Children of Bodom @ Bloodstock 2014
Saturday evening at Bloodstock 2014 marks the first time I’ve seen Children of Bodom frontman...
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Tag: finland
Convulse – Evil Prevails
Some bands worship the old school, other bands WERE the old school. Within the much-loved Finnish...
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Rust N’ Rage – Showdown
OK. Are you ready for some good ol’ cheeseball rock and roll? Good! Then I present to you Rust N’...
Read MoreStratovarius – Under Flaming Winter Skies
Strange as it sounds, I owe a lot to Stratovarius. Nearly a decade ago, they were one of a handful of bands that eased me into the wonderful world of metal, proving that there genre was so much more than hyper distorted guitars,...
Read MoreIlkka Vekka of Seremonia Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
ThisIsNotAScene’s own Chris Ward got the chance to catch up with Ilkka Vekka of the psychedelic Finnish band Seremonia. They talked about the eponymous album, singing in Finnish, influences and much more… Fantastic...
Read MoreThe 69 Eyes – X
Imagine if Till Lindemann from Rammstein joined H.I.M. and you’d have The 69 Eyes, a multi-platinum gothic rock band from the heart of Finland, birth place of Love metal and all things dark. To what would be the bands’ tenth...
Read MoreSakari Ojanen & Jussi Poikonen Of Oddland Talk To ThisIsNotAScene
Mat Davies was pretty impressed with the new Oddland album, entitled “The Treachery Of The Senses”. Singer/guitarist Sakari Ojanen and guitarist Jussi Poikonen were more than happy to provide their insights on the new...
Read MoreOddland – The Treachery of the Senses
In the age of the X Factor and American Idol, the news that a band has “won a competition” sounds like the press release from hell, to be honest, conjuring images of antiseptic, manufactured, vacuous boy bands or...
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Reckless Love – Animal Attraction
After the release of ‘On The Radio,’ the third single off Reckless Love’s newest album “Animal...
Read MoreTurisas – Stand Up and Fight
One of the things that has always been an endearing emblem of heavy metal has been its unwavering belief that if you’re going to do something then you should do it properly. No half-arsed, bed wetting, half apologetic...
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