Finnish metal Archives - Metal-Exposure

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CD review 2023

Excalion – Once Upon a Time

Feariel March 10, 2023

Finnish power metal band Excalion is all about “making the wheel spin wonderfully” instead of reinventing it. Originating in the early 2000s, they’ve mostly been a studio band, with five complete albums and a...

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CD review 2023

…And Oceans – As in Gardens, So in Tombs

Didrik January 24, 2023

Between Oceans of Slumber and The Ocean, it seems all my favourite bands are suddenly ocean-themed. With the singles from the new …And Oceans album being highly promising, it’s time to find out if...

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CD review 2022

Amorphis – Halo

Didrik February 3, 2022

Amorphis is a very unique band in the world of metal simply because it has somehow taken them nearly 30 years to truly peak. The band has gone through several evolutions over the years,...

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CD review 2022

Battle Beast – Circus of Doom

Feariel January 20, 2022

I was first introduced to Battle Beast when they opened for Kamelot in 2018 and was instantly won over. With success among the ranks highlighted by their 2014 nomination for best Finnish metal album,...

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CD review 2022

Verikalpa – Tunturihauta

Didrik January 12, 2022

I’m sure you’ve all heard tales of Finnish bands getting lost in the never-ending wintery forests of Finland. It is said some try to find a way out for days until eventually succumbing to...

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CD review 2021

Swallow The Sun – Moonflowers

Metal-Exposure November 15, 2021

There’s no band in metal, and possibly music overall, that can encapsulate the feeling of romance as well as Swallow the Sun. A gut-wrenching, painful romance, but a profoundly beautiful one as well. Their...

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CD review 2021

Beast in Black – Dark Connection

Metal-Exposure October 28, 2021

This week, Finnish power metal band Beast in Black continues with its long-standing themes by releasing a cyber-punk themed album called “Dark Connection”. Since former Battle Beast guitarist Anton Kabanen started the band, Beast...

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CD review 2021

Chamber of Unlight – Realm of the Night

Metal-Exposure July 20, 2021

July isn’t, in my humble opinion, the right time to release Black Metal. The long, sunny days and short warm nights see to it that my head and heart isn’t filled with dark thoughts....

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CD reviews 2020

Finntroll – Vredesvävd

Metal-Exposure October 23, 2020

To all of you who have been living under a rock the past decades and don’t know Finntroll yet, let me introduce them to you. First of all, you are quite alike. The combination...

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CD reviews 2020

Nightwish – Human. :||: Nature.

Metal-Exposure June 5, 2020

First of all, let me apologize for delivering this review to all our readers this late. Sometimes a record just needs some extra time to sink in, yet a few months after release is...