Amorphis

It's hard to believe, but Amorphis have been churning out their melancholic brand of metal for over 20 years. This week, the Finnish band released its 10th studio album, 'The Beginning of Times.' "I can't believe that we're still doing this all of these years later," Amorphis guitarist Esa Holopainen told Noisecreep during a chat last week...

Half adecade has passed since Seattle progressive metal masters Nevermore released 'This Godless Endeavor.' The years have been agonizing for the band's ardent fans, but now the wait is almost over. On June 8, Nevermore will release their seventh full-length studio album, 'The Obsidian Conspiracy...

Barren Earth bassist Oppu Laine recalled the alternate, super fun way he spent his time at February's Helsinki Metal Meeting, a gathering, that is a meeting of metal minds and industry gurus from all parts of the world, despite being held in Finland...

For many new bands, opening for established acts can be nerve-wracking, but for Arizona teen metal bashers Age of Evil, being in the presence of greatness is inspiring. That's why the quartet should have no problem opening for the new all-star band Hail...

Ace Mark from Bigelf is currently on the road with the Progressive Nation 2009 European tour with Dream Theater, Opeth and Unexpect. He hates people who write about themselves in the third person.ParisHaving never played in France before, we were totally taken by surprise by how the crowd was totally rocking...

Talk about your slow news mornings...today takes the cake. After what's been a rather hectic week, which started out with Five Finger Death Punch misplaced their guitarist and was seemingly capped last night with Chiodos booting their frontman, things are slowing down a bit this morning...

Sworn Enemy - 'Total World Domination' - Century Media I think of hardcore and metal in a cage match and this album was the end result. It carries the old school hardcore resonance, and then out of nowhere comes in some double pedal bass drum...

Folk-tinged metal, sometimes dubbed "pagan metal," is lava hot nowadays. But Finland's Amorphis, viewed as an OG folk-influenced metal band, isn't really following the current wave of the style they helped draw the blueprint for. "I'm not following that scene that much, so I'm not an expert," guitarist Tomi Koivusaari told Noisecreep...