Finnish Metal Archives

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

Shade Empire – Sunholy (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 17, 2023

Originally formed in 1999, Shade Empire has been an ever-evolving entity. Out of Finland (the land of thousands of Metal bands), for those who remember, Shade Empire made a significant impression back in 2004 with their debut album Sinthetic. An album that was heavy on ... Read More

Marianas Rest – Auer (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 17, 2023

Casting off on their journey a decade ago, Marianas Rest are one of Finland’s best kept secrets within the world of Metal. If you are unfamiliar with them, they are a Death Doom Metal act who fits nicely along the likes of Swallow the Sun, ... Read More

Finnish Metal

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)

Shade Empire – Sunholy (Album Review)

Marianas Rest – Auer (Album Review)

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)

Shade Empire – Sunholy (Album Review)

Marianas Rest – Auer (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)