Finnish symphonic doom metal band Infirmum releases first single and music video ‘Burn’ from upcoming album ‘From The Depths I Cried’, expected by the end of this year still!
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News Posts
Finnish progressive unit The Hypothesis is back to begin a new chapter with an upcoming new album ‘Evolve’ set for release in October via Noble Demon, and a first single shared with ‘Stray’!
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Ice-cold Finnish modern metal band Arctis announced their self-titled debut album to be out via Napalm Records in November, and shared their very first single ever with ‘I’ll Give You Hell’! Make sure you catch them on tour in support of Apocalyptica’s Europe tour later this year!
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After earlier this year celebrating 30 years of Horna at Steelfest with 3 separate shows each spanning another era of the legendary Finnish black metal outfit, they are now also set to release their highly anticipated 11th album ‘Nyx – Hymnejä Yölle’ in a couple of weeks via W.T.C. Productions!
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Finnish extreme metal outfit Where’s My Bible is set to release their second full-length ‘KAVE’ in a couple of weeks via Inverse Records and shared the last single and stunning music video ‘Rahko’ a while ago!
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Finnish black metal icons Barathrum have set the release date for their 10th full-length ‘Überkill’ on October 11 via Hammer of Hate, and unleashed the title track as a teaser!
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While the summer is about to be wrapping up, we can already look ahead towards the summer of 2025, especially after Tuska just announced the first 16 confirmed acts for next year’s edition with Electric Callboy, Powerwolf, Nothing More, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Korpiklaani, Marko Hietala, Tarja, Charlotte Wessels, thrown, Eihwar, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Blood Command, Arion and Tyrantti and the first announced headliner with Lorna Shore!
What do you think? What bands are you still hoping for?
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The highly anticipated second album of Finnish black metal outfit The Mist From The Mountains is set for release in October via Primitive Reaction. And with ‘The Seer of Ages’, a first track from ‘Portal – The Gathering of Storms’ is already available right now!
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Finland’s thrash metal titans Prestige are set to reissue their iconic album ‘Parasites In Paradise’, out for re-release on August 9 via Massacre Records!
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Finnish melancholic metal act Endless Chain unleashes a music video for their new single ‘Beyond What You Believe’, another track from upcoming album ‘Agony’, set for release at the end of August! Fans of Insomnium, Swallow the Sun and Amorphis may want to pay heed!
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Album Reviews
In the world of Lordi, the band has been around for half a century already, resulting in this fictional compilation album with songs from every decade!
Finnish thrash metal youngsters of Lost Society are back with a brand new release and it offers absolutely ‘No Absolution’! Check it out!
Babylonfall releasing their debut “Collapse”. A melodic death metal piece of art with some doom metal influences
Turmion Kätilöt is back with yet another release. Let it be a warning for you: they intend to go global with ‘Global Warning’!
Hexvessel have pulled a new set of songs from their sleeves for the new album ‘Kindred’. The best magical forest folk from Finland you can find…
With ‘Alloy’ Svart Records continues its quest to make all of Skepticism’s back catalogue available again.
Finnish outfit Norrhem has crafted a remarkable combination of melodic black/folk metal with their release ‘Koitos’!
Santa Cruz is back with a new line-up and a new sound. You can read the review of ‘Katharsis’ here.
By one of the many lakes in Finland, Jasmin Saarela, leading lady in psychedelic supernauts Jess & the Ancient ones, has written her first solo record ‘Under the Red Light Shine’. a hauntinly beautiful record full of soul and melancholy.
Wheel brings you a sound that is very much inspired by Tool, but with a great personality and great songwriting skills!
Interviews
A talk with the complete Crimson Sun about their music, shows and latest release ‘Fates’! Check it out!
A video interview with vocalist Arde from Temple Balls about touring with Sonata Arctica and the upcoming tour with Shiraz Lane and Block Buster.
A video interview with Hannes Kett from Shiraz Lane about the past, the present and the future! Check out the full conversation!
Watch the video interview we had with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society about their new upcoming album ‘No Absolution’!
A short and fun talk with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society at Tuska 2019 about playing live, their first single for ‘No Absolution’ and some more tricky questions!
A last short part of us talking with Oceanhoarse, this time about the music scene, merch, metal booze and their trip to Japan! Check it out!
A conversation with Joonas and Jyri from Oceanhoarse about their European tour supporting Marko Hietala from Nightwish!
Joonas and Jyri of Oceanhoarse told us why we all need to be at their own festival ‘Hoarsefest’… it includes a pretty good price to win!
A talk with Joonas and Jyri from Oceanhoarse about the release of their EP ‘Voluntary Bends’!
We talked with Aarni and Jaakko from Block Buster about their new album and more!
