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REVIEW: Kansas – The Absence of Presence (Musicalypse Archive)
American rock legends KANSAS are back again with their sixteenth release, entitled "The Absence of Presence," which follows 2016's "The Prelude Implicit." Set for...
REVIEW: Rumahoy – Time II: Party (Musicalypse Archive)
The newest name we've noticed in pirate metal is RUMAHOY, who came to our attention when their vocalist, the infamous Captain Yarrface, was featured rapping in...
REVIEW: DreamSpy – My Halo of Obsession
With a name like DREAMSPY, one would expect some over-the-top, progressive/djent type of metal. However, this one-man Finnish project that is the brainchild of...
REVIEW: Dark Sarah – Grim (Musicalypse Archive)
For fans of Gothic metal and strong sopranos, Dark Sarah may not be a new name. Having already released three concept albums following the story...
REVIEW: Ensiferum – Thalassic (Musicalypse Archive)
ENSIFERUM's heroic heavy metal journey has finally brought them to the sea, 3 years after the release of "Two Paths." Their eighth studio album,...
REVIEW: Halysis – Cerulean
HALYSIS is a young band from Lahti, formed in 2015, and they released their debut “Cerulean” on 15 May 2020 independently. The Finnish quartet...
27.6.2020 Battle Beast: Worldwide Live Stream @ Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki
Since the release of their highly acclaimed album, “Bringer of Pain,” in 2017, BATTLE BEAST have toured the world almost constantly. I have seen...
REVIEW: Rantama – Rantama
During the lonely lockdown days, one has had to find some wholesome ways to stay occupied. For me, this meant working through my list...
Interview with Balance Breach — “You can release a debut album...
Having won a slot at Tuska Open Air Festival in 2019, Finnish metalcore act BALANCE BREACH embarked upon a successful journey towards the release...
REVIEW: Dark Sarah – Grim
My most sincere apologies go out to all the information technology startups, but it is a cold, hard fact that cinematic, orchestral metal is...
(2000) Killswitch Engage – Killswitch Engage: Anniversary special
In the late 1990’s, two bands named OVERCAST and AFTERSHOCK fell apart, and from their remains rose a new band named KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. The...
Interview with Poem — “There’s a certain beauty in melancholy that...
Hailing from Athens, POEM is a four-piece progressive metal act formed in 2006. Their latest studio effort "Unique" was released in 2018. We had...
Mercury Circle premiere brand new music video.
MERCURY CIRCLE, the brand new project by ICONCRASH's and SWALLOW THE SUN’s, two times Finnish Grammy-nominated Jaani Peuhu, will release their hotly anticipated debut on August...
Balance Breach release debut album and new lyric video.
BALANCE BREACH steps into the light of the metalcore world today with the release of their debut album "Dead End Diaries" and a new...
26.6.2020 The 69 Eyes: Worldwide Live Stream @ Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki
Europe is slowly but surely recovering from the pandemic and it seems like the moment when we can go to gigs again is beginning...
REVIEW: The Hu – The Gereg (Musicalypse Archive)
Music is truly a universal language and there is simply no other way to explain the landslide level of interest toward the Mongolian band,...
(2000) In Flames – Clayman: Anniversary special
In the year 2000, Swedish melodic death metal group IN FLAMES released a record named “Clayman” through Nuclear Blast Records. The album was their...
(2000) In Flames – Clayman: Anniversary Special (Musicalypse Archive)
Exactly 20 years ago, Gothenburg metallers IN FLAMES released their 5th full-length album, "Clayman." While the Swedes had already enjoyed moderate success in Europe...
REVIEW: Wilderun – Veil of Imagination
With their 2019 release, “Veil of Imagination,” the American progressive metal act WILDERUN impressed a lot of journalists around the globe. Luckily, their efforts...
REVIEW: Carnal Agony – Back from the Grave (Musicalypse Archive)
Every once in a while one hears a single that's so outlandish that you need to listen to the whole album. This was very...