First time I ever saw Ville Juurikkala he had pink hair. To this day that image pops into my mind when I see his name. But the man is a damn good photographer. I am sure this book will be excellent!
From Nightwish’s site:
Nightwish: Dark Passion Gallery is a photojournal by the renowned Rock photographer Ville Akseli Juurikkala (HIM, Apocalyptica, The 69 Eyes); a story of the first world tour by Finland’s biggest rock band with their new singer, told in breathtaking pictures….
Apocalyptica just announced a bunch more US tour dates! Since I can’t remember which ones are new and which are old, I’m posting them all (I think there’s a random Tokyo date in there somewhere).
09/13/2008 Indianapolis IN USA X-Fest (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
09/14/2008 Chicago IL USA Q101 Blockparty
09/15/2008 Madison WI USA BARRYMORE THEATRE
09/16/2008 Minneapolis MN USA FIRST AVENUE
09/18/2008 Omaha NE USA THE SLOWDOWN
09/19/2008 Des Moines IA USA People’S
09/20/2008 Maryland Hts MO USA 105,7 Pointfest
09/21/2008 Cincinnati OH USA Century Theatre
09/23/2008 London ON Canada Music Hall
09/24/2008 Ottawa Canada Capital Music Hall
09/25/2008 Worcester MA USA THE PALLADIUM
09/26/2008 New York NY USA Nokia Theatre
09/27/2008 Hartford CT USA THE WEBSTER THEATER
09/28/2008 Washington DC USA NIGHTCLUB 930
09/29/2008 Philadelphia PA USA Theatre Of Living Arts
10/01/2008 Atlanta GA USA Center Stage
10/02/2008 Lake Buena Vista FL USA HOUSE OF BLUES
10/03/2008 St. Petersburg FL USA STATE THEATRE
10/04/2008 Ft. Lauderdale FL USA CULTURE ROOM
10/18/2008 Tokyo Japan Loudpark Festival
10/20/2008 Denver CO USA Ogden Theatre
10/21/2008 Salt Lake City UT USA In The Venue
10/22/2008 Boise ID USA KNITTING FACTORY
10/23/2008 Seattle WA USA Showbox at the Market
10/24/2008 Portland OR USA ROSELAND THEATRE
10/26/2008 Vancouver BC Canada Commodore Ballroom
10/27/2008 San Francisco-Oakland-San CA USA Slims
10/28/2008 Hollywood CA USA The Avalon Hollywood
10/29/2008 Anaheim CA USA House of Blues
10/30/2008 San Diego CA USA House of Blues
10/31/2008 Las Vegas NV USA HOUSE OF BLUES
11/01/2008 Tucson AZ USA At The Rock
11/02/2008 Tempe AZ USA Marquee Theatre
Don’t forget that Nightwish are releasing The Sound of Nightwish Reborn on September 2nd. It’s only available digitally. The track list is as follows:)
* “Eva” (demo version) - Demo session, pre-album +
* “Reach” (”Amaranth” demo) - Demo session, pre-album +
* “While Your Lips Are Still Red” - B-side, pre-album
* “Escapist” - B-side, Album session
* “The Poet and The Pendulum” - Demo version, pre-album +
* “Bye Bye Beautiful (DJ Orkidea remix)” - Album session
* “Meadows of Heaven” - Orchestral version, album session
* “Amaranth” - Orchestral version, album session
* “The Escapist” - Instrumental Version, album session
Glad I am to see the boys back in action! I must confess…this song is stuck in my head. And the video makes me think there must be more to this story. I wonder what that next one will be??
All I have to say is hair dye must be consumed in vast quantities in Finland…
You can now pre-order Poisonblack’s upcoming album “A Dead Heavy Day” at the Northern Tribe website. The album will be released 27 August in Finland (a few days earlier than the rest of Europe, so pre-order it now and get it early!).
Also, Poisonblack’s Official Myspace has the new video for the first single “Bear the Cross”. Its definitely a huge change from the last two albums, but still very good, so go and watch!
Time flies, we’re already nearing the end of the summer festival season even though it feel the summer has just begun. We still have a couple of festival shows coming up and then it’s time to take this circus indoors to shady clubs and concert halls.
This summer has one of the best for our band, our new album Karma Killer has done really well and the gigs we’ve played have been great, lots of people showing up and singing along with the new songs as well as the older ones. So… a big thank you to all of you who have come to our shows!
As you know, from the beginning of the Karma Killer tour in last April, we’ve had Gary as a touring guitar player with us. But, after all these great shows and moments spent together we’ve decided with Larry, Snack, Jay and Antti to continue as a five-piece band from now on. We thank Gary for this summer and wish him all the best for the future!
Our first show without Gary will be at Turku’s Down By The Laituri -festival on August 2nd.
Ok, so its been way too long since I last updated this site, so excuse the sudden posting frenzy. Apparently the Von Hertzen Brothers are supporting Neil Young 7th of August at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. Quote from the official site: “The gig is sold out, but you can maybe find tickets somewhere”. Good luck everyone!