"There are no certain facts in art, like there are in science. That's the beautify of it."

"You could say that I had a visit from a ghost"

"Political correctness is insanity"

"We’ve found a way to express ourselves in a way that is not necessarily acceptable… but we just don’t give a fuck."

"If you’d ask me five years ago if I thought that it’s important to educate people in history, I probably would have said yes, but that it wasn’t my job to do it. Nowadays I feel that I can actually do this.”

"I know that “love” isn’t really a word that comes to mind with metal, but it’s true. That’s what I call metal"

Few bands create as much buzz as Avantasia. Unlike many of the so-called "super groups" out there, it never felt like a cash grab....

Metal Blast: The first, and perhaps most obvious question, is simply "Why?". Considering how busy you and Tuomas are with Nightwish, why did the...

Considered by many as one of the most influential black metal bands in history, with a career that spans almost three decades, Satyricon truly need no...

“So, any updates from your contacts in the Russian government?”   That’s how, after quickly saying hello, I decided to start what would end up being...