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.
Category: Interviews
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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https://artgatesrecords.com/store/en/bloody-falls
Putrid Defecation video-interview
Putrid Defecation defines their music as toilet slam, their debut album “Tales From The Toilet” was released last January and has received great reviews. We had the opportunity to sit down with them after their show at MonoMassive in Pori and learn more about the band, their music and more.
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
Rioghan Video-Interview
Finnish modern metal rising star Rioghan has released their second studio album “Kept” on February 14th, 2025 via Inverse Records. “Kept” revolves lyrically within the name’s theme, every song tells a different story and perspective of being kept in, by, or from something. Imprisonment, mentally or physically, in different moments of life or within someone’s presence.
To celebrate the album, the band played a live stream show the day before the release, and it was a success. Now the band is ready to do as many live shows as possible and introduce their music to all fans of modern and progressive metal.
Our reporter Cristina had the chance to sit down with frontwoman Rioghan Darcy and drummer Valtteri Revonkorpi and find out more about their latest album, music videos, tour and much more.
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https://www.facebook.com/rioghandarcy
https://www.instagram.com/rioghandarcy
https://rioghan.bandcamp.com
https://spoti.fi/36nTHP7
https://www.rakkausrunot.fi/runoilijat/emma-rioghan-darcy
Tyrantti Video Interview
Finnish band Tyrantti started their activity back in 2016 and caught the attention of the Finnish rock and metal audience with their 2019 namesake debut which along with their ambitious second album “Orjaplaneetta” are known for numerous modern Finnish heavy classics. The records that entered Finnish album charts and the amazing music videos paved the way for Tyrantti’s rise towards the absolute top of Finnish heavy rock. Their last album, “Ihmispyramidi”, was released last November and is considered the heaviest; the theme of the lyrics is closer to everyday life.
Before their show at Monttu New Level in Pori our reporter Cristina had the chance to chat with vocalist Nahka-Sami and find out more about their latest album, the songwriting process, touring and much more.
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