Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
Swedish blackened viking metal trio Månegarm are unleashing their much-awaited studio album ‘Edsvuren’ with Napalm Records this Friday and shared the single ‘En blodvittneskrans’ in anticipation!
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
Folk/prog metal legends Vintersorg are releasing their new album ‘Vattenkrafternas Spel’ in September via Hammerheart Records and have just unveiled the latest single ‘Störtsjö’!
Ukraine’s pagan folk metallers Natural Spirit return after a 5 year hiatus with their new single ‘Swamp’, now available on all streaming platforms!
Australian symphonic folk metal revelation Valhalore recently unleashed a music video for ‘Within The Fire’, a track from their latest album ‘Beyond The Stars’, out with ROAR. But not only that, they are coming for a visit to Europe in support of Aephanemer, bringing them all over the continent, including Finland and our very own venue Asgaard Gentbrugge in Belgium! Don’t miss out on this!
The first day of the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of metal bands of almost every subgenre, completed with some special ones. Of course you need to go see King Diamond headlining tonight, but there is so much more to discover, so our editorial team picked out 7 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Rabbit Cult, Gost, Kanonenfieber, Forbidden, Fear Factory, Candlemass and Moonsorrow! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
On the second and smaller stage in Asgaard, we got to enjoy enchanting shows of Gentse Folk Studenten, Sanseveria, and Eleni Neldë at the second edition of our festival Litha Fest!
A little love for our volunteers who helped build Litha Fest 2025! Without them, this wouldn’t have been possible!
The second edition of our very own ‘Litha Fest’ festival brought performances of Hexacurse, Blod Dyr, Serpents Oath, Vanaheim, Prima Nocta and Arkona to the main stage about a month ago!
