Tag: interview
Interview with Harakiri for the Sky – "Life can’t step forward...
Founded in 2011 in Vienna, Austria, Harakiri For The Sky has created a unique mixture of melancholy and aggression, madness and meaning, and wrapped in alternately...
Playlist of My Life: Janne Ollikainen (Invisible Enemy, Acore) (Musicalypse Archive)
You may not be familiar with Janne Ollikainen, but he plays drums in as many as 3 different bands: progressive power/thrash metal posse INVISIBLE ENEMY (who...
Playlist of My Life: Konsta Vehkala (Psychework) (Musicalypse Archive)
Konsta Vehkala might not be the first name to pop up when thinking of Finnish drummers, but he certainly has his hands full with...
Playlist of My Life: Kimmo Puuhakka (Heroes Don’t Ask Why) (Musicalypse...
If you're looking for something new to listen to, and the concept of "melodic divorce metal" appeals to you, you might turn your attention...
Interview with Beast in Black – "Songs are like a playground,...
Finally a new chapter for guitarist and composer Anton Kabanen has been turned and so far the book seems pretty compelling. Beast in Black has taken form, with...
Interview with Steve Maher – "Having the whole world at one's...
Steve Maher is an award winning visual and relational artist from Limerick, Ireland based in Helsinki, Finland and working throughout Europe, Russia and North...
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...