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Thunderstone (band)
Thunderstone is a power metal band from Helsinki, Finland. The band was formed in 2000 by Nino Laurenne, and the line-up became complete in the following year. After the release of the band's self-titled debut album, '' Thunderstone'', the band toured Europe supporting Stratovarius and Symphony X. Thunderstone released its first four albums through Nuclear Blast; their album '' Dirt Metal'' was released in October 2009 under Sony Music label. History Thunderstone was formed in early 2000 by ex-speed/thrash guitarist Nino Laurenne as a side project; his first demo was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios. With a growing awareness of the project's potential, a commitment was made to create a full-fledged band. Laurenne then recruited former Antidote bandmate Titus Hjelm on bass and backing vocals, Pasi Rantanen on vocals, and Mirka Rantanen on drums. By the summer of 2001, Kari Tornack joined the band as a keyboardist, and Thunderstone evolved into a quintet. Thunderstone released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, shortly Sauna Open Air or just Sauna, was one of the largest music festivals dedicated only to heavy metal and related styles of rock music in the Nordic countries. It was first arranged in 2004 and takes place in the Ratinanniemi park in Tampere, Finland. From 8 June to 10 June 2006, over 20,000 people arrived to watch such bands as Cradle of Filth, Finntroll, Iggy & The Stooges, Lordi, Twisted Sister and W.A.S.P. (band), W.A.S.P. In 2007, the festival gathered an audience of over 22,000 people, at the time a record audience for the Sauna festival. This record was beaten in 2011, with a new record audience of 26,000. In 2019, the festival made a comeback after a six-year hiatus and was held in Ratinanniemi Park. Artists by year Headliners are bolded. 2004 Children of Bodom, Diablo (band), Diablo, Dreamtale, Finntroll, Helloween, Lordi, My Fate, Nightwish, Swallow the Sun, Tarot (band), Tarot, Thunderstone (band), Thunderstone, Twilightning, Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderstone (album)
''Thunderstone'' is the debut album by Finnish power metal band Thunderstone. Some versions of this album contain a bonus track which is a cover of the song " Wasted Years" by Iron Maiden. Track listing All songs written by Nino Laurenne, except where noted. #"Let the Demons Free" – 3:59 #"Virus" (Laurenne, Kari Tornack) – 4:49 #"World's Cry" – 4:20 #"Me, My Enemy" – 3:41 #"Will to Power" (Laurenne, Tornack) – 8:33 #"Weak" (Laurenne, Tornack) – 3:10 #"Eyes of a Stranger" (Laurenne, Tornack, Mirka Rantanen) – 5:23 #"Like Father, Like Son" – 5:35 #"Voice in a Dream" – 4:39 #"Spread My Wings" (Laurenne, Chuckii Booker) – 5:17 #"Diamonds And Rust" (Joan Baez Cover) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:25 #"Wasted Years" (Iron Maiden Cover) (Limited Edition Bonus Track) - 5:30 Personnel *Pasi Rantanen Pasi Rantanen (born 30 October 1969, in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer best known for his power metal band Thunderstone, of which he was a member from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning (Thunderstone Album)
''The Burning'' is Finnish power metal band Thunderstone's second album. Track listing All songs written by Nino Laurenne, except where noted. #"Until We Touch the Burning Sun" – 5:55 #"Break the Emotion" – 4:42 #"Mirror Never Lies" – 3:44 #"Tin Star Man" ( Titus Hjelm) – 5:10 #"Spire" (Laurenne, Kari Tornack) – 4:37 #"Sea of Sorrow" – 5:03 #"Side by Side" – 4:22 #"Drawn to the Flame" (Hjelm, Tornack) – 4:43 #"Forth into the Black" – 4:41 #"Evil Within" (Laurenne, Tornack) – 6:01 #"In Sanity" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 5:52 #"Welcome Home" (Metallica Cover) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 5:08 #"Heart Of Steel" (Manowar Cover) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:56 #"Let The Demons Free" (Demo) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:07 #"Voice In A Dream" (Demo) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:17 #"Me, My Enemy" (Demo) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:30 Chart Finnish Personnel *Pasi Rantanen Pasi Rantanen (born 30 October 1969, in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer best known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Hard Magazine
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Rock Hard may refer to: * "Rock Hard" (song), a 1984 song by the Beastie Boys * ''Rock Hard'', a 1980 album by Suzi Quatro * ''Rock Hard'' (magazine), a German music magazine ** Rock Hard Festival, a heavy metal festival sponsored by the above magazine *" (You Make Me) Rock Hard", a 1988 song by Kiss *"Rock hard", a descriptor often used for ab muscles or an erection See also * Rock (geology) * Hardness In materials science, hardness (antonym: softness) is a measure of the resistance to plastic deformation, such as an indentation (over an area) or a scratch (linear), induced mechanically either by Pressing (metalworking), pressing or abrasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1992. The group released their first EP, '' Under the Moonspell'', in 1994 and followed up with their debut album, '' Wolfheart'', a year later. They quickly became the most recognizable metal band from Portugal and a key figure in gothic metal. Fernando Ribeiro is co-founder, singer and songwriter of the band. Moonspell achieved success in Portugal with their 1998 album '' Sin/Pecado''. With ''Memorial'' (2006), the group also became the first Portuguese metal band to have a record certified Gold. They are also popular in Germany, where their albums consistently enter the Top 100 Chart. History Early days (1992–1994) Although they had been playing since 1989 under the name of "Morbid God", the band settled on the name Moonspell in 1992, shortly after they released the promo track "Serpent Angel". At the time of the name change, the band's line-up was Fernando Ribeiro (Langsuyar) on vocals, João Pedro "Ares" Escoval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentenced
Sentenced was a Finnish gothic metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989 in the town of Muhos and broke up in 2005. Lead guitarist Miika Tenkula was the band's vocalist for the first album, but duties were shifted to bassist Taneli Jarva for the next two albums, ''North from Here'' and Amok (Sentenced album), ''Amok'', until his departure in 1995. Under new lead vocalist Ville Laihiala, Sentenced shifted from melodic death metal to gothic metal and enjoyed a run of commercial success in Finland, including three consecutive number-one albums. The band announced in 2005 that their eighth album ''The Funeral Album'' would be their last. The single "Ever-Frost" spent six weeks at number one in Finland and Sentenced's final show took place on 1 October in their hometown Oulu. Tenkula died of a heart attack in 2009. History Early years (1988–1991) Sentenced started in 1988 as Deformity and changed their name to Sentenced in 1989, af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finnish progressive metal band founded by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other genres, including progressive metal, folk metal, and melodic death metal. They frequently use the ''Kalevala'', the epic poem of Finland, as a source for their lyrics. History ''Disment of Soul'' and ''The Karelian Isthmus'' Jan Rechberger played in a thrash metal band called Violent Solution, which Tomi Koivusaari had left in 1990 to form the death metal band Abhorrence, with Koivusaari being replaced by Esa Holopainen. Violent Solution slowly dissolved with Jan Rechberger and Esa Holopainen deciding to continue working with each other to form their own death metal band, Amorphis. With Rechberger having ties with Koivusaari, in early 1990, Koivusaari became the vocalist and the band also got Oppu Laine to become their bassist. During that time, Koivusaari also perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of Bodom
Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of frontman Alexi Laiho, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka Seppälä, keyboardist Janne Wirman and guitarist Daniel Freyberg. The band released ten studio albums, three live albums, two EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD. The band's third studio album, '' Follow the Reaper'', was their first album to receive a gold certification in Finland, and subsequent studio albums acquired the same status. Their next four albums each debuted at number one on the Finnish album charts, and have also seen chart positions on the United States ''Billboard'' 200. They are one of Finland's best selling artists of all time with more than 250,000 records sold there alone. In 2019, Children of Bodom held their last concert in Helsinki named A Chapter Called Children of Bodom, before disbanding the band. Laiho and Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Karmila
Mikko is a Finnish language, Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael (given name), Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnic languages. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * Mikko Eloranta, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor * Mikko Heiniö, Finnish composer * Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish World Rally Championship driver * Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and author * Mikko Ilonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop * Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer * Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey centre * Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer * Mikko Korhonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender * Mikko Larkas, Finnish basketball coach * Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician * Mikko Lindström, guitarist for Finnish band HIM (Finnish band), HIM * Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirt Metal
''Dirt Metal'' is Finnish power metal band Thunderstone's fifth album. It features their new vocalist Rick Altzi (At Vance, Frequency (Band), Sandalinas Sandalinas is a Spanish/Swedish progressive metal band founded in 2001 by guitarist Jordi Sandalinas, featuring Rick Altzi on vocals (also with Masterplan and At Vance). Apollo Papathanasio, ex-Firewind and Spiritual Beggars sang on the band's deb ...) and their new keyboardist Jukka Karinen (also of the band Status Minor). Track listing All songs written by Nino Laurenne, except where noted. #"Rebirth" - 0:38 #"I Almighty" - 5:02 #"Dirt Metal" ( Titus Hjelm) - 3:58 #"Blood That I Bleed" - 4:17 #"Star" feat. Tomi Joutsen of Amorphis - 4:07 #"Ghosts Of Youth" (Laurenne, Hjelm, Rick Altzi) - 5:04 #"Counting Hours" - 4:26 #"Dodge The Bullet" - 3:53 #"Deadlights" (Hjelm) - 3:38 #"At The Feet Of Fools" (Hjelm) - 4:31 #"Suffering Song" - 8:26 Personnel * Rick Altzi- lead vocals * Nino Laurenne- guitar, backing vocal * Titus Hjelm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by thrash metal, melodic death metal, grindcore, industrial metal, power metal and black metal bands, as well as tribute albums. It also distributes and promotes post-hardcore/metalcore labels SharpTone Records; another post-hardcore/metalcore label, Arising Empire, was in Nuclear Blast portfolio until its acquirement by Kontor New Media in 2020. In October 2018, French independent label Believe Digital acquired a majority stake in Nuclear Blast. History Nuclear Blast was formed in 1987 after founder Markus Staiger traveled throughout the United States for four weeks and saw a gig of his favorite band Blast (American band), BL'AST!. The label's first release was a vinyl compilation called ''Senseless Death'' (NB 00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
