Five reasons to arrive early today at Hellsinki Metal Festival… Horizon Ignited, Mawiza, Ikinä & Choir of Hekate, Wormwood, Blackbraid. From melodic death metal and indigenous influences to immersive black metal and one of the weekend’s most unique collaborations, Friday has plenty to offer beyond the headliners. Find out why these five made our editorial picks. Who would you add to the list?
Finnish melodeath outfit I Am Your God shared their take on the In Flames classic ‘Alias’, part of their upcoming EP ‘Foregods’ set to be released with Out of Line Music!
Italian melodic death doom outfit Shores of Null share ‘Son of the Tide’, the 2nd single of their upcoming album ‘Homesick’, out in October via Dusktone!
Belgian metal entity Echoes Of A Dying World shared third and last single ‘Mathematical Design’ before the release of their conceptual EP ‘Revelations’ in about a month!
Finnish masters of melancholy Insomnium shared their 2nd single ‘Gleam in the Black’ last week, a track from their upcoming album ‘Netherworlds’, out in October with Century Media Records!
Noctule, the solo project of Serena Cherry dedicated to ‘Elden Ring’, announced its new album ‘Extinguish Thy Flame’ to be released in September and unveiled a first single with ‘Lord of Blood’!
Finnish melodic death metal act Noumena released their new single ‘Tyhjyys’, tracking echoes in the void, and a track from their upcoming album Maanääri, set for release next month.
Amon Amarth announced their new album ‘The Allfather Awakens’ to be out in October via Metal Blade Records and shared the new single ‘Gjallarhorn’! Catch them live in Europe this fall on their headline tour bringing the new music to fans all over the continent.
Columbian metal band Eshtadur signed with Rockshots Records and are releasing their new album ‘In Darkness All Shadows Gone’ with the new label in October! They also just shared the first new single and video with ‘Into The Woods’!
Melodic death doom collective Shroes of Null unveiled the new track ‘Bleed to Life’, the first single shared from their upcoming album ‘Homesick’, set for release in October via Dusktone!
