• release friday,  shorts

    Shorts: Release Friday – 29 August 2025

    I am lacking the words to describe what’s currently going on. Last week there was a new release of Private Line, who hadn’t been active since *checks notes* 2011 when they released their album Dead Decade. This week, one of my fave Gothic Metal bands from my teenage days returned and melted my heart once again with a fresh, super damn beautiful song! Teenage-me would be very excited to know that all those bands I loved dearly when I was young will also be a part of my adult life. I am speaking of Charon and their new single Fall of Angels. Super damn powerful, beautiful song, 10/10, Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto’s voice is still one of…

  • album review

    Album review: Eluveitie – ÀNV

    It took me a while to finally find the time to review this album, but here we go. I could not not review it, as Eluveitie’s been one of my favourite bands since … I don’t know, 2008 at least. I was waiting for this album with mixed feelings – excitement on the one hand, but also a little worried. Worried because after their decision to continue without a hurdy-gurdy player, I did not know what to expect from the new album. Also worried because when The Prodigal Ones was released, I didn’t quite feel like it sounded much like an Eluveitie song during the first listening. So let’s dive deeper into my final…