Last year, Finland and the world were introduced to Smackbound, made up of Netta Laurenne, Vili Itäpelto, Teemu Mäntysaari, Rolf Pilve, and Tuomas Yli-Jäskäri....

In an unusual turn of events, Five Finger Death Punch recently went on tour with Megadeth as their special guest. This tour came through Helsinki on January...

At the onset of 2020, symphonic/melodic metal fans had something to look forward to: the release of Nightwish's ninth studio album, Human. :||: Nature....

While the power metal -loving masses might not know about Everfrost yet, rest assured that we at Musicalypse have been following them quite closely...

Did you know that Marko Hietala had a solo album in the works? No? Well neither did anyone else, so we were thrilled to...

De Lirium's Order has been around since 1998, though they've been fairly quiet in recent years. With their first release since 2012 on the...

The first time I spoke to Everfrost was back in March of 2018, and I've slowly been growing more interested in their music and...

Amorphis have been featured on our site on numerous occasions before, but February 24th, 2018, was a very special day to write about, as...

Amorphis on esiintynyt sivuillamme useaan otteeseen aiemmin, mutta 24. helmikuuta 2018 kirjoitettavaa löytyi erityistilaisuuden merkeissä, sillä Musicalypse oli kutsuttu mukaan suomimetallin veteraanien 13:nnen studioalbumin,...

In case you haven't gotten the news, Frosttide underwent a line-up change toward the end of 2016. As such, it's time to look to...

Okay, maybe it's time for Musicalypse to take a break from covering Blind Channel shows... but come on, what fun would that be? This...

Nightwish is one hell of a band these days, now that they have their strongest line-up yet, so it's no small wonder why they...

When EDGE:Nordic 2016 hit Helsinki, we had pretty much the run of Nosturi. While we were a bit busy watching the bands, we did...

When I spoke to Robert Stjärnström and the guys from Machinae Supremacy last year, I had asked if they've ever told the actual story...

When talking about Nummirock, there’s one thing that’s evident right away: Nummirock’s campsite is an institution in itself. A mystical, fabled one to those...

Tuska Open Air is one of the major summer metal festivals held annually in Finland, and is a summer must for metalheads new and...

The Musicalypse staff often substitutes for Jana Blomqvist for her Artisti Artistin Silmin (Artist in the Eyes of the Artist) project for Rumba (now...

It may seem like being in a band is not all fun and games, though sometimes fun and games are required! Here are some...

Denis Goria is not just an outstanding and rather popular French photographer, but also our good friend. His latest works include Pain’s “Monkey Business”...

On September 1, Finnish folk metal band Finntroll introduced several songs to media representatives from the long-waited sixth studio album under working title Mot Skoggornas...

Sami Osala & Riku Rajamaa from Sunrise Avenue, 2009. Photos by Jana Blomqvist, photo editing by Bear W.