Welcome fellas!

Welcome fellas!
Hey folks, welcome to my mighty skyblog. Yes, my dear fellows, it's the one every single person out here were deeply wishing to smash its fist into the rap dudes' noses. Finally, this daydream will come true, along the road we will stand up as the strong warriors against false metal!
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Well, almost. The great speech above might sort of sound like a Manowar song but it's only the introduction for the skyblog that will follow. So... ugh... welcome for all the heavy metal fans around the world wandering blindly into the dark forest of internet only wishing of a messiah to show you the way.

# Posté le jeudi 06 décembre 2007 18:30

Modifié le lundi 21 juillet 2008 18:27

Tuska Open Air 2008

Tuska Open Air is the biggest metal festival of Scandinavia which occurs at Helsinki (Finland) every year. It was organized for the first time in 1998. Last year (2007, for those who just landed on earth), the main artists were Blind Guardian, Children Of Bodom, Dragonforce, Emperor, Finntroll, Katatonia, Moonsorrow, Vader and Stratovarius.
This year, the planning is not yet finished but some bands that will probably come are Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Korpiklaani, Kreator, Tyr and more. Sounds like a Viking atmosphere! =) Tickets for Tuska 2008 will go on sale on a later annouced date through www.tiketti.fi and www.lippupalvelu.fi.

[[By the way, the word "tuska" in finnish means pain!]]
Tuska Open Air 2008

# Posté le jeudi 06 décembre 2007 18:55

Modifié le lundi 21 juillet 2008 18:28

Anette - Like it or not?

Anette - Like it or not?
Most people know that Nightwish, an excellent symphonic metal band (again from Finland!) fired their wonderful operatic-voice singer Tarja Turunen in 2004. This year, after an intense session of auditions, demo listening and never-ending searching, they finally find their star. Anette Olzon. The former singer of the swedish classical rock styled band Alyson Avenue is now here to fill Tarja's shoes. And she did it well in Nightwish's new album Dark Passion Play. But is she good enough to satisfy the angry Tarja nostalgics? I don't have a strong opinion on that. Actually, no one can really replace Tarja, particulary in the old fans' hearts. But let's be honest for a second: Anette is a nice, beautiful and talented singer that sure has brightened up Tuomas and the guys' carreers. With a surface looking of the album, I was sure impressed... by the music. That made me wonder about a thing or two. I made up with the conclusion that there were 2 things that before made Nightwish's music so special: Tuomas's musical genius and Tarja's power and feelings. But according to Tuomas and stuff, Tarja was a diva bitch so well... I guess they found a singer to fill the blank space that she left and YES she did the job well.
At least good enough to care, so go buy the album and a ticket to their May 2008 tour and stop pissing me off as well.

I guess that's pretty clear for me, but what do you think of Anette? Comment.

# Posté le jeudi 06 décembre 2007 21:30

Modifié le jeudi 24 juillet 2008 18:10

Iron Maiden - new DVD and world tour!

Finally available on DVD for the first time, Iron Maiden are proud to announce the eagerly awaited release of the DVD Live After Death, the legendary recording of Maiden's four night stand at Long Beach Arena, California, in 1984. In the shops 4th February 2008, the release will coincide with the start of the band's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour on which they will recreate many of the aspects of this original and spectacular show.

LIST OF CONTENT:
- 90 minutes of the concert featuring 13 songs such as Aces High, The Trooper or Powerslave.
- 60 minutes of documentary on the history of Iron Maiden.
- 60 minutes of documentary during Maiden's historic tour on Poland and other parts to the Eastern Bloc in 1984 (featuring interviews, live and offstage footage).
- 50 minutes of Live Footage: Maiden supporting Queen on the first day of Rock in Rio '85.
- 15 minutes of interview and live at Ello Texas
- Artwork gallery, tour programmes, tour dates and photo gallery.
- Promotional clips for Aces High and 2 Minutes to Midnight.
Iron Maiden - new DVD and world tour!

# Posté le jeudi 06 décembre 2007 21:57

Modifié le jeudi 24 juillet 2008 18:02

Sonata kicks out Jani

Sonata kicks out Jani
Oh my god. How come I didn't know? 0_0
The band has fired one of the principal foundators of the band, guitarist Jani Liimatainen, August 8th of this year, apparantly for ''personal reasons''. Wtf... new trend or something?
He is getting replaced, as the new guitarist of Sonata Arctica, by Elias Viljanen. Let's remember a funny moment from their DVD for those who are as shocked as I am on the moment:

Tony: There's no more water, you need to drink beer.
Jani: It's terrible!

# Posté le jeudi 06 décembre 2007 22:24

Modifié le lundi 21 juillet 2008 18:31