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Interview with Nervosa — “I’ve seen you playing, you’ve got this.”
Mid-2020, Brazilian thrash metal act NERVOSA surprised us with some drastic lineup changes. With a new lineup, the band worked really hard towards the...
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,...
12.1.2021 Pihka is My Name @ Camden Live Lockdown Streams (#36)
When the coronavirus hit in 2020, livestreams became the big new thing in seeing music while maintaining a social distance. As of 2021, streams...
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...
Interview with Jason Bieler — “My lifetime of listening to music...
Jason Bieler, mostly known for "Love is on the Way" by SAIGON KICK, is releasing his latest solo album, "Songs for the Apocalypse," under...
Melodic death/doom unit Marianas Rest to release new Album, “Fata Morgana,”...
Emerging from the Finnish coastal town of Kotka, melodic death/doom metal strikers MARIANAS REST will unleash their third studio album, Fata Morgana, on March 12, 2021 via Napalm...
Metal De Facto’s “Imperium Romanum” available in vinyl limited edition
After the release of the highly acclaimed debut album "Imperium Romanum," Finnish power metallers METAL DE FACTO and Rockshots Records are now releasing the record in a limited...
Simulacrum releases new single, “Arrhythmic Distortions.”
Finnish progressive metal band SIMULACRUM released a new single "Arrhythmic Distortions" and a music video consisting of studio material. The song is the second...
Marko Hietala and an industry of shit
What a start to 2021. First we lose the legendary Alexi Laiho (ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM, BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT), and now we hear that the...
Marko Hietala leaves Nightwish
Marko Hietala, most known as the bass player in NIGHTWISH, just posted a statement about his resignation from NIGHTWISH and public life. Read the...
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...
Bear’s Choice: Ten 10/10 Albums (Musicalypse Archive)
Hi there! You may not know me, but I go by Bear Wiseman and I used to be the editor-in-chief of Musicalypse (www.musicalypse.net), an...
REVIEW: Invernoir – The Void and the Unbearable Loss
INVERNOIR is a band formed in Rome in 2016. The debut album, “The Void and the Unbearable Loss,” released on October 9th, 2020, via...
Interview with Rave The Reqviem — “Music can save me, so...
On December 4th, 2020, industrial metal act RAVE THE REQVIEM returned with their new album, "Stigmata Itch." We had the opportunity to chat with...
Arion announce new album “Vultures Die Alone” and release new single.
New album “Vultures Die Alone” out on April - Presale available now!
We’re super excited to announce that our third album “Vultures Die Alone” will...
1.2.2021 Classical Trancelations New Years Concert @ Helsinki City Hall
If CLASSICAL TRANCELATIONS hasn't shown up on your radar yet, it's high time that changed. Conceptualized already back in 2006 by Petri "Lowland" Alanko,...
The Best Songs of 2020: A Playlist
In our annual lists, we gather the best of the best each year. Each year, we look for the best songs, best albums, best...
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...
Alexi Laiho: a Finnish founding father of heavy metal.
January 4th, 2020, started out as a normal day. A couple of hours into the snowy cold morning, a friend and fellow journalist reached...
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...