Bear Wiseman has been a music journalist since the end of 2011, when she joined Musicalypse.net. She became the editor-in-chief of Musicalypse in 2012. She joined Tuonela Magazine in 2019 as their English editor and merged the sites in 2021. Here is a sample collection of some of her best work in music journalism:
Exclusives
(2016) UNLEASHED: Machinae Supremacy reveal the story behind “Phantom Shadow”
(2019) UNLEASHED: Everfrost reveal the story behind “Blue Eyed Emotion”
(2021) UNLEASHED: Everfrost reveal the story behind “Winterider”
(2022) UNLEASHED: Lost in Grey reveal the story behind “The Grey Realms”
Special Features
SPECIAL FEATURE: Ten Years of Tuska Open Air
BLIND CHANNEL: The Violent Pop Revolution is Underway
Premieres
(2022) Burning Holes in Time: Mindspace (dual single)
(2021) Vansidian: Code of Shame
Interviews
(2015) Interview with Machinae Supremacy
(2020) Interview with Arjen Lucassen
(2020) Interview with Altamullan Road
(2022) Interview with Classless Act
Live Reports
(2015) Ayreon: The Theater Equation @ Luxor Theater, Rotterdam
(2016) Blind Channel with Ember Falls @ Virgin Oil Co., Helsinki
(2017) Ayreon Universe @ 013 Poppodium, Tilburg
(2017) Devin Townsend Project @ Ancient Roman Theater, Plovdiv
Stream Reports
(2020) Tuska Utopia #1: Turmion Kätilöt @ Suvilahti
(2021) Classical Trancelations @ Helsinki City Hall
(2021) Noora Louhimo Experience @ G LiveLab
Album Reviews
(2020) Unleash the Archers – Abyss
Photos
Blog
(2016) Why “One Day in the Universe” is the Best Modern Love Song
(2020) Brave New World: A Life-Altering Comeback
2021’s Top 10 Empowerment Anthems
5 Cover Songs from 2021 You Should Totally Check Out
If you’d like to browse my full collection of articles from Tuonela and Musicalypse, please click here.