Katatonia came to Tampere, Finland on November 11 for an emotional show. Together with Evergrey and Klogr they managed to fill Tavara-Asema even on a cold and rainy Tuesday.
Alcatraz Festival just gave us an early christmas present by adding 32 more bands to the 2026 lineup, making it almost complete with another nice selection of metal icons, underground greats, up-and-coming bands and artists from its own Belgian soil!
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The torch of NWOBHM is being carried high and proud by UK upstarts Tailgunner! In February 2026 they are releasing their new album ‘Midnight Blitz’ via Napalm Records, produced by K.K. Downing and recently unveiled first single and title track as a first taste!
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Spanish metallers Wicked Leather announced their debut full-length album ‘Season Of The Witch’ to be out in January 2026 with Lost Realm Records and unleashed a video for the title track!
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W.A.S.P. delivered one of their most electrifying performances our photographer has experienced to date at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, marking the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut with the ALBUM ONE ALIVE world tour.
We got to see a glimpse of Witch Fever, Bush and Volbeat when they came to Tampere’s Nokia Arena as the stop in Finland of the ‘Greatest Of All Tours’ tour! An event by Live Nation Finland.
Brazil’s heavy metal outfit Creatures revealed another song from their upcoming album ‘Creatures II’ (out in November with High Roller Records) with the single and video ‘Beware the Creatures’!
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Melodic death metal heavyweights ARCH ENEMY are conquering Europe with their explosive “European Blood Dynasty tour”, and it’s nothing short of a musical crusade. To complete the total metal mayhem nights they have company from GATECREEPER (USA), ELUVEITIE (Switzerland) and AMORPHIS (Finland).
Rob Zombie announced his 8th studio album ‘The Great Satan’ to be released in February next year with Nuclear Blast and shared a first single with ‘Punks And Demons’!
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Last week, Black Label Society shared their third new single ‘Broken and Blind’, leading up to the much-anticipated new album scheduled for an early 2026 release via MNRK Heavy and Spinefarm Records!
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