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Album Review: Oiro Pena – ‘Puna’ : An intense and essential take on spiritual jazz-tones.
You have to be paying close attention to pick up on the whispers and murmurings from the dynamic Finnish underground scene but when you catch the signals it’s usually something that needs shouting about. That certainly goes for multi-instrumentalist Antti Vauhkonen’s Oiro Pena project which has been beaming messages packed with outsider jazz innovation for …
Track: Bodom After Midnight – Paint The Sky With Blood
After announcing the release of their EP – Paint The Sky With Blood, which is due 23rd April via Napalm Records the band have now shared the video for the title track. Starting with that scream, this is a full on metal anthem with some great thrash sounding tones along with plenty of nods to …
Track: Bloody Hell – In The Night We Burn
Taking a hiatus after releasing two EPs, Hangover Riders (2010), What The Hell (2003) and a self-titled album (2015), Finland’s Bloody Hell return to continue the party as grumpy old men with strong 18-year-old angst. Their new record ‘The Bloodening’ is due out 30th April via Rockshots Records. Last month, they kicked off the headbanging party with the full length’s first single ‘Burn …
News: Napalm Records Releases Bodom After Midnight’s EP ‘Paint The Sky With Blood’
The newly formed supergroup Bodom After Midnight led by Alexi Laiho, were set to share their EP release in the spring followed by a full-length album, but had the plans cut short by the sad passing of Laiho at the end of last year. That EP, ‘Paint The Sky With Blood’ is set for release on April 23 via …
SEE: Gim Kordon – ‘Betoni kukkii’: embrace the Finnish noise
COMING out of Helsinki with a name that’s … suspiciously familiar, somehow? and a whole firestorm of howlin’ guitar, Gim Kordon have jut released their second (and presumably final) single of 2020, “Betoni kukkii”, the stylishly beautiful monochrome video for which you can lose yourself in below. The title of the song translates as “Concrete …
News: Korpiklaani Premier The Video For Their 2016 Masters Of Rock Performance
The folk metal superstars Korpiklaani have premiered their new Masters of Rock live video of their 2016 performance at the festival and proves once again the live power and energy of Korpiklaani. The band comments:“Ever since Sami joined us, we would often joke how we could have Sami run offstage after the first song on one …
SEE: Van Dammes’ garagey plea for a ‘Tax Free World’
HELSINKI’S bubblegum garage punks Van Dammes are, like most of us, making the best of a bad situation in midsummer 2020. With the cancellation of their European tour – during which the band were pencilled in to perform at the opening of Euro 2020 in Copenhagen – the guys have settled with making and releasing …
TRACK: Deathing released Crash & Burn single and music video!
Finnish Valkeakoski-based death metal band Deathing is set to release their debut EP All Hail The Decay on May 22nd 2020 via Inverse Records. A new single “Crash & Burn” which was released today is a glimpse to the ruthless overachieving of today’s society. Watch music video Crash & Burn: Vocalist/guitarist Marko Mäkinen comments:“The second song from the EP called Crash …
Track: The 69 Eyes – 27 & Done and tour news
Finland’s dark rockers THE 69 EYES recently announced that they will release their 12th studio album on September 13th. Right in time for their 30th band anniversary, ‘West End’ will see the light of day, so prepare for 11 up-tempo rock anthems full of heaviness, black memento mori moments and dark humour featuring several top-notch …
Album Review: Malady – Toinen Toista
Finnish prog band Malady’s self-titled debut for Svart Records back in 2015 marked them out as someone to watch out for, marrying hard hard and prog rock with jazz and folk, but follow up ‘Toinen Toista’ manages to push things one step further. It keeps the vintage, classic Finnish (heralded by the likes of Wigwam) …