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

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!!