Bear Reviews Music!
After a decade of music journalism for Musicalypse and Tuonela Magazine that started in 2011 and continues to this day, I’ve developed a love of writing critical analyses of things that interest me. Please enjoy everything from live reports and album reviews, and even the occasional monthly collections of featured singles!
My goal, as a critical reviewer, is not to trash people’s work, because effort deserves respect. I try my best to be objective, while still sharing my personal feelings based on my own experiences.
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MUSIC REVIEW: Machinae Supremacy - “Machinae Supremacy”
It’s been almost a 10-year wait since the last Machinae Supremacy album came out, but as of March 6th, 2026, the mostly-Swedish (and a little bit Finnish) band are releasing a self-titled album! Read on to hear the thoughts from an absolute nerd for this band.
From Finland to the Forest of Forgetting for Eye of Melian’s Album Release Show
Yet another chaotic journey from Finland (and other countries) to the Netherlands, to a 4.5 hour queue outside Hedon in Zwolle, Johanna Kurkela’s international cheering squad met up once more to see Eye of Melian’s album release show for “Forest of Forgetting.”
ALBUM REVIEW: Eye of Melian - “Forest of Forgetting”
Bear Wiseman and Kathy Criswell join forces to deep-dive into Eye of Melian’s whole discography, both “Legends of Light” and of course, special attention to “Forest of Forgetting,” which is due for release on February 20th, 2026.
The Magic of Heavy Metal Music
17 years in Finland, over a decade of music journalism, and 27 years of being a metalhead. How did it all begin? This look-back explores Bear Wiseman’s origin story as a world-traveling metalhead.
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