The first edition of brand-new festival Hellsinki Metal Festival is quickly approaching and they’ve constantly been sharing more details and updates. So it was about time to gather what we already know about the fest in a preview…

Belgian death doom outfit My Lament unveiled the ‘November’ single, part of their first full-length in over a decade: ‘The Season Came Undone’. Set for release in September via Ardua Music.

Italian black/death metal outfit Askesis signed to Time To Kill Records for their upcoming debut full-length!

Swedish blackened death metal act Svartkonst unleashed second single ‘Filth Worship’ from upcoming new album ‘May the Night Fall’, set for release in September via Trust No One Recordings!

Finnish noisemongers Goatburner are back with a new album ‘Fatal’, set for release in September via Time To Kill Records, and shared the new single ‘Revolving Reaper’!

Finnish death metal band Disguised Malignance shared a new single and music video, ‘Confined’, from upcoming debut album ‘Entering the Gateways’, set for release in September via Prosthetic Records.

German modern thrashers Dust Bolt announced their new album ‘Sound & Fury’ to be released next year via AFM Records and shared a first single with ‘I Witness’!

Polish doom metal heavyweights Dopelord announced their new album ‘Songs for Satan’ to be released via Blues Funeral Recordings in October and shared a first track with ‘Night Of The Witch’!