Hietala had been the symphonic metal band’s bassist since 2001.

Hietala had been the symphonic metal band’s bassist since 2001.
The stand-alone single was supposed to coincide with the dutch metal band’s now-postponed European tour.
Seven Spires singer Adrienne Cowan on the band’s new album, her experience as a woman in metal, and more.
Singer Charlotte Wessels of the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain discusses women in metal, the band’s new album, and more.
The Finnish metal cellists return with their ninth album, forgoing vocals in a return to their early style.
The metal cellist talks about the Finnish band’s new album, Cell-0, and utilizing unconventional instruments in metal.
The Finnish cello metal act will trek across North America in May.
The Boston-based experimental metal act unleash their third album, Veil of Imagination, on November 1st.
The symphonic metal singer discusses her new album In the Raw, her beginnings as a woman in the metal scene, and more.
Director Wayne Isham presents an honest document of the symphonic metal reunion.
The concerts come 20 years after the original S&M shows, with the screening set for October 9th.
The fifth full-length LP from the Italian symphonic death metal outfit.