Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 24, 2020
2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where things will stand in a post-pandemic world. This year felt like […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 14, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I haven’t included Bon Jovi on here in the past because, well, do I really have to? Yeah I know, Slippery When Wet is a seminal glam metal album but the band has steered farther […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 7, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died. And man am I bummed about it. I spent the morning listening to Van Halen’s self-titled debut all the way through for the first time in […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 2, 2020
Finntroll released their first album in seven years with Vredesvävd on September 18th via Century Media Records (order here). It’s arguably one of the stronger records of the year and has a blend between folk and black metal to keep you on your toes. We caught up with singer Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns to discuss […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 30, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I already made an “Aces High” pun the last time Ace Frehley put out an album, so the title took me a minute to come up with. Sixteen debuts is pretty hefty but […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on September 18, 2020
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features new releases from Fit for a King, Ace Frehley, Derek Sherinian, Napalm Death, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 4, 2020
Finntroll have unveiled the third single from their first album in seven years, Vredesvävd, with “Mask.” The group’s overall seventh full length effort will be released on September 18th via Century Media Records. The band comments: “The worms of timeless cold have awoken. Mouths as dry as the forest bathed in false light for too […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 7, 2020
Finntroll are gearing up for their first album in seven years, Vredesvävd, out September 18th via Century Media Records. Today (7th) these Finnish blackened folk metallers have unveiled an animated video for the song “Forsen.” The group commented: “The shaman’s journey into the other is portrayed in myriads of ancient art. Often symbolized […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 26, 2020
Finntroll are forced to postpone their upcoming album, Vredesvävd, due to unforeseen production delays. The record will now be released on September 18th, and pre-orders will be available starting July 17th. These Finnish blackened folk metallers will take you on a dark and unapologetic journey as the title translates to “Wrath-woven.” The follow-up […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on April 7, 2020
Legendary Finnish black metal band …And Oceans has returned from a 17(!) hiatus with their newest record, releasing this May on Season of Mist records. We spoke with Timo (guitar) and Mathias (vocals) about the amazing Cosmic World Mother: You basically took a 17 year hiatus as a band. What were you doing during these […]
