Tag: Finntroll

..And Oceans – As In Gardens, So In Tombs Review

…and Oceans have mostly operated in a delicately balanced duality of aggressively rich and textured melodic black metal—a seemingly simple concept that is rarely well-executed. Yet these Finns somehow make finding that sweet spot look

Finntroll – Blodsvept Review

Originally written by Rae Amitay Unlike some of my metal-reviewing peers, I’ve never really viewed Finntroll as being a gimmicky band. Sure, their name is goofy, and may suggest that they create songs solely about

Finntroll – Nifelvind Review

originally written by Erik Thomas There are a handful of bands for me that are blind, day of release purchases whenever they release a new album. I don’t need to download the album to “preview”

An Interview With Finntroll – Stretching Their Limits

Originally written by Erik Thomas. There are very few truly unique bands in metal anymore. However, back in 1997 a few drunk Finns gathered in the craggy mysterious woods of Helsinki to create what was

Finntroll – Ur Jordens Djup Review

originally written by Chris McDonald I have a feeling most readers of this site are familiar with the sound and style of Finntroll, whose meteoric ascent to fame since the 2001 release of their breakthrough album Jaktens

Finntroll – Nattfodd Review

Originally written by Gregory Bradley. A young goblin boy’s bar mitzvah. A polka party for a troll pirate captain. The soundtrack for two orc children ceremonially bowling human heads into a poisonous bog. All of