It is written that back in 2007, Finnish Melodic Black Metal pioneers Mustan Kuun Lapset went on a planned year long hiatus. As the other members of the band were still in hibernation in 2009 vocalist and guitarist Pete Lehtinen felt the itch to return to music and so started a new project, this time in
While we impatiently wait for the sixth studio album from Finnish Melodic Metal band Dead End Finland, Inverse Records have gently reminded us that it will see the cold light of day in 2025. They have done so with the unveiling of a sixth single in advance of it in “Remembrance“, which may or may
Inspired by the likes of Arthur C. Clarke, E. Schrödinger and D. Simmons, a third album “Inhumanity” from Jyväskylä, Finland based Technical Extreme Metal masters Vanguardian is on the horizon. Mixed and mastered by Jami Honkala (Curse upon a Prayer, Aganthros, Valpur) it follows the journey of schizophrenic android “LI-2 XA-1” as it flies through space toward the
Oulu, Finland based Melodic Black Metal trio Verilehto have their sights set on a 28th November via Inverse Records grand unveiling for their second album “Aarnihauta“. That translates as “hidden grave in the forest” and is the first with new bassist and backing vocalist Markus Räppiö on board. He joins the project masterminds in vocalist
Set during the Great Wrath in the early 1700s, a time of Russian occupation and widespread atrocities in Finland, a debut EP titled “Antihuman Artist” from Finnish Death Metal band Wounded In Forest has a 5th December 5th 2025 via Inverse Records upon its tombstone. The EP tells the disturbing story of an individual shaped
A first international collaboration finds Finnish Atmospheric Progressive Metal act Alase invite Scottish vocalist Matt Norriss to join them for a single dubbed “The Essence“. A tale about one’s long struggle with health issues and life around them, a balancing act between hope and despair, the track is the first since the bands EP “Beyond
Continuing the waterfall release of singles since their 2022 EP “Beaten Will Rise“, Jyväskylä Finland based Melodic Thrash act Justice Theory have chosen aggressive new cut “This Is Our War” as their latest burnt offering. It’s their second of 2025 following “My True Nemesis” leaving us to wonder when we might expect their debut full
Finnish melancholic metal band Kivisydän invites you into a world where fragility and strength coexist, and where the weight of sorrow feels both crushing and liberating. Their new album “Kuoleva Aurinko” will be out on 17th October via Inverse Records, the fourth advanced listen of fourteen tracks to be mixed by Stella guitarist Heikki Marttila (Hooded
Tampere Finland natives Garden of Stone have shared a music video directed by Vitas Medvedev for “Silence Falters“, the first single from an as yet untitled second album. A 2026 release date has tentatively been offered by label Inverse Records for the follow up to the well received “The Grave Mistake” with the Melodic Metal
Much to our surprise, Finnish Melodic Death Metal band Northern Genocide have chosen to introduce their new singer Joni Parkkinen with a cover song. The track they have chosen to reanimate is “Roviolla” by Finnish Pop-Rock band Gimmel. Does that mean an end to death growls, complex riffs and orchestral arrangements? Fear not, there is
