Finnish Metal

On third album, Witch Wife in an Alien World, Smoulder sounds confident and uniquely themselves as they wield…

The philosophical quandary of innovation vs consistency rages on. For every Opeth or Blut Aus Nord, who only…

Rocking the same lineup since 2016, Helsinki foursome Chalice returns to serve up their sophomore offering, Divine Spear.…

For nearly twenty years, Hanging Garden have quietly dabbled in the same sort of melodic melancholy as their…

Swords and sorcery have served as metal muses since the genre’s earliest days and for the most seminal…

Remember the Finnish melodic death and power metal fusion of the late ’90s and early ’00s? Bands like…

They say it’s going to be a harsh winter this year. They always say that, and it’s almost…

Back in August, I went goo-goo over an avant-black duo under Transcending Obscurity called Hexrot and, as a…

The digital era, where a band can release singles or EPs at a whim, seems to have tossed…

Smoulder – Witch Wife in an Alien World Review