Stam1na made a brave step forward deciding to join forces with American producer "Evil" Joe Barresi, basically known by his collaborations with bands of such magnitude as Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Apocalyptica, Tomahawk, Bad Religion and Coheed and Cambria. Indeed the language and cultural differences are diminished when people share the same passion and love for music and the result is simply astounding.

With their self-titled full-length debut the guys of Clockwork Spirit try to give some new musical ideas to the well-known genre of Symphonic Dark Metal. That sounds like a good idea, but all in all Clockwork Spirit can't give fresh wind into a genre that everything is said of and heard about.

Routakehä, from Laitila, Finland, contributes to the Finnish Rock / Metal scene with their second demo "Kaikkien Alkujen Loputtua". The band sings in Finnish, using both growls and clean vocals and describes their music as Melodic Thrash Metal.

The opener "Nathaniel ja Isabel" lowers the expectations one might have of Routakehä based on the cover art, and unfortunately the slightly stronger tracks to follow don’t have enough gunpowder to save this ship from sinking. 

A fact: Do not expect the unexpected. This is technical Death Metal – at its best.