Following the success of their critically acclaimed album “Skinwalker” the return of Australian-Finnish Dark Progressive Gothic Metal band The Eternal with almost half an hour of new music musing on themes of sorrow, loneliness, sadness and life holds much promise. The line up that brought us that album continue here with mastermind Mark Kelson on
Featuring in their ranks both current and former members of Amorphis, musicians split between Melbourne Australia and Helsinki Finland are united in The Eternal. Their new EP “Celestial” has now seen the cold light of day via Reigning Phoenix Music, a portrait painted in Progressive Gothic Metal and soaked in themes of sorrow, loneliness and
Featuring in their ranks both current and former members of Amorphis and Flat Earth, Australian-Finnish Dark Progressive Gothic Metal collective The Eternal are an intriguing prospect. They’ve announced a six track affair dubbed “Celestial” will be released via Reigning Phoenix Music on 16th January with “It All Ends” as the first single, a cut which sets
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
