UK extreme metallers Abduction released second single ‘Razors of Occam’ from their upcoming album ‘Existentialismus’, set for release in February 2025 via Candlelight Records!

August 30 20224 was like an unholy pilgrim for any and all metalheads around Finland (and even beyond) when Beherit, one of the most revered Finnish black metal bands of all time, played one of their rare live shows at Ääniwalli in Helsinki. The greatest black metal concert our reporter has ever witnessed.

Finland’s symphonic/melodic black metal outfit Pestilent Hex crafts the traditional sound of Scandinavian black metal on the second full length album “Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow”, out via Debemur Morti Productions since last week’s Friday.

Finland’s degraded fiends Scumripper are finally back with their highly anticipated second album ‘For a Few Fixes More’, set for release in February 2025 via Dying Victims Productions and Headsplit Records, and shared a teaser medley to get you totally excited!

Finnish artist Vermilia released her latest single/music video ‘Kansojen Kaipuu’, taken from her upcoming album ‘Karsikko’, set for an early 2025 release! Come and see her live tomorrow at our very own venue Asgaard!

Tolminator, the metal summer holiday festival you want to put in your schedule if you’re looking for a good time with even greater music, has confirmed 8 more names for their 2025 line-up a couple of days ago! If you want to see Me And That Man, Villagers Of Ioannina City, Midnight, Psycroptic, High Parasite, Mimi Barks, Slug Gore and our friends of Brutal Sphincter among many other exciting names, you might want to get your tickets ASAP!

Greek post-black metal outfit Euphrosyne signed with Black Lion Records for the release of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Morus’ in March 2025 and shared a preview with a video for the single ‘Mitera’.

Paysage d’Hiver’s third studio album “Die Berge” is nothing short of brilliant and conveys the imaginative art of Nordic black metal. Out via Kunsthall Produktionen since November 8th.

Gaerea unveils its composition and musical faculties with remarkable quality on their fourth studio album “Coma” and show an interesting new approach from these musicians, shifting somewhat towards a more generally extreme metal with an atmospheric post-black vibe, turning this into their best effort yet. Out via Season of Mist since October 25th.