Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • Sinamore – Seven Sins a Second

    Release date: November 2007; Label: Napalm Records By: Elvira Visser   In 1998 in a town in Finland, childhood friends Mikko Heikkila, Jarno Uski and   Miika Hostikka founded Sinamore. Then finally in 2002, Tommi Muhli joined the   band and they recorded their first demo “My Grace” under a different   name; Halflife. More demo’s…

  • The Giant Leap – Another Day Rising

    Release date: 31-10-2007, Label: EMI Finland By: Nina Mende

  • 13-01-2008 Asrai

    Venue: (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser

  • Solar Fake – 12/01/2008

    Sven Friedrich By: Nina Mende Sven Friedrich, the brain of Solar Fake, took time to answer our questions!

  • 09-01-2008 Velcra

    09-01-2008 Velcra

    Support: Kilt., Fadeout; Venue: On The Rocks, Helsinki (Finland)By: Sabine van Gameren On Wednesday evening, I was surprised to see On The Rocks, Helsinki quite filled already when I entered the club. Three bands would play this evening, starting off with Fadeout.

  • Psychopunch – Moonlight City

    Release date: 07-01-2008, Label: Silverdust Records By: Nina Mende

  • 04-01-2008 Naked

    04-01-2008 Naked

    Support: Mind of Doll;  Venue: Nosturi Helsinki (Finland)By: Sabine van Gameren

  • 29/30/31-12-2007 Helldone

    29,30-12-2007, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende The first Helldone festival in 2005 was a total success and only a few weeks into the New Year Tavastia’s office was besieged by emails and phone enquiries about Helldone 2006. Same story continued during year 2007 too so now the good people of Helldone, that mysterious lot, were…

  • 31-12-2007 Eve of Destruction

    31-12-2007 Eve of Destruction

    Venue: Gloria Helsinki (Finland)By: Sabine  van Gameren   There are many ways to end the year in Helsinki. We chose to go to Gloria.  Eve of Destruction was there and brought us some heavy music to celebrate the end of 2007.

  • Break of Reality – The Sound Between

    Release date: 2007, By: Elvira Visser   Formed back in 2003, Break of Reality is an American cello-rock band, founded   by freshmen at The Eastman School of Musicwhich city, Rochester, New York. In   2007 all band members graduated from this school. The founding members are:   Patrick Laird, Erin Keesecker and Chris Thibdeau. At…

  • Vanity Beach – Batcave

    Release date: 31-12-2007, Label: Innovation Records By: Nina Mende   If you thought Vinyl is out of date, you were wrong. More and more bands release   their singles besides on CDs also on 7” Vinyl. And so did Vanity Beach   from Helsinki/Finland on New Year’s Eve 2007. Limited to 500 of its kind,…

  • 29-12-2007 Rokkers Ball

    29-12-2007 Rokkers Ball

    Location: Ravintola Wäiski (Finland)By: Sabine van Gameren   In the east side of Helsinki, there is a restaurant boat which has a little  stage. It is called Ravintola Wäiski. This evening there were four bands  playing on the “Rokkers Ball”.