Tag Finland
Let me set the scene….It was late at night in Yorkshire, the atmosphere was dense with impenetrable fog, and I was sat alone in front of a fire pit surrounded by dancing shadows cast by the flickering flames. I put… Continue Reading →
Here’s a prime slice of Finnish death metal for you all out there. Lie In Ruins have been active since about 2002, but released their first full length album back in 2009, with this being their third full record. I… Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since we have heard from these Finn’s. Their last album ‘Green Eyleen’ came out five years ago, with the band starting to release material way back in 2012, when I first myself first got to hear… Continue Reading →
Finland’s Flail have been busy in 2020 with a self-titled cassette compilation that pulled the two songs from the similarly self-titled EP released in 2019, plus the two tracks from the ‘Distant Wanderings’ EP onto one release as that latter… Continue Reading →
Dark Buddha Rising come with some reputation. These “dark underlords of psychedelic drone” attract words like occult and spiritual. Looking back on the reviews by different writers, they’ve always made a deep and positive impression. It’s my turn now. “Sunyaga”… Continue Reading →
Any album from Finnish melodic death-thrashers Mors Principium Est is of great interest. This is album number 7 (no, I hear you say) but whilst the title may not be exciting, the prospect of listening to it is. It’s amazing… Continue Reading →
Not sure if I have covered this before in my weekly scribblings that are under a thinly veiled attempt at an album review, very much an excuse to air some dirty laundry and try and be as clever as I… Continue Reading →
Kraken – a mythical creature that confused me for years. As a child I fell in love with Greek mythology through the film Clash of the Titans. “Release the Kraken!” what a scene. Poseidon unleashed the mighty beast upon Andromeda…. Continue Reading →
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, how are people not into Death Metal! There is literally something for everyone, well at least if you’re into Extreme Metal. It’s so expansive and I don’t even fully see that… Continue Reading →
Anyone in London who didn’t make the 2-day Finnfest at The Garage in February is probably kicking themselves now as it would have been one of the last shows before lockdown kicked in. Although not on the bill, Proscription would… Continue Reading →
A bit of psych rock here from the only band I’ve ever encountered with a semi colon in their name. Not sure what the IRSE is about but I doubt it stands for the Institute of Railway Signal Engineers. Band… Continue Reading →
It’s always good to hear new bands coming forward, especially in this current era of no live gigs, and as such I was glad to have Polymoon and their debut album ‘Caterpillars of Creation’ sent my way to review, and… Continue Reading →