In the heart of Finland’s metal underground, Vanguard are carving out a sound that refuses to sit inside any mold. For their debut full-length, the band traded click tracks and computers for sweat-drenched rehearsals, old-school recording methods, and endless late-night jamming, reshaping chaos into something fiercely alive. We sat down with vocalist Markus Martinmäki and guitarist Mikko Saviranta to talk about their genre-bending identity, their obsession with organic songwriting, and the raw energy that fuels them.
Fresh off releasing his new album Varjokuvia, Aleksi Kii is stepping boldly into a new era, shedding old skins, embracing deep-cut suomirock roots, and building a world where ghostly post-punk meets raw emotion. We sat down to talk about music, writing in Finnish without sounding only Finnish, and what it means to create art that feels like home.
KASCK are gearing up for their debut album with a fan-powered anthem, “Be Quick or Be Dead.” The band drives the vision, the crowds fuel the fire, its chorus is chanted by Kasckheads (the fandom of KASCK) from around the world, stitched from fan-submitted clips after the song became an interactive live moment. Musically it’s super fast and groovy, lyrically it still cuts deep, one of KASCK’s most rewarding ideas to date. We sat down with Mayank, the band’s singer, to talk about how this communal energy came together, why inclusivity hits so hard, and what it means for their first full-length.
Under the late-summer sky of Hellsinki Metal Festival, just moments after Luna Kills had torn through their set with raw energy and cinematic emotion, we sat down with the band’s frontwoman Lotta for an honest conversation. Between laughter and post-show adrenaline, Lotta opened up about her jazz roots, the band’s love for gaming soundtracks, perfectionism in the studio, and the […]
Italian hard rockers Twelve Back Stones have been around since 2012, carving out their place in the scene with a style they like to call alternative hard rock. Now, more than a decade later, they’re back with a new single, “6IX”, released through Volcano Records & Promotion, accompanied by a music video that brings the track’s sensual energy to […]
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