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		<title>Top 10 Apocalypse Songs for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Storm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 2012 and every metalhead wants to have a Heavy New Year ahead, especially now when the prophecies seem so dark and mean. After all, the apocalypse is a typical theme for metal. What to listen to, apart from Metallica&#8217;s &#8216;The four Horsemen&#8217;? Get your playlist in tune with this infamous year and watch out, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=839&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Mikko Virtanen (GRENDEL / DEAD END FINLAND)</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/11/29/interview-mikko-virtanen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Storm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have an interest in Finnish death metal or in this year&#8217;s top releases, you are likely to come across the name of Mikko Virtanen. Vocalist of GRENDEL and DEAD END FINLAND, he had a few words with us about how it is to be a metal musician in the highly competitive Finland, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=836&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Man-Eating Tree &#8211; Harvest</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/11/04/review-the-man-eating-tree-harvest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tero Tolkki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now this was a very nice surprise for our dull and boring and ever darkening autumn days! Shamefully I am admitting that I did let the debut album of The Man-Eating Tree go past me but luckily I took the time with their sophmore album &#8220;Harvest&#8221;. I have kept repeating the same thing over and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=822&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Reckless Love &#8211; Animal Attraction</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/16/review-reckless-love-animal-attraction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I had to describe this album in one word, I&#8217;d use &#8220;fun&#8221;. Because of the fact that 90% of Reckless Love&#8216;s lyrics are about sex, and that many of their songs can easily be described as &#8220;poppy&#8221; or even &#8220;commercial&#8221;, they are definitely one of those bands that you can either love or hate. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=811&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Insomnium &#8211; One For Sorrow</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/11/review-insomnium-one-for-sorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/11/review-insomnium-one-for-sorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Storm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Tracklist: 1. Inertia 2. Through the Shadows 3. Song of the Blackest Bird 4. Only One Who Waits 5. Unsung 6. Every Hour Wounds 7. Decoherence 8. Lay the Ghost to Rest 9. Regain the Fire 10. One for Sorrow Label: Century Media Release: Finland October 12, Europe October 17, North America October 18 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=793&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mathias Nygård Interview &#8211; Tuska Festival 2011</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/11/mathias-nygard-interview-tuska-festival-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tero Tolkki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tero Tolkki of Metal From Finland conducted an interview with Mathias Nygård (Turisas) on this years Tuska Festival held in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the interview below. Filed under: Interviews Tagged: Mathias Nygard, Turisas, Tuska<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=799&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marco Hietala Interview &#8211; Tuska Festival 2011</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/11/marco-hietala-interview-tuska-festival-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tero Tolkki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tero Tolkki from Metal From Finland interviewed Marco Hietala (Tarot,Nightwish) in this years Tuska Festival held in Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland. Marco spoke about the early years of Tarot and how things are these days. You can watch the interview below. Filed under: Interviews Tagged: Marco Hietala, Tarot, Tuska<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=795&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NIGHTWISH Imaginaerum prelistening at Finnvox-studios</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/11/nightwish-imaginaerum-prelistening-at-finnvox-studios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tero Tolkki for Metal From Finland. It was a typical autumn afternoon in Finland. Dark, windy and rainy. But my day was getting better as I was driving to legendary Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland to hear the new Nightwish album Imaginaerum. It was a special event held for the press since there isn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=770&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Band focus: BATTLE BEAST</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/10/06/band-focus-battle-beast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a band born in 2008 (Helsinki, FIN), things started pretty fast. In 2010 BATTLE BEAST was qualified to take part at Wacken Open Air in an international metal competition &#8211; the already traditional Metal Battle &#8211; in which 26 bands fought for glory, some prizes and a record deal. These Finns won. And how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=765&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video Review: GHOST BRIGADE &#8211; &#8220;Clawmaster&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mffblog.com/2011/09/23/clawmaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember very well the joyful moment of seeing GHOST BRIGADE perform on the Wacken 2010 stage, changing the climate into Northern coldness.  The band &#8211; whose musical style is very hard to pin down &#8211; has been receiving very positive reviews and keeps on gathering more and more praise with the latest release. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mffblog.com&amp;blog=12219737&amp;post=757&amp;subd=metalfromfinland&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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