Tag: album review
REVIEW: Bloody Falls – Thanatos
Formed in summer 2017, Finnish band Bloody Falls is about to release their debut album "Thanatos" April 27th 2018 through Inverse Records. Isn't it...
REVIEW: Tonttu – EP: Riimuja ja Tonttuja
Music doesn't always have to be taken serious, right? When I received a press release from a band named Tonttu, I couldn't believe the amount of...
REVIEW: Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail II (Musicalypse Archive)
In 2017, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS released their hardest-hitting album thus far, "Prevail I," with the promise of its sequel less than a year later. The...
REVIEW: Black Royal – Lightbringer
Some weeks ago, I had the amazing idea to promote local Finnish bands by starting a playlist on Spotify, promoting the newest singles those...
REVIEW: My Kundalini – The Art of Dying
Sometimes some emails you get manage to catch your attention right away. When Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (ex-ArthemesiA, ex-Ensiferum, ex-Stone Beast, Kirkkokahvit) reached out to me...
REVIEW: Mors Subita – Into The Pitch Black
I probably have mentioned this many many times already, but we here in Finland have a strong local scene. Smaller bands get bigger and...
REVIEW: Kamelot – The Shadow Theory
Kamelot is one of the most celebrated power metal bands out there. They have had a long and successful career and is still going strong,...
REVIEW: The Hayleys – Raato
The Hayleys is a Finnish rock/metal/punk act from Jyväskylä. The band was formed in 2011 and after releasing three English language albums as Hayley's...
REVIEW: Mournful Lines – Versatility
Mournful Lines, from Oulu, was founded in 2013. They have been around for quite a while. Their music can be seen as melancholic metal,...
REVIEW: Mormânt de Snagov – Depths Below Space and Existence
In the previous post you can read about the mysterious package I got from an unknown sender, containing several Finnish promo albums, EPs, etc....
REVIEW: Dystocracy – EP: Dystocracy
I have virtually no idea who sent me this EP. A package arrived with some promos, normally I ignore those packages that come from...
REVIEW: Alghazanth – Eight Coffin Nails (Musicalypse Archive)
After a 22-year journey, ALGHAZANTH are releasing their funeral album, "Eight Coffin Nails." Being (well, claiming to be) a black metal aficionado, it just seemed right...
REVIEW: Auri – Auri
AURI is a band probably not many of you have heard of, but yet it exists out of very familiar faces: Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen and Troy...
REVIEW: Valonkantajat – Vastavirtaan
"Vastavirtaan" is the third album from the from Uusimaa hailing rock band Valonkantajat. I had not heard about the band beforehand, so this is...
REVIEW: Nightwish – Decades
Nightwish was formed two decades ago. This year they took a break from touring and releasing any new material, but decided to give attention to...
REVIEW: Sixgun Renegades – Sixgun Renegades
Have you been checking out your local bands lately? If not, here's one you should be on the look out for. Sixgun Renegades is a four-piece...
REVIEW: Judas Priest – Firepower
Let's get straight into business, I don't think I have to introduce heavy metal Gods Judas Priest anymore to anyone. After eighteen albums and...
REVIEW: Evil Drive – Ragemaker
Evil Drive, a female-fronted five-piece from Kotka, was founded in 2013. In 2015 they released their debut album "The Land Of The Dead" through...
PRELISTENING: Amorphis – Queen of Time (Musicalypse Archive)
AMORPHIS have been featured on our site on numerous occasions before, but February 24th, 2018, was a very special day to write about, as...
REVIEW: Spiritual Holocaust – Feast of Maggots
Spiritual Holocaust, a death metal act from Raahe, which was formed in 2010, released their new album "Feast of Maggots" on 26 December 2017 through...