We sat down with Rhea and Bones from Tailgunner, where they open up about their upcoming album ‘Midnight Blitz’ (out February 6 with Napalm Records), working with K.K. Downing, and their vision for modern heavy metal.
Interviews
Nearly 30 years in, Chthonic still see their music as a journey, one rooted in Taiwanese history, melody, and emotion. Just before a rare live appearance at the cultural exchange event Formosa:Finland:Fest in Helsinki, we spoke with the band about culture, tradition, and letting music speak for itself. Thanks to Ginger Vine Management & PR for setting this up!
Last month, we caught up with Suzi Sabotage in Helsinki before her show supporting Sierra Veins to talk transformation, confrontation, folklore, and why some songs are meant to disturb rather than comfort.
Jinjer are bringing their full headline production back to Europe in 2026. We spoke with Eugene Abdukhanov about Duél, the special tour lineup, and reconnecting with fans after years away.
SOEN’s Joel Ekelöf and Martín López talk about contrast, confidence, and pushing their sound further than ever on upcoming album ‘Reliance’ (out January 16 via Silver Linings). From crushing heaviness to pure ballads — this one goes deep.
Johanna Kurkela talks fantasy, live connection, and the spirit behind the upcoming Eye of Melian album ‘Forest Of Forgetting’, out in February 2026 via Napalm Records.
Ahead of their European shows and the release of their latest, and fifth, album ‘Vol. 5’, we sat down with Tommi and Topi from Finnish rock band The Empire Strikes to talk evolution, gear they haven’t touched in a decade, humour as survival, and the joy of making music that simply feels like them.
Japan’s most extreme Visual Kei deathcore force DEVILOOF is finally coming to Europe to bring their chaos to their fans there, kicking off tomorrow at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland! We talked to them ahead of the tour about their sound, influences, and what fans can expect.
After nearly three decades, Finland’s melodic death metal veterans Omnium Gatherum are still burning bright. We sat down with vocalist Jukka Pelkonen to talk about their new tenth album “May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way” (out on Century Media Records since last Friday, November 7th), a record of raw emotion, street-level storytelling, and the stubborn spirit that keeps the band moving forward.
Two months after our talk at Alcatraz Festival, we stepped back into the forest with Johannes Eckerström of Avatar to talk about their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ (out next week October 31st), from disco death grooves and true crime commentary to piano-born love songs and the return of the metal circus among many other things.
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