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Picture Credit: Phallosopher Phallosopher - (I) Release Date: March 19, 2021 Label: Inverse Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 29:40 Genre: Blackened Death Metal Origin: Tampere , Finland Jesse Heikkinen  is a very busy musician in Finland's metal scene. The ex-guitarist of The Aeon , member of Hexvessel , and sole musician of Iterum Nata has now created a new solo project called Phallosopher. On the first album "(I)", Heikkinen  describes the struggle of finding spiritual and personal freedom in a world defined by dichotomies. In the neverending fight between binary oppositions, such as ideologies or the basic tension between creation and annihilation, Phallosopher is yearning for a harmonic and peaceful path. Peace and harmony via Black and Death Metal, you might ask? Well indeed, it is not the most obvious path to go but let us have a closer look. Phallosopher mastermind Jesse Heikkinen  describes Black Metal as an instrument for self-liberation and getting rid of s...

  Picture Credit: Jerico Jerico  - Stonelake Sessions Release Date: October 02, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 16:41 Genre: Stoner Doom / Desert Rock Origin: Tampere , Finland What happens when you put two long-haired guys into a small cabin at the shores of Kivijärvi in Finland and provide them with instruments (and probably some beverages)? Well, the Tampere-based duo Jerico give us an example. Their debut EP "Stonelake Sessions" is the result of a jam session at this very Kivijärvi. The name of the place can be translated to Stonelake. The EP contains three songs of heavy Stoner Doom and crunchy Desert Rock. The music sounds like deep and mesmerizing sounds that erase from the depths of our planet. Psychedelic smokes that pour from a crack in the planet's surface define the basic atmosphere of this psychedelic output. The final track 'Kadut' especially refers to the darkest side of the summer of love. The first two songs 'Heavy Smokes'...