Teräsbetoni too "Burly" for Finnish TV

NewsRoom Finland reports that the record company of TERÄSBETONI, the bombastic metal rockers who will represent Finland at the Eurovision song contest in May, has shelved a videothat was supposed to be shown to the media on Thursday (March 13), Finnish tabloids Iltalehti and Ilta-Sanomat reported Friday."We concluded that the goings-on [in the video] were too burly for a Eurovision video," Pekka Ruuska of Warner MusicFinland was quoted as saying by Iltalehti.

Jarkko Ahola, the TERÄSBETONI frontman, said the video featured images like a woman's unclothed chest."The video showed various byproducts of a rock star lifestyle. I thought it was funny as a parody," Ahola was quoted as saying by Ilta-Sanomat.TERÄSBETONI will release its third album, "Myrskyntuoja", on March 19 via Warner Music Finland. The CD's cover artwork can be viewed at this location.

The album was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, THE 69 EYES), who previously worked with TERÄSBETONI on the group's last LP, the gold-certified (in Finland) "Vaadimme metallia", which came out in 2006.

"Myrskyntuoja" track listing:

01. Voiman Vartijat
02. Painajainen
03. Missä Miehet Ratsastaa
04. Ukkoshevonen
05. Orjakaleeri
06. Paha Sanoo
07. Teräksen Taakka
08. Metallin Voima
09. Kuumilla Porteilla
10. Viholliselle
11. Huominen Tulla Jo Saa
12. Seiso Suorassa

Source: blabbermouth.net

Metaholic Band Contest (edited)

After much positive response, we have decided to go ahead with our version of Eurovision, The Metaholic Band Contest!

So what is it?

Like Eurovision, we are looking to find the best act from each country, but we're doing around the world rather than just Europe! And it will be up to the readers of Metaholic Music to vote for the best act!

How do I join in?

Fans will need to visit the Metaholic Music page (as the poll on Myspace just didn't work) and vote on there firstly for a band to represent each country, then for the overall winner.

Bands will need to add us to their friends to participate in the contest, and you will need to add us before the 20th of March! It will then be down to our Myspace friends to decide whether or not you will represent your country. There needs to be AT LEAST 5 acts from each country for that country to be put forward!

When will the final votes be announced?

We would love to make it coincide with Eurovision, which is 24th of May! But it depends how it all goes. It would be awesome if we could get the results at the same time!

If you need any more information, please don't hesitate to drop us a line.

Remember to add us on Myspace: www.myspace.com/metaholicmusic

Readers Opinions Needed!

Well it's coming up for the annual European pop event of the year... Eurovision! Now what has that got to do with metal other than Lordi winning it the other year? Well, after seeing many a discussion on metal forums, we thought it'd be a great idea to have our own version with metal bands!

Using bands from around the world, rather than just Europe, it would be up to our Myspace friends to choose from 5 bands from each country, and then down to the readers of Metaholic Music to vote for the best overall act!

The bands would have to be on our friends list too (and have tracks on their page), and there would need to be at least 5 from each country for them to take part.

What do you guys think?

Can Finland ROCK Eurovision again??

Finland have done it again and have chosen a Metal representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Power metal band Teräsbetoni won with their song 'Missä miehet ratsastaa', grabbing over 35% of the votes.

"Teräsbetoni (Finnish for "Reinforced concrete") is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus (Trans. "Metal truth"), was published in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar.The music of Teräsbetoni has a martial air to it, with lyrics glorifying a pagan warrior lifestyle and a "brotherhood of metal". The style has received mixed reception. Many consider it to be exceedingly corny, while others see the band as a parody of heavy metal clichés.

Source : wikipedia.org

You can watch Teräsbetoni's performance HERE!

Will they help the Finns hold the crown for the 2nd time in 3 years? You never know, although I know who I am voting for!!