Tag Finland
You could say that the name Satanic Warmaster is a bit ‘Metal band name generator’ but to be honest it’s pretty cool. It exudes evil Black Metal energy which is exactly what this band excel at. This Finnish solo force,… Continue Reading →
As a label Transcending Obscurity have had a great year and an outstanding attitude in pushing new talent so here we are with another debut, this time some funeral doom from the spiritual home of the genre, Finland. At thirty-seven… Continue Reading →
Recorded back in the Pandemic, ‘Hidden Beyond Time’ is the new album from Finnish Heavy/Stoner Metal band Green King. It doesn’t take long for the grooves to kick in as opening track ‘Gates of Annihilation’ showcases the bands very fluid… Continue Reading →
This is the third album by the Finnish quintet that was formed 25 years ago by Memnoch. It consists of five songs, with an average length of over 10 minutes, which does work rather well for the style of music… Continue Reading →
Some things really are just what they are supposed to be. Regardless of outside pressures they have a direction and an attitude that is so assured in its purpose that notions of trend or just the passage of time are… Continue Reading →
This album from the Finnish quintet is described as “a biography of dream noir”. Morricone, haunted house thrillers, Lynchian twists and in one case a mellow Motown mood are quoted. This self-confessed dreamy thing could go either way for me,… Continue Reading →
This EP comes from the same Finnish artist Sergei whose evocative and intensely vibrant EP “Chameleon Wasteland” I reviewed 3 years ago in his guise of Tørrential. The artist makes much of transcending genres, and I can vouch for that… Continue Reading →
In my opinion the term Brutal Death Metal gets bandied about a lot these days but the old school meaning of that term has been lost and it gets tagged on to a lot of Slam bands and Death Metal… Continue Reading →
A sixth studio album from Finnish band Antipope and their first in collaboration with US label Moribund Records who have unveiled ‘Rex Mundi’ on CD. This Oulu based four-piece started life as a Black Metal band but over the years… Continue Reading →
Forget the collaboration between Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. You probably have forgotten already. Here’s the real dream team: [ówt krì] and Pigments. These masters of electronic sound art from Finland have come together for this work. The dream may… Continue Reading →
The great Finnish doom band Spiritus Mortis has been in existence since 1987, and ever since that time have been plugging away producing quality classic slow metal. I last encountered the lads with their superb 2016 album, “The Year is… Continue Reading →
I’m assuming this split’s title alludes to the location of where the three bands hail from in Western Finland. With three tracks from each band all offering that Finnish way of delivering ugly filth infested death metal the split kicks… Continue Reading →