May 13 2008
The new album from the Von Hertzen Brothers will be released in Finland TOMORROW 14 May. Click Here to order it online (worldwide shipping). Also, you can listen to 2 new songs from the upcoming album on their Official Myspace.
Apr 22 2008
The Winyls’ long awaited sophmore album released today with a record party in Helsinki at Semifinals. This FinnishRock staff member definitely wished she could have been there at the party which given the time zones is taking place now.
TrackList: from MTV3
01. See Me Alive
02. I Know
03. Keep Rock ‘n Roll Alive
04. Would You Believe
05. What If
06. Loser’s Blues
07. Honey & Lime
08. If You Ever
09. Loose Talk
10. Now
11. You, Me & Rock ‘n Roll
12. Little We Can Do
#8 has me puzzled, did they re-record If You Ever? A mystery that I look forward to solving. It’s my favorite song from Rockmotor.
Correction: The album isn’t available til May 21st but the guys still had their record release party yesterday.
Apr 19 2008
The 69 Eyes released their first ever live album, entitled “Hollywood Kills- Live At The Whisky A Go Go” in Finland on 16 Jan. 08. To order it from outside Finland, click here.
The 69 Eyes: Hollywood Kills - Live At The Whisky A Go Go:
1. Introduction by Bam Margera
2. Devils
3. Don’t Turn Your Back On Fear
4. Betty Blue
5. Christina Death
6. Crashing High
7. The Chair
8. Hevioso
9. Feel Berlin
10. Gothic Girl
11. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
12. Sister Of Charity
13. Dance d’Amour
14. Framed In Blood
15. Lost Boys
16. I Just Want To Have Something To Do
17. Brandon Lee
Apr 09 2008
I just found this on POTF’s offical myspace. Ugh I can’t tell you how much I want to have this album. I love all their other stuff. Glad the boys are doing well!
Sunday, April 06, 2008
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Number one! The new POTF album Revolution Roulette was released on March 26th and - wow! - it debuted on the number one spot on the official Finnish album chart after first week of sales. Just amazing. We can’t thank you enough. We’ve also created a couple of new banners for you to use. So visit our site to get yours and help spread the revolution! We’ll be starting the Revolution Roulette tour in just couple of weeks, so be sure to check out the tour dates over here. A lot of new dates will be added within the next few days, including some gigs in Sweden.. so beware, our western neighbours! We’ll be coming your way!  |
Apr 08 2008
This past week, I was pleased to get several emails from Hot Topic about bands …. from Finland! Given that just about anyone who loves rock music has at some point stepped foot in a Hot Topic, it’s a good milestone to mark any band’s attempt to get a foothold in the US.
HIM has conquered the Hot Topic frontier thoroughly. You can walk in at any point and find the Heartagram all over the store.
I’ve noticed Children of Bodom merch in there before but usually just a t-shirt or two. So getting an email about the upcoming release of their new album is noteworthy because it signals another step into mainstream promotion via Hot Topic.
If you’re a Children of Bodom fan and have not yet ordered their new album: Blooddrunk, I highly recommend ordering it through Hot Topic. $9.99 is a great price and you’ll be voting with your consumer dollar to show Hot Topic that CoB does have a US fanbase and that it’s worthwhile to carry more merchandise.
And today’s email brought an announcement of an online Apocalyptica concert via Hot Topic! If you haven’t been paying attention, Apocalyptica is touching down this week for their first US tour starting on Friday. But according to the email, they’re starting a day early with a streaming concert exclusive to Hot Topic’s website. 
Exciting isn’t it? I know they played a gig at the Roxy several years ago but that was before I learned about the wonders of rock music from the far north. I am really looking forward to seeing them at the Roxy this time around because it’s an intimate club where you can get a front row view of the band from anywhere inside the club.
Even when I went to the SOLD OUT Tokio Hotel concert back in February, we had no trouble finding a great spot even though we were one of the last ones in the club.
BTW LA denizens, keep your peepers open since the guys will probably be hanging out on Sunset Strip this week. Hot Topic’s headquarters are in the LA metropolitan area so it’s a good guess that they’ll be coming to LA first to do the concert before popping over to Vegas for the first gig of the tour. I know they like the strip because we ran into them several times last year. They were there filming the music video for I’m Not Jesus with Corey Taylor. Just look for a 6 ft Finn with long blonde hair gliding through the throngs.
I want to wrap up this post by applauding the Apocalyptica PR team for the excellent promotional photos they’ve picked. Paavo usually isn’t the focus of the artwork but it really works to have him front and center and the long haired ones flanking him and the mischievous Mikko peeking out of the background like Puck.
Mar 21 2008
From the official Poets of the Fall myspace- March 21, 2008
Revolution Roulette out March 26th
The long-awaited third Poets of the Fall album Revolution Roulette will be released on March 26th 2008. To make sure you’ll get yours as soon as possible, pre-order it now from the Official Poets of the Fall Webshop: