The last day of a long and exhausting weekend of great music and atmosphere brought some of the best of the sludge, post-metal and psychedelic rock scene with Psychonaut, Gaupa, Stake, Brutus and Cult of Luna!
Our personal highlights of the first day of the very first edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival with Voivod, Asagraum, Clawfinger, Monuments, Sodom, Blind Guardian, Impaled Nazarene and Apocalyptica!
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Bokassa is back with a brand new track, ‘Garden of Heathen’, featuring no one less than Lou Koller from Sick Of It All on vocals! It’s also the first single of their upcoming album set for release via Indie Recordings!
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In anticipation of the release of one of next month’s hottest albums, Baroness’ new album ‘STONE’, they unveiled another new track with ‘Shine’!
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Second day at an exciting edition of Alcatraz with Predatory Void, Shadow Of Intent, Decapitated, and Sodom on the Swamp Stage ripping it up!
Pictures of the performances of Pentagram, Burst, Priest, Déluge, Fit For An Autopsy and Watain on the indoor stage of Hellsinki Metal Festival!
After a successful edition, Dynamo Metalfest already announced the first names for next year’s edition with Clutch, Forbidden, Warkings, Bodysnatcher, Carnation and Nakkeknækker! Get your hands on 1 of the 666 early bird tickets today at noon CET!
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Asphodelus’s second full length album ‘Sculpting the Time’ embodies the archaic haunting melancholy of doom death metal. The songwriting continues in the vein of the first studio album and fuses the dismal sound with a perfect dim atmosphere. Out on August 25 via Hammerheart Records.
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Every year, one day of the 10-day long Lokerse Feesten is dedicated to metal. A day full of headbanging, mosh-pits and heavy guitars with this year Hammok, Biohazard, Doodseskader, Bullet For My Valentine, Psychonaut, Megadeth, Slift, Within Temptation, Stake and Amenra.
With their unique style of epic doom metal, the British quartet Godthrymm has released another stunning album. The sophomore ‘Distortions’ is beautifully cloaked in a sorrowful vocals and heavy guitar dirges. Out today via Profound Lore Records.
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