Following the announcement that a 12th Studio album “Blood Dynasty” will be surfacing via Century Media from Swedish Melodic Death Metal masters Arch Enemy on 28th March, a European tour announcement was inevitable. The five piece will be joined by Amorphis, Eluveitie and Gatecreeper for the run high starts in October 2025, giving you plenty of time
Ahead of the imminent arrival of “Tales from the Thousand Lakes – Live at Tavastia“, a second live album in two years from Finnish titans Amorphis, guitarist Tomi Koivusaari joined Heavy New York to discuss the release. Intriguingly the 12th July via Reigning Phoenix Music includes a cover of the Abhorrence classic “Vulgar Necrolatry“, something
Introducing a new line up and a new album, Australian and Finnish Dark Metal act The Eternal have shared “Deathlike Silence“. It finds Amorphis drummer Jan Rechberger and former Amorphis and current Flat Earth bassist Niclas Etelävuori forming their new rhythmic backbone ahead of the 28th June release of album “Skinwalker“. It seems evolution is
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Juho Karenko (2nd Sun, Goliath, Horizon Ignited) from CBH Recordings who also co-produced alongside Jonas Eriksson between February and April 2022, “Sleepless” marks the first offering from Ceased Sunfire, a trio of veteran musicians masterminded by Aleksi Manninen. We took a couple of minutes to talk to him about the
Treading the boards since 2011, Canadian Extreme Metal quintet Unbowed celebrate a decade of destruction with their third album “Colour the Soul” and return to illustrator Marta Sokołowska who created the artwork for 2014’s “Collapse the World” for the artwork for this one 7 years on. Written and recorded by Unbowed at Nomadic Arts Studios
A Finnish Folk tinged Black Metal act inspired by a love of old Nordic lore, myths and legends Kouta unveiled their debut EP “Aarnihauta” last month, one which thematically tells of the appearance of the mythological being from which the band take their name, whose malevolence brings judgment and despair upon the treacherous mankind. Intrigued
After the success of their new album “Halo” the organisers of Wacken Open Air Festival have rewound the tape to 2015 for a performances of “Against Widows” and “My Kantele” from Finnish Melodic Death Metal masters Amorphis. They’re a pair from the 1996 classic “Elegy” and have appeared following the announcement of a huge European
November will see Finnish Dark Metallers Amorphis upon our shores as part of a co-headlining European tour trek with Eluveitie as they parade material from their new Atomic Fire Records released album “Halo” for the World witness. The four stops sandwiched between dates in France and Belgium are yet to see any further support acts
Tomi Koivusaari, rhythm guitarist of Finnish Progressive Metal titans Amorphis is the latest to talk to Elliott Fuller from Little Punk People in a new interview about the bands album “Halo“. Out now via Atomic Fire Records and accompanied by a making of featurette, their fourteenth record is heavier than its predecessor while also marking
After an 18 day break since the last episode you may have thought that Amorphis had completed the documentary series to accompany their new album “Halo” but actually it seems they have some more up their sleeves. In this fifth part, the band’s renowned long-time producer Jens Bogren (Sepultura, At The Gates) speaks about his
