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Tarja – Circus Life (Live Album Review)

Mark ZapataMark ZapataSeptember 6, 2025

Famously recognized as the original Vocalist of Nightwish, Tarja Turunen is a fearless pioneer who has become one of the leading creative forces in Symphonic Metal. Beginning her career in 1996 as the co-founder of Nightwish, Tarja used her classically trained soprano voice to carve ... Read More

Tarja – In The Raw (Album Review)

Dara PattersonDara PattersonAugust 28, 2019

Finding purity amongst the obscurity and inauthentic facades that much of society hides behind is a complicated labyrinth to navigate. For someone as well-versed and awe-inspiringly talented as Finnish Vocalist Tarja Turunen, who has built a queendom in not only Heavy Metal but also in ... Read More

Tarja – From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoNovember 15, 2017

If there was any selection of tunes in need of a major kick in the ass it is Christmas music. Invading the airwaves before the last jack-o-lantern finds its way into the trash bin, no run to the grocery store, dentist’s office, or shopping mall ... Read More

Interview – Tarja Turunen Talks From Spirits And Ghosts

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 14, 2017

In life, there are ups and there are downs, but loyalty through it all is father time’s old friend music. An expression that connects with us on a deeper level, during times of joy, sadness, and anguish, classically trained Vocalist Tarja Turunen can attest to ... Read More

Interview – Tarja Turunen Talks Ave Maria – En Plein Air

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoApril 1, 2016

Even though we are over fifteen years into the new millennium, it is still possible to find people who think musicians from the world of Heavy Metal are one dimensional, somehow lacking the talent exhibited in other, less rebellious genres. Tarja Turunen is one of ... Read More

Tarja Enchants Sala Arena Madrid, Spain 1-29-14

CrypticRockCrypticRockFebruary 4, 2014

Madrid is one of Spain’s most passionate cities when it comes to heavy metal music. It was on November 4th, 2004 that Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish played one of the final shows with Tarja on vocals in the city. A decade later, Tarja remains ... Read More

Tarja

Tarja – Circus Life (Live Album Review)

Tarja – In The Raw (Album Review)

Tarja – From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) (Album Review)

Interview – Tarja Turunen Talks From Spirits And Ghosts

Interview – Tarja Turunen Talks Ave Maria – En Plein Air

Tarja Enchants Sala Arena Madrid, Spain 1-29-14

Tarja – Circus Life (Live Album Review)

Tarja – In The Raw (Album Review)

Tarja – From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas) (Album Review)

Interview – Tarja Turunen Talks From Spirits And Ghosts

Interview – Tarja Turunen Talks Ave Maria – En Plein Air

Tarja Enchants Sala Arena Madrid, Spain 1-29-14

This Month in Horror Movie History – Terror Train (1980)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Prophecy (1995)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Abyss (1989)

Developing Artist Showcase – Red Voodoo

Developing Artist Showcase – Glitterfox

Developing Artist Showcase – Deadcode

Interview – Italia Ricci

Interview – Ms. Toi

Interview – Craig R. Baxley

Toad The Wet Sprocket – Rings: The Acoustic Sessions (Album Review)

Francis Rossi – The Accidental (Album Review)

Grizzly Night (Movie Review)

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Mackenzie Donaldson

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Frater Orion of Deathless Legacy

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