Tag Archives: Swallow the Sun

Concert Calendar (8/14-8/20): Music Is Our Life: Guns n’ Roses, Kamelot, & more

Posted by on August 14, 2023

    You should defiantly attend some shows. Yes really. It seems like there are a thousand tours racing across America every single day now that we’re well into summer. Don’t get anxious by all the heavy goodness asking for your concert dollar as this tropical season continues because there’s a solution for that. Metal […]

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Thirty Nine VIdeos to check out – 4/15

Posted by on April 15, 2022

  From Månegarm to Dynazty, here are thirty nine videos to check out:   01) Månegarm – “Stridsgalten” feat. Members of Korpiklaani, Equilibrium and Raubtier:     Album: Ynglingaättens Öde Release Date: 04/15/2022 (pre-order here) Label: Napalm Records   02) Ceremony – “Vanity Spawned by Fear”     Album: First standalone single of their career. […]

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Seventeen Tours recently announced – 4/15

Posted by on April 15, 2022

  From Moonspell to Michael Schenker Group, here are seventeen tours recently announced: 01) Moonspell w/ Swallow The Sun & Witherfall: Moonspell to celebrate 30 years of Moonspell! Frontman Fernando Ribeiro comments: “American Full Moon is going to be the ultimate celebration of MOONSPELL’s legacy, past and present. 30 years under the spell can’t be […]

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Interview: Kuolemanlaakso’s Markus on new album Kuusumu

Posted by on April 5, 2022

  Finnish death/doom metal outfit Kuolemanlaakso,  led by Swallow the Sun vocalist Mikko Kotamäki, have reached the one-month-anniversary of their new album, Kuusumu (order here) via Svart Records)! We caught up with guitarist Markus Laakso to discuss the record.    What was the process like recording Kuusumu? We recorded the album at three different places. […]

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Metal By Numbers 2/16: KoRn’s “Requiem” tops the charts

Posted by on February 21, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. An interesting week for metal as most of the numbers rise in some fashion. KoRn tops our list and we see some interesting returns from Black Label Society, Jinjer, and more. Enjoy another week of […]

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Metal By Numbers 1/26: A New Chart Under the Topsy

Posted by on February 21, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.     Notable Debuts: Underoath, Voyeurist (Fearless) Debut #8 7,100 sold Underoath is back and Spencer Chamberlain learned how to swear!           Fit For An Autopsy, Oh What The Future Holds(Nuclear Blast) […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 23 albums of 2021

Posted by on December 29, 2021

  2021 has been another challenging year, but we saw a return of live music. Artists have once again found more creative ways to virtually bring live music, such as Epica’s unique cinematic event with Omega Alive. Many have unveiled powerful new tunes via LP and EP releases. As difficult as it was to select […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/08: Deep Purple Doom Crew

Posted by on December 16, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Another chart, another week late! A lot of familiar faces return on this chart week. I’m not sure about our fellow readers, but the new Black Label Society album came as a pleasant surprise. Another […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/01: What week is it?!

Posted by on December 8, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are some charts! My apologies for the delay. An underwhelming week for some stellar debuts. The releases that particularly caught my ear were Obscura, The Lurking Fear, and Big Wreck. The riff in “Bombs […]

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Five videos to check out 11/22

Posted by on November 22, 2021

    There were a few solid New & Noteworthy releases on Friday (19th), which came with some great music videos. From Swallow the Sun’s latest effort to Once Human’s upcoming new record, here are five music videos to check out.   01) Once Human – “Cold Arrival”     Once Human have unveiled a […]

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