STEELHORDES HYVINKAA FINLAND The raging pandemic made the organization of Steelfest postpone the event twice in a row. That didn’t prevent them from carrying out a b-plan regarding arranging a fest during the pandemic era. As known, the Finnish extreme metal scene lives and well, as a result the Steelfest…
Saari Helvetti – Tampere Finland
Arranging festivals of any kind has been nearly a mission-in-possible task or at least challenging. The Saarihelvetti festival had the extremely amazing fortune to be able to arrange a two-day event. The covid-19 pandemic was getting a tighter grip in Finland and authorities had started setting new restrictions. As a…
Molassess – Farida Lemouchi
INTERVIEW WITH FARIDA LEMOUCHI OF MOLASSESS Farida Lemouchi is known for the works with The Devil’s Blood. When THB dissolved, it took a while until a new band feat Farida Lemouchi was launched called Molassess. The six piece released the debut album THROUGH THE HOLLOW on Season Of Mist.…
The Finnish thrashers Prestige return with new studio album called REVEAL THE RAVAGE
The new Prestige studio album called “Reveal The Ravage” will be released on August 13th via Massacre Records! It was mixed and mastered by Samu Oittinen, the album artwork was created by Jan Yrlund / Darkgrove Design. It will be available to pre-order as a CD Digipak as well as…
CRYPTA – Tainá Bergamaschi
INTERVIEW WITH TAINA BERGAMASCHI OF CRYPTA Crypta consisting of ex-members of Nervosa and Burning Witches is about to release the debut album ECHOES OF THE SOUL on Napalm Rec. The album stands for the vicious and brutal thrash/death metal outburst. Metal-Rules.Com contacted the guitarist of Crypta, Taina Bergamaschi, to talk…
Darkwood My Betrothed inks a deal with Napalm Rec.
Finnish Black/Epic Metal Pioneers Darkwoods My Betrothed, Featuring Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), Sign Record Deal with Napalm Records! After more than two decades of silence, Finnish cult black/epic metallers and pioneers of the scene DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED carve their long-awaited comeback in stone by signing a worldwide record deal with Napalm…
Desaster – Sataniac
INTERVIEW WITH SATANIAC OF DESASTER The German Blackened thrashers Desaster will be releasing the ninth full-length album titled CHURCHES WITHOUT SAINTS on Metal Blade. Desaster has been flaging for the old school metal since the late 80s without slowing down. The ninth is a great piece of the pure blackened…
False Prophet – Paul Ray
INTERVIEW WITH PAUL RAY OF FALSE PROPHET Looking for the brutal death/thrash metal with the vicious and fast riffs and brutal thrashing vocals? False Prophet hailing from North Carolina released two killer demos in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The band gained tremendous buzz in the catacombs of the…
Destiny’s End albums – Breathe Deep the Dark (1998) and Transition (2001) – reissued
On April 9th, Jolly Roger Records in Italy will unleash vinyl reissues of both Destiny’s End albums – Breathe Deep the Dark (1998) and Transition (2001). Though both discs were originally pressed by Metal Blade Records on CD, this marks their first outing as big 12-inch records! For the uninitiated,…
BAEST – Svend Karlsson
INTERVIEW WITH SVEND KARLSSON OF BAEST Baest hailing fron Denmark have released three albums in a row presenting the old school death metal. The third and newest title Necro Sapiens presents the spirit of the old school death metal. Baest, formed in 2015, have been super busy since then, by…
Cannibal Corpse – Alex Webster
INTERVIEW WITH ALEX WEBSTER OF CANNIBAL CORPSE Cannibal Corpse’s 15th full-length album VIOLENCE UNIMAGINED. The title of the album definitely tells a listener can expect a pure deadly quality death metal in the Cannibal Corpse way. Metal-Rules.Com had an interesting chat with the bassist of Cannibal Corpse, Alex…
L.G. Petrov of Entombed / Entombed A.D has passed away
We are devastated to announce that our beloved friend Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. Our brother, leader, vocalist, our Chief Rebel Angel went on another ride last night. It’s with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. He was (is!!!) an incredible…
Kraanium – Mats and Mika
INTERVIEW WITH MATS AND MIKAEL OF KRAANIUM Slammin Death Metallers Kraanium have been slammin’ since 2001 by releasing five albums. The band has undergone quite a few radical changes in the line-up. However the surviving sole member Mats Funderud has kept soldiering on. Metal-Rules.Com talked to the bassist Mikael da…
Steelfest Hyvinkaa Finland 12th-15th May 2022 / 10th anniversary
STEELFEST 10th Anniversary festival 12th – 15th of August 2022 HYVINKÄÄ FINLAND Steelfest returns with an amazing line-up. The four-day event offers the most extreme bands of the death/black metal genre that all the fans of extreme metal will be having a mandatory road trip to Hyvinkaa, Finland in…
Wardruna – Interview with Einar Selvik
Interview with Einar Selvik of Wardruna The Norwegian Wardruna have conquered the world by offering the amazing journey into folk shamanism oriented music. Wardruna has smoothly increased the success during the past years.The group’s fifth opus KVITRAVN just saw the light of day and gives another masterpiece of the great…