Category: Interviews

LUNA KILLS Video Interview

Last year, alternative metal band LUNA KILLS became the first Finnish band to sign a recording contract with the American label SharpTone Records, which specializes in modern metal, and their highly anticipated album DEATHMATCH was released on April 4th. The band is currently touring Finland, but will embark on their first European tour next month. We had the opportunity to meet the frontwoman Lotta Ruutiainen and talk about their debut album, touring, music videos, songwriting and more.

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Awake Again Video Interview

Awake Again is a four-member post-hardcore band that fearlessly blends together metal and pop elements in their music. Throughout their career, the band has extensively toured various stages, including events such as Ruisrock and Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival as part of the Wacken Metal Battle competition final.
The band released their debut album “No Matter How The World Turns” in 2022 followed by an EP “A Promise Of Better Days” in 2024, in December they released the single “River” which was created to participate in the Finnish selection for Eurovision, last March they released the single “Soli” and now they are working on a new EP that will be released in the coming months. We had the opportunity to meet the band before their concert at Monttu New Level in Pori and talk about their music, concerts and much more.

https://awakeagainband.com

Alien Weaponry Video Interview

Alien Weaponry, a groove metal band that cherishes the traditions of New Zealand’s indigenous people, has won over metal fans around the world with their distinctive music, where primitive rhythms blend seamlessly with modern production and different subgenres of metal. Last month, the band released their third studio album “Te Rā” to great acclaim, with many calling it the best album of 2025. Adding to the band’s success is the collaboration with Randy Blythe from Lamb of God on the track “Taniwha,” a dream for the young band to have one of metal’s greatest vocalists as a guest. We had the opportunity to interview Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds about their new album “Te Rā,” the collaboration with Randy Blythe, music videos, touring, and more.

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Kimmo Kuusniemi (Ancient Streaming Assembly) Video Interview

Kimmo Kuusniemi is one of the pioneers of Finnish metal music. In 1977, he founded Finland’s first heavy metal band, Sarcofagus. ASA (Ancient Streaming Assembly) is the culmination of Kimmo Kuusniemi‘s lifelong artistic exploration in music and film, expanding on themes of societal manipulation, technology’s control, and the illusion of progress. It is also deeply rooted in his long-standing environmental work, reflecting decades of activism and film-making that warned of humanity’s unsustainable trajectory. At the end of February he unveiled the long-overdue release of “Collective Failure”—an album that was never properly released but feels more relevant than ever.  This work stands as a haunting reflection of cycles of societal collapse, technological illusions, and humanity’s inability to escape its own self-destruction.
Our reporter Cristina had the chance to chat with Kimmo and find out more about his ASA-project, “Collective Failure”, guitars and much more.

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Roju Video Interview

Roju, the six-piece modern nu-metal force from Finland, redefines heavy music. Their sound bridges the old nu-metal era with a potent mix of metalcore, djent, and modern metal.
The band released the EP “Nil” in 2021 and, after changing singers in 2023, they have released 6 singles, the last of which, “Solipsism”, came out in early April. Roju continues to work on new music: the next single will be released next summer and an EP or album is expected in the future. We had the opportunity to meet the band after their show at Monttu New Level in Pori and find out more about them, their music, gigs and much more.

https://linktr.ee/Rojuband

Ikinä Video Interview

Ikinä started out as a pop project and by embracing the darkness and versatility of their two female vocalists, they have reclaimed the throne of Finland’s leading metalcore band. The band, after working with Sakara Records, decided to go independent and released their third self-titled album “IKINÄ” in 2023.
Last month the band released a new single called “Jumalatar” (goddess) which features 16 other female vocalists, the song has generated interest across the country and is already considered an anthem to women in metal. The band is now in the process of creating new music and a new album is expected in early 2026.
We had the chance to meet the two vocalists Katariina Sorsa and Tuuli Paju before their show at Monttu New Level in Pori and talk about Jumalatar, the upcoming album, what it means to be a woman in the metal community and much more.

https://linktr.ee/ikinalink

Kalmantach Video Interview

Kalmantach is a Finnish band formed in 2008 that play death metal in Finnish with thrash influences, coming from the Pori-Helsinki axis. The band also use acoustic guitar in their songs. After releasing two demos and two EPs, the band had a 10-year break, in 2022 the band came back to the forefront and in 2024 they released an album called “F60.2:Remissio”.
Now the band is working on new music and on the 25th of this month we will have a taste of it with the release of a new single.
We had the chance to meet singer Jonne Saarinen and guitarist Mikko Rintamäki before their show at Monttu New Level in Pori and talk about what happened during the break, their latest album, the next single and much more.

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Bloody Falls Video Interview

Bloody Falls is a five-piece killer combo that was formed back in 2017 in the town of Valkeakoski (Finland). Their explosive sound combines Melodic leads, groovy heavy riffs, catchy melodies, dark rhythms, soul crashing lyrics and a lot more things to be found. Old school meets contemporary elements to create the unique sound of Bloody Falls. Their 3rd album “Amatria” was released in 2024  and now the band is working on new music.
Our reporter Cristina had the opportunity to meet the band before their gig in Pori and talk about their origins, their music, concerts and much more.

https://www.facebook.com/BloodyFalls
https://www.instagram.com/bloodyfallsofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZj_mcD9x28
https://open.spotify.com/artist/70aIXAYbZd48wRhXJfa39r?si=DyuLNiktTiuUzZtDj_mmSQ&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1
https://artgatesrecords.com/store/en/bloody-falls

Rotten Sound Video Interview

Rotten Sound is one of the most influential bands in the grindcore scene: formed in 1993 in Vaasa, the band has under the belt eight studio albums, eight EPs, three split singles, a live DVD and many tours around the world. Their latest album “Apocalypse” was released in 2023 and new music will be released soon.
We had the opportunity to sit down with the mind of the band Keijo Niinimaa before their show at MonoMassive in Pori and talk about music, tour and much more.

https://www.rottensound.com
https://www.facebook.com/RottenSoundOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/rottensoundgrind/
https://rottensound.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypse
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4aglyvdJ7ApTfDC6aQ2LFf
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rotten-sound/71466405
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCvjuJxCQmS2DR0bZWwu_evg