This year, all Thrash Metal fans in Europe received a special treat, an early Christmas present: KREATOR & ANTHRAX feat. TESTAMENT. All three bands were in a class of their own that evening – there was no support, only headliners. This evening will be remembered by all thrashers for a long time.

Italian horror metal project Deathless Legacy announced their new album ‘Damnatio Aeterna’ to be released in March 2025 via Scarlet Records and introduce the concept behind the album!

Heavy metal legends W.A.S.P. will be performing their entire debut album from start to finish on the 2025 “Album ONE Alive!” tour in Europe and drop by summer festivals like Into The Grave and Alcatraz Festival with a “Greatest Hits” setlist!

Stars In Town recently announced part of the 2025 line-up bringing Alice Cooper’s amazing act to their stages on “Super Wednesday” and a bunch more exciting names like James Blunt, Biffy Clyro and Ugly Kid Joe!

Metal non-profit project Savage Lands continues the fight with their latest single ‘Out of Breath’, featuring Lord of the Lost and Chloe Trujillo, another track from their upcoming album ‘Army of the Trees’, set for release in February 2025 via Season of Mist!

In February 2025, Sweden’s Armory will release their EP ‘Black Star’ via Dying Victims Productions and Jawbreaker Records, but they have shared the title track already right now!

Nerdy metalheads among us, rejoice! Parody metal heroes Nanowar Of Steel unleashed a video for their track ‘HelloWorld.java’, in which they are paying homage to the world of coding! A track from the bonus CD of their recently released live album ‘XX Years Of Steel’, out via Napalm Records!

Barcelona’s rising heavy metal force Wicked Leather has set loose their debut double single ‘Echoes of the Storm’ via Jawbreaker Studios and now shared a video for the track ‘Night Hunter’!

Finnish progressive heavy metal band Mastord released their second single from their upcoming third album with ‘Kaarne’ (out via Inverse Records), a deep kaleidoscope of rhythm, sound and words, blending the multifaceted nature of progressive music.

We sat down with Nahka-Sami of the Finnish heavy metal heroes Tyrantti to talk about their epic performance at this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival, their new album ‘Ihmispyramidi’ and where you’ll be able to find them on a stage the coming year! Tuska 2025 is at least one of the places where you can get your shot of Tyrantti heavy metal madness…