Tag: Vainoa

NEWS: Grave Hex know a thing or three about worms?

Mastered by Greg Wilkinson (Abstracter, Necrot, Hyperdontia) at Earhammer Studios having been recorded and mixed in house by the bands guitarist Matti Vainionpää, a debut album in “Vermian Death” is on the horizon from Grave Hex. For those not in the know, the band (de)formed in March 2024 in Helsinki Finland and comprise current and

NEWS: Grave Hex announce “Vermian Death”!

A partnership between Night Terrors Records and Cavernous Records will see the grand unveiling of cassette and compact disc editions of a debut album “Vermian Death” from Finnish Death Punks Grave Hex. Formed in Helsinki in March 2024 by a trio of musicians known for their prior convictions in Vainoa, Loka and Radien writing sessions are

Listmania: New Years Day Honours List 2021!

We reached a lot of milestone markers in the success of Metal Noise in 2021 and while we weren’t able to bring you anywhere near as many live reviews as we’d hoped for or any summer Festival coverage (for obvious reasons), there were some real bucket list moments chalked off, including our fly on the

Under The Influence #91: Vainoa on “Axe to Fall” by Converge!

Expanding on the concept behind the “Verge In” sessions that took place at the beginning of 2004 and saw Boston Metalcore heroes Converge collaborate with Cave In on some new material 2009’s “Axe To Fall” saw the band bring in members of Himsa, Neurosis and The Red Chord to name but a few and push

Exclusive Interview: Vainoa talk “Pelon Varjo”!

Helsinki, Finland based Blackened Hardcore quintet Vainoa shattered every single pane of glass in a 20 mile radius when they unleashed “Pelon Varjo” (or Shadow Of Fear) last month. A punishing, ruthless and unforgiving five track affair, it demonstrates that there isn’t smoke without fire and that it is perfectly possible to blend Black Metal ferocity

Review: “Pelon Varjo” by Vainoa

Recorded in September 2020, during the year of the Great Plague with Felipe Hauri who also mixed at Obscura Recording Studios before being mastered by Will Killingsworth at Deadair Studios, “Pelon Varjo” is a raised middle finger to those who said it couldn’t be done from Helsinki, Finland based Blackened Hardcore quintet Vainoa. Their name