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Tag Archives: Finland
VORUM: POISONED VOID
Åland is an automous Finnish island off the country’s Southern coast. On the shores of Maarianhamina, the island’s largely Swedish-speaking capital, named after Maria Alexandrovna (the Empress consort of reform-minded Russian Tsar Alexander II), is where this gem of a band makes their home. Much … Read the rest of this entry →
MORS PRINCIPIUM EST: AND DEATH SAID LIVE
I’ve always wanted to start a real seminal and important death metal band where we rarely do any actual work and spend much of the time walking around in towels, hitting on all the new female cadets at the academy. … Read the rest of this entry →
NEW DEATH METAL TUNNAGE FROM NECROWRETCH, CENTURIAN, SONS OF AEON
The world is an absurd place but amidst loathing its ignorant ihabitants (and myself), I’ve found some time to explore epically rightous death metal tunnage. Let’s jump into it! ShareTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
ROTTEN SOUND IS RELEASING A NEW EP OF CRISP, RABID GRINDCORE
Coming off a year where I’ve seen Nasum in concert, heaped oodles of rhetorical praise on Napalm Death and Anaal Nathrakh, enjoyed Pig Destroyer‘s latest despite all the hype, and gotten well acquianted with a noisy hardcore punk band called United Nations, I … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: UHRILEHTO
I’ve been delving deep into Finland lately, guys. In the first of a series of Finland oriented Black Friday posts, tonight we’ll look at a band that combines decypherable vox, distant Emperor-esque keys, smooth guitar leads, a lo-fo drum mix and still … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: AMORPHIS – ELEGY (1996)
Of all the melodically inclined bands who have split their fanbases over the years, Amorphis stands as the most comfortable in their own skin, as well as anyone else’s. Their stylistic shifts not only kept the band’s identity intact but … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: ARSONIST LODGE
Anyone who thinks black metal is at a standstill just isn’t spending enough time indoors. Believe me, I’ve often been torn between going out for another round of pub trivia with friends and commiting a night to further immersing myself in the … Read the rest of this entry →
NEW MORS PRINCIPIUM EST SONG
There’s a new song from this melodic death metal powerhouse. It’s killer, brought to you courtesy of Metal Injection and comes complete with some tasty lead work that kicks in at about 2:25. After one listen, there should be no doubt that, … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: ORANSSI PAZUZU
For some time, Fridays have been the scene of almost chronic evangelism on my part for the merits of German black metal. Though when it comes to the dark arts German is still undoubtedly my jam, Finland is making some … Read the rest of this entry →
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED BAND MORS PRINCIPIUM EST GETS NEW RECORD DEALS
Good news this be. It may be because of their tongue twisting name but Mors Principum Est (Latin for “death is only the beginning”) is often overlooked. Thankfully, they have just signed a new record deal with Truth Inc throughout … Read the rest of this entry →
New Ensiferum Track Is What Folk Metal Should Sound Like
Often seen as a less silly variant of Finntroll and Korpilaani or an olive branch for those who want something less watered down than Eluveitie, Ensiferum will undoubtedly go down as one of the strongest bands to come from the folk craze of … Read the rest of this entry →
Amorphis Go All Cat Stevens
No, they did not convert to Islam and get banned from the US. Instead, Amorphis are playing a series of shows in Finland showcasing acoustic versions of mostly rarely performed tracks. 01.Empty Opening 02. I Of Crimson Blood 03. Enigma … Read the rest of this entry →
New De Lirium’s Order. Oodles of Noodles.
If A Beautiful Mind had a brilliantly wanky tech death band playing in the background and if that movie was also Pitch Black and was only seven and a half minutes long it would be the new video from De … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: A Personal Highlight Reel And A Short Journey Into The Latest Sear Bliss Album
Before we kick Black Friday into gear, I want to recap some of my favorite artists from the last couple of months. This blogging thing goes so fast! In the scramble for content and mushy word-salad of bad jokes, it’s … Read the rest of this entry →
Kind Of Actually Stoked For This Before The Dawn Album
I’ve never been a huge fan of this band, usually preferring the fuller more overly melancholic sound of Insomnium but this song has some simple but articulate melodies that have changed the beat of my drum. They also have a … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: Nattfog – Mustan Auringon Riitti
Hey black metal guys, one thing to remember when trying to create a sense of austerity is that you have to have a sense of melodic progression, however primitive. Nattfog play some of my favorite type of black metal: dreary, … Read the rest of this entry →
Yes, Another Melodeath Grab Bag It Is: Ablazer, The Absence, Orpheus, Descending
Sometimes it’s hard to beat the crowd pleasing digestibility of solid melodic death metal. Here a re a few bands of note. In fact, I think this may be the strongest melodeath grab bag to date. Finland, Australia, Greece and … Read the rest of this entry →
Two Band That Make Me Think “Modern Metal” is Actually a Real Thing
I’ll be honest; I still have no idea wtf modern metal is. I feel people just made up the term to label post-Gothenburg In Flames. Still I can see where that label might be necessary. Here we have two sweet … Read the rest of this entry →
NWOTHM Bands That Have Been Making Real Life Bearable For Me Pt 3
The third installment of our quick guide to contemporary traditional heavy metal and this time we’ve got a couple of lesser known bands from Hell’s Headbangers, the same mystical label that puts out such established underground extreme metal acts as Black … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: A Flame From Finland
Ah darkness has fallen on the netherworld of North Seattle once again. As promised to commemorate this wonderous hedonistic celebration of consumerist gluttony, here be another Black Friday post. Well, hmmm. Let me channel my Nathaniel Hawthorne for a second. … Read the rest of this entry →