Interview: Iku-Turso
From the frozen marrow of myth and memory rises Iku-Turso—a name torn from the depths of Finnish legend and reforged in the
Tag: Finland
Review: Matru-Zebu – Ululations Before The Forbidden Teraphim
After their brilliant debut demo Blood Cries with Sorrow, released in April 2025, the Finnish band Matru-Zebu followed up with their debut
Review: (the true) Rietas – Torne Valley Black Metal
Meänmaa, which translates to Our Land, is a region stretching across the border between Finland and Sweden, also known as the Torne
Review: White Baroness – War Chariots LP
Finns are wild men — we already knew that. And the fact that Finns love Black Metal is hardly a new revelation
Review: Iku-Turso – Wolfheart EP
The Finnish/Dutch band Iku-Turso has been active for about eight years now, and in that relatively short time they’ve managed to build
Review: Sarastus – Agony Eternal CD
The Finnish band Sarastus first emerged in 2014 and has since steadily forged a distinctive sound within traditional Black Metal. Over the
Review: Spiritwood – The Apparition of Horns CD
Finnish project Spiritwood has always occupied a peculiar place in the black metal scene. Their avant-garde approach to atmospheric black metal—richly layered
Review: Sammale – Ikiharmaja LP
The concept of the one-man band has become deeply ingrained in the Black Metal universe. What was once an exception has now
Review: Svarta Havet – Månen ska lysa din våg LP
Svarta Havet, from Turku, Finland, are known as true activists — uncompromising, radical, and essentially against anything that ends in “-ism.” Their
Review: Hexerei – Realms… LP
A wall of sound crashes over you the moment Finnish duo Hexerei open their second album Realms… with the annihilating “Omenstorm of