Adramelech – Grip of Darkness [Reissue]

Artist: AdramelechCountry: FinlandLabel: Xtreem MusicFormats: 10″ EPYear: 2020 Finnish Death Metal, or ‘Finndeath’ as they like to call it, always had something special compared to bands from other countries who had a lively Death Metal scene. They often had a…

Deathspell Omega – The Long Defeat

Artist: Deathspell OmegaCountry: SwedenLabel: Norma Evangelium DiaboliFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 You can safely say that Deathspell Omega is one of the most prolific bands in the current Black Metal scene. Initially releasing more standard, but very good, Black Metal…

Shape Of Despair – Return To The Void

Artist: Shape Of Despair Country: Finland Label: Season Of Mist Formats: LP / CD Year: 2022 Originally formed in 1995 (then under the name of Raven), Shape Of Despair is one of the longest running Funeral Doom bands. Debuting in…

Jumalhämärä – Resignaatio

Artist: Jumalhämärä Country: Finland Label: Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions Formats: CD Year: 2010 ‘Progression’ is a dirty word in combination with black metal. Bands like Satyricon have already struggled (unsuccessfully) with it. The art lies in combining primitive aesthetics and innovative…

Armour – Blitzkrieg Warrior [EP]

Artist: Armour Country: Finland Label: Anger Of Metal / Iron Bonehead Productions Formats: 7″ EP Year: 2008 Together with Anger Of Metal the German advocate for real metal Iron Bonehead Productions comes with a very noble looking gatefold 7” EP…

Kivimetsan Druidi – Shadowheart

Artist: Kivimetsan Druidi Country: Finland Label: Century Media Formats: CD Year: 2008 In every scene that gets more popular by the day the record labels tend to sign every fart recorded that might sell. We saw that happening over two…

The Puritan – The Black Law [EP}

Artist: The Puritan Country: Finland Label: I Hate Records Formats: 12″ EP Year: 2008 This Finnish band was quickly started after the folding of one of doom’s greatest, Reverend Bizarre. Albert Witchfinder, here under his own name, brought back his…

Jumalhämärä – Slaughter The Messenger [EP]

Artist: Jumalhämärä Country: Finland Label: Hammer Of Hate Records Formats: LP / CD EP Year: 2007 This band with its unpronounceable name (for non-Finnish people though) from Finland has been moving through the underground pretty much unnoticed. Which is actually…

Colosseum – Chapter 1: Delirium

Artist: ColosseumCountry: FinlandLabel: Firedoom MusicFormats: CDYear: 2007 With Colosseum Firebox seem to have returned to their heaviest roots, and that is something that I embrace with pure joy – as far doom goes hand-in-hand with such a word. Though the…

Azaghal – Luciferin Valo

Artist: AzaghalCountry: FinlandLabel: Avantgarde MusicFormats: CDYear: 2022 Finnish black metal kings of releases Azaghal return with their sixth album in just over ten years “Luciferin Valo” (which is something like their 22nd release in total). It might be clear that…

Fall Of The Idols – The Womb Of The Earth

Artist: Fall Of The Idols Country: Finland Label: I Hate Records Formats: CD Year: 2006 Everyone who saw Fall Of The Idols live on their short tour with Centurions Ghost last April will certainly remember the apathetic and rather schizophrenic…

Sargeist – Satanic Black Devotion

Artist: Sargeist Country: Finland Label: Moribund Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 How, in Satan’s name, is it possible that I am able to fully enjoy this pure blasphemic black art in this incredible ongoing heat wave? Outside it’s about 34…