Tag: music review
REVIEW: Havukruunu – Uinuos Syömein Sota
Finnish paganism will remind you of a lot of things: the local animistic protector deity Haltija, the god of thunder Ukko, and the belief...
REVIEW: Halo One – Fragile Hearts Awake
For years, I thought metalcore was a somewhat dissident faction from the established metal brotherhood. It seemed like a threat that I declined to...
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...
REVIEW: Suad – Waves
Every now and then, an artist comes along who can outperform the volume of the distorted guitars of a stereotypical metal platoon with a...
REVIEW: Orbiter – EP: The Deluge
ORBITER is a five-piece stoner doom band formed in Helsinki in late 2014, of which first EP, “The Deluge,” was released independently on January,...
REVIEW: Jason Bieler & The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra – Songs...
The somewhat odd coupling of an album's overarching, apocalyptic theme and the 1980s-tinted, feel-good hard rock wasn't exactly an option on my bingo card...
REVIEW: Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos
A few months after we saw Brazilian thrash metal act NERVOSA live in Helsinki, the band announced that two members, vocalist/bass player Fernanda Lira...
REVIEW: Veil of Secrets – Dead Poetry
VEIL OF SECRETS is a new doom-flavored metal endeavor hailing from Norway. It marks the long-awaited return of former TRISTANIA-singer Vibeke Stene, alongside Asgeir...
REVIEW: Our Oceans – While Time Disappears
One of the most celebrated literary classics is the multi-volume novel, In Search of Lost Time, written by the French author, Marcel Proust, during...
REVIEW: Polymoon – Caterpillars of Creation
Maybe I have been hanging around with a rather dubious musical companion during this strange pandemic, but somehow it's starting to feel as though...
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...
REVIEW: Dark Buddha Rising – Mathreyata
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in the Western world, which is pretty odd, considering it occurs whenever a month begins on...
REVIEW: Shores of Null – Beyond the Shores (On Death and...
SHORES OF NULL is an Italian doom metal band founded in 2013. After releasing two acclaimed albums via Candlelight Records - “Quiescence” in 2014...
REVIEW: Majestica – A Christmas Carol
It surely seems like an eternity has passed since the beginning of 2020 and we're already almost at the end of what has been...
REVIEW: Scour – EP: Black
Even without the live music scene, the world of heavy metal has an oversaturation of bands releasing albums on a weekly basis. As such,...
(2000) Within Temptation – Mother Earth: Anniversary Special
Do you remember the golden days of MTV? Known for sharing music videos of all sorts, one of the bands that many youngsters heard...
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,...
REVIEW: Hjelvik – Welcome to Hel
If you like us, were wondering what has become of Erlend Hjelvik, the previous lead singer of the unique metal outfit KVELERTAK, you have...
REVIEW: Soilwork – EP: A Whisp of the Atlantic
Many people will remember 2020 as one of the worst years in their life. However, sometimes it's good to talk about silver linings too....
REVIEW: Pyramaze – Epitaph
There’s a common saying that bands have to prove themselves with their third release, to see whether they’ll find their place in the music...