On the edge of northern darkness – new music from Finland
Finland has always had a strange gift for creating metal: born from frozen lakes, endless forests, and a cultural depth where melancholy, rage, and beauty intertwine. The Finnish Line takes you straight into this world – into the stories of rising Finnish bands, new releases, and the unmistakable pulse of northern heaviness. If you want to know what stirs beneath the frost… this is where the path begins.
Fear of Domination Release New Album “Katharsis”
Finnish industrial metal powerhouse Fear of Domination have released their new album “Katharsis,” out now and accompanied by a music video for the opening track “Alone.”
Keep reading
For My Pain… Return With Comeback Album “Buried Blue”
Finnish gothic metal supergroup For My Pain… have released their long-awaited comeback album “Buried Blue,”marking the band’s first full-length release since their early-2000s era. The album arrives alongside the announcement of a release tour, kicking off on January 14 at Tavastia in Helsinki. Rather than rushing the process, “Buried Blue” was crafted patiently — even as the band rebuilt from the ground up. Vocalist Juha Kylmänen describes a period that saw…
Keep reading
Barrel Unleash “Sophia’s Repentance” Ahead of Debut Album Triptych
Finnish metal band Barrel continue their march toward their debut full-length album “Triptych” with the release of the new single “Sophia’s Repentance.” The album is set to arrive on February 6, following December’s first single “Scavenger.”
Keep reading
Mirzadeh Reinterpret 80s Classic With Black Metal Cover
Finnish black and dark metal veterans Mirzadeh have returned with an unexpected release: a black metal reinterpretation of the 80s classic “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul,” originally made famous by Modern Talking. The cover arrives alongside a new music video, filmed by photographer Virve Hernesniemi. The release marks a new chapter for the long-running band, who are currently working on fresh material following several lineup…
Keep reading
Eye Of Melian Unveil New Single “Symphonia Arcana” Ahead of Album Release
Eye Of Melian, the symphonic project led by Martijn Westerholt (Delain) and Johanna Kurkela (Auri), move one step closer to the release of their upcoming album “Forest Of Forgetting” with the new single “Symphonia Arcana,”accompanied by a visually striking music video. Set for release on February 20, “Forest Of Forgetting” draws deep inspiration from the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, weaving cinematic orchestration with ethereal melodies. “Symphonia Arcana” continues this path,…
Keep reading
FORMOSA · FINLAND · FEST 2025 – Where Two Nations Lit the Night in Metal and Fire
Tiivistämö, Helsinki – 27 November 2025Voice of Noir – Festival Report There are nights when the northern cold feels sharper than reason, when Helsinki’s concrete breathes in frost and exhales something ancient. November 27 was one of those nights. Tiivistämö wasn’t just a venue — it was a crossroads, an axis where two nations met, collided, and rose together in…
Keep reading
KARU – Perdition
Finnish Symphonic Death Metal Descends Into a Spirit-Haunted Wilderness Finnish metal continues to birth bands that blur the line between brutality and beauty — and KARU stands firmly at the center of this storm. With their new album Perdition, released on November 21st, 2025, the trio delivers their most cinematic and spiritually charged work yet: a descent into a mythical…
Keep reading
FROZEN FACTORY – Apocalypse Inc.
Where the Machines Hum, the Shadows Whisper, and Humanity Signs Its Own Release Papers Helsinki doesn’t sleep in winter.It only slows its pulse—just enough for the heavy-hearted, the sharp-minded, and the restlessly creative to slip through the cracks of the cold.From one of those cracks rises FROZEN FACTORY, Finland’s progressive metal rock chimeras, emerging once again with something darker, heavier,…
Keep reading
WILLFIRE – “Inside Job”: A Bleeding Ember in the Finnish Metal Night
In the frozen underbelly of Finland’s metal landscape, some bands roar, some vanish and some return like a storm that never truly stopped rumbling. WILLFIRE, the Finnish heavy metal trio forged in Järvenpää’s industrial veins, comes back with a new lyric video for “Inside Job” – a track that crawls under the skin and leaves claw marks on the soul.…
Keep reading
CODE ETERNAL UNLEASH “BRACE YOURSELF” — A FUTURE-FORGED STRIKE OF PROGRESSIVE METAL
From the frost-bitten plains of South Ostrobothnia, Finland, a new force rises – cold, calculating, and impossibly alive.Code Eternal have returned, and with their new single “Brace Yourself”, they don’t simply release a song… they carve a warning into steel. This is the first taste of their highly anticipated debut album, and it lands like a meteor – incandescent, precise,…
Keep reading
SERPICO Return from the Northern Shadows with Explosive New Single “Hard as a Cannonball”
First Strike from Their Upcoming Album Dressed in Flesh – Out September 12, 2025 via Golden Robot Records From the frostbitten edges of Finland’s twilight landscapes, Serpico emerge once more-scarred, sharpened, and roaring. Their new single, “Hard as a Cannonball,” is not merely a song; it is a detonation. A steel-fisted warning shot from their forthcoming album Dressed in Flesh,…
Keep reading
Voice Of Noir 