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Praise the Lord, with power chords, shredding and headbanging

Finnish church services featuring heavy metal, thought of by some as the devil’s music, are proving wildly popular with teens

By Terhi Kinnunen  /  AFP, MAENTSAELAE , FINLAND

But now, the big — and small — record companies are investing heavily.

“There are many bands with export potential in Finland, it has been proven,” says Markkanen, saying bands Nightwish and HIM as well as Children of Bodom have sold well abroad.

But “we are still waiting for a mega class success.”

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