COB, Stam1na & Nightwish high on the readers' poll of Soundi

The finnish rock mag Soundi also announced the results of it's readers' poll 2008. very metallic indeed...

Finnish bands:
1) Children of Bodom 2) Stam1na ... 4) Nightwish 5) Hanoi Rocks 10)Diablo 13) The Rasmus 18)Amorphis 20)Mokoma
Finnish singer:
1) Marco Hietala 2) Alexi Laiho ... 4) Antti Hyyrynen
Finnish player:
1) Alexi Laiho 2) Roope Latvala
Finnish album:
1) Childrem of Bodom / Blooddrunk 2) Stam1na / Raja

Foreign bands:
1) Metallica 2) AC/DC 3) Slipknot 4) Iron Maiden 5) Guns n' Roses 6) Volbeat 7) Motörhead 8)Coldplay 9) Opeth 10) Judas Priest 11) In Flames 12) Disturbed ... 14) Whitesnake 20) Gojira

and so on...

http://www.soundi.fi/

Research papers on heavy metal

Papers of the recently held research conference "Heavy Fundametalism: Music, metal and Politics" are now online:

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ci/mmp/mmp1/cfp.html

Anette Olzon MeNaiset-haastattelussa

http://www.menaiset.fi/

Stam1na rules in Rumba's readers' poll

Readers' poll 2008 in Rumba 01/09 (Finnish music mag)

Finnish bands:
1. CMX (surprise surprise!) 2. Stam1na 3. Kotiteollisuus ... 7. Mokoma 15. Diablo 16. Nightwish 19. Ari Koivunen

Finnish albums:
1. Stam1na / Raja

Finnish songs:
1. Stam1na / Lääke

Foreign bands:
1. Metallica 2. AC/DC 3. Opeth ... 6. Iron Maiden 7. Slipknot 9. Volbeat 13. In Flames 15. Slayer 18. Danko Jones 19. Disturbed

Foreign albums:
1. Metallica / Death Magnetic 2. AC/DC / Black Ice ... 4. Opeth / Watershed 6. Slipknot / All Hope Is Gone 10. (shared) Guns n' Roses / Chinese Democracy 11. Scars on Broadway / Scars on Broadway 15. (shared) Motörhead / Motörizer 17. (shared) Disturbed / Indestructible & Trivium / Shogun 21. (shared) Meshuggah / ObZen 23. (shared) In Flames / A Sense of Purpose

and so forth...

http://www.rumba.fi/

Indica warming up Nightwish in Europe

http://www.indica.fi/site/?en
http://www.viihdeimperiumi.fi/artikkelit.asp?id=2625&medialaji=Musiikki

Metallica's Death Magnetic

... was the most sold album in Finland in 2008.

http://www.ksml.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/metallica-kukisti-suomalaiset-haastajansa/333899

HIM & Helldone @ Tavastia 29.-31.12.2008

Such a nice experience! My first time in traditional HIM party which was organised now for 9th year in row. HIM played superbly, Ville is charismatic as always, the set list inclusive, and Tavastia a perfect place for this band. And of course the international audience and devoted fans make the atmosphere extraordinary. A nice video in YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8423ItgVmk

Ville's interview in Helldone:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1186621/ville_valo_intervieuw_helldone_2008/

About the other bands... Godsplague and Diablo on Monday really nailed it down, and Stam1na was superb, convincing, hilarious and everything, as always. And lots of musicians hanging around there in the club... Tuesday with Sara, Negative and the 69 Eyes was calmer and lamer but basically ok. On Wednesday, I missed 45 Degree Womean, but luckily experienced the peculiarly entertaining KYPCK.

Ville Valo & Pekka Himanen

Pekka Himasen ja Ville Valon dialogi ti 13.1. yliopistolla oli mielenkiintoinen tapahtuma. Joku onkin ehtinyt tilaisuutta jo kommentoimaan:

http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/martela/post-119.htm

Getting started

As we have now changed for 2009 and our project has officially started, it is time to start to generate contents also here. So, let's see...