The melodeath scene has seen an influx in the number of quality albums that have been coming out recently. With Wolfheart pumping out an album nigh on every two years, Omnium Gatherum putting the finishing touches to their new one and Dark Tranquility still riding high off their most recent release, it's arguably never been … Continue reading Album Review: Barren Earth – A Complex of Cages
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2017 Crew Review – James “Jimmy” Costin, Senior Editor
As is customary at this time of year, we like to put together a “year in review” from the perspective of each team member, or at least as many of the crew as we can. This time around it’s the year from the point of view of our Senior Editor/Accreditation Editor – James Costin… It’s … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review – James “Jimmy” Costin, Senior Editor
Interview: Sami Yli-Sirnio of Kreator and Barren Earth
A couple of days ago, I had the opportunity to have chat with the rather interesting fellow that is Sami from Barren Earth and, more famously, Kreator. Having an almost Willy Wonka style look and being just as wacky, we sat down inside the bus to have a discussion on melody, the new album and … Continue reading Interview: Sami Yli-Sirnio of Kreator and Barren Earth
Interview: Olli-Pekka Laine of Barren Earth
About two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with the bassist and one of the founding members of Barren Earth. In our short chat we discussed, among other things, the latest release On Lonely Towers, and their as yet untitled upcoming release. Read on for further details… How’s the tour been so … Continue reading Interview: Olli-Pekka Laine of Barren Earth
Insomnium / Barren Earth / Wolfheart – O2 Islington, London (18th January 2017)
Holy moly, what a lineup! For a melo-death fan such as myself, this list of bands was somewhat of a dream come true. Not only were Insomnium returning to our shores, but also they were bringing arguably two of the best bands to come out of Finland in recent years. First up on the stage were … Continue reading Insomnium / Barren Earth / Wolfheart – O2 Islington, London (18th January 2017)
Insomnium’s Winter’s Gate tour starts next week!
Finnish melodic death masters, Insomnium, are about to embark on a European tour next week to perform their epic concept album Winter's Gate(review here), a 40 minutes long song, in its entirety! The first shows have already been sold out. The band will be joined by label mates Barren Earth and fellow Fins Wolfheart on this … Continue reading Insomnium’s Winter’s Gate tour starts next week!