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Last night we had the opportunity to witness two outstanding performances by bands that share a few obvious things in common: they are both...

THE 69 EYES performing at Tavastia in Helsinki, November 2019. The 69 Eyes Photos by Miia CollanderMusicalypse, 2019OV: 1845

A little while ago, METAL DE FACTO released their first single "The Conqueror", which we fell in love with and highlighted as a featured...

Between all the pumpkins, ghosts and general spookiness of Halloween, we had the opportunity to sit down with Matias Molli, vocalist of the Finnish...

BLIND GUARDIAN have been teasing us for around two decades about an orchestral album and, at long last, the time has come! Having lured...

Growing up in sunny Los Angeles as a child of a classical composer and an opera singer, IKE RANN has managed to forge his...

Consisting out some well-known faces from the European metal industry, CYHRA managed to surprise the whole world with their debut "Letters to Myself", released...

We have been following OCEANHOARSE ever since their debut show at Nosturi when they were still very much a mystery to us. From the...

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE with TENSIDE & REVOCATION at The Circus, Helsinki, October 2019. TENSIDE REVOCATION KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Photos by Janne PuronenMusicalypse, 2019OV: 2728

Ah, Autumn. The perfect season to party. And by party I mean huddle up indoors with a fleece blanket and my cat, listening to...

Their new album “Atonement” has made the metalcore pioneer KILLSWITCH ENGAGE busy on the stages of Europe again. As my personal last live experience...

Check out our live report here! Tenside Revocation Killswitch Engage Photos by Lassi Saarinen

For as long as I have known the band, BLIND GUARDIAN has promised to release an orchestral album. The time finally has come for...

BLOODRED HOURGLASS with INSOMNIUM at The Circus in Helsinki, October 2019. BLOODRED HOURGLASS INSOMNIUM Photos by Janne PuronenMusicalypse, 2019OV: 2824

Bloodred Hourglass Insomnium Check out our live report here! Photos by Laureline Tilkin

It's a well-known fact that Finland is one of the leading countries when it comes to producing world-class metal acts year after year. Nowadays,...

Formed in 1993 in South Carolina, the technical death metal act NILE has returned after their last release "What Should Not Be Unearthed" dating from 2015. In...

A couple of weeks ago, I saw PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS as a support act to GLENN HUGHES. There was mention then...

Originally starting as a side project, RINGS OF SATURN went from being a studio project to a fully-fledged touring band. The extreme metal band...

Back in late 2000s, I discovered a magical place in the heart of Helsinki, after my previous hangout, Hevimesta, closed its doors around 2006....