Tag Finland
Everyone’s favourite filthy Finns are back with a new album, the title of which means ‘A Step Closer To Satan.’ So business as usual then! Yep pretty much and as the band formed in 1993 they are actually hitting their… Continue Reading →
Mors Principium Est from Finland have just released their fourth album “….And Death Said Live”. To ask about the new album and the direction the technically-inspired melodic death/thrash metal band is taking, Andrew Doherty interviewed vocalist Ville Viljanen. AN: Hi… Continue Reading →
I remember the days when there was a real thrash drought. There was a lot of stuff labelling itself as thrash, but in reality, it wasn’t. In fact, I can even remember believing that I’d never fully enjoy any thrash… Continue Reading →
A solitary man looks upwards through the branches of the giant twisted tree for inspiration. The sun struggles to penetrate the grey and swirling clouds. All the customary signs are here of Finnish forests and man’s impotence as nature acts… Continue Reading →
Society, Modernity, Death. What an excellent lyrical style for a band Finnish ingenuity meets Crust/Punk/Noise melodies and the carnage begins. Unborn Generation’s ”Island” must be one of the most powerful releases I’ve listened to, since I joined the zine. Finnish… Continue Reading →
Lordi, Finland’s most outlandish Metal export return with a new CD to unleash on an unwitting public. I had actually heard an album by Lordi before their famous (or infamous) Eurovision win of 2006. I remember seeing them perform on… Continue Reading →
Sometimes an album cover can tell you everything you need to know about a band’s music. In the case of Finland’s Krypts, this is most certainly the case. A dark, imposing valley set in relief by swathes of ominous red… Continue Reading →
Illuminating us with their first omnipotent release, ‘Primal Eruptions’ are Celestial Blades from Finland. The demo speaks through victoriously heavy death vocalisation teamed with fetching riffs and speed metal drumming. Expect sounds of war and battle fuelled death metal. Once… Continue Reading →
“You don’t want to miss Omnium Gatherum. They’re really good”. This recommendation came from the member of another band playing at the Neckbreakers Ball at the end of 2011. We drank up and crossed the road to The Garage where… Continue Reading →
In the same way that Tool redefine musical boundaries and structures, so do Minutian from Finland. ”Repercussions” matches the claim they make to have an unusual angle on progressive music. What is remarkable is that it is their debut album…. Continue Reading →
Enchanted by magic once more, the Finnish rockers never miss a chance to surprise us. This EP is not so demonic as their self titled full-length CD, but it has a magical, ritualistic atmosphere straight from the 60’s. This is… Continue Reading →
Finnish thrash/death metallers Dead Samaritan (originally The Beauty of Dying) formed in 2001, releasing a 3 track demo ‘First Kill’ that same year . Gigs and lots of rehearsals followed. Then in 2002 a second demo ‘Dark Matter was released…. Continue Reading →