There was a small mix-up in the tour dates. The Fireballs’ gig, which was put down for the 27^th of December, is actually next Friday, on the 27^th of November.

The date has now been corrected. My apologies!

The 5^th annual Finnish Metal Awards is held at Helsinki Metal Meetingin on the 20^th of Februay  2010.

Awards will be presented in seven categories. Now is your time to cast vote and support your favorite Finnish band or artist.

The deadline for voting is January the 31^st 2010 at 23:59 (11:59 pm) Finnish time. Finnish Metal Awards  gala will be held at Helsinki Metal Meeting (in Kaapelitehdas) on Saturday February the 20^th 2010.

By casting a vote you also participate in a raffle. The prices include a variety of music albums and tickets for the Finnish Metal Expo. The names of the winners will be published on the Imperiumi website during the first week of February.

Vote here! Fill in all the fields you like, but most importantly, fill in you name and e-mail!

Just yesterday Taage finished recording the vocals for Ghost Machinery’s next album. The album’s release will most likely be next year, but a couple of singles should be released some time this year. More information on that in the near future.

Ghost Machinery comes from Oulu, Finland, and was founded by Pete Ahonen (vocalist of Burning Point) in the turn of the year 2003.

Ghost Machinery is now:

• Taage Laiho, vocals
• Pete Ahonen, guitar
• Mikko Myllylä, guitar
• Jussi Ontero, drums & keyboard
• Sami Nyman, bass

Ghost Machinery @ MySpace

The biggest and most popular so-called “youth house” in Turku, where kids between 7 and 18 can find several different activities, will be 30 years old this year.  It is still very active, and has over 40 000 visitors every year. The house is in Runosmäki, which is the biggest suburb in Turku.

Taage performed his very first live gig in that same house in 1987, 22 years ago.

Kilpi’s fifth studio album “Pirun merta” will be in stores on October the 7^th. Before that they will release two new singles for the radio stations at the same time: “Katalat ihmiset” and “Aina kun sä lähdet pois”. The former is a more heavy sounding song and the ladder represents more traditional Kilpi.

The band’s sound has become even heavier, with the guitars playing a bigger role since the keyboard player “Kukkis” Kukkola left the band earlier this year.  The first single “Viinapiru” describes their new sound quite well. “Pirun merta” picks up the slack right from the start and goes on without leaving much time for catching one’s breath.

“Pirun merta” track list:
1. Katalat ihmiset 4:05 (Deceitful people)
2. Viinapiru 2:59 (The Demon of Spirits)
3. Pahan ilman linnut 4:24 (The Bearers of Evil)
4. Aina kun sä lähdet pois 3:54 (Every Time You Go Away)
5. Käännetään maailma 4:30 (Let’s Turn the World Around)
6. Anteeksi että elän 3:49 (Sorry I’m Alive)
7. Rakkaudessa rakkaudeton 3:37 (Loveless in Love)
8. Uuden ajan mestarit 3:24 (The Masters of the Modern Times)
9. Kyykäärmeen pää 4:27 (The Head of the Viper)
10. Hoitaja 4:16 (The Nurse)

Listen to the single “Viinapiru” at:
www.myspace.com/kilpiband