Barren Earth

Finland's progressive death metallers Barren Earth, who remind us a bit of Opeth, will descend upon the US for their first full tour of our country, hitting venues alongside Finntroll and Ensiferum for the Finnish Metal Tour 2. The band couldn't be more excited about rocking American metalheads to their cores -- and about tasting local libations...

Barren Earth guitarist Janne Perttilä is serving as the live guitarist for Moonsorrow, who are currently on tour with Swallow the Sun on a trek that wraps up May 1. "In Moonsorrow, I'm just a live guitarist," Perttilä, a man who juggles many hats, told Noisecreep. "I'm onl...

Killer Lyrics: One move to deceive the haven / God forsaken without lucky stars / Soon to breathe but not yet / In silence to endure this / Or our twilight Much like metal in general, and the recent book and film series dealing with young vampires, Finnish metal band Barren Earth deal with the darker side of things...

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...

Never seen Finnish prog metal upstarts Barren Earth live and in the flesh? Well, neither have we -- and that's not quite a shock, since they're so new and on the eve of releasing their first full-length album. We can remedy your desire for a live taste of the band by having you watch these videos of the songs 'Flicker' and 'Jewel' right here...

While the name Barren Earth might suggest desolation and destruction, this Finnish band is growing like a finely watered metallic plant. And their name doesn't have any super deep meaning about the future of man and the planet he calls home...

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...