Tag Finland
Svart Records are really firing on all cylinders at the moment. This small, independent label is currently home to such underground stars as Brutus, In-Graved, Domovoyd, Tombstoned, and if you use the search function here with Svart as the criteria,… Continue Reading →
Well we all get a blood red fog in front of our eyes at times and here you can get one in your ears for good measure. This Finnish death worshipping black metal horde have quite a few releases behind… Continue Reading →
After 10 years, a couple of demos and a split cd, Finland’s Hellspirit have released their debut album “Dawn under Curse”. Along the way they have forged a reputation for their live shows. The structure and movement of this album… Continue Reading →
True warriors of the wastelands Nightsatan are a band forged on the futuristic sounds of the past. If that sounds paradoxical well it is, as the trio are a real enigma whose ‘laser metal’ is synonymous with soundtracks from (mainly… Continue Reading →
Authors of just one release so far – 2011’s ‘Kahleiden Kantaja’ single – you could hardly call Vainaja a prolific act. Furthermore, the Finns are in fact rather mysterious, consisting of three members known simply as The Gravedigger (drums), The… Continue Reading →
Italian post-apocalyptic laser metal (from Finland) you what?? Well actually this happens to be something I am a bit of a connoisseur of due to my other love of dodgy movies. Let me put it in context. With the advent… Continue Reading →
Those strange boffins are back dabbling in dimensions in time and space and following up on debut album Kometenbahn from last year. As far as the time is concerned they are manipulating frequencies from around the 70’s and 80’s when… Continue Reading →
There is something about Scandinavia which seems to breed brilliant bands, especially those who lean towards the styling’s of melodic death metal. Maybe it is something in the air or the water round that neck of the woods? “Shadows Of… Continue Reading →
Serpent Warning are from Finland and have a classic doom approach to their sound laden in the sultry laid back moments of the 70’s. Whilst staying well clear of the retro/occult rock movement of late, you will be more at… Continue Reading →
Finnish extreme metal legends Impaled Nazarene are true veterans, they are now in their 24th year as a band and with this being their 12th studio album you could forgive them if they had lost some of the ferocity that… Continue Reading →
Who said that heavy metal has to be downtrodden and miserable? Well, no-one did, but these guys from Finland with the Swedish sound manage to bring cheeriness to a totally dark and extreme experience. From the vocalist’s “Welcome to Rottendam”… Continue Reading →
Agh it’s bitten me I’m going to die? Ah well that’s handy as the band’s name means “to die” but I’m far too young for that, having been fanged by some horrid creature this band put in with their CD…. Continue Reading →