Shereign finished off their year with a gig at Tampere YO-Talo on December 9th, organized by Nem Agency. They brought along Ikinä, Everwave and Lastout to make the night complete with up-and-coming Finnish artists.

While they are preparing their sophomore full-length, Rioghan is treating us on the EP ‘Covers III’ via Inverse Records, and a brand-new music video for their hit track ‘Reflection’ featuring footage of their first ever gig!

A new chapter in the While She Sleeps story is underway, and now they unveiled another part of that with the single ‘DOWN’, featuring Alex Taylor of Malevolence, and another track from their upcoming album ‘SELF HELL’ set for release in March via Spinefarm Records!

German alt-metallers Emil Bulls released their new single ‘Love Will Fix It’, the title track of their upcoming album, set for release next month via Arising Empire!

The second night of John Smith Rock Frozen 2023 was pretty epic with some of the best of the Finnish scene with Red Eleven, Kiuas, Finntroll, Turmion Kätilöt and headliners Amorphis! Throw on top of that the Swedish up-and-comers of Orbit Culture, and you know it was good!

Banks Arcade announced their new EP ‘DEATH 2’ to be released in February next year via UNFD and shared the eruptive and caustic new single ‘More Want’!

Modern metal icons Infected Rain shared with ‘Because I Let You’, another captivating single and video from their upcoming album ‘TIME’, set for release in a couple of months via Napalm Records! A track that might appeal to quite some people with an affinity for nu metal…

Close to the end of the year 2023 there was an event that has left headbangers around the world in ecstatic anticipation—the Fear Factory ‘DisrupTour 2023’. This monumental tour brings together a powerhouse line-up featuring the ferocious Butcher Babies, Ignea and Ghosts of Atlantis. As these bands join forces, they promise to deliver an unforgettable experience for metal enthusiasts, showcasing a diverse range of styles within the genre.

P.O.D. continues to roll out banger tracks, this time the anthemic ‘Afraid To Die’ featuring wonderful focals by Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk, out via Mascot Records!

The last Wednesday night of November at The Clyde Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana was definitely NOT a “Nightmare” or a cause for “Panic” for fans anxiously waiting to catch a stop on the “Blackout Tour” with From Ashes to New, The Word Alive, Catch Your Breath and Ekoh!