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Album Review: Oiro Pena – ‘Puna’ : An intense and essential take on spiritual jazz-tones.

You have to be paying close attention to pick up on the whispers and murmurings from the dynamic Finnish underground scene but when you catch the signals it’s usually something…

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Track: Bodom After Midnight – Paint The Sky With Blood

After announcing the release of their EP – Paint The Sky With Blood, which is due 23rd April via Napalm Records the band have now shared the video for the…

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Track: Bloody Hell – In The Night We Burn

Taking a hiatus after releasing two EPs, Hangover Riders (2010), What The Hell (2003) and a self-titled album (2015), Finland’s Bloody Hell return to continue the party as grumpy old men with strong 18-year-old…

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News: Napalm Records Releases Bodom After Midnight’s EP ‘Paint The Sky With Blood’

The newly formed supergroup Bodom After Midnight led by Alexi Laiho, were set to share their EP release in the spring followed by a full-length album, but had the plans cut short…

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SEE: Gim Kordon – ‘Betoni kukkii’: embrace the Finnish noise

COMING out of Helsinki with a name that’s … suspiciously familiar, somehow? and a whole firestorm of howlin’ guitar, Gim Kordon have jut released their second (and presumably final) single…

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News: Korpiklaani Premier The Video For Their 2016 Masters Of Rock Performance

The folk metal superstars Korpiklaani have premiered their new Masters of Rock live video of their 2016 performance at the festival and proves once again the live power and energy…

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SEE: Van Dammes’ garagey plea for a ‘Tax Free World’

HELSINKI’S bubblegum garage punks Van Dammes are, like most of us, making the best of a bad situation in midsummer 2020. With the cancellation of their European tour – during…

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TRACK: Deathing released Crash & Burn single and music video!

Finnish Valkeakoski-based death metal band Deathing is set to release their debut EP All Hail The Decay on May 22nd 2020 via Inverse Records. A new single “Crash & Burn” which was released today…

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Track: The 69 Eyes – 27 & Done and tour news

Finland’s dark rockers THE 69 EYES recently announced that they will release their 12th studio album on September 13th. Right in time for their 30th band anniversary, ‘West End’ will…

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Album Review: Malady – Toinen Toista

Finnish prog band Malady’s self-titled debut for Svart Records back in 2015 marked them out as someone to watch out for, marrying hard hard and prog rock with jazz and…

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