Here are the five best new metal bands from Finland, as chosen by Wolfheart guitarist/vocalist Tuomas Saukkonen. Finland is a notorious hotbed of heavy metal and has been for decades with fans often ...

Some towns are known for their berry festivals. Others for their lobsters. In Finland, a small rural community is making waves for something else: a heavy metal legacy. Finland’s long been known as ...

MAENTSAELAE, Finland — Most teens may not get excited about church, but in Finland, they go out of their way to attend the latest testimony to the country’s infatuation with heavy-metal music: Metal ...

Time to stop pining for a third Bill & Ted movie — the next great heavy metal comedy has arrived! Heavy Trip follows a fictional Finnish metal band, Impaled Rektum, as they make a (hilariously) ...

At White House state dinners, it's customary for a president to nod to the strengths and contributions of guest countries. And when hosting Nordic nations on Friday, President Obama paid tribute to a ...

Metal band Blind Channel will represent Finland in the Eurovision song contest (ESC) after winning Yle’s Contest for New Music (UMK) on Saturday night. The metal outfit’s song 'Dark Side' was the ...

Listening to one of Finnish metal band Korpiklaani's frantic songs is like being tackled by a frisky Finnish Lapphund — it's not subtle, but it sure is likable. The band's music fuses humppa (a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jyrki 69 is a stone cold ...

Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...