Finland Archives

VV Creates Last Memories In Wiesbaden, Germany 5-4-24

Nina MendeNina MendeMay 10, 2024

Back in January of 2023 HIM’s own Ville Valo released a surprising solo debut album entitled Neon Noir. A sort of return to the sound he cultivated for nearly 30 years leading HIM, the album was released simply under his initials VV, and was received exceptionally ... Read More

Sonata Arctica – Clear Cold Beyond (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeMarch 7, 2024

Finland’s own Sonata Arctica have accomplished a great deal in the world of Heavy Metal over the last thirty years. Initially coming together in 1995, since that time they have established themselves as a powerhouse band that mixed elements of Symphonic, Progressive, and Power Metal ... Read More

Before the Dawn – Archaic Flame (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 5, 2024

After lying dormant for nearly a decade, Finland’s Before The Dawn not only returned in 2023 with their exciting album Stormbringers, but now prepare to release the EP Archaic Flame on March 8, 2024. A quick follow up, Before The Dawn’s latest resurrection may look ... Read More

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Dark the Suns – Raven and the Nightsky (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 29, 2023

Taking shape nearly nineteen years ago, Dark the Suns is one of Finland’s finest Metal bands. Initially a solo project of Mikko Ojala, soon a full band would form, and Dark the Suns made a very big impression in 2007 with the debut album In ... Read More

...And Oceans - As In Gardens, So In Tombs album art

…And Oceans – As In Gardens, So In Tombs (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoDecember 20, 2023

One might hear the expression ‘as restless as the ocean,’ an apt description of something that is constantly changing and evolving. In musical terms, Finnish veterans …And Oceans may indeed resemble the very thing for which they are named. Emerging in 1995 as Black Metal ... Read More

Hanging Garden – The Garden (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 20, 2023

Formed nearly twenty years ago, Hanging Garden is another one of Finland’s many interesting bands. Initially brought together by Guitarist Mikko Kolari (who is also in ShamRain; a band which once featured Entwine’s Mika Tauriainen), Hanging Garden is a Doom Metal act with plenty of ... Read More

Finland

VV Creates Last Memories In Wiesbaden, Germany 5-4-24

Sonata Arctica – Clear Cold Beyond (Album Review)

Before the Dawn – Archaic Flame (EP Review)

Dark the Suns – Raven and the Nightsky (Album Review)

…And Oceans – As In Gardens, So In Tombs (Album Review)

Hanging Garden – The Garden (Album Review)

VV Creates Last Memories In Wiesbaden, Germany 5-4-24

Sonata Arctica – Clear Cold Beyond (Album Review)

Before the Dawn – Archaic Flame (EP Review)

Dark the Suns – Raven and the Nightsky (Album Review)

…And Oceans – As In Gardens, So In Tombs (Album Review)

Hanging Garden – The Garden (Album Review)

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Interview – Madeleine McGraw & Violet McGraw

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Empire of the Ants (Blu-ray Review)