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Lithe in Lilac: A Conversation With Tyko Saarikko of Tenhi (Interview)

After years of quiet, rigorous work, Tenhi multi-instrumentalist Tyko Saarikko speaks nine years after “Saivo” to reminisce on the band’s past and elaborate on Tenhi’s future.

On Their First Release in Nine Years, Orfvs Performs a "Ceremony of Darkness" (EP Stream)

Black metal’s true spiritual center rediscovered — listen to Orfvs’s first EP in almost a decade.

Sepulchral Curse's "Swarming Blackness" Stings Like Death Metal Bees

We’ve got a ripper of a new song from Finnish death metal outfit Sepulchral Curse — their upcoming release “Only Ashes Remain” hits shelves at the end of next month.

Through "Cosmic Void Mother," ...and Oceans Lives Once More

On their first album in 18 years, …and Oceans returns to the days of old, but not without a few new lessons learned.

Mind Trap: Oranssi Pazuzu's Prog-Psych Masterpiece "Mestarin kynsi" Won't Let Go

We review the Finnish black-metal-turned-prog-psych band’s latest full-length, an hour-plus monster of a headtrip, and a goddamn fine one at that. Bonus: live photos from Oranssi Pazuzu’s Chicago stop last year.

Psychonaut Futurism On PH's "Osiris Hayden"

The Finnish psychedelic astronauts find a new center on new album “Osiris Hayden.” Listen to an exclusive stream of the full album.

Enter The Deathtrip's Spectral Realms

The Deathtrip looks to a dark past and darker future with their new single.

Oranssi Pazuzu Now Touring the US, Soaking Crowds in a Kaleidoscope of Blackened Psychedelia

We caught the first stop of Oranssi Pazuzu’s US tour in Chicago last Thursday. Mother of all that is holy, this band fucking rocks. Full report and show photos inside.

The Radiant Light of "Wintersun," Bright as Ever, Shining Now for 15 Years

We reflect back on Wintersun’s self-titled debut masterpiece, an icy slice of 2004-era melodic death metal and quite literally the definition of “epic.”

RottenDawn Rises: "Dawn Dwellers" Welcomes Dark Melancholia

Finnish death metal veterans RottenDawn showcase a harmonic, existential side to their sound with their latest single “Dawn Dwellers.”
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