Knotfest is expanding its emerging artist brand, Pulse of the Maggots, by teaming up with SXSW for a powerhouse showcase featuring some of the brightest emerging bands like The Callous Daoboys, Creeping Death, Escuela Grind, Militarie Gun, Soul Glo and VCTMS!
In anticipation of this Friday’s release of the new album ‘Time Will Take Us All’ via Metal Blade Records, Entheos shared a new live video for the song ‘Darkest Day’!
Metal Blade Records announced the signing of Dååth, who returned from their 12 year hiatus with the brand new single ‘No Rest No End’!
A chat with Johannes from Avatar on the new album ‘Dance Devil Dance’ on why this is the best album of them as of yet, how they did things somewhat different and tried to approach everything in such a way that they thought people could dance to even blast beats and why now was the time for them to self-release the album.
Our editor-in-chief Vaim’s selection of albums of the year has turned into an eclectic mix that brings both unbridled chaos and extremes while maintaining a level of catchy with releases from bands like Blackbraid, Cabal, Zeal & Ardor, Machine Head, Wolfheart, Wiegedood, Doodseskader, Malevolence, Psychonaut and The Callous Daoboys!
Trivium and Heaven Shall Burn resulted in an amazing night of modern heavy metal at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki with the help of Obituary and Malevolence!
The celebration of 30 years of ‘River Runs Red’ by Life Of Agony at The Black Lab in Wasquehal, France was an intense experience. Prong added some sauce with their celebration of ‘Cleansing’ and some older ones. Tarah Who? did an excellent job to get the fire started.
At the end of December, we managed to catch the shows of Shereign, Dirt and of course Oceanhoarse at the second edition of Hoarsefest at On The Rocks in Helsinki!
In Flames crammed the Jäähalli arena in Helsinki full with an energetic, pulsating crowd with the help of country mates At The Gates, Imminence and Orbit Culture, giving the people a taste of both the old and the new in Swedish metal!
Swedish melodeath legends In Flames filled Jäähalli in Helsinki with a massive crowd, along with fellow melodeath instigators At The Gates and up-and-comers Imminence and Orbit Culture to warm us up!
