The Tales Behind The Talent

My last guest for Season 1 of The Tales Behind The Talent is Janne Partanen of Hautajaisyö. We discuss his youth, the beginning of his band activity and his future plans with his various projects, mainly Hautajaisyö. Check it out!

The guest for the 13th episode of the podcast is Aku Varanka, the vocalist of the Oulu-based metal band Worful as well as a solo artist. Check it out!

My guest for the 12th episode is Matti Österman of the Finnish alternative metal band Awake Again! We discuss Matti's background in music, Awake again and the future plans for the band!

The guest for my 11th episode, Ukri Suvilehto, is known as the drummer of Abbath, Vermivore, De Lirium's Order, IA etc., but he is also a multi-instrumentalist who has worked on and published his solo material In this 1,5h long interview, we talk about Ukri's musical background, current projects and future plans in a comprehensive manner. Check it out!

The podcast has reached it's tenth episode, thank you all for your support! In this celebratory episode, I am chatting with Eemeli Bodde, the vocalist of the Finnish melodic death metal band Mors Subita and the guitarist/backing vocalist of the Finnish alternative metal band Detset. Eemeli was of huge help when scouting for the right equipment for my podcast, so I am glad that he's the guest of this first milestone episode! Check it out!

The guest for my ninth episode is a key player in the Finnish industrial metal scene, namely Saku Solin also known as Shaq-U. He is sings in both Fear of Domination and Turmion Kätilöt and he is also the other half of the infamous duo Stereo Terror Djs. In the second part, we talk more about Saku's current situation as well as his future plans. Check it out! Part 2/2.

The guest for my ninth episode is a key player in the Finnish industrial metal scene, namely Saku Solin also known as Shaq-U. He is sings in both Fear of Domination and Turmion Kätilöt and he is also the other half of the infamous duo Stereo Terror Djs. In the first part, we talk about Saku's early years in music. Check it out! Part 1/2.

In this clip, under review is the new For Those That Wish To Exist album by the British metalcore band Architects, check it out!

This time under review is the third studio album of the local hard rock pump and hit machine Temple Balls. The album is called Pyromide, check it out!

Again, catching up for the reviews after my surgery. On week 16's review I go through releases by Bodom After Midnight, Night Crowned and Rocking Corpses.

I am back after the surgery and little by little catching up with the reviews! This one comes a couple weeks late but under review of week 15 are releases by Gojira, Bloodred Hourglass, Scars of Solitude, Genus Ordinis Dei, Mindfall, Taneli Reponen Band and Sipe Å.

In the eight episode of the podcast, I am chatting with Rauli Alaruikka who is a true Jack of all trades in the Finnish metal music scene. Not only does he himself play in four bands, he is also a sound engineer, booking agent and manager for many Finnish bands, including MyGrain,...And Oceans and Kalmah. Check the episode out! Pic by Deattán Photographing

In this clip, I am reviewing the On vain pimeys (2020) album by the Finnish Death Metal band Hautajaisyö. Check it out!

In the seventh episode of the podcast, I am chatting with the singer and guitarist of the Dark Metal band W.E.B., Sakis Darkface who is based in Athens, Greece. Part 2/2.

In the seventh episode of the podcast, I am chatting with the singer and guitarist of the Dark Metal band W.E.B., Sakis Darkface who is based in Athens, Greece. Part 1/2.

In my first game review, I am basically explaining why the newest edition the AC game family is my favorite so far. Check it out!

In this clip, I am reviewing the new album Vulture Die Alone (not A Vulture Dies Alone like I say during the review) which was published on April 9th, 2021. Check it out!

In my longest episode so far, I'm chatting with Johan Andreassen, bassist of the Swedish metal band Amaranthe and the new Oulu based project Sipe Å. In the last part, we discuss how Johan has been doing while the live shows have been on pause and we also discuss his new project Sipe Å. Part 3/3

In my longest episode so far, I'm chatting with Johan Andreassen, bassist of the Swedish metal band Amaranthe and the new Oulu based project Sipe Å. In this second part, we discuss how Johan joined the band Amaranthe and how his journey with the band has gone so far. Part 2/3.

In my longest episode so far, I'm chatting with Johan Andreassen, bassist of the Swedish metal band Amaranthe and the new Oulu based project Sipe Å. In this first part, we discuss how Johan got introduced to music and how he started playing bass. Part 1/3.

In this week's review, I am going through new releases by the Finnish metal bands Dead End Scene, Noira and Impaled Nazarene as well as the German metal band Primal Fear. Check it out!

This time, I am reviewing the new Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, which seems to have inspired a lot of discussion all over the world. You can also find my review on YouTube in video form. Check it out!

This time under review is the album Demons Within from the Finnish metal band Evil Drive. The album was published April 2nd, 2021. Check it out!

My first Zoom interview with Janne Lunnas from the Finnish Atmospheric metal band Alase, also available in video form on YouTube!

In the review of week 13 I'm analyzing the new releases from Bodom After Midnight, Dead Shape Figure and Nicole, as well as Esa Holopainen's Silver Lake's song Storm and Shade of Sorrow's song No Return from last week.

This time I'm reviewing the new film Wonder Woman 1984, which has received at least some quite negative reviews. Listen to the review to see why I liked the film!

This time under review is Marianas rest's new album Fata Morgana, which was published a couple of weeks ago. Check it out!

This time under review are the Under Attack album by the Finnish Thrash/Groove Metal band Misterer and their stream show Dying to Live, which aired March 27th, 2021. Check it out!

In this episode, I interview Jussi Sauvola, the keyboard player of the Finnish metal bands Verikalpa and Catamenia. In the episode, we discuss Jussi's growing up in Kemi, his first band project and how he became a part of the bands that he currently is playing in. Part 2/2. Check it out!

In this episode, I interview Jussi Sauvola, the keyboard player of the Finnish metal bands Verikalpa and Catamenia. In the episode, we discuss Jussi's growing up in Kemi, his first band project and how he became a part of the bands that he currently is playing in. Check it out!

My first film review is about the much talked about Justice League Snyder Cut. I talk about the differences in the visual aspects, the characters and the story between the two versions of the film. Check it out! Warning: contains spoilers!

This week I review new releases from Amorprhis (Daughter of Hate live), Gojira (Amazonia), August Burns Red (Icaros), Fear of Domination (Dive Into I), Ruoska (Runno) and Kaera (Konejumala EP). Check it out!

In this short extra clip, I am going through the debut album of the Finnish Death Metal band Revulsion. The album was published on February 5th, 2021. Check it out!

In this short extra clip, I review the Love Eternally EP which was published by the Finnish, Oulu-based Death Metal band Filthy Crook on Valentine's Day of 2021.

In this short clip I review the most interesting single and EP releases of week 11, a first review in this extra content series. I discuss Insomnium, Trollfest, Everwave, While She Sleeps and Alase's new releases.

In this short extra clip, I review the debut album of the Finnish metal band Ephemerald. What should I review or who should I interview next?

In this short clip, I review the four newest singles of the Finnish metal band Arion. What should I review or who should I interview next?

In this episode, we discuss how Arde Teronen (Temple Balls) discovered music in his childhood friend group, almost became an athlete instead of a musician, and how his involvement in the hard rock band Temple Balls eventually took him to Japan and made it possible to get a record deal under the same label as his childhood heroes. Part 1/2. Logo and theme music by Ville Vitikka. I decided to wear a mask during the interview to ensure as safe an environment for the interview as possible. You can kind of hear it when it comes to my voice, but I hope that you guys understand.

In this episode, we discuss how Arde Teronen (Temple Balls) discovered music in his childhood friend group, almost became an athlete instead of a musician, and how his involvement in the hard rock band Temple Balls eventually took him to Japan and made it possible to get a record deal under the same label as his childhood heroes. Part 2/2. Logo and theme music by Ville Vitikka. I decided to wear a mask during the interview to ensure as safe an environment for the interview as possible. You can kind of hear it when it comes to my voice, but I hope that you guys understand.

In my first album review, I go through Stam1ina's newest album Novus Ordo Mundi, which was published February 26th, 2021. These album reviews will be posted as shorter extra content in between interviews. You can listen to them on coffee breaks, lunch hour, short commutes etc.

In this episode, I interview the vocalist of the Rovaniemi-based metal band I Am Your God. We discuss Julius' background with music and his career with the band as well as their debut album Resurrection. Logo and theme music by Ville Vitikka.

In this short introductory episode to the Tales Behind The Talent podcast series, the host Muksu introduces himself and talks about his history as a student radio host as well as what inspired him to start hosting the podcast. Have a listen, and find out what to expect from the series!