Tag: whispered

Metal covers of cool songs are not an uncommon find these days. From BLIND GUARDIAN covering THE BEACH BOYS to Bruce Dickinson's takes on...

After the first day of the festival, I decided that it would be fun (and almost suicidal due to being really sick) to go...

The Tampere-based Nem Agency is on a righteous path. Their artist roster is full of prominent names from Finland as well as abroad, and...

Metal Crane Festival at Nosturi in Helsinki, January 2018. Day 1 Day 2 Photos by Miia CollanderMusicalypse, 2018OV: 2519

SaariHelvetti, a metal festival run by the Tampere-based Nem Agency and arranged this year for the third time, intrigued me with its concept and...

SaariHelvetti festival at Viikinsaari in Tampere, August 2017. Read the festival report here. Saturday Photos by Janne PuronenMusicalypse, 2017OV: 5391

BATTLELORE, one of Finland’s most under-appreciated local acts, released six albums between 2002-2011 before retreating, taking a hiatus of unspecified length. Some time ago,...

As the large traditional Finnish summer festivals are leaning more and more towards EDM and hip-hop, it was a pleasure to hear news of...

WHISPERED first caught my attention after the release of their debut album, "Thousand Swords," in 2010. "Thousand Swords" presented a mature band – WHISPERED...

The coldest Finnish midsummer in 30 years, a bunch of good bands, and hundreds of crazy metalheads in the woods. What happened, why and...