What is the song "The Silent Epidemic" by Soliloquium about? I wrote it! Here's my analysis and take on it 3 years later. The post “The Silent Epidemic” – progressive metal and mental health appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

On Soliloquium’s third full-length album, “Things We Leave Behind”, it felt like I finally started getting things together for real. Most of the previous amateurism was gone, and I attracted interesting guests and collaborators. Here is my deep-dive into the album’s second single, “The Discarded”, featuring Mikko Heikkilä (Kaunis Kuolematon, Read more… The post “The Discarded” – a song for the lost appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

“Catharsis” is the first single from Soliloquium’s 2018 album “Contemplations”, the second full-length release. I hadn’t heard the song in a long time, so it was quite fun to listen to it a couple of times and dive into the music and lyrical themes. Let’s dive into the train of Read more… The post “Catharsis” – Finnish doom influences and existential despair appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

After diving into the first-ever Soliloquium song “Garden of Truculence”, I figured it would be fitting to move on to the next release in 2013, and another seminal song in the band’s journey: “Crossroads”. The post “Crossroads” – the first “real” Soliloquium song appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

"Garden of Truculence" is the first song I ever wrote for Soliloquium back in 2012 - a rather predictable, but still quite good Swedish-style melodic death/doom song, in my opinion. Here's a closer, critical look at the lyric themes and musical ideas. It's a post in a long run of song breakdowns I will be doing. In the end, I hope it will give you a deeper understanding of my music. The post “Garden of Truculence” – humble Swedish doom metal beginnings appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

Brazilian doom metal band Black Tears of the Fallen invited me to lay down some growls on their upcoming single “Guardian of the Threshold”, and I couldn’t be happier too. The band is kick ass IMO, and when I received the song in my inbox I was ready to go. Read more… The post I’m on a Brazilian doom metal song appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

“Vakaren” is the only Swedish-language track by favorite band Katatonia, a bonus track on the 2016 album “The Fall of Hearts”. It’s one of the recurring tracks in my singing playlist, and also the only Swedish track I’m comfortable singing, so I always toyed with the idea of recording a Read more… The post Katatonia – Vakaren cover appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

Why doesn’t Soliloquium play classic Nordic-style melodic death/doom metal anymore, like on the first few releases? Well, that’s something I’m gonna elaborate on. Since many of you enjoyed my rants about extreme metal listening and metal crowd behavior, here’s another one. Please make them stop, right? Sorry, here it starts. Read more… The post Nordic melodic death/doom metal and Soliloquium appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

No, I haven’t branched out my hustling to the point of making metal lyric videos just yet. But I have a talented pal who can do it. Here are my thoughts on what makes good and not so good lyric videos, and what you think about when you order one. Read more… The post Metal lyric videos and music videos appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more

The Amorphis book by Markus Laakso is a great read, especially if you're a big fan of the band and Finnish metal music. Here's why! The post Amorphis book by Markus Laakso – my review appeared first on Soliloquium ..read more