finnish bands will keep on playing both in their home country and abroad, some of them promoting their recently released works. A good example of the latter are Swallow the Sun, who have just released their long-awaited new album "Plague of Butterflies" and decided to promote it with an original acoustic gig in Levykauppa Äx in Helsinki.

We have opened up this new venues' season in our gallery with a few recent gigs in Helsinki, click on the links to check them out!

MyGrain @ Semifinal (20-08-2008)
Stam1na @ Nosturi (25-09-2008)
Stereo Junks @ Semifinal (26-09-2008)
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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August 25th

One year more, summer festivals have come to an end. Behind remain several months of sunshine (not always), good music (not always) and good company (not always?). Anyway, no matter what they turn out to be in the end, summer festivals will still be something that makes us look forward to next summer.
Our team has been working in several of them this summer, aka Sauna Open Air, Provinssirock, Tuska Open Air, Ruisrock and Kuopio Rockcock, all our pictures can be found in our Events Gallery.
(pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria and Vanessa Deffren)

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May 8th

SUMMER FESTIVALS ARE BACK!!
In fact, now is that time of the year when we all begin to really count down for those summer festivals that we are planning to attend. The offer is once more varied and full of possibilities, especially in Finland.

Some highlights:

This festival basically opens the season, and it's becoming one of the biggest ones in Finland. Some of the bands this year include: Scorpions, Whitesnake, Children of Bodom, Sebastian Bach, Stone, KYPCK and Testament.
more info: www.sauna-open-air.fi

The biggest rock festival in Finland, it's commonly known as "the festival of people", and greatly appreciated for it's great atmosphere. Some of the bands performing this year: Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Hardcore Superstar and The Sounds.
more info: www.provinssirock.fi

Possibly "THE" finnish metal Festival, internationally renown and appreciated. Death/Thrash metal lovers will especially enjoy this year, with bands such as: Morbid Angel, Slayer, Carcass, Kreator, Dimmu Borgir and Shade Empire.
more info: www.tuska-festival.fi

The oldest rock festival in Finland, and second oldest in Europe, always counts with big bands. This year couldn't be less, and some of the bands to perform will be: Nightwish, HIM, Bullet for my Valentine, Porcupine Tree, At the Gates and Kent.
more info: www.ruisrock.fi

The second oldest rock festival in Finland, counts with a great atmosphere and organization, and one of the most varied music offers. Almost any kind of music has its place in this festival, from metal and rock to reggae, hip-hop and folk: Common, Cult of Luna, The Heptones, Mogwai, Nightwish, Stam1na, Diablo and much more!
more info: www.ilosaarirock.fi

This small festival in the middle of Finland counts with an awesome atmosphere among the crowd, and is growing bigger each year. Mostly you'll be able to listen to finnish bands, but some big international names are always added to the bill. This year's highlights include Cradle of Filth, Katatonia, Anathema, Mustach and Turmion Kätilöt.
more info: www.kuopiorock.fi

And last but not least, the biggest and best known metal festival, the almighty Wacken. The billing list is so extense that it would be impossible to list it here, but we would like to make a especial remark on the first Wacken performance of one of our websites favourite, the finnish band Stam1na. They have possibly prepared something especial, so if you are planning to go to Wacken don't miss their gig!!
more info: www.wacken.com

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April 15th

The well known band from the United States Good Charlotte visited Jäähalli on the 3rd of this month, in order to promote their new album "Morning Revival". Their visit was surrounded by some more expectation than just the musical one, as the always polemic Paris Hilton also visited Helsinki in order to attend their concert.
Pictures can be found in our gallery:

Good Charlotte
(all pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Just one day after Good Charlote, the restaurant Manala hosted the event "Latomeri Liekeissä". The band from Oulu Charon was one of the bands playing in Manala, after several months of no live shows in Finland, as the band is currently working on the upcoming album.
Pictures:

Charon
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Mokoma, which is possibly one of the dearest bands among the finnish metalheads, played in Tavastia last Saturday. Their latest album "Luihin ja Ytimiin" is getting excelent reviews, and the amount of people gathered in Tavastia made it clear that the public shares this opinion.
Some pictures can be found in the gallery:

Mokoma
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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April 4th

And once more, when it seemed that almost all had already been done in the metal scene, a new band shows up to prove that statement is far from being an absolute truth. KYPCK (pronounced "kursk") is a new band indeed, even though it counts with really experienced musicians among its members, such as Sami Lopakka from Sentenced on the guitars and the producer Hiili Hiilesmaa on the drumms. However, one of the most shocking characteristics about this finnish band is possibly that they sing in russian! The singer, Erkki Seppänen speaks it fluently, and has even worked in the Embassy in Moscow.
The music itself is worth giving a try to. Dark, gloomy and heavy, the russian language gives way to a completely new and unique atmosphere. Their show in Nosturi was received with really good critics among the crowd, and counted with the collaboration of Sami Kukkohovi also on the guitars, former Sentenced bass player.

Supporting were the russian band Dominia, and the finns 45 Degree Woman. Especial mention goes to Dominia, who proved that, even though it's possibly not such a common thing, Russia can also provide really good quality metal bands.

Pictures can be found in our gallery:

45 Degree Woman
Dominia
KYPCK
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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March 26th

Easter has certainly been a busy period in Helsinki, at least music-wise. Several bands have been playing all around the city, and some days choosing where to go was not the easiest decision of the night. Nevertheless, something was to be chosen, and the final outcome turned out to be more than satisfactory.

The first gig for us was Teräsbetoni in Tavastia. The finns (who will be representing Finland in this year's Eurovision contest) have come back with a new album, Myrskyntuoja, when many people already forebode the end of the band. The end seems to be less than unlikely though, and most of the people who enjoyed the gig will possible agree with this.
Some pictures can be found in our gallery:

Teräsbetoni
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

The next happening turned out to be the gig of MyGrain in Nightlife Rock. The small place gathered a fairly big amount of people, who spent the whole gig with raised arms, moshing and singing along. The band certainly deserves it though, as not only they create quality music and songs, but also have a powerful life show.
Pictures:

MyGrain
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

On saturday we had the chance to sneak into one of the events organized for the 30th anniversary of The Live Music Association (ELMU ry.), which corresponded to gig of Rytmihäiriö and Stam1na, two bands seems the finnish audience seems to love especially (this was easily proved by the fact that it sold out long before the date itself).
Both bands have recently released new albums, as well as recorded new videos: Rytmihäiriö's Siriuksen Samurai and Stam1na's Lääke (which was censored by subtv already a few days after its release).
Pictures of the gig can be found in our gallery (especial mention to Stam1na's tattoos and "accessories"!):

Rytmihäiriö
Stam1na
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

And finally, Tavastia was visited again on Sunday for the gig of Elenium and Kiuas. Unluckily enough the last minute decision to change the starting times unabled us to get to the place on time for Elenium, but Kiuas had a great gig anyway, even with some guest musicians on stage.
Pictures can be found in our gallery:

Kiuas
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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March 16th

CARMEN GRAY IN THE STUDIO! (pictures)
The Finnish band Carmen Gray (check their website here) has been busy in the Finnvox studios during February and March, recording their second album with the legendary producer T. T. Oksala. The new album will be available next autumn, and the first single should be released before summer.

Vanii has had the honour of being invited to the studio, so don't loose this chance to have a peek at what was going on during the recordings!

Carmen Gray @ Finnvox Studios
(all pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

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March 7th

Two new gigs have been added to the gallery. Same day, different music and locations, but quality music all in all!
Follow the links below:

Crumbland
(pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Amorphis
(pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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March 2nd

Turmion Kätilöt is possibly one of the most amazing musical creations Finland has given birth to in the last years. Their stage performance would possibly be described in many different ways, but it should at least be pointed out as being different, shocking and transgressive. The music is certainly different aswel, could possibly be described as industrial, but it's still (quite much as their performance) one of a kind.
Hence, it's not difficult to understand why they turned into the newest finnish music "sensation" almost since the very beginning, and are having such a well diserved success.

** Especial thanks to C2c from the Turmion Kätilöt Website for the support!!

Pictures of their gig in Tavastia with Black Light Discipline can be found clicking below:

Black Light Discipline
Turmion Kätilöt
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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February 23rd

MyGrain (or Mike Rain, as was announced) and Elenium could be seen rocking the stage of Rocktown on Valentine's day, in which was a rather "widely known secret" release party/gig of MyGrain's new album, "Signs of Existence". Funnily enough, the album came out the same day as Stam1na's "Raja", and both Tommi from MyGrain and Antti from Stam1na have collaborated in the recordings of each other's new albums. Pictures of the gig can be found in our gallery:

Elenium
MyGrain
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

February also hosted one of the most awaited winter metal events in Finland, the Finnish Metal Expo. The offer covers basically anything you can imagine has something to do with the metal music business, from record labels, managing agencies and gear, to merchandising and clothing (this year introducing some silver jewelery for the beards!!).
Obviously, the music itself is one of the main points of the whole event, and several bands, both finnish and foreigner, hit the stage during the weekend, including clinics held by some of the most respected finnish musicians. The Finnish Metal Awards were also annouced during friday, and most of them went to Nightwish and Mokoma. Pictures of the event can be found in the gallery:

Friday:
Sotajumala
Rock
Discard
Municipal Waste
Alexi Laiho & Roope Latvala clinic
Mustach
Turisas

Saturday:
Kiuas
Amberian Dawn
Ari Koivunen
Lauri Porra clinic
Norther
The Scourger
Korpiklaani
Soilwork
Stam1na

(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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February 12th

The norse band Malice in Wonderland came back to Finland last week, in order to support The 69 Eyes in their gig in Tavastia on the 7th of February. Rock and roll night for everybody, check the pictures below:

Malice in Wonderland
The 69 Eyes
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Deathstars are at the moment touring Europe with Korn and Flyleaf, but people in Helsinki were last week able to enjoy them with a full-length show as headliners. The finnish band Vanguard did a great job supporting them, and by the time Deathstars came on stage the whole venue had already turned into a dancefloor. Hopefully we'll have them visiting us again after the release of the new album! Pictures can be found in our gallery:

Vanguard
Deathstars
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

UPDATE!!
Vanii has taken care of the promotion of a couple of events in Rocktown (check the website at http://www.rocktown.fi/helsinki/ ), and the pictures can now be found in the gallery. Moreover, a new section has been opened for that purpouse, so from now on all promo pictures will be listed under the same category. The first covered event corresponds to the Night of the Vampires ( MySpace profile ), hosted by Jussi69 from The 69 Eyes, and the second is a photoshooting with Wesku from Ajattara, for his Bloody Fucking Sunday ( MySpace profile ). Check the pictures out below!

Night of the Vampires
Bloody Fucking Sunday
(all pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

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February 6th

The Spinefeast this year changed its location from Nosturi to the Tallink Galaxy boat, on a cruise to Tallinn and back. The line-up consisted of some well-known finnish bands such as Children of Bodom, Ensiferum and Viikate, and a few bands with are possibly not so familiar such as Hanging Garden, Agonizer and Murena.
Nevertheless, LoudArts was especially interested in Warmen. The so-called side project of Janne Wirman from Children of Bodom is a real rarity to see live, and such an oportunity was not to be wasted. Tuomas Väinölä joined the official line-up on the guitars (Janne Wirman and his brother Antti, Lauri Porra from Stratovarius and Mirka Rantanen from Thunderstone) and they also counted with some respected finnish musicians on the vocals, Pasi Rantanen (ex Thunderstone), Jonna Kossonen (ex Nylon Beat) and Alexi Laiho himself.
Pictures of the gig can be found in our gallery:

Warmen
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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January 15th

BIG XMAS UPDATE!!
Even though the "news" section of the website has been silent during the Christmas period, that doesn't mean we have been idle! Finland offers a wide variety of concerts during these days, and now that the holydays are behind it's time to update and let you all know what we have been up to:

Shamrain
Ghost Brigade
@ Inferno (19-12-2007)
(pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Marilyn Manson
@ Jäähalli (20-12-2007)
(pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Hybrid Children
@ Nosturi (28-12-2007)
(pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Finntroll
Turisas
@ Nosturi (31-12-2007)
check also the review!!
(review and pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Nightwish
@ Jäähalli (01-01-2008)
check also the review!!
(review and pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Ajattara
@ On the Rocks (03-01-2008)
(pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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December 15th

A HUGE lot of new pictures have been added to the website! Check them all out:

Naked
@ On the Rocks (28-11-2007)
(pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Insomnium
Swallow the Sun
Amorphis
@ Nosturi (01-12-2007)
check also the review!!
(pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Everything on Black
Iconcrash
@ Gloria (01-12-2007)
(pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Vanguard
@ Rocktown (12-12-2007)
(pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Private Line
@ On the Rocks (13-12-2007)
(pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

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The pictures of Brightboy in Nosturi on the 17th of November, and Deathchain + Sotajumala + Naildown on the 24th of November have been added to the gallery, check them out by clicking below:

Brightboy
(all pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

Deathchain
Sotajumala
Nile
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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There's no doubt that Turisas is currently in one of their best moments. With an already sold out uk tour ahead, and confirmed for the New Year's Eve gig in Nosturi together with Finntroll, the finnish band played in Tavastia to present their last album "The Varangian Way".

Click here for the pictures
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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The pictures of Ajattara's gig in Rocktown up in the gallery!

Check them by clicking here
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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The Swedish heavy-industrial metal band Pain has visited Finland during the promotion of their last album "Psalms of Extinction". LoudArts was in Tavastia, a review and some pictures are available in our website:

review
pictures (review and all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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November 8th

***UPDATE: The following events have been added to the gallery:

The Eastpack tour in Nosturi,
Sonic Syndicate
Caliban
The Haunted
Soilwork

Dimmu Borgir in Kultturitalo,

Mayhem and Sear in Nosturi.

Check them out!
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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One year more, zombies and vampires took over Kaapelitehdas during the Helsinki Halloween Festival. This year though, the costumes were more elaborate and we could also see a wide variety of other "nocturnal fauna", such as zombie pirates, a not-so-innocent looking red-riding-hood, some naughty saloon girls and gothic geishas.

Hetereogeneous crowd for a hetereogeneous line-up, consisting of:
(click on the band's name to check the pictures)

Deathlike Silence
Profane Omen
Die So Fluid
Finntroll
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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October 27th

It's widely accepted that Jyväskylä gathers a great amount of quality metal bands, and Ghost Brigade and Insomnium are a perfect example of it.
Ghost Brigade is posibly not so well known, but their music is certainly worth checking out: dark and moody, but heavy and complex at the same time. Their new album Guided by Fire was released in September and LoudArts had the oportunity to be in the release party in Lutakko (Jyväskylä).
The well known band Insomnium headlined the event, in one of their last gigs in Finland before they get into the studio to record the upcoming album. This band's recording sessions are known for lasting for a really long time, but the outcome is always worth the waiting!

Ghost Brigade
Insomnium
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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October 22nd

Vanii's pictures of the event up in the gallery! Unluckily enough, and due to a technical problem, it was impossible to take more pictures after Stereo Junks.
More pictures (and information) can be found in Mama Trash's homepage, JGS Promotions Inc.

Sonic Roots
Stereo Junks!
(all pictures by Vanessa Deffren)

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October 15th

LoudArts had the oportunity to attend to the release party of Misery Inc.'s new album "BreedGreedBreed" (out now!) in the hometown of some of the band members, the small finnish village Myrskyl�.
The band presented their new album (with the new singer Tommi M. Niemi), which continues along the same fast and energetic line that is already a trademark of the band.

We must also mention the great organization of the event, run by Teemu Suominen's Metalhead Promotion agency, thank you for everything.

Pictures here
(all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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October 12th

**UPDATE: Vanii's pictures of Iconcrash, Beatsteaks, Bleak and Naked have been added to the gallery! Click below to go straigh to the galleries:

Iconcrash
Beatsteaks
Bleak
Naked
(all pictures by Vanii)

In addition to this, we've finally also managed to update the promo pictures section, check it below:

Promo Pictures
(all pictures by Vanii)

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October 11th

Apocalyptica has just started to tour with their new album! Stam1na are supporting Apocalyptica in some of their gigs, and LoudArts travelled to Estonia in order to check one of them. The review and pictures can be found by clicking below:

review
Stam1na pictures
Apocalyptica pictures
(review and all pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

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October 8th

No less than four bands last friday in Nosturi. The evening started with the thrashy metal of Axegressor and The Scourger, the latter offering a kick-ass performance that managed to make many people in the first rows go crazy.
Next came the turn of Profane Omen, finnish band that really stands out for their powerful live act. Their performance certainly proved the previous statement is not an exageration. Finally Before the Dawn hit the stage, eagerly awaited. Their last album "Deadlight" might possibly be counting among the most interesting releases in Finland in 2007, and even though they needed a bit of time to "heat up" their performance certainly delighted everyone towards the end, leaving us craving for some more.

You can check the pictures from the gig in our website's gallery, links below:
(Pictures by Ane Orue-Etxebarria)

Axegressor
The Scourger
Profane Omen
Before the Dawn

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October 6th

Our photo gallery just went over the amount of 10.000 views!
We would like to thank all visitors for their support towards such a new website, thank you very much! We'll try to keep on working as hard as always to bring you more pictures, reviews, and a couple of surprises!

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October 1st

Mokoma has finished the recording of their sixth studio album, which is due to be released November 28th, 2007. The album is titled "Luihin ja ytimiin", and it will contain 12 new songs. The band describes the album as "the most layered recording" of their career, as the production method was more profound as in their previous recordings.

"The songs contain more soundscape elements and we were using more time to fine tune the arrangements, as we have done previously", states lead-singer Marko Annala.

**UPDATE: Vanii's pictures of Kemopetrol, Private Line and Sonic Roots are finally online!
Check them by clicking on the links below:
(Pictures taken by Vanii)

Kemopetrol
Private Line
Sonic Roots

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Pictures of the gig of Dauntless and Hevein in Tavastia are now up in the gallery!
Hevein presented a few more of the new songs that will possible be included in their upcoming album, which they should begin to record pretty soon! Eagerly awaited, it should once more incorporate all the elements that make Hevein such a powerful and kick-ass band live. Maybe a bit heavier this time, but still keeping the more melodical touches here and there, provided by the violin and cello of Aino Piipari and Max Lilja.

Click on the links below to go straight to the pictures!
(Pictures taken by Ane)

Dauntless
Hevein

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September 26th

Deathstars to support Korn in Europe!
The swedish band Deathstars has announced that they'll be opening shows for Korn on their upcoming European tour throughout January and February 2008. Deathstars will also be headlining a few shows on their own between the dates they perform with Korn. In total there will be 40 shows added. Some locations still to be announced, the rest can be found in Deathstars' website: www.deathstars.net

September 20th

LoudArts Photo Gallery is finally online and working in the new address!
The gallery itself has been moved to the new server and the pictures are now handled in a website powered by coppermine, which makes it much easier to navegate. All should run smoothly now, but if you find any errors/typos please let us know.

There have been some few problems with one of the fonts used in the website, some browsers don't seem to be able to handle the chosen font and some huge sized characters can be seen instead. We'll try to fix this problem as soon as possible but are a bit busy at the moment, so until then bear with us please. Thank you for your understanding!

**UPDATE: The pictures of Evil Boy's gig in Nosturi on the 27th of June are finally up in the gallery!! Go and check them out!
(Pictures taken by Vanii)

go to the gallery

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September 12th

The long-awaited, highly anticipated new Apocalyptica album, "Worlds Collide", hits the stores on September 14^th, 2007.

In addition to the instrumental style that Apocalyptica fans find so enticing, "Worlds Collide" also features a long and illustrious guest list of vocalists and other collaborators! Along with Corey Taylor, other highly respected artists such as Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) and Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier are included in the Finnish quartet's "Who's Who" list this time. And long-time friend and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo as well as Japanese guitarist and composer Hotei add their own magic to the exciting formations featured with the cellists on this album.

The album will be available in its standard version as well as a Deluxe Version.

Opeth has announced that the much anticipated live album "The Roundhouse Tapes" (Live at the Camden Roundhouse 2006) will be released through Peaceville records on October 22. The double disc venture will feature the following songs:

CD1: "When", "Ghost Of Perdition", "Under The Weeping Moon", "Bleak", "Face Of Melinda", "The Night And The silent waters"
CD2: "Windowpane", "Blackwater Park", "Demon of the Fall"

The (even more anticipated) HD filmed DVD will be released in early 2008. This will also feature (lots of) fan interviews, band interviews, soundcheck footage and live photos + exclusive menu music written by Åkerfeldt and Wiberg.

August 22nd

Mokoma is currently recording their sixth studio album in Music Bros Studios in Imatra, Finland. The release date is yet not confirmed. The studio diary can be found in the official Mokoma forum, www.fcmokoma.com/foorumi (Finnish only).

August 17th

A NEW BEGINNING!

LoudArts Photo Gallery is glad to announce the opening of the new website! LoudArts is the common project of two photographers, who try to offer their own personal view of music through their work.

** NOTICE: This site is still under construction, the missing material will be added in the near future. In addition to this, a server change will happen soon, and pictures will also be moved there, with a simpler and much faster interface.

August 9th

Amorphis has announced new dates for Ukraine and Russia:

7.10. @ t.b.a., Kiev (UA)
9.10. @ Circus, Khabarovsk (RU)
10.10. @ t.b.a., Vladivostok (RU)
12.10. @ Apelsin, Moscow (RU)
13.10. @ DK Rostselmash, Rostov (RU)

August 6th

Kamelot are already planning the Ghost Opera European Tour II. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Norway, Finland and Sweeden have been at least mentioned. Support acts and the first dates of the, so claimed Kamelot's longest tour in Europe to be realeased soon.

August 3rd

COB present the first episode of COB TV News - a special report from the studio session for the band's brand new song Tie My Rope, which will appear on the upcoming Viva La Bands Volume Two CD, in stores Sept 4th throughout North America.

Download COB TV News Part 1 (46MB .MOV)
Stream COB TV News Part 1

Listening sessions of Amorphis's new album, to be held in Belgium and Finland. Belgian fans are invited to check out Silent Waters on August 23rd at an exclusive pre-release listening session at "De Rots" in Antwerp.

In Finland, listening sessions will be hosted by Lojobaari in Lohja and the Inferno bars in Jyväskylä (22.8.), Tampere (23.8.) and Helsinki (24.8.). The latter will also be the venues for the official album release party on August 25th.

July 27th

Anneke van Giersbergen, long time lead singer of The Gathering, has informed the world that the show in Ankkarock will be her last with the band. After this announcement the ticket sales to abroad have exploded. Lots of The Gathering -fans all the way from South-America and Asia are arriving to Korso to see the historical performance by this legendary band. The Gathering will perform in Ankkarock on Saturday starting 9.15 pm.

July 13th

Sirenia announced they will tour Europe in December along with Therion and The Vision Bleak. The dates and information can be found in their myspace page, under Upcoming shows.

Sirenia in MySpace

July 11th

Tarot will return to club Rupla at Kuopio on Friday 17.08.2007 to play their second last gig in Finland before the break. The venue is the same where Tarot played for the first time in Kuopio 25 years ago. To celebrate this event and the current power of the band's live performance the show will be filmed and recorded for a future DVD/CD release.