Finntroll: Birthday cake for a plastic world
The sixth album named “Nifelvind” out and a European tour – those Finnish Trolls put on again their furs and
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interviews
Turmion Kätilöt: Live on a Sofa
This band is quite controversial, once you dig a little deeper. The performers you witness on stage – e.g. at
Read moreSwallow The Sun: No Twilight, no humour
Right before their European tour kick-off show in Helsinki, Keyboarder Aleksi Munter and singer Mikko Kotamäki found time to meet
Read moreBefore The Dawn / Black Sun Aeon: Slave to the Rhythm
Crime scene: Nosturi, backstage. People involved: a stressed, nervous and because of jumbled soundcheck timetables slightly grumpy band mastermind Tuomas
Read moreTo Resist Fatality – Fresh Act November 2008
The German band To Resist Fatality has been around in the underground for many years, devoted to the do-it-yourself method.
Read moreThe Ocean: Burning Desire
This is not a regular band, rather a musical collective that began in late 2000 when guitarist/songwriter Robin Staps moved
Read moreVanishing Point: Criminally underrated
Although guitarist Chris Porcianko speaks about another band, “criminally underrated” is a nice label for Vanishing Point, too. For about
Read moreSwallow The Sun: Pulling the strings
Using the word “cheerful” in combination with Swallow The Sun seems a major contradiction, yet the guys from Jyväskylä have
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Before The Dawn: Lone warrior with a green thumb
An extraordinary chat with an extraordinary person, not just because this Finn turns out to be very talkative… Tuomas Saukkonen,
Read moreTurmion Kätilöt: What is love?
The tourist who accused the Finns of being shy and reserved, clearly has not been at a Turmion Kätilöt (“the
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