Band leader/singer/guitarist Tapani “Tanna” Tikkanen – Tanna Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Birgitt Schwanke at GerMusica PR for setting up the interview Thanks to AOR Heaven for the promo pictures of the band Promo pictuers taken by: Minna Asp/MimosArt Tapani “Tanna” Tikkanen is the band leader/singer/guitarist of his self-titled…
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Sinisthra – Drummer Erkki Virta
Drummer Erkki Virta – Sinisthra Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. Thanks to Miika Storm Photography for providing promo pictures of the band Drummer Erkki Virta from Finnish dark metal…
Kryptamok – Verisaarna
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Purity Through Fire Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis It would be quite a cliché to say a veteran of a certain scene will produce some of the best new music, but the reason that’s a cliché is that it normally turns out to be true.…
Sepulchral Curse – Only Ashes Remain
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Transcending Obscurity Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Bands who fuse black and death metal are among this critic’s favourite genres. Blackened death metal is all well and good but it is nice to come across a band with a very catchy death metal sound but…
Domination Black – singer Mattias Palm
Singer Mattias Palm – Domination Black Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Birgitt Schwanke at GerMusica PR for setting up the interview. Thanks to Pride and Joy Music for the promo pictures of the band. Domination Black comes from Finland and the band have been active since 2003 with some…
Convocation – Interview with LL and MN
Interview with LL (vocals) and MN (instruments) Interview by Kira Levine www.facebook.com/ConvocationDoom/ Shortly before the release of their sophomore album Ashes Coalesce, we caught up with Finnish duo Convocation to discuss their latest release and more. Please follow and like us:
RAMLORD-From Dark Waters
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Inverse Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I believe that many people have the perception that all extreme Metal musicians are humourless and misanthropic, based on the music they make, and often the image they portray. However, I feel that many extreme Metal musicians are musicians…
Convocation – Ashes Coalesce
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Everlasting Spew Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Seasoned musicians Lauri Laaksonen and Marko Neuman joined forces to create death/doom outfit Convocation. They are set to release their sophomore record Ashes Coalesce on July 3rd, following up 2018’s Scars Across. The band states: “The second…
Jessica Wolf
Jessica Wolf Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Birgitt Schwanke at GerMusica PR for setting up the interview. Thanks to Metalapolis Records for the promo pictures of the band. Jessica Wolf is the kung fu practicing actress/stuntwoman that took up music and singing and released her debut album RENEGADE back…
Soulgrind-The Origins Of The Paganblood-The Covideo Chronicles-Day 46 (May 16th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2005, Holy Records Rating: 4/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly…
NIGHTWISH-Vehicle Of Spirit The Covideo Chronicles-Day 21 (April 21st, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2017 Rating: 4/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…
Children Of Bodom-Blooddrunk The Covideo Chronicles-Day 45 (May 15th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2008 Rating: 2/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…
CHILDREN OF BODOM-Holiday at Lake Bodom-The Covideo Chronicles-Day Five (April 5th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2012, Spinefarm Rating: 2.5/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar…
Re-Armed – Ignis Aeternum
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Black Lion Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Finnish melodic death metal band RE-ARMED strike again with their fourth full length album, ‘Ignis Aeternum’. Together since 2001, the band has undergone several lineup changes and released three previous albums in their two-decade long journey.…
SONATA ARCTICA-Live In Finland-The Covideo Chronicles-Day Twenty (April 20th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2011 Rating: 4.5/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…