Tag: finnish metal
Interview with Marianas Rest — “We had less pressure.”
Finnish doom metal act MARIANAS REST were recently signed to Napalm Records for the release of their third full-length record, "Fata Morgana." The album...
REVIEW: Tyrantti – Orjaplaneetta
Have you ever heard of a band so dangerous that their Instagram handle warns you to tread cautiously? If you haven't, let me introduce...
Interview with Tyrantti — “‘Orjaplaneetta’ is approximately 666% better than the...
Finnish heavy metal act TYRANTTI are releasing their sophomore album, "Orjaplaneetta," on February 26th, 2021, via Playground Music. We had the opportunity to talk...
REVIEW: Simulacrum – Genesis
For quite some time now, people have been recommending me to listen to SIMULACRUM, a progressive metal outfit from Finland. Having listened to their...
REVIEW: Korpiklaani – Jylhä
Two years after their most personal and introspective album to date, "Kulkija," folk metal giants KORPIKLAANI are back with a new full-length studio effort,...
Interview with Korpiklaani — “We wanted to make this album our...
Two years after the release of their album, "Kulkija," Finnish folk metal giants KORPIKLAANI are back with their brand new, "Jylhä." We met up...
FEATURED SINGLE: Shereign – Against the Odds
In 2020, SHEREIGN surprised us with their powerful debut single, "Losing Sight." I admit that based on that track, I had made certain assumptions...
25 Finnish albums from 2020 that we’ll still listen to in...
Many music journalists may start their end-of-the-year lists by describing how horrible of a year it was. Yet, when you take a look at...
10 Finnish bands to look out for in 2021
2020 was a very dramatic chapter in the book of life. As dark as its pages may have been, we are looking forward to...
Finnish thrash/death group Pahan Ikoni release new single “Ikonoklasti.”
PAHAN IKONI release first single off their debut album "Ikonoklasti" music video out now. Helsinki-based thrash/death metal band PAHAN IKONI release their debut album...
REVIEW: Onsegén Ensemble – Fear
It is not an everyday occurrence that a genuinely unique prog-oddity from the far north of Finland manages to challenge the weirdness factor of...
FEATURED SINGLE: Frosttide – We Will Be Gone
One of Finlands (unfortunately) best-kept secrets is the epic melodic death metal band, FROSTTIDE. The band surprised us with a re-release of their EP,...
FEATURED SINGLE: Simulacrum – Nothing Remains
Fans of prog and power metal may already know the name SIMULACRUM, while fans of Finnish pianists/keyboardists may be familiar with Christian "Chrism" Pulkkinen....
REVIEW: Noumena – Anima
Finnish melodic death metal veterans NOUMENA have recently released their sixth studio album, "Anima," on 4 September 2020 via their own label, Haunted Zoo...
REVIEW: Mors Subita – Extinction Era
MORS SUBITA's "Into the Pitch Black" was one of the first albums I ever reviewed for Tuonela Magazine and blew me away with its...
REVIEW: Memoremains – The Cost of Greatness
Metal has never been so diverse as it is nowadays. With new subgenres emerging continuously, it's not a big surprise that mainstream pop music...
Interview with I Am Your God — “You’ll feel something when...
Hailing from Northern Finland, Rovaniemi, melodic death metal band I AM YOUR GOD is ready to release their debut album "The Resurrection" through Out...
REVIEW: I Am Your God – The Resurrection
Rovaniemi doesn't only house the official home of Santa Claus but also has a rich scene of melodic death metal acts. One of the...
FEATURED SINGLE: Ember Falls – The World is Burning
"The perfect place to die."
What a description for the world in which we live right now. When EMBER FALLS released "The World is...
Finnish metal band External releases new single
Finnish progressive metal collective EXTERNAL has released a new single, "Against The Wind.”
This is the second single from the band’s upcoming EP, "Stillness,” and a...