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2009-02-26
FIREWIND music featured on new Sony Walkman players!!!
FIREWIND"s song "Mercenary Man" is featured as a preloaded track on 3 new Sony Walkman models! The models are:
NWZ-S730F/630F series (released July/August ’08)
NWZ-W series (released Feb ’09)
NWZ-X series (coming in March ’09)
2009-02-16
FIREWIND gearing up for Hellfire Festival; new songs in the making!
FIREWIND will be returning to the UK this Saturday for a killer show in London as part of the Hellfire Festival. The festival will take place @ the Islington Academy. If you haven"t gotten your tickets yet, get them NOW simply by clicking http://www.hellfirefestival.com/
Here"s a list of upcoming FIREWIND tourdates - more to be announced soon!
FIREWIND @ Festivals 2009:
Feb. 21 - London, UK - Hellfire Festival
April 11 - Lübeck, GER - Rocktower Festival
May 31 - Gelsenkirchen, GER - Rock Hard Festival
Jun. 26 - Dessel, BEL - Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun. 27 - Helsinki, FIN - Tuska
Aug. 14 - Dinkelsbühl, GER - Summer Breeze
UK Tour w/ STRATOVARIUS:
May 15 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
May 16 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
May 17 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
May 18 - London, UK - Islington O2 Academy
May 19 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
May 20 - Dublin, IRE - Button Factory
Moreover, the guys have already been working on new material. Gus G. states:
"I just got back from Athens, where me and Bob did a songwriting session. It went really well, we have lots of ideas and some new killer FIREWIND songs are on the way.
As you might know, we will probably be adding a new track to our setlist this year to give you a small taste of what the new material sounds like!
Looking forward to all the festivals we got lined up, see you out there!"
2009-02-15
FIREWIND @ Tuska festival this summer!
We are happy to announce that FIREWIND will return to Finland in 2009 and perform at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival on Saturday June 27th!
Tickets go on sale March 3rd.
http://www.tuska-festival.fi/
2009-02-12
Special X-MAS CONTEST Announced @ FIREWIND
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2009-02-09
Confirmed for Rocktower Festival (GER)!
Another festival confirmed for FIREWIND and this one is Rocktower Festival in Lübeck, Germany.
April 11 - Lübeck, GER @ Rocktower Festival
Tickets & Info: http://www.rocktower.de
FIREWIND @ Festivals 2009:
Feb. 21 - London, UK - Hellfire Festival
April 11 - Lübeck, GER - Rocktower Festival
May 31 - Gelsenkirchen, GER - Rock Hard Festival
Jun. 26 - Dessel, BEL - Graspop Metal Meeting
Aug. 14 - Dinkelsbühl, GER - Summer Breeze Festival
UK Tour w/ STRATOVARIUS:
May 15 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
May 16 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
May 17 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
May 18 - London, UK - Islington O2 Academy
May 19 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
May 20 - Dublin, IRE - Button Factory
2009-02-06
FIREWIND featured in UK iTunes Newsletter!
FIREWIND is part of a "Heavy Metal" special in the English iTunes newsletter!
The iTunes version of "The Premonition" comes with a bonus track, so check it out now if you haven"t already, by clicking HERE
2009-02-04
THANK YOU Greek fans & Metal Hammer Readers!!!
FIREWIND are 3 times winners on Metal Hammer (GR) Reader"s Polls 2008!
The band has has won the categories for Best Greek Band, Best Guitarist and Best Keyboardist, while taking also place on the list for Best International Band and Best DVD!
Best Guitarist:
1. Gus G. (Firewind)
2. Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
3. James Hetfield (Metallica)
4. Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
5. Angus Young (AC/DC)
Best Keyboardist:
1. Bob Katsionis (Firewind)
2. Craig Jones (Slipknot)
3. Mustis (Dimmu Borgir)
4. Dizzy Reed (Guns N Roses)
5. Per Wiberg (Opeth)
Best Greek Band:
1. Firewind
2. Septicflesh
3. Naer Mataron
4. Web
5. Heathendom
Also featured in 2 more categories
Best International Band: Firewind on #10
Best DVD: Live Premonition on #5
From all of us in the band, a huge THANK YOU to our faithful fans in Greece and to all Metal Hammer readers that keep supporting us and making us proud!
Stay Metal!!
Firewind
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