That Was Perfect, Let's Do It Again: An Interview with Anssi Kippo (Astia-Studio) When two teenagers from the suburbs of Helsinki traveled three hours northeast to Lappeenranta during the summer of 1995 to knock on the door to
Until the Point of No Return: The Legacy of Children of Bodom's Follow the Reaper 25 Years Later “Death be not proud. Though some have called thee mighty and dreadful – thou art not so.” There are very few moments I can recall where
Rising Up to Stand Once More: An Interview with Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) When founding members Tomi Koivusaari, Esa Holopainen, and Jan Rechberger named Amorphis in 1990, they must have had a view to the future of the
A Band of Brothers, Down for Life: An Interview with Antti and Janne Wirman (Children of Bodom, Warmen) When Children of Bodom played their final show at Helsinki Ice Hall on December 15, 2019, it quite possibly could have been the last time
Episode 14: Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom) Though he may not have known it at the time, Alexander Kuoppala’s eight-year tenure in Children of Bodom would prepare him for his future
Brothers In Arms: An Interview with Alexander Kuoppala (Children of Bodom) Though he may not have known it at the time, Alexander Kuoppala’s eight-year tenure in Children of Bodom would prepare him for his future
I'm Walking Towards Dead End, and I'm Walking All Alone: The Tragic Genius of Alexi Laiho “It sounds like Zakk Wylde, but better.” – Zakk Wylde This is the way that Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne’s axeman for decades and widely regarded
Episode 10: Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, ex-Mercyful Fate) Ahead of the release of Arch Enemy's Blood Dynasty, I had a chance to speak with Sharlee D'Angelo about several highlights
Of What Once Was, and What Will Be: An Interview with Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, ex-Mercyful Fate) When Swedish melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy were about to enter to studio to record Burning Bridges in 1999, which would become one of
