It’s that time of year when we are all getting excited about the festival announcements for , Bloodstock and many of the others based here in the UK. I have a different plan, while many of you are packing your waterproofs and heading for , I will be breaking out my pasty legs in the … Continue reading We’ll Be There: Rock the Coast Festival (14th-15th June)
Tag: Wintersun
As ever, we’re going to try and cover every single Jäger, New Blood and SOPHIE stage band before Bloodstock kicks off on August 10th. Your chance to check them out and start planning which bands to get there early for! Trust us when we tell you that this is bound to result in some frustrating … Continue reading #ROADTOBOA2017 – Wintersun
As was made known to the metal community last week, epic Finnish metal syndicate Wintersun revealed their newest member and second axeman Asim Searah. On the run-up to their third album The Forest Seasons, Asim has has spoken out on ing the band, playing guitar and more. Part 2 and part 3 of the interview have also been … Continue reading New Wintersun guitarist on guitars and ing the band
Quickie for you all - four more bands on the Bloodstock bill for this year. They are: Soilwork on the main stage. Frontman Björn ‘Speed’ Strid tells us: We are really thrilled to return to UK soil after a killer mini-tour with Arch Enemy last year. That ended with one of the most spectacular and sweatiest … Continue reading Bloodstock add four more bands to 2017 bill
The time has come. The masters of melodic death symphonies are finally back. In 2017, almost five years after the release of their mind-blowing creation Time I, Wintersun will bring snow and storms all across Europe again and announce the completion of the recording of their third studio album. On this as-yet-untitled record, the Finns … Continue reading Wintersun announce new album
[avatar ="Talia" size="50" align="left" /]News picked up by our roving news-wench Talia - Nightwish drummer Jukka Nevalainen is stepping down from the band for an indeterminate length of time to deal with a case of chronic insomnia. Yup, that's an inability to sleep. An unusual condition to be heard of in the musical community, but a … Continue reading Nightwish drummer steps down