Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, Purity Through Fire Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Malum, representing their native Finland since 2013 in the world of satanic black metal, have returned with their fourth studio album, Devil’s Creation. An aptly named release, given that it sounds like nothing more than an echo…
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Isoaho, Timo-Nightwish:We Were Here (Book Review)
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2018, Deggael Communications Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP I’m on a bit of a Nightwish kick lately and have bought and read two books on the band; Marco Hietala’s autobiography, STAINLESS? and this one. Please feel free to enjoy both. There are many, many ways to structure…
Hietala, Marco (w. Kangasluoma, Timo)-Stainless? (Book review)
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2017, Docendo Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP The Metal world was stunned in early 2021 when Marco Hietala, the bassist and co-lead singer of Nightwish, announced that he was leaving the band. Nightwish is arguably one of the biggest Metal bands on the planet and scenario this…
Interview with Kim Stromsholm and Markus Makkonen, authors of Rotting Ways To Misery
Interview with Kim Stromsholm and Markus Markkonen, the authors of Rotting Ways To Misery by JP Tell us a bit about yourself! How did you come to decide to write the book? Kim: “I’m Kim the co-author of the book and used to be the vocalist of ‘And Oceans’…
Tolkki, Timo-Loneliness Of A Thousand Years (Book review)
Reviewed: March 2021 Published: 2010, Indie Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP 2021 is the year where I gave up. I have the lost the war. I had been holding out reviewing only real books, actual printed on real paper books, but the digital wave has all but drowned traditional publishing. In…
Abstrakt – Uncreation
Reviewed: [March 2021] Released [2021 Inverse Records] Rating [2.5/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson The second album from Finland’s Abstrakt offers up a symphonic black metal grandiosity to match that of Norwegian contemporaries Dimmu Borgir – even without the orchestras and choirs Dimmu now have their wherewithal to employ. But thanks to…
Stromsholm, Kim & Makkonen, Markus-Rotting Ways To Misery (Book Review)
Reviewed: March 2021 Published: 2021, Crypt Publications Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP I really admire and appreciate the people who are heavily immersed in a music scene to take time to share their wisdom, knowledge and insight. Two such gentlemen, Markus Makkonen and Kim Stromsholm (and to a lesser degree an…
Ultimatium – Mastermind / keyboard player Matti Pukinnen
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. Coming out of Finland, progressive power metal act Ultimatium released their fourth album, VIRTUALITY, in 2020. It’s been a five year wait since their…
Laiho, Alexi (w. Silas, Peter) Chaos, Control & Guitar (Book review)
Reviewed: February, 2021 Released: 2020, Johnny Kniga Publishing Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP In very early 2021 (Jan 4th) the world discovered that Alexi Laiho, guitarist and founder of Children Of Bodom had passed away. I personally was not shocked, very disappointed yes, but not shocked. I saw COB on the HEXED…
Unredeemer – 4-19-23 EP
Review Date: January 2021 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Unredeemer is a relatively new band from Finland, and they’ve released their 4-song EP called 4-19-23. Vocalist Saša Pul hails from Croatia and joined the band after moving to Finland. After a brief intro, “Defiance” kicks in and right…
Corrosium – Undertow
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Inverse Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Bombastic metal band Corrosium from Kytäjä, Finland emerged in the final stretches of 2020 to deliver us their brand new EP, Undertow. Unlike their debut album, for which some of the songs were written before the formation of the band, the…
Haase, Antti (Dir.)- Monsterman (Lordi documentary)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2014 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP 2020 was the year I mostly gave up. I’ve tried my whole life to support bands and independent film-makers but they make it harder and harder by not making the product available for sale. It is extremely annoying that this documentary…
CORROSIUM Interview
Interview with Olli Laine (Drummer) and Teppo Tirkkonen (Vocalist) of CORROSIUM Interview by Kat Knite Official Website – Facebook – Instagram – Spotify Listen to Undertow here: Spotify – Amazon Music Bombastic metal band Corrosium from Kytäjä, Finland, have recently released their new EP Undertow through Inverse Records. Check out what they had to…
Interview with Lie In Ruins
Interview with Roni S. (vocals and bass) & Tuomas K. (vocals and guitar) Interview by Demitri Levantis Follow the band: www.facebook.com/lieinruins/ lieinruins.bandcamp.com/ With the release of their third studio album, “Floating in Timeless Streams” coming this month, I caught up with Finnish death metal group, Lie In Ruins to…
Interview with SATAN’S FALL
Interview by Jack Merry www.facebook.com/SatansFall satansfall.bandcamp.com www.hrrecords.de www.facebook.com/hrrecords We were lucky enough to have a chat with Miika Kokko and Tomi Mäenpää of Finnish heavy metal band SATAN’S FALL about their brand new debut album ‘Final Day,’ the ongoing global pandemic, what TV they’ve been enjoying, and everything else in-between!