Hellsinki Metal Festival has completed its 2026 line-up with the addition of Paradise Lost, Carcass, Cryptopsy, Unleashed, Mawiza, Sanguisugabogg, Omnium Gatherum, Kalmah, Assemble the Chariots, Cyan Kicks, Tungsten, Sepulchral Curse, Orly, Horizon Ignited, Misþyrming, and VREID!
Three months after the album release, we caught up with Johannes Eckerström again, the third time in about half a year now. We talk about their touring since we last met, from punk rock chaos on a Caribbean cruise to butchering his first live piano chorus in front of 8,000 people and how thankful he is how much people still care about Avatar.
Sylosis have released their career defining record ‘The New Flesh’ via Nuclear Blast yesterday and unveiled an official music video for the track ‘Spared From The Guillotine’ to celebrate!
We sat down with Morgan (vocals) of Blackwater Drowning to talk a more focused identity on new album ‘Obscure Sorrows’ and evolving all the time, self-criticism, melody vs heaviness, and the future of the band where Europe could maybe be next. Their new album is set for release next week’s Friday, don’t miss out!
Before their show in Helsinki, we spoke with Josh Middleton of Sylosis about their new album ‘The New Flesh’ (out now with Nuclear Blast), the state of modern metal, and chasing that 16-year-old punch-in-the-face feeling again.
The new Arch Enemy era now officially commences, confirming Lauren Hart as their new vocalist and the new scathing track ‘To The Last Breath’! Catch them in Europe this summer on the “Back To The Root Of All Evil” club tour or at festivals like Alcatraz!
Goblin metal icons Nekrogoblikon joined forces with Reel Big Fish for the new single ‘Secret Elephant’, a track from their upcoming EP ‘The Boiling Sea’ set for release in April!
Spanish melodic doom legends Golgotha share their new single ‘A Simple Life’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Hubris’, set for release in April with Abstract Emotions.
Last week, the Tuska 2026 line-up was completed with the last 3 confirmed bands: Japanese heavy metal icons Loudness, Finnish melodeath heroes Warmen and Leeds alternative rock/metal outfit Caskets!
Fear of Domination’s Saku opens up over a good craftbeer at Crafters Bar in Finland about the long, difficult road behind their recently released album ‘Katharsis’, finding the missing piece with producer Jarno Hänninen, and why this album became a true emotional release.
