Pressure Points is a Finnish progressive metal band founded in 2004, after many lineup changes the band finally found the right balance and on March 17th they released their third studio album “The Island”, which received great reviews. We got to meet with founding members Vili Auvinen and Kari Olli to talk about their latest work, concerts, and future plans.
Category: Interviews
AvAciA interview
AvAcia is a band from Turku that plays metal in Finnish.
The trio performed at Ruisrock and the Saaristo Open, among others, and went on their first Eastern European tour in 2018. That same year, they also played the Scarlet Sails festival in front of 55,000 people. The band also achieved competition success after winning the Finnish and Nordic Band Emergenza competition in 2019. The band is well known for their energetic shows. Next May the band will release their second album which promises to be a turning point for the band thanks to more mature sounds and production by the legendary Janne Joutsnniemi (Ensiferum, Stam1na, kiuas). We got to have a chat with the band before their gig in Pori and talk about their upcoming album, music, concerts, and much more.
Bob Malmström interview
Bob Malmström define themself the true originators and crowned kings of borgarcore. The Finnish-Swedish band has been spreading its good word around the world for more than ten years, touring in many European countries as well as China and Brazil. Their last EP “Segla Med Satan” was released last November, it combines catchy screams, Swedish pop songs and, of course, middle fingers in every direction. We had the opportunity to meet Carolus Aminoff before their gig in Pori and talk about the band, their music, gigs and much more.
Tomb of Finland interview
Tomb of Finland is a Finnish melodic death/doom metal band which includes members and ex-members of established names in the Finnish metal scene such as Charon, Kaunis Kuolematon, Cartilage, Vomiturition, Enochian Crescent and Elvenscroll. Their third studio album ‘Across The Barren Fields’ was released in 2022 and received many good reviews. We had the opportunity to meet the band before their first gig of the year in Pori at Meara Klubi and talk about music, concerts, work and much more.
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Heathen Hearts interview
Photo: Lauri Sillanpää
Heathen Hearts is a Finnish hardcore band formed in 2021, their first 3 songs EP was released last spring, now the band is working on a new EP and is ready to play gigs around Finland. We met Lauri and Juhana before their gig at Meara Klubi in Pori, and talked about their music, gigs and much more.
Gladenfold interview
Gladenfold is a Finnish power-melodic death band influenced by bands such as Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Wintersun, Kamelot, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, and Freedom Call. Over the years Gladenfold has managed to refine its own unique yet constantly evolving sound. Their third album “Nemesis” was released last April, the songs are dealing with themes of self-reflection, about giving in the dark regions of one’s mind, and finding the existence of one’s wicked features. We had the chance to have a chat with Matias, Toke and Paaveli before their gig at Meara Klubi in Pori, and talk about their music, gigs and much more.
Ending Fortune Interview
Ending Fortune is a young Finnish death metal band, who has been making music for four years now, the debut album “Engraved Insight” was released in 2020 and a new EP will be released this month. We had the opportunity to have a chat with the band after their gig at Meara Klubi and talk about their music, concerts and much more.
Irvikuvat Interview
Irvikuvat describe their music as the love/hate child of Pantera and Mokoma. The Finnish band, after line-up changes, is working on the first full-length which promises to be different from what the band has proposed in the past with demos. We got to chat with the band before their show at Meara klubi and find out more about them and their music.
Lilli interview
Finnish melodic hard rock band Lilli released their second album “Kintsugi” last September, the album has received many good reviews and now the band is hoping to have many concerts to play. We had the chance to meet the band after their gig at Meara Klubi vol. 5 and talk about the band, their music, lyrics and much more.
Cyan Kicks interview
Cyan Kicks, the messenger of modern rock from Helsinki, has quickly become one of the most talked about names of the year. Their single “Hurricane” has been a big radio hits in early 2022. With the song, the band also participated in the UMK competition, becoming one of the early favorites of the entire competition. Now the band is touring and working on a new album. We had the chance to meet singer Susanna after their show at Rock in the City in Pori and talk about their upcoming album, tours, outfits and much more.