Tag Finland
Here we have a freshly hatched group from Finland with a bit of an apparent chicken fetish! Not sure exactly what that is about but on the strength of the four tracks on offer here they deserve a bit of… Continue Reading →
Sunholy is the sixth full-length album from Finns Shade Empire who started out as far back as 1999. A band with a respectable discography and with the band members all long-term soldiers. Singer Henry Hämäläinen, the number of umlauts in… Continue Reading →
Earlier this year we got to grips with Argenthorns album ‘The Ravening’ via Avantgarde music and its symphonic black metal took us off into a dark fantasy world and created a real impact. Now Finnish musician Lord Vrăjitor, also of… Continue Reading →
Jyrki Portin, the artist behind Aarniseppä described his music, when I asked, as “a special mix of ambient, electroacoustic, jazz, prog, chamber music, field recordings, drone, folk and psychedelic”. But the story here transcends mere description. Just as an actor… Continue Reading →
“Finland’s contribution to the world is strange, ambient music. Discuss”. This compilation bears that out. Traditional folk music is the essence, but the Finnish artists develop the concept and take it to another level. This collection is part of a… Continue Reading →
Sarvekas’s debut opus Woven Dark Paths has been making the rounds in the black metal circles recently, to numerous accolades. That’s why, dear reader, I decided to give it a spin, and let my extremely biased opinion dissect it. But… Continue Reading →
Do you like your black metal polished and symphonic with lots of keyboards and tunes you can sing along to in the car? If so, I suggest you look elsewhere as Finland’s Vonülfsrëich deliver nasty, gnarly low fi black metal… Continue Reading →
Having released their debut 23 years ago in 2000, Finnish black thrashers Walhalla disbanded the following year then reformed in 2019 with the original bassist/vocalist Ceasar, guitarist Lord Heikkinen and drummer Agathon. The first was then replaced by vocalist Count… Continue Reading →
It’s hard to believe now, but less than 20 years ago I used to feast on a monthly newsletter which I received from a mail order company which sent out a list of obscure underground music and the odd compilation… Continue Reading →
The first job was to re-acquaint myself with “Haar”, this band’s 2019 album which I liked very much. A year later “Woe Portrait” came out, which went down less well with my reviewing colleague. Such is the way of things…. Continue Reading →
Meaning “Spirits” (among other interpretations) in native Finnish Henget may well be a new name but with them comes a wealth of experience. Primarily the project of Saturnian Mist vocalist King Aleijster de Satan ‘Beyond North Star’ is essentially a… Continue Reading →
‘Enkoimesion’, a lilting intro and then like drapes being pulled back ‘Black Blacker Than Black’ swaggers in. There those rich crooning tones of Ike Vil sweep in with the hook riddle deathrock riff and gorgeous backing vocals. A sardonic wit… Continue Reading →