Tag Finland
Based on a short story written by bassist and vocalist Niilo Sevänen, “inspired” by the Torsåker witch trials in 17th century Sweden, this is the 9th album by the Finnish quintet and 4 years since their last offering. As is… Continue Reading →
You can always rely on the Finnish death metal scene to unleash the most barbaric, hideous death metal to pulverise you to dust as all the band members In Tramalizer reside in or have been members of other bands over… Continue Reading →
I’m a fan of good cover designs, of covers that truly represent the music they are introducing, and the cover for the debut album Word of Sin by The Abbey definitely falls under that category. Held in black, tones of… Continue Reading →
Don’t you just hate it when you start to get into a band who have a fairly long career path and they promptly split up. That is exactly what happened to me with Finns …And Oceans when I got caught… Continue Reading →
It might be time to slow down but Burial Choir have actually worked quite quickly following up last album ‘The Eucharist Of Martyrs’ in less than a year. It arrives here at the perfect time, it’s cold and a period… Continue Reading →
Developing from the much respected, evolving and maturing home of the black arts, Finland, a new spawn is bestowed upon us. Moonlight Sorcery have stepped into the world and delivered to us their second EP since their inception back in… Continue Reading →
Moshpit anthems, thrashy punishment, riff tornados, buzzsaw guitars and haunting melody are all mooted as part of the package of this album from Finland’s Anzillu. With experienced operatives behind the production and mastering, this all sounded promising. And what a… Continue Reading →
I must start with a warning: if you prefer your music to be serious, Omen X is not the album for you. Turmion Kätilöt describe themselves as disco metal, but I think that eurodance industrial metal would be more accurate…. Continue Reading →
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 →