If you count the six years they spent together as Encrypted before re-branding in 2015, Finnish Progressive Death Metal collective Denominate have been together for seventeen years at this point. Together bassist Tuomas Pesälä, drummer Joni Määttä (ex-Fatal Effect), vocalist Ville Männikkö (Phobia Ride, ex-Insanity) alongside guitarist duo Eetu Pylkkänen and Kimmo Raappana have given us
Finnish Industrial Metal band Fear of Domination have seen Inverse Records release their seventh full length album “Katharsis” with a new music video opening track “Alone” premiering in celebration. Over the past two decades the band have toured around the Europe with everyone from Deathstars to Amaranthe and PAIN with a national tour for the new
After twelve years in stasis due to the tragic death of vocalist and guitarist Matti Mikkonen, the third studio album “Veripellot” (or “Fields of Blood“) from Finnish Blackened Death Metal warriors Karelian Warcry is set to see the cold light of day via Inverse Records this spring. The first single in “Mielen rutto” (or “The plague
Back in August Finnish Blackened Death Metal warriors Karelian Warcry announced to the world that they had completed their third studio album “Veripellot” (or “Fields of Blood“) after more than a decade of trials and tribulations. In 2014, the band went on hiatus following the passing of vocalist and guitarist Matti Mikkonen, however they never ceased
Rather than being driven by a single musician with a vision Oulu Finland based Groove Thrash quintet Krushor work as a collective in composing songs, writing lyrics and editing their creations. They cite influences in older Metal with a desire to create music that not only sounds good but also gives them time to talk
Well… Holy s***! 2025! What an incredible year! Where the hell did that go?! Er… Once again it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make Metal Noise possible because without them, we are nothing. We are eternally grateful to all the bands, which ultimately is what its
Why do we limit ourselves to just five in each of the categories of Listmania Awards Season we hear you ask? Well it’s pretty simple. No one has the time or attention span to pour over a list of 25-100 things on anyone’s and actually give them the attention that they deserve! That’s why we
Joined by guest drummer Fabio Alessandrini of Annihilator fame, Finnish Metal act Arched Fire have unleashed a second single of 2025 in “So Far” via label home Inverse Records. The band, who returned in 2019 after a 29 year long hiatus before delivering the well received 2021 album “Remote Control” and 2023 follow up “Trust
Finnish Melodic Death Doom brigade Shadecrown have brought 2025 to its unnatural conclusion with a music video for “Under The Waves“. Like GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64 it’s a split screen classic with all six musicians on the screen from separate places. The song itself comes from the bands current album, the well received “0”
For the past five years Tuomas Kauppinen has been playing guitars, bass, drums and even a harmonica as the multi instrumentalist and vocalist behind Dark Folk Metal project Nobody. He’s been nothing short of prolific in his output with “Jesus Ain’t Cumming” being his third EP of 2025 following “Shadow Companions” in March and “Saint
