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Altaria - News, Reviews and Videos

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FALLOUT MOON Featuring Ex-ALTARIA Bassist: In Writing Mode -

FALLOUT MOON, the new band led by former ALTARIA mastermind Marko Pukkila, is writing material for its debut album which is tentatively due to be recorded later this year. The group, which also includes Antti Railio (CELESTY) on vocals and Simo Pirttimaa on guitar, is still looking for the right...

Final Requiem - Axenstar is a power metal band from Sweden, and they are definitely a solid act. However, while I like the album, it doesn't really rise to the next level of the genre. Still, I am glad to hear bands still playing the power metal style. It is a shame that the...

Lost Horizon end hiatus - Five years ago, Lost Horizon released their sophomore album A Flame to the Ground Beneath, but soon hit a lot of strife with their label and the departure of Fredrik Olsson (guitar) and Daniel Heiman (vocals). They went on hiatus while the band's mastermind Wojtek Lisicki worked on his...

News : AVANTASIA: Sascha Paeth Awarded With 'Golden Bobby' -

Sascha Paeth �" producer, engineer and guitarist of EDGUY frontman’s AVANTASIA project �" was honored with the prestigious sound award "Golden Bobby" by the German association of sound engineers (VDT) for the best production of the year 2008 in the "Rock" category.

The song that made the difference was the 11-minute...

News : DREAM ASYLUM: ALTARIA And SONATA ARCTICA Members Join Forces -

Ex-ALTARIA bassist Marko Pukkila has joined forces with former SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen and HUMAN TEMPLE vocalist Janne Hurme in a new band called DREAM ASYLUM. According to the group’s official bio, "The foundation of DREAM ASYLUM was built by Marko Pukkila. He had material that wasn’t suitable for...

THUNDERSTONE 'Getting Ready To Start Mixing' New Album -

Finnish metallers THUNDERSTONE are about to start mixing their fifth studio album for an early 2009 release. The band's producer/guitarist Nino Laurenne says, "I'm getting ready to start mixing six songs now and the rest later in January-February. The new stuff is really heavy and also a bit weird once...

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