Church of the Dead’s Death Metal Prayer For the “Tombdweller” (Early Track Stream)
The Finnish group crafts truly wicked death/black metal on their upcoming album "Beyond Death." Stream a new single from the record here.
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God Disease Channels Their Doom Into a World “Built by Dead Hands” (Early Track Stream)
The Finnish death/doom band embraces their doomier side as well as the world's eventual doom on their upcoming album "Apocalyptic Doom." Stream a new track from it here.
Desolate Realm Grant Us Entry to “Forsaken Ground” (Early Track Stream)
The Finnish heavy/doom band taps into doom metal's grandeur and heavy metal's ferocity on their upcoming second full-length. Stream a new track here.
Pestilent Hex’s “Chapter VI : ‘Banishment'” Revives Mid-’90s Black Metal Glory
Finnish black metal duo Pestilent Hex revives a special movement in black metal history, bringing mid-'90s melodic sensibilities to a new decade. Listen to album closer "Chapter VI : 'Banishment'" and read an interview with the band.
Sum of R Crosses the “Borderline” With New, Heavy Single (Video Debut)
The Swiss-meets-Finnish psychedelic drone metal trio find new heaviness on "Lahbryce'"s final single.
Swallow the Sun Reflect On “20 Years of Gloom, Beauty, and Despair” in Latest Live Album (Interview)
The long-running Finnish melodic death/doom outfit released a live album earlier this year that features a set of acoustic recordings and fan-selected hits. Read an interview with Juho Räihä about the performances and the release.
Concrete Winds Subject Listeners To “Noise Trepanation” (Early Track Stream + Interview)
The agonizingly fierce death metal outfit is set to follow up their debut record with "Nerve Butcherer"—get a taste of the delightful pain in store with this track premiere and interview.
Ghastly Treads The “Mercurial Passages” Of Delightfully Bizarre Death Metal (Interview with Ian J. D’Waters)
Ghastly's third full-length "Mercurial Passages", released earlier this year, is weirder and more inventive than ever. We spoke with multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ian J D'Waters.
A Vision of Doom: Watch Skepticism’s Music Video For “Swan and the Raven”
The long-running Finnish funeral doom group returns with a new album next month; watch the music video (the first scripted one that the band has ever done) now.
Timelessly Foul: “World Without God” Demonstrated Convulse’s Death Metal Mastery
This classic Finnish death metal record was released thirty years ago in July 1991 and holds up still. While it wasn't the most progressive of offerings, it hits hard on a level that little else has managed to top.