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Humavoid
Reviews

Humavoid – Lidless

September 9, 2020 Tero Tolkki

I wouldn’t normally start a review like this but with Humavoid I kinda feel obligated of doing so because in any way is this review going to be an easy

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Beast In Black Helsinki Icehall 2019
Concerts

BEAST IN BLACK + Lordi 13.12.2019 Helsinki Ice Hall, Finland

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Tero Tolkki

December 13th 2019 was a surreal day in many ways. Not only it was Friday the 13th but it was also a special kind of Black Friday, it was Beast

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Cyhra 2019
Reviews

CYHRA – No Halos In Hell

November 13, 2019 Tero Tolkki

It was year 2017 when Cyhra, this group of super talented musicians, shook the world or at least my world by releasing their debut album “Letters To Myself“. Of course

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Mikko Heikkilä - Kaunis Kuolematon
Interviews

Kaunis Kuolematon – Life, Love, Loneliness and Death

October 18, 2019 Tero Tolkki

Guitarist/vocalist Mikko Heikkilä of Kaunis Kuolematon was interviewed by Tero Tolkki and below you can find out what is going on in the Kaunis Kuolematon camp in the fall of

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NorthTale - Welcome To Paradise
Reviews

NorthTale – Welcome To Paradise

October 17, 2019September 16, 2020 Tero Tolkki

Are you worried about the dying art of Power Metal? Well I am or at least I was before NorthTale entered my life. Small flashback here might be in order.

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Anders Johansson
Interviews

TUNGSTEN drummer Anders Johansson talks about his sons Nick and Karl “I realized right away that they had talent, even at age of 4”

September 4, 2019 Tero Tolkki

Anders Johansson is known to many people from his early work with Yngwie J. Malmsteen and HammerFall. Nowadays he plays drums in Manowar and Tungsten, in which his sons Nick

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Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Return To Eden
Reviews

Timo Tolkki’s Avalon – Return To Eden

July 11, 2019 Tero Tolkki

Everyone who has listened to melodic metal or power metal knows Timo Tolkki. If not by name but through his songs he made while in Stratovarius. Those songs are still

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Beast In Black
Interviews

BEAST IN BLACK mastermind Anton Kabanen talks about his expectations to new album and tour

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Tero Tolkki

We had the pleasure to interview BEAST IN BLACK mastermind Anton Kabanen and he opened up on many things regarding his expectations regarding their forthcoming album “From Hell With Love”

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Profane Omen - Ooka
Reviews

Profane Omen – Ooka

September 10, 2018 Tero Tolkki

Depends which sources you believe it’s been 4-5 years since their previous release “Reset“. Either way it’s quite a long time for a band between albums especially considering you need

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South Park Festival 2018
Concerts

South Park 2018 Tampere, Finland

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

Finland is most likely one of the best country for a metalhead to spend summer in. We literally have festivals that at least feature some metal every weekend + all

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Mokoma - Hengen pitimet
Reviews

Mokoma – Hengen pitimet

May 30, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

For Finnish audience Mokoma needs no introductions. They have been in the core of the Finnish metal industry for 2 decades and their latest release “Hengen pitimet” is their 10th

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Amorphis 2018
Interviews

Interview of Tomi Koivusaari (Amorphis/Abhorrence)

May 25, 2018July 25, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

Tero Tolkki conducted an audio interview with Tomi Koivusaari of Amorphis and Abhorrence and we had a chance to catch up the latest on Amorphis camp as they had just

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Follow The Cipher - Follow The Cipher
Reviews

Follow The Cipher – Follow The Cipher

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

It has been a while that I have seen a band releasing an album saying it’s power metal. But at the same time power metal as a genre is something

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Arch Enemy - Will To Power
Reviews

Arch Enemy – Will To Power

March 6, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

When you hear the name Arch Enemy you automatically associate it with beautiful melodies, brutal vocals and fast pace drumming right? It is kind of a weird combo isn’t it?

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Hooded Menace - Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
Reviews

Hooded Menace – Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

Seeing the album cover with figures of darkness almost instantly gave me a warm feeling. Not being familiar with the entire back catalog of Hooded Menace, this surely gave me

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cyHra - Letters To Myself
Reviews

CyHra – Letters To Myself

February 12, 2018November 8, 2019 Tero Tolkki 0

I need to make a confession right here right now. When I heard Cyhra for the first time I wasn’t aware what band I was listening and I was like

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Katatonia
Reviews

Katatonia-The Fall Of The Hearts

February 11, 2018February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

The album starts with the first track “takeover” which reminds me  to the glorious “The Great Cold Distance” time. A soft vocal upon an aggressive drum and guitar, which become

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S-Tool - Tolerance 0
Reviews

S-TOOL – TOLERANCE 0

January 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

S-Tool released their debut album “Tolerance 0” today September 15th and since I didn’t have a promo I only heard it today from Spotify. Now I am going entirely against

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Stam1na - Viimeinen Atlantis
Reviews

STAM1NA – VIIMEINEN ATLANTIS

November 13, 2017February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

Stam1na…those jolly good fellows from Lemi, Finland are back with their 4th album “Viimeinen Atlantis“. I have always had a very close relation to Stam1na…I remember the first song I

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Wolfheart - Shadow World
Reviews

Wolfheart – Shadow World

August 15, 2015February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

As Tuomas Saukkonen, Wolfheart‘s frontman and founder told me once when I ran into him at Tavastia, “Same shit, different band.” He was referring to his previous band, Before The Dawn. While I do

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Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Reviews

Nightwish – Endless Forms Most Beautiful

March 27, 2015February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful‘ is an album I was almost impatiently waiting for. I was a huge Tarja Turunen fan and after her departure from Nightwish, I wasn’t as excited as

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Shear - Katharsis
Reviews

Shear – Katharsis

February 13, 2014February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

Oh boy…now this album is one tough mother.  Back in 2012 when Shear released their debut album “Breaking the Stillness” I was already then convinced about their potential. They received

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Synestesia - Feeniks
Reviews

SYNESTESIA – FEENIKS

February 13, 2012February 13, 2018 Tero Tolkki 0

Synestesia came from the bushes to me. I had them listed in Metal From Finland but for some reason I never payed that much attention to them. But after reading

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