Tag: review
SONG OF THE DAY: Save the Noize – Save the Noize
The music industry is no stranger to artists coming together to help out with various charity organizations/projects by giving that specific cause a wonderful...
REVIEW: The Hot Babe Lovers – Midnight Sessions
Behind the Finnish band, THE HOT BABE LOVERS, is the musical multi-talent with Brazilian roots, one-man-band. This artist sings, as well as plays guitar,...
FEATURED SINGLE: Retro Future – Heavy Rain
If you love Japan, the unique sound of the koto, or power metal, hopefully you've heard of RETRO FUTURE, or at least Mikael Salo....
REVIEW: Cryptosis – Bionic Swarm
As humans, we have a constant will to change, to evolve. The yearning for something new is what makes us different from other creatures....
FEATURED SINGLE: Bloodred Hourglass – Veritas
It feels like yesterday when BLOODRED HOURGLASS released their latest album, "Godsend," which happened to be one of our favorite releases of 2019. Due...
REVIEW: Wishing Well – Do or Die
When it comes to heavy metal, Finnish WISHING WELL may have slipped under your radar. With two albums already released in 2016 and 2018,...
SONG OF THE DAY: Dynazty – This Is My Life
While “This Is My Life” may not be the first (or even tenth) song that comes to mind when thinking of DYNAZTY, it is...
REVIEW: Weg – EP: 90 Degrees
The band WEG was founded in 2019 by friends Mikko Järvenpää and Antti-Jussi Valkama. This Finnish duo released their debut EP, "90 Degrees," on...
REVIEW: Vipermilk – Sound Bites
Aren't we all sometimes guilty of judging a book by its cover? When I first saw the name VIPERMILK pop up in my mailbox,...
FEATURED SINGLE: Daimonic – Daimonic Legion
There's been a lot of buzz around the Mikko Salovaara camp this year! First, METAL DE FACTO released an EP, "Legionnaire's Oath," earlier in...
REVIEW: Sixgun Renegades – Push
Finland is renowned for its metal bands but has a very active rock scene as well. I have been gradually discovering this scene in...
SONG OF THE DAY: Amaranthe – Amaranthine
A decade ago, Swedish metal sensation AMARANTHE made their incredible debut on the scene with a self-titled album. In a slightly different line-up than...
REVIEW: Dark Horse | White Horse – EP: Dark Horse |...
The metal world knows Marcela Bovio from her days with STREAM OF PASSION, her collaborations with AYREON, like “Ayreon Universe” and “Electric Castle Live...
FEATURED SINGLE: Mercury Circle – You Open Up the Earth
We told you this before, but if there's one band you should look out for in 2021, it's the new metal band from Helsinki,...
REVIEW: Vreid – Wild North West
Sognametal is a particular breed of atmospheric, folk-infused metal that combines Scandinavian folklore and mythology with somewhat old-schoolish black metal aesthetics. The term was...
REVIEW: Bodom After Midnight – EP: Paint the Sky with Blood
What was supposed to be the beginning of a new chapter, ended up being a posthumous publication. During 2020, Alexi Laiho and his new...
FEATURED SINGLE: Mr. Fastfinger (Mika Tyyskä) – Effortless (director’s cut)
Do you like guitars? Do you think Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are rad as hell? Have you heard of Mr. Fastfinger (the alter...
REVIEW: Einvigi – Sielulintu
Blackgaze can be considered a subgenre of black metal, massively contaminated with atmospheric and dreamy elements, which mostly derive from shoegaze, a branch of...
REVIEW: Shedfromthebody – A Dead and Aimless Hum
I think it was Pitchfork that once claimed that shoegaze was music for dreaming. On the same note, I would guess that doomgaze is...
REVIEW: The Circle – Metamorphosis
If you haven't heard of the German art metal act THE CIRCLE yet, that's okay. The band is releasing their debut effort, "Metamorphosis," later...



















