Endless Forms Most Beautiful is the eighth album from symphonic metal icons Nightwish, and the first to feature new vocalist Floor Jansen since she replaced Anette Olzon in 2012. With Floor’s incredible vocal talent and the way she settled in … Continue reading
Symphonic metal group Edenbridge are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion they’re releasing, a huge six disc DVD boxset covering their career to date and guitarist Lanvall took the time to answer some questions for Swirls … Continue reading
Here’s the new SoN radio. New tracks come from Aires & Rui.P.Andrade, who deliver scathing harsh noise, Most Holy Death’s unsettling noise drone, Nightwish’s first single from upcoming album Endless Forms Most Beautiful, and experimental electronics coming from Beachers. And … Continue reading
Shadows of a Broken Past is the third album by British symphonic power metallers Pythia, released in December 2014. With catchy songs, a heavy guitar driven sound and the powerful voice of Emily Alice Ovenden, they show once again they’re … Continue reading
Here’s Swirls of Noise radio #28. It’s been a shit few weeks full of illness, but at least there’s been some great new music. Not least the first song from Anneke Van Giersbergen’s brilliant new project The Gentle Storm, and … Continue reading
Here’s Swirls of Noise radio #25. Featuring a beautiful piano and vocal track from Clara Engel, drone from Ian William Craig’s new album, and new black metal tracks from Taake, Spectral Lore and Winterfylleth. Older shoegaze comes from Catherine Wheel, … Continue reading
As a pre-party event for The Gathering’s 25th anniversary show in Nijmegen the next day, Stream of Passion played a show at the Groene Engel in nearby town Oss, bringing Scarlet Stories with them as support. Female fronted group Scarlet … Continue reading
Here’s SoN radio #21. As usual there’s a mix of good music, new and old. Brutal death from Bangladeshi’s Necrolepsy, some sludgy goodness from Iron Eagle, and some pensive symphonic metal from Kingfishery Sky. On the black metal front, Mare … Continue reading
Here’s Swirls of Noise radio #16. Weekly radio featuring a mixture of old and new music. Death black and  symphonic metal are showcased through Kever, 1349, Nightwish and Stream of Passion, while prog comes courtesy of Porcupine Tree and Anathema. … Continue reading
After their debut EP Unveiled earlier this year served up a good mix of Eastern influenced progressive symphonic metal, the Turkish group Listana took some time to answer some questions for Swirls of Noise: Hello and thank you for taking the … Continue reading
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