Finnish metallers AMORAL got to be even more popular since they were joinedВ by newВ singer Ari Koivunen earlier this year!

Koivunen is best known as the winner of the 2007 Finnish national TV talent competition 'Idols'.

AMORALВ will play inВ Sofia on 30 OctoberВ openingВ for AMORPHIS at the radio Tangra Mega Rock concert. A great occasion to talk to AMORAL guitarist Ben Varon on the telephone. And we surely asked him about TV contests. Plus the guy turned to be with Bulgarian roots.!

IS BEN VARON YOUR REAL NAME?
Yes it is.

IT DOESN’T SOUND VERY CONVINCINGLY FINISH?
Yes, it doesn’t sound completely Finnish. My dad is from Israel. Actually my grand father from my dad side is actually from Bulgaria, from Sofia!

REALLY?
Yes, so that’s why I am really looking forward to play and visit Sofia for the first time ever…

YOUR NEW SINGER ARI WAS THE WINNER IN THE FINNISH IDOLS TV CONTEST IN 2007. WE HAVE THE SAM TV SHOW DOWN HERE IN BULGARIA, BUT MOST METAL HEADS SEEM TO HATE IT…
Yeah, it’s pretty much everywhere, but in Finland metal is so popular that even on Idols there are some guys who try to be in the contest with rock and metal…

YOUR FELLOW FINNISH BOYS OF LORDI WON THE EUROVISION CONTEST A FEW YEARS AGO, WOULD YOU GO ON THAT ONE?
Noooo! Ha ha ha Eurovision, I think the whole contest is a joke! And the songs are just fucking terrible. Bad music all around. I don’t want anything to do with that!!!

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The AMORAL, Before The DawnВ andВ AMORPHIS on 30 October at theВ 'Blue Box' club in Sofia, Bulgaria is nearly SOLD OUT. There are no tickets left at ticketsream.bg, but you can still buy soem through eventim.bg.