Helsinki (FN) - Finnish Epic Speed Metallers CHEVALIER will release their full-length debut album, Destiny Calls, April 26 on Gates of Hell Records. Destiny Calls is separatist speed/epic metal from the frozen climes of Finland that relishes in the unexpected while giving metal fans exactly what they want. CHEVALIER whips up ferocious speed metal while stretching itself out with epic song arrangements, all capped off by the not-for-the-faint-of-heart vocals of Emma Grönq

WOLFHEART – Winterborn  (2013), Independent As the winter’s solstice is near, and with that the official beginning of winter, what better time to celebrate … the jolly fat man in his red suit, the hard working – toy making elves and the ever prancing reindeer! Well … not so fast! In the current scenario: the fat man choked on a GMO gingerbread cookie and died, the elves were actually young children forced into slave labor in some southeast Asian sweatshop, and Sarah Pal

Finland has always been a magical land giving to the world some of the most exquisite bands in the metal genre. A land of lakes, mystical stories and Northern lights. A land of winter wolves and hearts of passion. Wolfheart is just all this – the beauty of the Finnish nature and passion, a fiery dance of the snow, an extreme romance below the glowing skies. Epic, powerful, delivering gorgeous melodies and absolutely uncompromising sound. Wolfheart’s astonishing new albu

Band: Wolfheart Title: Constellation Of The Black Light Label: Napalm Records Release date: September 28, 2018 Country: Finland Format reviewed: promo (streaming) When it comes to winter there is no better place than Finland. I’m not talking some plush skiing resort, comfortably sipping Glögi, inside, by the fireplace … Hell no! What I have in mind is æons of cold, austere Nordic winds, crepuscule, snow … Snow as far as one can see, extending beyond horizons … Snow weight

Band: Crimson Day Title: At The Mountains Of Madness Label: Independent Release date: February 17, 2018 Country: Finland Format reviewed: FLAC The world of rock & metal, and all music, in general, has evolved. Some prefer the return of the real metal to the underground. Personally, I don’t have an issue with that. The Internet made it possible for acts, new and older, to independently release and promote their releases, perhaps a lot easier than it was during the earlier