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Interview with VUUR: “Every song has its own sound, its own...

Anneke van Giersbergen is no stranger to this site. She is best known for her vocal performances with THE GATHERING, AYREON, the DEVIN TOWNSEND...

Interview with Emily Harris – "If there were gender equality in...

While growing up, Atlanta-based artist Emily Harris always was the typical 'outsider'. From the age of 15, she simply fell in love with photography after...

Playlist of My Life: Iivo Kaipainen (Arion) (Musicalypse Archive)

Arion is hardly a stranger anymore to fans of Finnish melodic metal, and the upcoming second album of the Helsinki-based troupe is one of...

Interview with WEDNESDAY 13 – “Are you willing to gamble it...

NORTH CAROLINA, 1996 - “Somewhere out there, deep in the dark of the night. Creatures crave, blood to feed their appetite. Long, sharp knives,...

Playlist of My Life: Tuomo Laulainen (Scars of Solitude, Among the...

Playlist of My Life is back from a short festival break, with the newest list from the lead guitarist of Äänekoski-based SCARS OF SOLITUDE,...

Interview with Frosttide: “Things are better for everyone now.” (Musicalypse Archive)

While the majority of eyes were on ELUVEITIE and LEAVES’ EYES public drama last fall, the Finnish folk metal scene had a little turmoil...

Interview with Eluveitie: “We’ve tried to not only deal with the...

Seems like nothing can stop the Swiss folk metallers from eluveitie from pursuing their path. One might think that the departure of three members...

Interview with Leprous: “We started out as a local youth band.”...

The Norwegian prog masterminds LEPROUS are in full swing on tour and promoting their upcoming album, "Malina." Hot off the heels of their appearance...

Playlist of My Life: Markus “Rabapagan” Teeäär (Metsatöll) (Musicalypse Archive)

While Finland has some of the most famous folk and pagan metal bands in the world, there are a few gems to be found...

Playlist of My Life: Aleksi Holma (Creinium) (Musicalypse Archive)

Helsinki-based hybrid metal troupe CREINIUM have worked on their thing since 2012, and despite some heavy turbulence in the line-up, they successfully released their...

Interview with Santa Cruz – "You have to set your goals...

Interview with Johnny and Middy Cruz from Santa Cruz at RockFest, Vantaa, Finland.

Playlist of My Life: Nils Nordling (ex-Dreamtale, Silver Bullet) (Musicalypse Archive)

Nils Nordling might not be a familiar name to you, unless, perhaps, you've listened to a lot of Dreamtale over a decade ago. Norling...

Playlist of My Life: Jaakko Metsäpelto (Block Buster) (Musicalypse Archive)

BLOCK BUSTER is a young hard rock band from Kuopio, Finland, formed by brothers Aarni & Jaakko Metsäpelto. With only two EPs under their...

Interview with Avatarium: “We used both vintage and modern equipment and...

Sweden's doomy vintage rockers, AVATARIUM, just released their third album, "Hurricanes and Halos," so the time was appropriate to catch up with six-string maestro...

Playlist of My Life: Sami Moilanen (Drug of Choice) (Musicalypse Archive)

If you ask DRUG OF CHOICE what style of music they play, they'd answer that it combines rock, metal, rap, and punk elements. Founded...

Interview with Blind Guardian: “I don’t want to know in advance...

Having just finished their massive 2-year-long world tour, German progressive power metal outfit BLIND GUARDIAN announced a live album, titled "Live from Beyond the...

Interview with Blaze Bayley & Chris Appleton: “Because it is a...

Following the release of their latest album, "Endure and Survive" - the second installment to a three part concept album - legendary former IRON...

Playlist of My Life: Tuukka Hanhiniemi (Limelight Showdown) (Musicalypse Archive)

This week's playlist comes from another local band, the Helsinki-based LIMELIGHT SHOWDOWN. Having released two EPs already - 2013's "Circles" and 2015's "Mode: Crisis"...

Playlist of My Life: Bille-Jade (Musicalypse Archive)

If you know HATCHET DAWN or DIAMOND NOIR, you already know Billie-Jade. If not, this Australian vocalist has already toured in support of Marilyn...

Playlist of My Life: Benji Connelly (Everfrost) (Musicalypse Archive)

If a winter-metal anime adventure from Finland sounds awesome, we kind of agree. If it sounds ridiculous... well, we don't disagree. However, if you've...