Instead of merely forwarding press releases to our news blog, I'm going to try this thing in another format, so here we go... newsbits in my inbox - the quick version:
Polish band Joy Machine have a new video available:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-P4WCVacfg
Basick Records are celebrating their fifth birthday, and there's a party...
www.basickrecords.com
Firewind will release their latest album "Days Of Defiance" on Oct. 27. The album features the current Ozzy axeman Gus G. A video trailer is available for the first single "World On Fire".
http://www.firewind.gr
Waltari vocalist Kärtsy is about to release his solo album. I've heard some samples and it's more in the pop/rock vein than the rather quirky Waltari...
http://www.myspace.com/kartsyband
New gigs announced in Finland:
Metal merchants Annihilator will play at Tavastia, Helsinki on Friday 22 Oct. A couple of weeks later, the not-so-metal but highly recommended Richard Marx will play at Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki (5 Nov.)
Gaia Epicus tell us that the UK tour with Killing Machine has been cancelled.
Norwegian pop rockers Fenrik Lane are the latest signing of Melodicrock Records, the spin-off of melodicrock.com. The trio's second album "317" will be released next month.
That's it by now,
Kimmo
